Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-12-14

then Shaker was pushed over the line
for Chicago's first touchdown. Henry
kicked goal. The west end of the
south bleacher went wild The Chi
cage scrubs threw blankets in the air,
danced ghost style and tore huge holes
IN the leaden, rain dripping sky with
great volumes of sound. Hats, UNI
brellas and canes, maroon darkened,
were waved and Haunted. Chicago did
all that she might have done save to
give the maddening count of the score.
The second touchdown, made by
Fell, who was pushed over in the same
Irresistible way, came with less effort
but was welcomed with greater enthu-
siasm. Chicago tried again and tried
hard but time was called while she was
+: We were simply outplayed. That Is
e all have to say. :.
= PHIL. KING.
Wisconsin Coach. *
seeking to remove the ball from the
middle of the field ,1ere was Chica-
gO's opportunity for a demonstration
and some hundreds Of her student
body, headed by her band, marched
part way around the field with unre-
strained cries of victory. To counter
act this display of enthusiasm, a
throng Of Wisconsin varsity boys fol-
lowed the same route, Nitschke's band
leading.
The second half saw Chicago tactics
again most effective and the ball was
carried over the line for a third touch
down by Shaker, backed by practically
the entire maroon team. The badgers
held the lake men for the remainder of
the half but their work was the heav-
lest that the year was able to bring to
them. Chicago played her men
straight through, while Wisconsin
found it necessary to substitute Will
marth for Trait, who was twice struck
on his injured jaw, and Lerum for Com
- The better team certainly won. and -
- Chicago has Il clean claim to the -
= Championship Of the west. L am per- -
y tectly satisfied with the work OF the s.'
- team. Our line is fully equal to Chi &c
- Cages and our defense is as good, if -
= not better. We simply could not stand =
- against ChicaGo's powerful Oitense, =
.. which Is certainly of an unusually high ~
=. order. Our tackles played a strong :,
:, game but Chicago's repeated mass -
=. plays on them We're too much. I wish =.
e to congratulate Chica go on her we'll <ss
!. CAPT. PAT O.DEA, !.
e Wisconsin. =
& : ::
stock In the game, two styles of foot
ball were most severely tested, the
mass play, in which Chicago hurled her
center and backs against Wisconsin s
line for gains that were ire
slstible, and the individual
plays, by Wisconsin, which
proved uHavailing. Chicago was like
heavily laden train of cars in her
team work and seems to have beaten
down whatever faith Wisconsin has
ever had in the virtue OF man to man
playing.
AS much feature of the game as
the playing was the enthusiast
tic support given the Wisconsin boys
by the city and the state. Even when
defeat was known to be certain
when there was no possibility of the
badgers scoring-the cardinal rooters
never wavered. Their booms of fra
ternal encouragement were as hearty
in defeat as they might have been in
victory. 1t was this that reconciled
Wisconsin. But the varsity did not
greatly mourn when the first shock
had passed. Did it not assist the Chi
to the Park hotel?
The crowds have gone-the echoes
have subsidized. Special and regular
trains have taken back to their homes
the men and women of Chicago and
the state of Wisconsin. All that re-
mains is the figuring Manager Fisher
announces that the receipts aggregated
$4,000, Of which nearly $1,000 must go
for the cost of advertising, the pay of
the officials and the care Of the
grounds. Chicago will be the gamer
by $4,000, five hundred dollars more
than Wisconsin ever drew from the
western metropolis, while Wisconsin,
out Of like sum, must pay the expense
of erecting the new bleachers, a per-
manent Improvement, however
The day was marred by the soggy,
dripping sky and damp turf but
threats of heavy rain and pneumonia
did not keep back the crowd that, af-
ter all has been said, formed the great
feature of the day.