The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-10-20
Visitors Took Game by Score of
TO after Mighty Stiff
Game
BEST GAME IN YEARS
Local Boys Show Splendid Cali
bre and Sportsmanship;
Fans Delighted


Fans Delighted
Minnesota and Dakota met on
the gridiron at the fair grounds
Saturday when the local high
school team entertained the far
and-widely- heralded aggregation
from Bookings, S. D. For three
quarters and until within the
last eight minutes of the game,
both teams held their goal lines
inviolable, when the break Of the
attack CHANGED to allow Brook
ings a winning dive for touch
down. The like of the game has
never been seen here before in a
high school contest, although
Redwood witnessed a similar
battle last year when the team
from McAlester played here at
Thanksgiving.
Bookings arrived Friday
night, fourteen strong, accom-
panied by their coach Mr.. Gil
lepsie, and by Mr.. Smith, their
official. Some of their erthu-
siastic supporters drove through
in car Friday. A reception ten
dered the visiting and local
squads that evening by the
Junior girls under the direction
of the lady members of the high
school faculty created a splendid
feeling of good fellowship and
spirit for the coming game.
Saturday showed up weather
decidedly hostile to Redwood's
prospects. The mornings rain,
continuing until two o'clock in
the afternoon reduced the size
of a probably large crowd. From
a financial standpoint this rain
was disastrous. However, by the
time the game started, a fair
sized bunch of local fans had
gathered, and more continued to
arrive. After all, the crowd was
an Immense one for the kind of
a day.
Game Is On
About 2:2O both teams can
tered out on the field. Following
a preliminary warm-up. the
teams lined up. Bookings had
won the toss, but decided to kick
off to Redwood. It was evident
from this that the visitors ex-
pected to hold Redwood for
downs and with the ball in our
territory, rip through a touch
down.
The first half was decidedly
Redwood's game. Bookings was
thrown into CONSERVATION. They
had fully expected to score with
in the first five minutes of play.
In fact, it is their slogan to win
their game in that first dash, a
reputation they have maintained
almost without exception the
past three years. During the
first half both sides were forced
to punt few times.
At the beginning Of the sec
ond period with Redwood in pos
sessing Of the ball within their
own twenty yard line at the west
goal, a procession eastward was
started. Repeated smashes into
the center of Bookings heavy
line and off tackle, in which the
whole backfield with the help OF
Corcoran and WEIGH at tackle
participated, carried the ball al.
most seventy yards before
Bookings braced against the
onslaught.
Second Half
In the second half, Brookings
came back strong. Their rushes
swept Redwood off their feet anc
for a few minutes the ball was
kept in local territory continu.
ously. The strategy of the enemy
consisted of battering the line
end runs and passes failing fol
them. Toward the middle Of the
fourth period Redwood gained
/ noccnccion IF Tho hall at their
own twenty yard line. On the
fourth down with one and one
half yards to 60 a punt forma-
ton was called. Then it was de
cided to take the chances for the
gain and a smash was driven on
tackle close by the side lines
Bookings suddenly became in.
spired. Behind beautiful inter.
ference, Wexler plowed through
the line again and again unit,