Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-10-28
RAPIDS WINS
FROM RIPON
High School Boys Trim College
Athletics rs to O.

In the presence of a few real foot
ball fans, the Rapids high school team
trimmed team from Ripon college,
Saturday afternoon by q score of % to
10.
Spectacular end rund by McSwain,
quarterback runs by Chamberlain
end runs by Doloway-the catching of
forward passes and made by Levin
m ade an interesting game.
Ripon kicked of to the Rapids 80
yard line aud were penalized five
yards for being off side. Forward
passes, end runs and line plunges car
ried the ball to Ripon'S five yard line,
where the collegians held for downs
Attempts to puncture the Rapids:line
failed and the Rips had to kick. Ra-
pids carried the ball back again, this
time for a touch down. Goal was
kicked Score. Rapids 7; Ripon 0.
The same thing over again and Nc
Swain goes over for the second touch
down. Ball is punted out and goal is
| kicked. Score. Rapids Ia; Ripon 0.
Rapids kicked off. Rips brought ball
back Is yards and lost it to the Rap
| ids. Rapids makes Is yards around
left end and on the next scrimmage
loses Is yards on tumble, Fadner
went in at right end in place Of
Starks. McSwain made 30 yards
round Rips left end. Ripon gets ball
on own 30 yard line.
Second quarter. Rips ball on own
30 yard line. Can't gain thru line
punt to Rapids 10 yard line. Nc
Swain makes 80 yards around Rips
left end. Ripon gets ball and punts
50 yards. Rapids ball on own 10 yard
line, Doloway around left end for "a
yards. Rapids kicks, Ripon fumbles
and Rapids gains possession OF ball.
Chapman in place of Kluge. Doloway
makes another run around left end
making 20 yards. Forward pass car
ries ball to Rips yard line where the
collegians hold for downs RipOn
kicks 40 Yards Half ends with Rap
ids in possession of ball on own 80
yard line. Score, Rapids IA; Ripon o.
Rapids kicks off to Rips 20 yard line
Ripon advances ball TO Rapids 40 yard
line Rapids holds for downs, Rap
ids fumbles and Deyo falls on ball on
/ ID oE "a apr a in
makes 26Nsrds around right end. Ri
pons hold on Is yard line and makes
two forward passes netting % yards.
Chamberlain intercepts the next pass
McSwain tears off another 20 yards a
round left end. Toward pass to Le-
vim advances ball 20 yards more
Chamberlain goes thru line for 10
yards. Another forward pass to Lee
vim and he carries ball over for touch
down. Goal not kicked. Score Rap
ids 20, Ripon 0. Quarter ends with
ball in Ripons possession on own 40
yard line.
Last quarter RipOn's ball on own
40 yard line. Ripon kicks to Rapids
80 yard line. Rapids returns punt to
Ripons 20 yard line. Ripon punts "a
gain. Rapids ball on own 81 yard
line. Forward pass nets 20 yards and
McSWain goes thru line for five more,
Ripon holds for downs on 10 yard line.
| Ripon fumbles ball and regains it on
Ripons yard line. Rapids blocks at
! tempt to kick and scores touch down.
Ball carried out. Doloway allows ball
| to touch ground and no goal is kicked.
Score Rapids rs, Ripon 0. The rest of
| the game was similar to what had
gone before, with the Rapids keeping
the ball in Ripon territory and the
whistle blew when Rapids had the
bail on Ripon's one yard line.
The Rapids team has improved
wonderfully since the Wausau game,
the boys play with snap and conf
dence The line is stone wall and
the way the backs tore around the
ends and went through the line was
something pretty to see. While it
was one sided, il was a rippon good
game.