Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-11-16
WEBSTER CITY
DEFEATS ALTOONA
--
Coach sifert's Football Eleven Win
by Decisive Margin Oyer
Their Upstate OPP
ponents.
SCORE THREE roucHDowns
Victory Assures Webster City Team
Of Ranking in Boone Valley
District.
SCORE THREE ToUcHDowNs

The local high school football
team brought the home season OF
1915 to a close Friday afternoon,
celebrating the event in most ap-
proved fashion by downing their an
Gent rivals from Algona. The score
was the impressive one of Fl to G.
With all the regularity of German
military drive, the Webster City boys
carried the ball across the chalk line
once in every quarter after the first,
and each time Harold Lanes depend
able toe added the extra point from
goal-kick.
The contest was a striking ex-
ample Of the fact that football as
played nowadays is game of skill
and head-work, rather than Of
beef" Although the Webster City
squad was out-weighed both on the
line and in the back-feld, Algona
could do nothing against it. WeD-
ster City made first downs 10 times
to their opponents 3, and in scrim-
mage, exclusive Of return of kicks,
Melted 253 yards to Algona's 68. Dur
ing the last half, Algona netted only
Is yards in scrimmage, and at the
rate the local offense was sweeping
down the field at the finish, the pros
sDect for more Webster City scores
cooked bright, indeed. At the wish
tors request, the playing period had
cen only 10-minute quarters, the
7est limit allowed by the official
G. IS.
uRiverside park gridiron was in ex-
ptlent shape after the recent rains.
pfth the exception Of two or three
csppery spots, and the cool, snappy
oimosphere made the day ideal for
e'otball. The largest home crowd Of
sie season witnessed the game.
cThe entire team, especially the
me, showed noticeable improvement
over their work Of last week, when
Humboldt, previously defeated by
Algona, caught the local squad in a
slump and held them to to tie.
Coach Sifert, after the game, ex-
pressed himself as pleased at the
showing made by his proteges, NEIL
tioning particularly Gilmore's star
exhibition Of open field running,
Froning's work at the guard posi-
ton, and Lanes fine defensive work.
The victory over Algona regains
for the Purple and Gold some of the
prestige lost in the Humboldt game
last week, and assures Webster City
of favorable ranking in the Boone
Valley district. Webster City has
been indicated by Boone Valley
team this year. While the champion
ship undoubtedly belongs to Fort
Dodge, the conquerors of West High
OF Des Moines, second honors must
be conceded either to Webster City
or Eagle Grove. Both these teams
defeated Boone by the same margin
-21 points-and both defeated A.
COMA decisively. While Eagle Groves
margin over the latter was 80, COM
pared with Webster City's FL. the
shortness of the periods in Fri
days game and the absence of AL
Rona's stars from the Eagle Grove
game must be taken into considera-
ton. Webster City has also defeated
Nevada, Lake City and Iowa Falls:
held Spirit Lake, the undisputec
champions Of northwest Iowa, to II
score Of % to z, and lost to East Des
Moines 13 to 0.
The game In detail:
Algona won the toss and defend
ed the north goal. Greenwood kick
ed 40 yards: Algona returned and
made first downs in four attempts.
Here the Webster City team put up
a concrete wall defense. and Algona
kicked. Gilmore returned Is. Al
coma here was penalized for off-sidc.
A pass failed. and the Quarterback
called a place kick. which went short
and wide of the goal. Gilmore re-
turned the ball to the 30-yard line.
Consistent gains by France carried
the ball into Algona territory, but
Algona stubbornly opposed further
progress and Lane attempted DROP
kick from the 40-yard line. 1t was
short and Algona recovered. On the
first play Lane tackled Algona's iett
half for an S-yard loss. and Algona
,,,r+ed 40 Yards. A 12-yard return
left the ball in the center Of the Held
when the quarter ended.
A pass was incomplete, but spratt