Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-07
FOOT BALL.
Grand Rapids VS.. Wausau on Satur-
day.

Wausau high school played Grand
Rapids high school on the home grounds
Satm day. Score, SO IN favor of Grand
Rapids. A foot ball game was arranged
to have been played here Saturday be-
tween Stevens Point and Wausau, but
on Friday it was reported that Stevens
Point had backed out. The manage
ment, however, was resolved not to
disappoint any one, so it succeeded in
persuading the lower city to come up
for game. When the members of the
Wausau team began to appear, about
two O'Clock Saturday afternoon, all
were disheartened at learning that
BOelter, the strong right tackle, was
laid up with strained shoulder. Sipes
was put in Boelter's place at tackle and
played good game. 1t was agreed to
play twenty minute halves. WauSau
secured the west goal and Grand Rapids
the east. Grand Rapids kicked off to
Wausau. O'Brien caught the ball on
the twenty yard line and carried it
twenty yards when he was dOwned.
After one smash and five end plays the
ball went to Grand Rapids on downs.
Corcoran, the right half, gained three
yards and Brennan. the full back, car
ried for ten, then the latter went around
Wausau's left end for the only touch
down of the game Kelly, the Grand
Rapids left tackle, tried for goal and
failed. After changing goals Wausau
lead off The ball was received by
Kelly, between the twenty and thirty
yard lines, and advanced ten yards.
After advancing the ball rapidly to
Wausau's thirty yard line, the oppo-
nents made two costly fumbles and lost
the ball on downs. The Wausau team
then made up by succession of good
end plays. 1t seemed as if nothing
could stop captain Silverthorn as he
went around left end, and Fleming sus-
tanned his reputation around right.
They were finally held for downs, but
Speer Immediately received the ball on
tumble After two tackle plays and
Fleming around right end the ball was
secured by Grand Rapids and the half
was over After a rest of fifteen min
utes the battle began again. Wausau
lead off to Brennan who was tackled
between the twenty-five and thirty
yard lines On the third down the visi-
tors tried a fake and lost the ball On
downs The ball exchanged several
times and then Grand Rapids punted.
O'Brien caught on Wausau's forty yard
line Wausau pushed the ball up twenty
yards and lost on a tumble. Brennan
Immediately made thirty yard run
around end Seven end plays followed
in rapid succession and Wausau was
again in possession. 1t was too late to
do more than hold the score down, how
ever, and after four downs. the game
was over 1t was well fought between
well matched teams, and up to the last
few plays no one could say what the
final result would be. Both lines were
strong aDd the work was all around
end. Wausau's left end and Grand
Rapids right were said to be the weak
spots. Coach Schulz feels we'll salts
fed with the way the team held to-
gether. The wurK OF Capt. Silyerthorn
and left half, Fleming, was especially
good. Brennan, of Grand Rapids, was
Undoubtedly the star, and his three
long runs received great applause from
the audience. Grand Rapids usually is
Wausaus strongest opponent, and after
playing such close game with her. the
home team feels able to take care of all
the others without much difficulty.