The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-11-17
Madison Wins In
Game on Local Field
Redwood Boys Allow Personal Feel
ings to Disorganize Team Work;
Game Given Away
MADISON Is; REWOOD 0
Individual Plays Good But Team Fails
to Get Together; Game Sad
Disappointment
(By The Reporter.l

(By The Reporter.)
Madison came as losers and went
away as victors. Therein is told
enough of the sad story of last Sat-
urday's game. With a team which
had suffered two defeats and won only
two games so far this season, and
with some green players in their line
up the visitors put up the gamiest
scrap seen on the local gridiron this
season and swamped Redwood's pow
erful team by score of Is to 0. Madi-
son deserves great credit for their VIC
tory. From the first toot Of the
whistle until time was called an hour
and half later, Madison fought with
ferocity always characteristic when
ever that team meets Redwood. 1t is
an open admission on the part Of the
friends from the west that the game
Redwood is the goal toward which they
direct all the seasons efforts. Other
games, be they victories or defeats
are merely sincidental to this one game.
Madison never expected to win, for
they have heard of the great prowess
of the local team in its big sweep o.
shut-outs run against opponents this
fall. Redwood on the other hand was
not over confident Of the results and
looked for the usual hard struggle,
but, comparative scores at least as
sured the locals Of their long chances
on the final results. sFs
Then why, this defeat? To this
query; there is only one answer, name
ly the lack Of team, work on the part
Of the Redwood aggregation. The har-
mony Of effort and the precision Of
execution OF plays SO characteristics
of the locals1in previous games was
entirely absent. The team has been
shifted in it's lineup considerably the
past. two weeks, but. there is no rea-
son in this for the poor showing made.
It was merely and regretfully the
failure of the team to get together.
Madison made its score by two drop
kicks and a touch down with accom-
panying goal kick. At the end of the
first half the score stood to 0, and
not until the last period of the game
ibid the rest Of the score mount up.
Madison run their plays from shift
formations entirely and gave splendid
interference Fer the backs.
! Redwood lost good chance to score
when in the third period Max Stevens
got away on tackle smash for about
fifty yards placing the ball on The
twenty yard inc, and there to be held
for downs. Steele with two weeks
practise opened the game at quarter,
but was Obliged to go back to his old
position at center when Wallace, Stew
art left the game in the third period
with broken noce. Ingolf Stensvad
was shifted to tackle to replace Wal
lace. John Hustad. played his first
game of football and showed the stuff
of 3 coming player. He will prob
ably substitute for Stewart in the re-
maining games.
1 There is little post norton conso-
lation in such literary platitudes
as Every cloud has its silver lining
and "Hope crushed to earth shall rise
again." However there is still the
warrior spirit throbbing in the veins
of the members of the team. Like
4 Banco's ghost the team will not stay
downed. The fellows have taken their
defeat hard, and are eager for an
other fray to show what stuff they
have on the comeback. 1t is to fight,
fight, fight, win or lose that they go
into the game with Humbolt high Of
st. Paul on Friday of this week.
4 Editors Note: From reports heard
on every eide; it is evidsnt that the
public feels that Max Stevens could
s be played regularly with much bene-
fit to the work Of the ttcam. When
lever Max has had an opportunity he
Fl has shown NAKED abiFty- and his adj
!. S:mirers steadily incrsasesin number.
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