Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-10-24
The Webster City High School Foot
ball Team Defeat. the Al.
gona High School
Squad.
SCORE BOARD STANDS 8 TO 10.
Game Played At West Side Ball Park
in This City Saturday
Afternoon.

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suited in the third straight victory
for the local high school team. Their
rivals in this game were the squad
from Algona. At the end Of the ses-
sion the score board read Webster
City 10, Algona s.
This game was the great surprise
OF the season for the local fans and
also the players. as the bunch from
Algona were expected to be easily
defeated by Coach Meyers band. but
the contest was the hardest fought
gridiron battle In whict the high
school team has participated 20 far
this season. Though the home team
defeated their opponents, they show
Cd badly their lack Of practice since
the game with Eagle Grove. This
lack Of practice was caused BY the
local team Understanding their
rivals and laying OF In their work,
with the result that Prof. Meyers
8understudies fumbled at times,
which almost cost them the game.
At the end Of the first quarter.
the score stood to 0 In favor Of
the visitors. who manAged to obtain
q touch down in the FIRST eight min
sutes OF play.
In the second quarter, the game
was still more stubbornly fought.
The oval changed hands for about
i've minutes until Helmick was give
en- the ball on q cross buck and
smashed through the line for q
touch down.. This run was the feat
ure OF the session, a. almost every
man on the opposing team attempt
"a 10 stop the sturdy full back. but
all proved futile. A short time at
tor this Peterson, the speedy quar-
ter back for the Algona squad. sue
cessfully kicked a dropkick from
about the twenty yard line. Time
was then called for the first half
with the score 8 to s in favor Of the
visitors.
. The second half started with Al
rush and the home eleven seemed to1
improve after the short but plain
talk administered by Prof. Moyer.
However. Alsons held them for
some time and the ball was passed
between the teams frequently, as|
they failed to gain their ten yards
ON downs. When the third quarter
was about to be called. Berggran
was forced across the line for the|
second touch down, when time was
called with the score standing i0l
to 8 In favor Of the locals.
In the last quarter neither team
was able to score aud the game end
ed with the tally sheet the same as
1t was at the close Of the third
quarter.
Algona Is the nrst team to use the
late rules to any extent that the
home boys have thus far met this
season. Though tho numerous fun
bles and poor handling Of the for
ward pass by Webster City counted
against them. 1t was the hardest
battle that Prof. Meyers football
squad has yet experienced.
The star playing in Saturdays
game was done by Helmick. Mckee.
and Berggren. Groves also played
we'll in the defensive work and by
his attempts In this line stopped
many OF the visitors plays from be-
ing successful.
The Algona boys are = fine lot Of
players and the contest was much
enjoyed by al taking part in It. The
visitors wanted Webster City to
meet them on the gridiron on
Thanksgiving day In their town. but
as the local boys desire to play at
home on that day, the Invitation
was not accepted.
Tho lineup:
Algona Webster City
Kosinsky RE Talcott
Wilson RT Meller
Kuhn Ro Housa