The Philadelphia Record
November 28, 1924

Dayton Triangles Fall Before Frankford Yellowjackets' Work

Yellowjackets Get Revenge By Licking Dayton Triangles

Capacity Crowd Watches Frankford Machine Ride Roughshod Over Visitors From Ohio -- Hamer and Storer Star With Sensational Fields Runs.

By BILL DOOLY

The hypothenuse [sic] of the Dayton Triangles, a holiday problem offered the Yellowjackets yesterday, was easily solved before a record throng of rooters that crowded the stands and clung to every vantage point around the Frankford gridiron. The final score was 32 to 7 in the locals' favor and moves them one notch nearer the National League championship gonfalon.

 Played under ideal weather conditions and with just enough snap in the air to make the blood tingle, the game was a well-played and exciting one, despite the lopsidedness of the final score. Time and again the onlookers were brought to feet as Hamer, Storer, Way or Haws made brilliant end runs or smashes through the line for substantial gains. 

The visitors presented a husky line-up as they spread across the field for the opening kick-off, but they were outclassed from start to finish and never had a look-in. It was only an interception of a pass and a subsequent interrupted dash to the goal line that allowed them to avoid a handsome coat of whitewashing. Frankford's mighty line and speedy backfield were a combination that proved far too strong a combination for the Ohioans to cope with.

The first touchdown came after an exchange of punts when the locals took one from Huffine's toe on their own 46-yard line. Hamer and Storer each pulled off spectacular broken field runs for 23-yard gains and on the next play Haws swept wide around right end and crossed the goal line. Welsh kicked the ball between the uprights for the extra point.

Thomas Recovers Ball.

 It was "Whitey" Thomas who was mainly responsible for the scoring of the second touchdown in the same period of play. The ex-Penn State flash recovered the ball for the Yellowjackets on the Triangles' 15-yard ribbon when Hamer's punt hit Mahrt and rolled away. Storer and Hamer both hit the line savagely and carried the ball to the one yard streak, and Storer went over on the next play.

This time Welsh's boot for the extra counter went far wide of the posts. Starting from their own 31-yard line, where they received the ball on a punt by Redman, the Yellowjackets paraded down the field for the only touchdown of the second quarter. Storer and Haws carried the pigskin to the Dayton 48-yard ribbon, and, after Sullivan peeled off eight more yards, Hamer broke through tackle for a long scamper to the 10-yard streak. Haws and Sullivan made nine of the remaining yards, and Hamer finished the job by plunging through the centre for the touchdown, but Welsh's kick was blocked.

Charlie Way, who replaced Sullivan in the middle of the second period, scored two touchdowns in the third quarter, but in the final session the visitors reached their offensive peak and kept the ball in the home team's territory during most of the period.

The Triangles lost their first real opportunity to score when they lost the ball on downs on the Yellowjackets' eight-yard line, and an exchange of punts again gave the home combination the ball on their own 30-yard mark. At this juncture Dayhoff was sent to replace Tex Hamer, and it was the former Bucknell stars' attempt to throw a forward pass that allowed the Triangles to score their only touchdown. Tidd gathered the ball almost as soon as it left Dayhoff's hand and sprinted unmolested to the goal line. Hathaway added the extra point with an accurate boot that sent the ball between the uprights. The game ended a few seconds later, when Dayton received the kick-off on their 15-yard line.

1924 clipping from,
A Documentary Scrapbook of Football in Frankford,
original source publication not identified.

Frankford Avenges Defeat at Dayton

TRIANGLES SLAUGHTERED IN EXCITING THANKSGIVING GAME AT STADIUM,
SCORE 32 to 7

Visitors Never Had Chance

Revenge is mighty sweet, and the manner in which the Yellow Jackets took over the visiting Dayton, Ohio,  Triangles Thanksgiving Day afternoon is certain proof that every member of the Frankford squad has a well developed sweet tooth.

The invaders from Ohio never had a chance against the well-concerted  attack and the stonewall defense of the home squad. The game produced one big mystery and it had the whole crowd guessing. How did the Triangles, no matter how the luck ran, manage to beat Frankford by a 19 to 7 score at Dayton several weeks ago?

As usual, the Frankford juggernaut got going early in the game. Straight football carried the ball to within proximity of the visitors' goal line, and then Les Haws slid off-tackle for the initial touchdown of the game. Welch kicked the goal. Later in the first period the Jackets again worked the ball upfield and this time it was Jack Storer who shot over the line.

In the second period Frankford scored once. It was almost a personally conducted tour from midfield to the goal line by Tex Hamer. First Tex managed to shake the invaders off and get away through tackle and carried the ball to the six-yard line. Storer added two on a shot at the line and the Tex shot through center for a six pointer.

In he third period Charlie Way was inserted into the game to replace George Sullivan. The slippery, sidestepping Charlie stayed in long enough to run the opposition ragged on several spectacular gains, and the capped it off with two touchdowns before retiring from the fray for a well-earned rest.

The visitors flasher a forward pass attack from time to time, but at no stage of the game could they be considered really dangerous. Partlow, left halfback, was the only Triangle who could do anything with the Frankford attack. He showed himself a hard man to stop and was on of the fastest players on the field despite his more than two hundred pounds.

The Frankford line clearly outplayed the rival forwards. From end to end the line had it over the visitors like a tent and it was this superiority that kept the Dayton bucks from getting started right and gave the home club ground gainers opportunity to hit their stride.