Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-25
SCIENCE VS.. WEIGHT.
Big Eleven from Stevens Point Nor
nal Defeated by High School
Lads.
Final Score Was IL to 10.

Surprised and chagrined, torn up the
back just little, slightly beaten, met
half way and eaten up, words don't ex-
press the real trouncing which state
Normalites received at the hands of
Grand Rapids High school Saturday
afternoon. Even the score does not
sufficiently tell the tale Of woe because
the visitors outweighed the High school
at least fifteen pounds to the man, they
had better training advantages, and
were supposed to have received super
ior team coaching. Everyone expected
that the brawny six-foot teachers, the
strongest eleven that the Normals could
send down here, would walk away with
our school boys on their backs; no one
dreamed such a nightmare as overlook
the hosts that had defeated Lawrence
University and Superior Normal this
season. Stevens Point entered the con-
test over-confident as was noted at the
end of the first half when the Normals'
timekeeper approached one of his
players and was overheard to remark:
"You didn't find those big pumpkins
that you expected here, did you?'
The powers in the game were team
work and agility versus avoirdupois and
strength. After two hours of deter
mined though not vicious struggling a
small balance rested in favor of team
work. The Normals were certainly out
generated. They could make no dis
lance around either of the high school
ends, while the High circled Normal
wings various times for good gains
High school saved the day by Loves
clever punting, the NormaIs' single at
tempt to punt was blocked. High school
had varied system of quick, active
plays i'll use and even plunged through
center of the big line for advances of
two to five yards. Normal had only
two ground gaining plays, revolving
wedge and center smash. By reason of
their greater weight and strength they
used the wedge repeatedly at times
with telling effect, making both touch
downs in this manner. Admirable
pluck and endurance of the High school
boys, however, held these terrific on
slaughts more than once for downs and
set up a pretty line of blockade that
made all the visitors gains short and
laborious. Team play of the Normals
was not to be sneezed at either. They
were fast, but fumbled too often for
their own good. Grand Rapids was
alert for these chances and when a big
fellow dropped the ball little fellow
slid over it. 1t was indeed an exciting
game and the hottest that will probably
be witnessed in this city for long time.
1t was cleanly played on both sides, no
objections were raised to rulings by Off
cials, and it was won on its merits. The
visitors expressed satisfaction with the
treatment accorded them and started
home with ii generous yell of approval
for the victors-"What's the matter
with Grand Rapids? They are all
right"
THE GAME.
A large crowd lined the gridiron to
witness the fray and all were enthusi-
astic. Normals won toss and chose west
goal with nice wind in their favor
Grand Rapids has heavy high school
team but comparison now on the field
made them look like midgets before
their opponents. Here are the teams:
Grand Rapids. Stevens Point
Halvorsen-Green."-left end......-........... Lees
Bulls capt )..left tackle. Minahan
ROenius..... left guard. ........... Dignum
riuht or I'd Intln