Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-10-14
THE RESULTS AT
THE RAPIDS.
Local Boys Play Hard Fought Game
Only to End the Afternoon with the
Score o to Second Team is Beaten
but Play SplendidlY.-Ra Rapids Players
Outweigh Red and White.

/ "iCOliiOOH Tie w duSau HFSI anu SeCOiiu
teams played two close exceptionally
interesting football games Both the
| first and the second teams left Satur-
DAY morning on the 1915, arriving al
| The Rapids at about dinner time and
from various stories told by members
OF the party ell hurried to the hotel
where a dinner of unusual size was
easily consumed. Following the mid
day meal the football players hurried
to make themselves ready for the
game while number of the party
were very kindly shown through the
Grand Rapids high school which they
say cannot compare to the one at
home, though our southern neighbors
are ahead of US in that they have a
beautiful new building for domestic
science and manual training. The
afternoon opened at two o'clock.
The first quarter of the first team
game was opened when the Rapids
players kicked to the locals. All
Through the first quarter, as well as
through the entire game, the ball
was kept in the middle of the field,
no one team having many chances to
score. Only about three times was
the sphere over the thirty yard line
but not once was either team able to
secure the much desired and worked
for touchdown. During the entire
hrSG team game there was not one
forward pass which was successfully
carried through nor was their hardly
single long run. The game was one
of mighty hard playing from the be-
ginning to the end During the last
second of the first half Carl Laatsch
caught a punt behind the goal line
and was tackled there For a time
the local players were disappointed as
they thought that this would give
the Rapids two points but upon
examination of the rule book it was
found that the boys had the wrong
idea. The first half ended With the
score to 0.
During the second half both teams
fought to the finish both having hopes
of victory. The game was one of
the best played in this district for
some time, the teams being very
evenly matched though the Grand
Rapids players outweighed the Red
and White by several pounds to the
man. The second half was just about
the same as the first except that the
locals, who perhaps had been a little
outplayed during that period, came
back with great aggressiveness and
seemed to brace up, taking the honors
of this half with them. The defense
of our opponents was mighty difficult
TO break through as every one who
was in tie game can tell and the
locals must have worked to the limit
to prevent the Rapids from scoring
In both halves the Rapids players
fumbled considerably but there were
no very good results. Luck seemed to
go against the team through the last
half for toward the latter part of the
third quarter Charles Pond ran down
the field for a touchdown but just as
the goal was reached the referes
whistle was heard and consequently
no points were allowed here Also at
the very end of the fourth quarter
Pond drop kicked but now also the
whistle was heard and the game ended
with a shut out for both teams.
Only one more second would have
been needed to have given a third
victory to the high school boys and
they deserved it considering the
many things that are given up that
they may help the school put good
team in The field. Following was the
lineup of the first team.
Clau lie Smith. |. e. Myron Duncan. c.
Albert Mohr. +. e. Carl Laatsch. q. b. q
Ben Hudtloh. en-, T. t. Irving ,Simonson and
Joe Pope, |. l. Alfred Crandall, T. h.
Fred Genrich, |. g. Charles Pond f. b.
Irving Weinkopf, I. g. Otto Eggebrecht, l. h.
The second team game although
very interesting was not as fast as
the first. The first quarter opened
with the second team receiving the
kick off from the Rapids players. The
locals then lost the ball and the
quarter ended with score to 0.
The Grand Rapids players having
gotten one touch down over the line.
The second quarter seemed also to
favor the Rapids and the locals could
get no scores, while their opponents
boosted their total to Is. The last
half was much closer than the first.
Both the locals frightened and neither
team scored. The only forward passes
of the day were worked by members
of the second team of WauSau high
school. D0onan to Johnson and
Doonan to Sloan these were success
full in so far as quite a game resulted.
A final outcome of the game was
Grand Rapids ID, Wausau D. The
following boys took part in this game:
Norman Johnson, Frank Raab,
Charles Conklin, Albert Halder,
Ernest Pearson, Clement Olson, Wal
ter Zank, Wilbur Johnson, Claude
Shuttle, Thomas Halder, Edward
Sloan and William Doonan.
Next Saturday the first team will
go to Stevens Point where another
very interesting game will be staged.
The locals have very good chance
for the district championship, and
every member of the team is doing
its utmost to improve the playing.
and this is being done Several boys
and girls accompanied the two teams
to Grand Rapids SIS and a
number expect to go to me Foint
The Misses Elizabeth Mathie, Clara
Ruder, Florence Wilson, Margaret
Laut, Norma Edmonds. Mary Duff,
Magdelin komerS, Mesdames Geurich
and Duncan and the MeSsrs. Komers
and Bells accompanied the football
team To Grand Rapids, returning
home Saturday and Sunday.