Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-12-01


the Alumni football team .triumphed
over the high school team in the an
nual game played on Thanksgiving
Day. The game this year was the
hardest fought Of the three, the final
score being 13 to 0. Scoring one
touchdown in the first period and an
other in the second, the high school
played the winners on even terms
thruout the last half. At one time
in the last period it seemed as tho
the losers would certainly score, but
the Alumni line braced and held for
downs, when the high school had but
one yard to make on the last down.
The winners used both the old and
new style football all to good advan-
tage. The second touchdown was the
result Of a pretty forward pass from
Carlson to Nordstrom, who was be-
hind the goal line. A spread play was
particularly effective at ground gain
ing for the Alumni. The high school
used a phase of the Minnesota shift,
but it failed to gain with any regular
ity against the Alumni line, and in
the last half they resorted to their old
style formations. They worked sew.
eral pretty forward pass plays, but
never really threatened to score. Each
team was forced to kick the same
number of times.
Nordstrom, Archie Carlson and Paul
Holt were the chief cogs in the Of
Tense of the Alumni, while Gust Thun.
stedt and Reuben Anderson, guard
md to- l111 ~s~~1@A
side of the line, took great pleasure
in breaking thru, and spilling high
school plays before they we're fairly
started. For the high school,, each
member of the backfeld gained
ground, Randall Stockwell shooting
off tackle and around end for some
particularly good gains. Limperich
returned one kick off past the center
of the field before he was downed.
The work of Referee Nelson was
good. He handled the game alone
with the exception of a headlinesman
and there was no kick on any decis
ion. Following is the detail of the
play, as it was gathered by Frank
Sather, war correspondent:
FIRST QUARTER.
Conway won the toss and chose tC
defend the west goal, receiving the
kick. Hengstler kicked to Limperich
who returned about ten yards. Mel
son made yards thru tackle. Larson
fumbled but Conway recovered the
ball. Nelson failed to gain around
end. Limperich punted to Carlson on
the Is yard line. A forward pass
from Carlson to Nordstrom gained &c
yards. Alumni fumbled but recov.
cred for gain of three yards. Holt
went thru right guard for 10 yards
Carlson shot off right tackle for 6
yards. Holt made 2 yards. Nord
strom went around right end for q
yard. 1t was fourth down, a yard to
go. Carlson made first down off left
tackle. Holt added three yards thru
the line. Holt failed to gain. Nord;
strom went off right tackle for the
first score of the game. Hengstler
kicked goal. Score, Alumni, Z; High
School, 0.
Hengstler kicked to. Stockwell who
returned to the 80 yard line. Larson
lost on try at end. Limperich made
around end. Limperich added a
yard thru tackle. Nelson made two
thru tackle. The Alumni took the
ball one downs, just as time was call
ed for the first quarter
SECOND QUARTER.
Carlson made yards on a wide end
run. Hengstler made three thru left
guard. Hengstler went: thru the same
place for II more. Nordstrom added
8 around end. Carlson went thru left
guard for yards. On a delayed buck
Holt went over center for S yards
Nordstrom made one thru tackle. Holt
went thru center for four yards. Holt
failed to gain. 1t was fourth down
with the goal line but three yards
away, and Carlson shot a nice pass
to Nordstrom for the score. Hengstle,
missed goal. Score Alumni, 10; High
School, 0.