Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-10-08
NOT EVEN GOOD PRACTICE

M # EVEN 0OOD PRACTICE
First Football Game Of Season Last
Saturday Proved to be a Farce.
Night football was inaugurated in
this city last Saturday evening when
the teams representing the Paynes.
Vile and Willmar high schools met in
what every one believed would be a
good exhibition of the game, but it
turned out to be almost anything else
one cared to call it. II
Benson was scheduled to play here.
but following their ancient custom.
they cancelled the game, after all ar
rangements had been completed. Az
they cancelled at late date the To-
Gals were forced to take what thew
could get, rather than to 20 without
| a game. .-s-. -.
The game was scheduled to begin
at three O'Clock and at the appointed
time a good sized crowd was at the
grounds to see the boys perform in
their first game of the year. It seems
that the visiting team: made the trip
in three autos, and somewhere along
the route two of these autos broke
down. The advance guard of the
Paynesville bunch arrived on time,
and reported that the rest would
come as soon as the damage was re-
paired. It must have been a bad
breakdown as it was S o'clock before
they got here. Most Of the crowd had
been home to supper and returned
when the game was finally started at
$3.50.
Paynesville kicked to Willmar and
the ball nestled snugly against the
chest of Walter Erickson. Realizing
that it was fast becoming dark, and
that the game couldn't be completed
"Eckie'' decided the best plan was to
score as many points as possible, as
early in the game as possible, so he op-
ened wide the throttle and shot down
the field like blue streak with the
Paynesville bunch in vain pursuit, and
in less time than it takes to tell it
Willmar had six points. That was the
beginning, and before the end Of the
20 minutes of actual play was over
Willmar had scored touchdowns
while Paynesville had made just two
| first downs. Eckie's run settled the
game, as what little hope Paynesville
had, faded from view after that first
score. The score at the end of the
first quarter was $50; after short
intermission the slaughter was con-
tinued and before another ten min
utes had been played the score was
run up to $40. All this time Paynes-
vile was trying their hardest, but
with so light team, and such little
practice as they had had this year,
they were unable to do much.
One thing they worked couple of
forward passes, and light as their
line was the locals were unable to
break thru and get the man making
the pass.
No Willmar man was a star in this
contest. When called upon to carry
the ball player couldn't help but
make from 10 to 80 yards, and some
times more.
Myron Cramer ran the team from
the quarter back position and his
work was made easy, as every play he
called was a ground gamer.
The interference of the locals, from
formation was very poor. The man
with the ball nearly always ran away
from the interference he did have, but
as general thing he didn't have any.
The gains were made mostly because
the man carrying the ball was faster
than the Paynesville bunch and could
as rule, run away from them. Such
may not be the case always, however,
and lack Of interference will tell in
later games unless it is connected.
The large score run up was due
more to great disability on the part
Of the visitors than to any extraordi-
nary work by the locals.
The locals lined up as follows: Lars
Petersen and Styles, ends; Limperich
and Norling, tackles; Aim and Os-
mundson, guards; Roy Carlson, cen
ter; Cramer, quarterback; Yarrow
and Holt, halfbacks; Erickson, full
back. During the course of the game
Severinson, Conway and Cecil John
son got into the play.
AS good stiff practice game this
contest was rank failure, and a
bunch of scrubs could have been
picked up around town who would
have made the high school at least ex,
~
them a good chance to try out their
plays.