River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-26
The "Tie" Continued


the local High were tied in the foot
ball pennant race. They met on the
Normal grid-iron last Saturday, and
they still are tied The game was a
tie, each side scoring touch down
and kicking goal.
The game was called at P. NJ. with
River Falls in possession Of the east
goal and the wind and Hammond
kicking the ball. Jensen got it and
advanced ten yards. Hammond was
in the game and the locals were not,
and the result was that it was Ham
mond's ball on the first three downs
and then it started for the locals
goal. 1t got there, too, in very short
order, and an easy goal was kicked,
making the score to o in Ham
mond's favor The ball went back TO
the center and Jenson kicked it over
the goal line, forcing Hammond TO
kick out from the 25 yard line. Nopp
got it and it was the locals ball.
Then they got into the game. The
tie was turned, and with rapid, we'll
directed plays the ball was carried
down the field to the 10 yard line
when Sweet was sent around the end
for touchdown. Jensen kicked the
goal, and the score was to g. Ham
mond kicked off again, and once more
the bali started toward their goal.
The locals did not mean to be stopped,
and the visitors did not intend to let
them have another touchdown, but
yard by yard the ball approached the
Hammond line. A successfully exc
cuted double pass yielded % yards,
and an end run brought 10 more.
The ball was almost to the line, an
other yard would make it, when time
was called for the first half. Slow
playing and wasted time had lost the
locals the chance to score, and, as 1t
proved, to win the game. At the
opening of the second half Jenson
kicked the ball out Of bounds the first
| time and it was brought back. On
| the next kick Hammond did some
pretty passing that showed them to
be experts in handling the ball, but
| lost them some Is yards for their at
tempted kick was blocked and the
man who got the ball was downed al
| most in his tracks, Then followed 10
minutes Of as fine foot ball as was
ever seen on the local field. 1t was
| give and take with honors easy, the
ball changing hands several times
without getting dangerously near to
either goal. Then the tide seemed to
turn in favor of the visitors, and they
| began to approach the locals goal.
They were within Is yards of it when
| they lost the ball on a forward pass.
After carrying the ball 20 yards the
locals were compelled to punt and
Jensen did it splendidly. Again 1T
surged back toward the locals goal,
but 20 yards out Hammond lost it for
tripping. High School had it but a
short time however, when Hammond
started it again toward their oppo-
nents' goal. Nearer and nearer it
came, but just at the two yard line,
when a touchdown seemed newt
able, the locals braced up and held
them for downs and it was River
Falls ball, but too late to let them
score though just in time to save
| them, for time was called as the ball
4 i no
over with the score a tie-6 to 6.
Both teams played hard, clean foot
ball. Hammond's defence and en-
durance we're the better, but not
enough so to tell strongly against the
| locals powerful line charging and in
| reference. Taken all in all the game
demonstrated that the teams are
very evenly matched, the locals hay-
| ing a shade the better of it in weight,
while Hammond's team showed the
better training. The crowd was a
large one and demonstrative to a de-
gree. The Normal students and ia
Guilty were literally represented, and
rooted vigorously for the local High
School. While this game was in pro-
gress, New Richmond was defeating
Hudson 81 to 0. Awful! Look out
for fireworks when the local High or
Hammond goes to New Richmond.