Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-10-20

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On Saturday afternoon of this
week, the local high school football
team will meet the fast Renville team.
The visitors come with the reputation
of having fast, shifty team we'll vers.
ed in modern football, and one that
will prove hard nut for the Willmar-
ties to crack. Let every loyal rooter
be on hand to do his best to help the
locals bring home the bacon. The
game will begin at $3.50, and the usual
prices OF admission will be charged.
One week from Friday is the date
eagerly being awaited by the high
school football enthusiasts of this city.
On that date the first game of the
series with Litchfeld will be played,
in this city. Each year the game with
Litchfield is the one which the locals
want to win, more than any other con-
test on the schedule. With the excep-
ton of the annual contest on Thanks
giving Day with the Alumni, this game
always aWakens more interest than
any other played. This season seems
to be no exception to the rule, and it
is probable that the largest crowd of
recent years will assemble to see the
battle between these ancient rivals.
The game will be called at three thir-
ty o'clock.
with a view to cOnquering Litch-
field, Coach Bender is spending all his
energies in perfecting a defense to
cope successfully with the phase of
the celebrated Minnesota shift, used
almost exclusively by Litchfeld. St..
Cloud was unable to fathom this for
nation until near the end Of the first
half with the result that Litchfield
scored three tOuchdowns in that time
and won the game Is to 20.
According to the city papers today,
a protest has been lodged against
Captain Lorin Scion, the great full
back on the University of Minnesota
football team, by the University of
Chicago. Scion is charged with having
played professional base ball at Hav-
re, Mont, the past summer Author
tiles at the University are Investigate
ing the report, and a thorough inves-
tigation will be made in few days.
With the close of the base ball sea-
son last Wednesday, at the conclus-
ion of the worlds series, the eyes of
the sport world for the next few
weeks will be turned toward football.
On Saturday of this week, Minnesota
plays Iowa at Minneapolis, and next
week the team journeys to Champagne
for the battle with the champion Illini.
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but on the 18th Chicago plays at Min
neapolis for the only big game Of the
home season. This game is being
coming by Alumni of the institution,
will attend the game.
Basket ball begins to loom up in the
distance, and the present outlook is
for highly successful season in this
city. The high school this year will
be represented by the fastest team
ever gotten together at the local
school, and from the looks Of things
will have everything their own way
in this district, unless Madison and
Alexandria develop unexpected
strength.
Hutchinson base ball fans are al
ready looking forward to next year
and have made a good start for anoth
er championship team by signing uI
Lefty Shirley, the old Carleton pitch
er, for 1916. He pitched most of this
season at Hutchinson and won nearly
every time he started, holding the
Minneapolis team to 2 to win.