Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-10-22
LOCALS LOSE GAME TO WINDOW
High School Football Team Defeated
at Montevideo Last Saturday.

The local high school football team
travelled to Montevideo last Saturday
afternoon for their first out-of-town
game OF the season. When the smoke
Of battle cleared away the score was
1876 in favor Of the Institute team.
The Institute bunch have had the
benefit Of very efficient coaching all
year, the work being done by Dr.. L.
G. Smith, former Minnesota fullback.
Coupled with this and the fact that
they outweighed Willmar anywhere
from 10 to Is pounds to the man, it's
q wonder the score was not larger.
The trip was made in Smiths big
auto truck and althV they started
early so the boys could have good
rest before the game, the hard bumps
they got told on them in the game and
they were not in the best OF shape to
do themselves justice. They were not
without enthusiastic rooters however,
as the Montevideo high school bunch
was at the game and yelled for Will
mar. The rivalry over there seems
to be as bad as the local high school
and the Seminary. ts "
At the start Of the game the two
teams battled evenly for a few min
utes and then the superior weight of
the home team began to show and
they carried the ball down the field.
An occasional forward pass was sand
wiched in and in the closing minutes
Of the quarter touchdown was
made, as the result Of a forward
pass. The second quarter showed
both teams at it, hammer and tongs.
A series Of end runs and forward
passes carried the ball near the
Monte goal line, where Yarrow re-
ceived pass from Erickson and
crossed the line. y
Window scored. in this period also,
when they had no license to do so.
The Window bunch took the ball
down the field to the three yard line
and there lost it. Why quarterback
Cramer was ordered to play an end
around end, with the ball on their
own three yard line will never be
known. However, it was played and
the ball fumbled, rolling behind the
Willmar goal where a Window man
fell on it for more points.
Again in the third quarter Window
scored, as the result of forward
pass. This was their last score Of
the day. as the locals fought hard
during the last quarter and more than
held their own. zs:. = .5.. 5.... &.
AS was predicted the interference
|sof the locals, when up against q good
team was absolutely worthless, and
the man carrying the ball was forced
to go alone. Several forward pass
plays would have worked had the
pass been few inches higher. Time
and again Willmar man was loose,
but the pass was not high enough
and Window player intercepted it.
It would seem that change in the
line up, shifting Holt to full back,
and Erickson to half back, would
strengthen the offense as at half
back Eckie could work his quick dart
ing runs just off tackle and end as
he did last year. He is the best open
| field runner on the team and advan-
tage should be taken of this.
Harold Styles at right end was the
star of the Window game, his de-
fensive work being Of the best. Time
and again he broke up plays, directed
at his end Of the line. Myron ran
the team for three periods, and Alfred
Aim the fourth. Both used good
judgment, but there was tendency
on the part Of the other backfleld
men to interfere with Cramer's judg
ment.
Arrangements are under way fol
a game with Granite Falls for Sat
urday. - .-.~~ :.