River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-09-28
FOOT BALL
WING GAME A DELUGE
OF RAIN AND SCORES-THE BIG
GAME OF THE SEASON NEXT
SATURDAY, NORMAL VS..
LOCAL HIGH

scheduled a game with Red Wing
high school for last Saturday, and
| two autos from the Kramer garage
made the trip to Red Wing to bring
back the invaders, but heavy storm
at noon put the roads in such bad
shape that it would have been i'm
possible to get the players here in
time for a game and the play was
postponed until Tuesday. The day
was splendid for the trip over, and
held good during the first half. At
the opening of the second half the
rain came down in torrents, and was
accompanied by heavy electrical
storm, which delayed the game for
a few moments ard turned the grid
iron into a sea of mud and water.
Red Wing opened the game by
kicking off to the pedagogues. On
the first skrimage Condit took the
ball on the Normal Is yard line and
ran the remaining length of the
| field for a touchdown. PIERCE kick
ed goal. Normal kicked off to the
visitors, who tried the forward pass
twice and then lost the ball on
tumble. Normal worked the for
ward pass for fifteen-yard gain
and Bergh was sent over for a Sc
cond touchdown, Peirce again kick
ing goal. After the kickoff Normal
held the visitors for downs, and a
series of end runs netted them a
third touchdown, Moser carrying
the ball over. Peirce missed goal.
The score at the close of the first
quarter was II to 0 in favor of the
locals. New candidates were tried
out on the Normal team i'll the fol-
lowing quarters and the game was
more even. Moser scored a touch
down in the second quarter and Fol-
ey added points by kicking goal,
giving the pedagogues total of rs
points at the close of the first half.
The play shifted back and forth over
the center of the field during the
third quarter, neither side scoring.
In the last quarter Normal scored
three touchdowns, making the final
score IL to 0.
Although hopelessly outclassed,
the Red Wing boys put up plucky
fight, playing a clean, Snappy game
from start to finish. This was their
first game this season and their de-
feat should not discourage them.
They will undoubtedly give a good
account of themselves in games with
teams of their class. They played
much better and header game
than the Hastings eleven did against
the Normal.
The following players represented
the local school Tuesday: Peirce, r.
e.; Fletcher and Shaw, r. t.; Fuller,
r. e; Reagan, c.; Ginsbach andBaird,
|. g.; Cooke, l. t.; Fletcher, |. e.;
Bliss, a.; Bergh, |. h.; Moser, f. b.;
Condit, r. h.
The Normal team has in line
game with the Superior Normal,
which if arranged for, will be one
of the star attractions for the local
gridiron. Superior is to play re-
turn game at New Richmond the
28th of next month and wishes to
come here on Friday, the 9th.
Local enthusiasts will be anxious to
see this game played.
Next Saturday afternoon, on high
school campus, will be played the
game which will undoubtedly attract
more local interest than any of the
season-High School VS.. Normal.
There is very little opportunity to
get a line on the outcome of this
game. The high school eleven has
not vet been seen in action, and the
pedagogues, in their two games,
have not had enough opposition to
show what they can develop The
high school admirers say that the
pedagogues have sad surprise a.
waiting them; while, on the other
hand, Normal expects an easy vic
tory. 1t is generally conceded that
the local high will prove stronger
than either Hastings of Red Wing.
The lineup for the high school will
be picked from the following can
didates:
In the back6eld, Ben Maier, Jeff
Smith, Elliott Fessenbecker, John
Hunter, Ward Winton and Thor.
Severson.
In the line Earl Chinook, Rob
WATSON, Louis Manion, Neal Tay.
ar, William Scroggie, John Kuehnl,
Bion Elliott, George Manion, Will
Dawson, Stanley Baird, Richard,
Smith, Douglass Smith, Theodore
Corson, Herbert Loucks, Stanley
Dopkins.