Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Miss Selma Pagenkopf, Mrs. F..
Kelly and Mrs. G. B. Bird were high
school visitors Tuesday.
The Girls Athletic association held
a meeting for the election of officers
Tuesday, but owing to the lack of
time it was impossible to elect a
secretary and treasurer. Minefta
Lampert was elected president and
Annetta Merklein Vice-president.
Wesley Durkee, a senior, left school
to accept O. position with one of the
manufacturing concerns of the city.
Alexander Slonski entered high
school Tuesday and enrolled in the
freshman class.
A collection of corn prouucts from
the Corn Produce company of Chicago
has been received by the high school.
1t consists of eighteen varieties and
shows the different uses to which
the corn is put.
Miss Orpha Jones and Miss Nathalie
Edgar were high school visitors Thurs
day.
Miss Bailey, Miss Lowell and Mr.. F..
G. Corey of Athens were high school
( visitors Thursday.
Miss Dorothy Mcclure of Merrill
was high school visitor Friday.
The local foot ball team closed it's
season Saturday in a game with the
Merrill aggregation and met defeat
by the score of $50. The game how
ever was not close, but was character
lied by fast and brilliant playing
| throughout the entire time. The
Merrill bunch was composed of eleven
husky, well-drilled players and by
their weight and great offensive play
ing succeeded in getting through our
| light team line for four touch downs
When Wausau had the ball they often
made the required distance and in
the first quarter of the game out
PLAYED Merrill and held them scoreless.
Merrill was forced to punt frequently
and on two occasions scored drop
kick after being held for downs.
The absence of Capt. johnson in
the local lineup was Sorely missed.
The bad weather conditions during
the past week prevented much prac-
tice and the locals were not at all at
their best when they tackled Merrill.
Wausau won the toss and chose to
defend the west goal. Merrill received
the kick but was held for downs and
forced to pnnt. Turner made several
brilliant end runs for % and 30 yds.
and fairly carried Merrill off their
feet. Brown made 10 yds. through
center and on the next play Schuette
made 10 more on pass. The Merrill
team braced up and stopped further
gains. During the rest of the quarter
the ball shifted from side to side with
no particular advantage and time was
called with the ball in MerrilrS pos
session.
Merrill started things going in the
second quarter and rushed the ball
towards their goals. Their grant
tackles tore off Is yds. at a time.
Wausau seemed to be powerleSs and
after four minutes Of play they made
a touch down. The try at goal failed
leaving the score so.
| Merrill kicked off to " hittman who
made 10 yds. before he was dOwned.
! After a series of plungeS they brought
the ball to Wausau's 80 yd. line from
where Brassard tried to drop a Kick
and made it score 80.
Merrill kicked off to Wausau but
held them for downs. Whitman
made Is yards. They again plunged
through for Is yards and on the next
play they went over for touch down.
Brassard kicked goal making the
score 40.
Wausau again kicked off to Merrill
They made 10 ydS. but were penaliZed
Is yds for holding. Time was called
for the first half.
| Merrill kicked OFF to Turner who
lmade 5 yds. An incompleted pass
was called back. Merrill held and
Wausau was forced TO punt. Schuette
recovered the ball. A pass to Ruder
Melted Is yds. A cross-buck Melted 8
yds. and Brown made first down on a
lpiay through center. Merrill held
and secured the hall on punt. Mer-
lriIl was penalized for off-Side and on
the next play they failed TO gain and
were forced TO punt. WauSau at
tempted an end run but lost yds.
A cross buck failed to gain and punt
was attempted but was blocked by a
Merrill man, who secured the ball
and went 10 yds. for a touch down.
Goal was kicked making the score
loo.
/ Wausau kicked of to Merrill. Pore
wac substituted for Sampson. Merrill