Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-10
MERRlLL-WAuSAu.


The Wausau College foot ball team
succeeded in holding the Merrill city
team to score of to 5.
In view of the fact that our bows were
outweighed on an average of twenty
pounds per man, this score signifies a
great deal. Through some misunder-
standing between the authorities of the
city and high school teams, two games,
one between Merrill and Rhinelander
high schools, were arranged to be
played on the same day and necessarily
on the same field. Because of this fact
the game between the Merrill city and
our boys was called at 80.
Merrill won the toss and Gamble
! kicked off to Curtis, who ran the ball
back to the 36-yard line. On the next
play Curtis skirted the end for ten
yards. Sanders and Sullivan, by SER
les of line plunging and beautiful end
running, carried the ball to the middle
of the field The Wausau boys attempt
ed to brace but their efforts were un-
awaiting and Merrill marched slowly
down the field, lighting for every inch
Curtis, of Merrill, was tower of
strength and Wausau's fate seemed in
his hands. He never failed to make a
good gain when called upon The bali
was soon carried to the 30-yard line and
things were beginning to look desper-
ate. Sanders attempted to circle left
end but Gamble threw him back for
loss. Sullivan hit center but only sue
ceeded in recovering the lost territory
On the next play Curtis behind beauti-
full interference, circled right end for
20 yards. In attempting to shatter the
interference Ed. Gamble, who had
been playing brilliant defensive game,
was quite seriously disabled. 1t was at
first thought rib was broken. He was
carried from the field and taken to the
hotel, where he soon recovered His
injury proved to have been caused by
severe blow under the heart. Miller
took his place at half. The ball was
now on the 10-yard line. Three straight
line bucks by Curtis carried the ball
over for the first touchdown Merrill
failed to kick goal Score 80.
Merrill kicked off TO Sex,nith, whoN
carried the ball back ten yards Miller
hit left tackle for three yards; Srxmith
followed by circling right end for five
yards, and Potterville hurdled center
for five yards. Merrill was proving to
be as weak defensively as WanSau bad
been. Fast end running ny Spxmith
and Miller alternated by fierce line
plunges by ful-b Potterville, soon
carried the bali into Merriifs territory
Their march to The goal line was seem,
ingly irresistible. The linemeu, Gates,
Smith and Burek, repeatedly tore large
holes in the Merrill line, through whih
the speedy backs paraded for gains of
five, ten and twenty yards each. The
bal soon reached the fve-yard line.
Potterville was called upon to tie the
score. He tore through the line but
dropped the ball in his journey. Daley,
the nimble quarter, recovered the ball
and carried it over the goal line, there
by tieing the score. Goal was missed
thus destroying grand opportunity of
winning.
The watches showed that one hour
and forty minutes had been consumed
in playing the first half, it then being
$40, The high school authorities saw
that should any more time be allowed
they would be unable to finish their
game. Capts Sexmith and Curtis then
agreed to call their game off and sur
render the field to the high school boys.
The game was by far the toughest
proposition our boys have been asked |
to meet this year, and they were fully
equal to the occasion. On next Satur-
day they will play the Stevens Point |
Business College in this city. AS the |
college team is the sole foot ball repre-
sentative we have, all ought to turn out |
and do their little might to cheer them |
on to victory