Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
ANES DEFEATED
BY WEBSTER CITY
Local High School Foot Ball Team
Take Game From College
Town-Score Z to 6.


tests ever seen on the local field. the
home high school foot ball squad de-
feated the Ames aggregation Satur-
day afternoon by the close score of
z to 6. Saturdays game probably
drew the largest audience that has
ever been present at foot ball game
in this city. The visitors, besides a
large crowd of rooters, brought the
Ames band and it furnished music
for the occasion between time calls,
as well as on the streets before and
following the contest.
Daniels, Berggren, S. Sterling,
Helmick and Gilmore did the larger
part of the stellar work for the To-
Gals during the game, while Green
lee and Williams for the visitors
pulled off the startling plays. Dan
iels for the locals is credited with
the only touchdown and his receiv-
ing of passes was great.
The game opened with Ames kick
ing to the home squad. Berggren
received it and on tumble gave it
to the visitors. After one line
smash that gave them about five
yards Greenlee, fullback for Ames,
crossed the line for the first count
in about one minute play. During
the play previous to his score, the
game appeared to be one sided and
in favor of the visiting squad and
local rooters could only groan.
The second kickoff landed in the
arms of Neel and he advanced it
about 10 yards. Berggren tried a
line smash with Helmick but made
no gain. Next Daniels received a
forward pass from the quarter back
and pulled or a most spectacular
lrun of about twenty-five yards. This
play again started the enthusiasm
iof the home rooters and in a few
minutes Meyers squad seemed to
have the advantage. Helmdck and
Gilmore gained eight yards through
the Ames line and the visitors were
penahzed five yards for off side. A
tumble in the local back field gave
the Ames bunch possession of the
pigskin, but Greenlee was forced to
punt after trying three times to get
through the line. On the punt one
Of the Ames men dropped on the
oval, but tumble returned it to
Movers men. The ball was aga
given to Ames, as the locals could
not make downs. This was the only
time that Meller and his warriors
lost possession Of the pigskin in this
manner. Time was called on the To-
GALS twenty-five yard line.
The second quarter opened with
the home squad showing up in much
better form than in the first division
of play and from the start the Ames
squad seemed to be the weaker. The
college town lads were forced to
punt to Berggren who was dropped
in his tracks. Helmick gained about
eight yards by fake play and
charged with holding, the Ames boys
were penalized ten yards On FUN
BILE the locals lost about seven yards
On a forward pass Daniels made
about ten yards, but Ames seized the
ball on tumble. Greenlee was
forced to punt to the center of the
field and the whistle for time found
it in the same place
In the third quarter Berggren re-
ceived the kickoff. Here Daniels re-
ceived an almost perfect forward
flip from Berggren and started for
the goal with the entire Ames squad
on his trail. However, the fleet
footed local end could not be stop
ped and registered goal for his
team mates after about fifty yard
run. Berggren kicked perfect goal
and the score was to 6 in favor
of the home squad. Berggren kick
ed off to Williams, who was stopped
in his tracks and Greenlee punted to
Berggren. Berggren made eight
yards around the end, followed by a
large gain by Helmick through the
line. Time was called for the last
quarter,
During the last quarter the local
bunch had the ball in their territory
most of the time and by hard luck
were kept from scoring. On the first
play with the home squad in pos
session Of the oval, Daniels clipped
off twenty yards on forward pas;
and followed 1t witch thirteen morr
on the next play. Here Berggren at
tempted a place kick, but it went
wild by but few inches, MeDon-