The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-14
REDWOOD WINS FROM TRACY.
Very Exciting Football Game on
the Redwood 6ridiron.

town team aud the Tracy high school
team played on last Saturday morn
ing. It was a thorough whitewash
that Redwood Falls gave Tracy
drubbing in sweet, revenge for
beating out the Redwood Falls high
school team at Tracy some time ago.
i The whitewashing of the gridiron
was done by Dame Nature. She
had spread about an inch of snow
lover the gridiron Friday night, or
Saturday morning, and when time
was called on the game at 1870
o'clock Saturday morning the young
athletes were walking or sliding
around in snow. The sliding was
particularly easy, and it cost both
teams number Of fine plays during
the game. Before time was called
at noon the snow had about all dis
appeared, however, but the ground
remained cool and slippery.
The crowd was not large one.
1t was too early in the day, in the
!, first place. In the second place it was
too cold, and those who ventured
out kept themselves warm by yell
ing and running for the respective
teams. Tracy had number of
rooters present, and the colors of
the red and blue were quite con-
spicuous among those of red and
old gold. Particularly was this
true of the fair sex, but none of
them outshone the ribbon decora-
tions worn by Manager Welles, who
would sooner see football game
than eat pumpkin pie.
Snapper Garrison, the full back
of the Redwood team, was one of the
biggest attractions of the Redwood
team His work redounded W tn
fine playing aud quick movements,
and twice he was grabbed by the
legs, thrown upon the shoulders of
admirers and carried around the
ground to receive the plaudits of
the crowd. Then too,. Prof. Jones
made couple of brilliant plays,
while his work in passing the ball
was about the quickest seen on the
gridiron in this section. Both of
these players were strongly backed
by the other players, and particu-
larly so by Peterson, Lunn,, Their
ing, Baldwin and Alexander, who
were quick in handling the balls,
and with Piggot were strong in
forcing the lines of the opposition.
1t is not any discredit to the
Tracy boys that they were beaten.
They put up as fine a high school
foot ball game as can be put up by a
high school team in this State. They
are quick in single moves, strong
in concerted action, and cunning in
their plays. They we're simply
outclassed by weight and profess
sional playing.
The game opened with Owen
Treadwell as referee and A. G.
Dolliff as time-keeper. Tracy kicked
off and sent the ball we'll over
towards the Redwood goal, but the
Redwood team caught and brought
the ball we'll down toward the CEN
ter line before they were forced to
the ground. Then came series of
side plays, and a number of excep-
tionally violent breaks through the
line, in one of which the ball was
fumbled and went to Tracy. The
latter boys, however, found it i'm
possible to gain much on Red wood,
and the ball was soon returned to
Redwood, and on a foul the Redwood
team was given the usual distance.
| In another effort, with the ball
lpassed to Garrison, the latter made
a west side run and landed the ball
over the goal amid the cheering of
the crowd. Five points we're
scored for Redwood, and Prof.
Jones added another by kicking a
Igoal.
| The players Immediately returned
to their places. Tracy kicked off
again. The ball was caught by
Jones, who made grand rush for
Tracy's goal. and was tackled and
brought to the ground on slip at
very near the center line. Then
came several breaks through Tracy S
line, some clever wheeling and also
one or two side plays by Garrison,
by which time the ball was forced
down near Tracy's goal. Another