The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-02
co. | DID NOT
EAT EN- UP
Thanksgiving Dinner Interfered with
Carrying Out Slogan of the
Soldier Boys.
High School Won by Team Work
and QuicknesS Over the
Bigger Fellows.

The Thanksgiving day annual foot
ball game, though not largely at
tended, was an exciting and inter-
esting game from every viewpoint
The day was cold and the ground
covered with snow, but the game,
showing the superiority of the pres
ent style of foot ball over the old
way, more than repaid the specta-
tors for cold feet and numb fingers.
The militia aggregation marched
onto the field in their army blankets.
singing and shouting, sure of a vic
tory. Were going to eat 'em up"
was their war-cry. Some thought
that they would do it too, for they
outweighed their opponents from
5 to 20 pounds to the man. When
game started and the high school
scored a touchdown and goal in less
than ten minutes, the brave soldier
boys discovered that they evidently
had eaten too much turkey. for they
had no appetite to tackle their oppo-
nents and eat 'em up" as they had
intended.
The high school boys worked their
forward passes time and again, the
different formations andshifts fooled
the soldiers, who were unused to the
open style football. e Although the
ground was covered with snow and
the ball was wet and slippery, link
worked the passes like an old timer,
while the ends and backs did their
part in receiving them.
In the last half the high school
worked the ball up to the company's
goal several times. only to lose it on
fumbles. Serg. Clements of Com
pany L would then punt the ball
back to the middle of the field. and
the school would again take up their
march to victory. With less than a
minute left to play, the boys pushed
the ball over for a second touch
down bui failed to kick goal. Score,
Co. L., 0, H. S., II.
Baldwin, Lauterbach, Finn and
Jones starred for the high school
while Musicians Lauterbach, Cook
Theiring, and Sergeant Inglis were
the ground gamers for the militia.
Next year we will see the soldier
boys better fitted for the present
style football, and as they have lots
of good material they will develop a
winning team.
Thanksgiving evening the high
school team were treated to royal
time at Lauterbach's, oysters and
hot temperance beverages. Hugh
Peavey and Doc. Brand were the
benefactors, and as they have al
ways supported our high school foot
ball, the boys have a warm place in
their hearts for them. The afore-
mentioned warm place in the hearts
of the team also contains love and
respect for Prof. Galloway and Rev.
Nook, who have coached and en-
couraged the team all through the
past season. The Redwood Falls
high school will have champion
ship team next year if the present
members of the team will only stick
to school and make good in their
studies. They will then receive the
hearty support of the faculty, and
the boys know how much that means
to any team, football or otherwise
The high school made a good rec.
ord this year, really deserving more
than they got in some of the con
tests. They played strong and q
clean game, and were gentlemen
away from home as well as when al
home. Their games resulted as fol
lows:
Granite Falls H. SO R. F. H. 81
Renvill H. SID r. F. H ST
Spring field HI. $50 R. F. H S-2t
Sleepy Eye III. S....5 R. F. II. 81
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