River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-11-28

( deal faster than they came up, and IL
was River Falls that was doing the
ripping up the line and running
over the ends and all at once there
was drop kick right over the goal,
but it wasn't Dean who did 1t, it was
Jensen, and the score was S to 0 for
River Falls, and the fellows who bet
on 80 to for Hammond we're feeling
awful blue.
Well, / didn't begin yelling for
River Falls then, but lay low and
watched. Well, sir, they kept on just
that way for the first half, and when
l stopped to think it over while the
teams were resting, / concluded that
River Falls had been doing the rush
ing and | swung around. Then / got
scared again. You see, Hammond
got the ball and then they did rip up
the line until they had made touch
/ down, and the score was to In
their favor. Hammond seemed to be
ripping up the line again, until all OF
a sudden something seemed to get in
to those River Falls fellows,
whether it was the singing or not l
don't know, but they went at that
Hammond line like young tornado,
and Hammond was thrown back and
tried to kick the ball. Then, just as
Dean brought his foot up against the
ball, something got in the way. One
OF those River Falls boys, named
Skogmo, was right there, and so were
about half dozen others, and the
ball hit him and bounded toward
Hammond's goal and three Ham
mund fellows and twice as many
River Falls players took turns falling
on it and kicking it, but none Of
them could get it, until 1t rolled oyer
the line, and Jensen fell on 1t, and
it was touchdown. Then the
girls stopped singing, and they yelled,
and everybody yelled, and / yelled,
and, when l came to, Hammond was
kicking off again and the score was
10 TO In favor Of River Falls, and
you bet | knew where l lived. Then
River Falls started in to rip up the
line again, and the girls started to
sing some more, so joined in. Then
Jensen punted about 70 yards, and
Hammond got frantic and tried a
criss-cross and Sweet made them lose
couple OF yards; and they tried a
double pass and Griffin made them
lose two more; and everybody was
yelling except the girls, they we're
singing, and l thought River Falls
would make another touchdown by
carrying Hammond backwards, but
the time was up and they had to stop.
That was all that saved Hammond.
Then | got these colors and started
down town, and there were those girls
still singing, and I'll be hanged IL
they Amt at it yet. You bet it was
great game, and River Falls
didn't seem to care bit IL some
fellows did say they couldn't score
on Hammond. They just went at it
and mixed things up so that Ham.
mond was glad enough there wasn't
any more time. Hammond feels
pretty blue"
Then our friend left US, and we
have been trying ever since to figure
out the ethical value of football.
However, the game of last Saturday
may be In itself an answer to our
problem. 1t was an exhibition of the
great sport at its best. 1t showed
what can be done when the players of
both teams keep their heads and play
the game on its merits only. 1t was
clean, fast, scientific football, game
or which no one need be ashamed.
The winning Of it leaves the pennant
In this city for another year, giving it
to the Normal. That the High won
the game was, no doubt, in a large
measure due to the magnificent sup
port that the rest OF the High school
gave them, support in which they
were we'll aided by large number
from the Normal. The roofing for
the day took the form of songs, pre-
pared for the occasion and sung by the
High school, who, with about 80 from
the Normal, had practiced them in
mass meeting on Friday afternoon.
After the game the ladies OF the
High school banquetted the two teams
in G. A. R. Hall, and very enjoyable
time is reported. The young ladies
certainly proved experts In the art of
entertaining.