Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-13
DEFEAT N0RMALS AGAIN
HIGH SCHOOL WON BY SCORE OF F27TOC
Superior Team Work and Surprising Line
Buckng Of Grand Rapids OverbaIances
Greater Weight Of Normal Eleven.


seasons the football colors Of Stevens
Point Nor nal school have been cIouded
over by plucky little men in suits Of the
Howe High school Of Grand Rapids.
The first and third Of those defeats was
administered to their second eleyens,
the other trouncing went to their big
eleven, called the first. Sum total Of
points made by our High school in those
three games is IS, against Is points for
Normals, 10 Of which were made by the
first eleven. The game at the fair
grounds last Saturday was one which
could we'll delight our local enthusiasts.
The new High school eleven showed up
III most promising shape, and the cred
liable work of every player gives the
cranks reason to look for another sue
cessful season. Individually much can
be said III commendation and little in
condemnation concerning the High
school men. Henry Sampson, Jr., was
Il success at center, Mike Christman and
Fred Bunge found their corners admir-
ably at guard. Baker and Roberts are
hard pushers at tackle, the former q
little stronger than the latter though
inclined to lose his head the quicker.
Both will prove valuable men before
the season is over. DAILY and Pomain-
vile ale well up to snuff and take good
care of their ends, few gains being
allowed their way. Winger is a hard
player for one of his weight and passed
the ball lively. With the exception of
few fumbles at the start his playing
was of the best. Captain Love, by
reason of experience with last years
team is the life of the new eleven and
one of its strongest PLAYERS, always with
the ball at the proper moment. His
punting saved a touchdown in the game
against the Normal eleven, Compton
at half back proved a power at dodgirg
and made some CredItable gains. Ur-
batch was ina position to test his strength
and Will be strong in smashes if he gets
that left shoulder hardened.
TIE NORMAL GAME
Opened with Stevens Point defending
the east goal and with the wind in favor
of High school kickers. The Normals
kicked off to Love who chased back
within 10 yards OF the center of the
field before being stopped. Three
downs gave the oval to Normals with a
loss to High school, Quarterback Winger
seeming very much excited at the start
and making expensive fumbles. He,
however, redeemed himself by nice
work when he got down to old business.
When the NOrmals took the ball for the
first time the big fellows ploWed along
alternately through tackles and guard
for short gains until within one yard of
High school goal. Game looked dubious
for scarlet and white and hopes of local
admirers dropped to the lowest notch
only to shoot upward again the next
instant when a Normal man fumbed
the pigskin right in the open door to a
touchdown and Love dropped on the
ball gaining possession for High school.
The next play Love stepped back for
punt and his good foot sent the sphere
clean fifty yards out of danger ana the
Normal boys did not get seriously close
TO any goal but their own for the
remainder of the game. POmainville
made the required gain of yards,
few line smashes took High school six
better, then Compton made a brilliant
dash around the end for 20 yards, Love
circ!ad the other end for 25 yards and a
touchdown, Love kicked goal. Score,
High school 6, Normals 0.
NtSGil hlChGu 10 DdkHG WHO went
down OH the 35-yard line. High school
began to smash the big line of their
opponents and pushed along for sur
prising gains. Winger was advanced s
yards by a sort of merry-go-round
wedge, and wards were again made by
the same play. Compton went ten
yards around his end and Christman
broke through the line for an advance
of yards. High school has the wedge
play perfected TO a nice degree and
used it almost continuously for sure
gains until Love broke away and planted
the oval within one foot of the Normal
coveted chalk line. Winger was pulled
around the wedge for a touchdown.
Love failed to kick goal. Score, II to O.
Normals kicked off to Love who put
the ball down in the center of the grid
iron. Bunge and Roberts did a little
the prettiest dash of the game, defend
ing himself like veteran and covering
half the length of the field for another
touchdown. No goal was kicked. Score
l6 to nit. After the kickoff DAILY and
Love hurried the ball along from the
High school 25-yard line. Time OF first
half was called with the ball on Normal
15-yard line.
TIE SECOND sCRIMlIAGE
Began with kickoff by High school.
Normals lost the ball on downs and
High school Went travelling in repetition
of the first half. Urbatch pushed
through center for yards, the famous
Princeton double tandem was given two
trials with gain of yards, then came
the wedge four times in succession and
Love scored on a tandem. No goal.
Score, 21 to- 0.
Normals braced up, kicked off to
Compton and Sherman made an excel
lent tackle on the Howe High 25-yard
line. Captain Love tucked the leather
under his arm and sailed away from the
gang for what looked like a certain
touchdown, but O. Dawes came in for a
grandstand tackle and saved the points.
Compton circled left end for 15 Yards
and was thrown finely by Captain
Gesell. Urbatch plugged the line for
short gain, a few mass plays covered
more ground and Baker made stub
born fight for 10 yards and fell over the
mark for touchdown. Love kicked
goal Score, p to 0.
Normal kicked to Compton who made
nice catch but was thrown on 20-yard
line by more nice work of Mr.. Gesell.
Pomainville took the ball 10 yards, a
tandem was tried without gain. Baker
went 10, Compton fumbled and lost one
yard, High school lost another yald by
trying to push the center and the Nor
mails got the oval. They advanced ;
yards around right end, fumbled when
nicely started around left end but kept
the pigskin in their possession with
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