River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-11-09
FOOT BALL
NORMAL WINS EXCITING CONTEST


The Normal football team had a
lively tussle Saturday with the team
from the Stout Institute. The
Stout team was made up of big,
husky fellows that knew some foot
ball and the Normal team did we'll
to win. The Stout team, according
to their own statement, averaged
40 pounds, which is nearly 20
pounds heavier than the Normal
team, the weight of the latter aggre-
cation in suits being an average of
153 pounds. The Stout team had
plenty of speed and seemed to know
the game Their most conspicuous
failure was in the kicking depart
ment. Their punts were short and
the man running the team lost the
ball on downs frequently in the
middle of the field, failing to kick
on third down. Excepting this fea-
ture of the game the Stout team put
up a good article of football
Normal scored first when Condit
went through left tackle for a touch
down after four minutes of play.
PIERCE failed at goal. On the kick
off after this score, Anderson, the
big, speedy left half of the Stout
team, received the bali and ran
through the entire Normal team for
a touchdown. The first period of
play ended with the score 5 and S.
Early in the second quarter an &C.
curate forward pass from a Stout
back was received by Stout left
end who eluded Bergh and ran 80
yards for a touchdown. Goal was
kicked and the score stood Stout II,
Normal 5. Normal received the
ball from the kickoff and by straight
football advanced to Stout 20-yard
line. Here Condit was injured and
left the game, being replaced by
Kohler. Stout held and Foley
scored a drop kick from the 25-yard
line. Score, Stout IL, Normal g..
The first half ended with the ball
on the Stout 40-yard line in posses
e;o. of 4ho Norm al
In the fourth quarter the Normal
team scored the winning touch
down. End runs varied with bucks
through tackle carried the ball to
the Stout Is yard line. Here for
ward pass, Keith to Bergh, carried
the ball to the Stout one yard line
and on the next play Moser went
around right end for a touchdown.
PIERCE failed at goal and the score
stood to the end of the game Nor
NAL Is, Stout IL.
Sensational end runs by Ander-
son and some brilliant forward
passes featured the Stout playing.
Otherwise their gains were few.
THE Normal line held we'll in pinch
es and few gains of consequence
were made through it. Bergh's end
runs during the last part of the
game and Moser's and Condit's
dashes off tackle gained the yards
for the Normal team. Kohler's
work on defense was satisfactory
but on offense the absence of Con-
dit was felt seriously. With ex-
perience no doubt Kohler will de-
velop into a good half, his work on
the scrubs having been good.
Most of the game was played in
Stout territory, the ball being carried
time and again close to their goal
line. Toward the end of the second
half Moser carried the ball over but
was called back by the referee. The
game was clean and we'll played
and was free from wrangling.
Referee, Wolf; umpire, Ames.
This Saturday the team plays
La Crosse Normal at La Crosse
The team will be weakened by the
loss of Condit and Sherburne but
will give a good account of itself
nevertheless.
We have a car of bulk apples on
track, for sale at 75c per bushel
Haddow & Sansburn.
At Taggart's you get a SIS .0C
photograph for $40 90 Double
disc records only Csc.
FREE-Till all are gone, a Rexall
Dime saver to every buyer at this
week end special sale. Taggart' s
Rexall Drug store.
Mrs. Nellie Hutchinson who has
been spending several months with
friends in this city left to-day for
her home in Minneapolis.
James Hayden, who had been
employed as tailor at A. C. Laue's
shop, left Friday for Des Moines,
Ia, where he has similar employ
ment.