The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-10-02
THREE TIMES AND
The Redwood High School Goes Down
Before The Sleepy Eye Aggregation.

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Three straight defeats.
That is the record SO far in three
years play with Sleepy Eye Two.
years ago it was 10 TO Il; last year
it was 81 to Q, and this year 28 to- O..
For two weeks the Redwood team
has been preparing for this game
that is, part Of the team. Only one
night did IL Of the boys turn out,
AS a result Of this splendid CD prac-
Using the boys got drubbing Sat
urday which ought to spur them to
more determined effort to play the
game.
The Northwestern ran special
train back for the Redwood people
and Redwood turned out royalty.
Sixty eight tickets were sold and
the crowd supported the boys in
great shape as far as yelling was
concerned. The Sleepy Rye people
couldn t open their mouths to yell
but what the Redwood gang drowned
them out.
At 2:3O the teams engaged in a
few minutes practice. The captains
decided to play 25 minute halfs and
Sleepy Eye won the toss. They
took the east goal, giving the ball to
the Redwood boys for the kick off.
At2:45 the teams lined upand the
signal was given to play. Peavey
kicked off for Redwood. He kicked
to the quarter back, Majeske, who
ran the ball up the field about ten
yards before he was tackled. From
this point Sleepy Eye, by series OF
line backs, and end plays carried
the ball over the Redwood line for a
touchdown in three minutes. They
failed to kick a goal and the score
stood 5 to 0.
The teams liEed up again and
again the Sleepy Eye boys came
down the field. On the five yard
line the Redwood boys took a brace
and held the Sleepy Eye boys for
three downs. They, however, lost
the ball on downs minute later and
Sleepy Eye rushed the ball over the
line for another touchdown. This
time they kicked a goal and the
score stood IL to O.
A third time the boys lined up
and kicked Off The Sleepy Eye
boys forced the Redwood boys to
the 10 yard line where they lost the
ball on a tumble and Redwood took
it. They tried two downs and fail
ing to make five yards punted on
the third down. The punt was not
very successful and the Sleepy Eye
boys played off side. The umpire,
however, didn't see this and he
gave Sleepy Eye the balls They
then went to beginning ground and
made another touchdown They
kicked the goal. Score II too,
Only minute was left to play.
and time was called with the ball in
Redwood IS possession on the Sleepy.
Eye % yard line.
In the second half Sleepy Eye
kicked off to. Redwood. King caught
the ball and advanced it Is yards
before he was downed. The boys
lost the ball, however, on downs,
and Sleepy Eye in one play made.
its fourth touchdown. They failed
to kick the goal. Score % to 0.
Again they lined up and Redwood.
kicked off. Sleepy Eye lost the ball
on downs, when Redwood did the
only good, offensive playing IN the
whole game. A number Of line
rushes and Tiffany and Peavys end
runs brought the ball down to Slee-
by Eyes 20 yard line. Here they
held Redwood for downs and took.
the ball down. the field for another
touchdown kicking a goal. Score
% to 0.
No more scoring was done and
time was called with the ball in
Sleepy Eyes possession on the Red
wood Is yard line.
The Redwood boys We're simply
out-weighed and out played. The.
team work Of the Sleepy Eye boys
was splendid. That Of the Red
wood team the opposite. The indi-
vidual work of Leslie King and
Smith Tiffany was Of a very high
order. King saved the Redwood
bows four or five touchdOWns and