Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-05

the ball was carried down the field
with rush within two yards OF the
Wausau goal where they were held
for downs. Mum Of WauSau then
tried punt: but punted the ball
high up in the air back of the
Wausau goal post, Weiks of Wausau
caught the ball and was at once
brought to the ground by an opponent.
This is called a safety and scores two
points for the visitors. Score, Grand
Rapids 2, Wausau o.
Mum of WauSau then puDted out
to the Grand Rapids team from the
Wausau 25 yard line and was
returned about ten yards by a
Grand Rapids player. D. Arpin, left
end on Grand Rapids, then broke
through the Wausau line, lodged
Mum and Dean. the safeties, and
ran go yards for a touchdown. Score,
Grand Rapids 7, Wausau 0.
They failed to kick an easy goal.
D. Arpin of Grand Rapids then
kicked off to Weiks of Wausau who
returned the bail about ten yards.
The local team then showed remark
able reversal of form and by long
forward passes by Johnson and Weiks
to Alexander and Taugher, and by
straight bucks by Johnson the ball
was carried within twenty yards of
the opponents, goal. Then by long
forward pass by Johnson to Taugher,
Taugher crossed the Grand Rapids
goal line for the first touchdown.
Mum kicked difficult goal. Score,
Grand Rapids I, Wausau 6.
During the remainder of the half
the ball remained the majority of the
time in Grand Rapids territory, the
crowd being electrified by long end
runs by Mum and Johnson for
Wausau, and by big gains by the two
Grand Rapids tackles. The ball
changed hands frequently, and the
half ended with a score to in favor
of Grand Rapids.
The second half opened with the
local team coming out on the field
determined to defeat the visitors If
possible, and perhaps they were a
little too confident. Captain Mum
of Wausau kicked off to Smith of
Grand Rapids who carried the ball
about 35 yards before the Wausau
team could down him, The ball
changed hands several times, and
finally the Grand Rapids heavy
weights got their stride and plowed
down the field with the Wausau team
By end runs, cross and straight bucks,
through the line and the tackle plays,
they scored another touchdown.
They kicked an easy goal. Score,
Grand Rapids 13, Wausau g.
Time was taken out and Will
Lampert substituted for Raymond
ReiSer, who had been kicked in the
side, and unable 80 play. The Wau-I
sau team became bit discouraged,
not having been defeated on their
home grounds for the last six or seven
years, and all their air castles had
been blown up in The air by the
heavy Grand r ipdS attack. The
ball zig-Zagged back and forth the
remainder of the game, the ball be-
ing in Wausau territory greater part
of the time, and the game closed
with the ball on the Wausau twenty
yard line, time saving the locals
from another touchdown. Score,
Grand Rapids 13, Wausau g.
The defeat of Wausau Saturday
by Grand Rapids practically put
Wausau out of the race for the
championship of the Wisconsin river
valley; but if Merrill beats Grand
Rapids when they get together, it
will still leave the local team cham
pions.
The Wausau line with the eXcep-
tion of the two ends and Klosterman
were outplayed by their opponents.
For WauSau the tackling and catch
ing of the forward pass by Louis
Taugher was marvellous; in fact, the
best ever seen on the local field.
Frank Mum as usual played star
game. His taclliug together with
that of James Dean saved the locals
from many touchdown, In his
punting he was a little off color.
| The work of KloSterman as guard,
both on defense and offense deserves
credit, his defensive playing, breaking
up many line smash.
| FOR Grand RanidS Rnv Earlv the