Published by The Dalles High School Students FOOTBALL pages 55 - 57 James John 7, The Dalles 2 The Dalles High School football team outplayed the heavy James John team in all departments of the game on Amotan Field, Thanksgiving Day, but a costly fumble in the first quarter spelled defeat. The quarter back of the James John team picked up the fumble and raced 80 yards for a touchdown. They also kicked goal. Playing the last game of his high school career, Esping stood out as the individual star, making yardage every time he was called upon. O. Mann and H. Van Orman played the outstanding game in the line. O. Mann going down on punts and stopping the receiver as he caught the ball. Cramer, although not physically able played the entire game and played well. Jameson, Bolton, Cooper and Gibson all played an outstanding game for The Dalles. Stadelman at quarter played the best game at quarter that was seen on the field. Wilcox although crippled played a few minutes and Stone played a good game at quarter also. Ron Van Orman did not play his usual bang up game. Other halves who played a good game but failed to get under way were Davis, Martin, and Conner. The Dalles kept the ball in James John's territory the entire game but lacked the punch to put it over. In the last few minutes of play Esping threw a pass to R. Van Orman who received it on the 5-yard line here the James John team held The Dalles for downs and The Dalles lost the ball. James John received the ball, but The Dalles players were on him as soon as he received the ball, thereby giving The Dalles a safety, their only score for the game. The Dalles was outweighed approximately 15 pounds to the man, but it was The Dalles' fight that kept the James John players from registering more points than they did. The Dalles warriors took the ball over a dozen times in the entire game from the center of the field down to the shadow of the goal posts only to lose the ball on a fumble. It was only one costly fumble that cost The Dalles the game on the 20-yard line, when making a line plunge, The Dalles fumbled with Robertson recovering and racing to the goal posts for the only touchdown of the game. One of the greatest sensations of the game was Stadelman's playing at quarter who whenever he did take the ball seemed to be able to walk through the James John line for 4 and 5 yards at every attempt. All three of the quarters seemed to use their heads to advantage against the James John team as their quarter would try to guess where The Dalles was going only to be fooled by our quarters, by a split buck with Esping going through the enemies line for yardage at every attempt. The game ended with the ball on the James John 80-yard line in their possession. Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.oregonlive.com/cc/genealogy Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ for recently updated information regarding Wasco County. Links are at the bottom of the page. Historic The Dalles Days Friday, October 4, and Saturday, October 5, 2002 The Dalles, Oregon