Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-22
NEW HAMPTON HIGH WINS.
Decorah III. S. Football Team Lost
to New Hampton, Score II to 6.

The DEBORAH nigh school foot ball
team fell before the fast aggrega-
ton of players from New Hampton
at the fair grounds here last Friday.
by a score of l / to 6. Following is
the lineup Of tha teams:
New Hampton DEBORAH
L. Shaffer, re. Schlatter Capt. re.
Donovan, Hardy, TT. Anderson, IT.
kr9uger, rs. Storla, rg.
johnson, C. Meyrick c.
Gray, lg. McAndrews, harrington, lg.
striker, 1t. Glesne, 1t.
Roarty, lie. Evans. le
Rink, q. Gene Marsh, q
IG. Shaffer, rh. Qualley. rh.
Rathbun, (CapD H. Francis Marsh In.
Schnurr, f. Swezey, f.
Touchdowns: Swezey, Shaffer,
,Schnurr. Goal Kicks Schnurr (2y.
Time of quarters: II, II, II, IL.
Some Notes of the Game.
Hard luck seems to be still fol.
lowing the boys, as Evans one of the
stars of the team suffered a fractur-
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over half of the game in this condi-
ton however an caught a long pass
which enabled DEBORAH to make her
touchdown
There was goodlsized crowd out
to the game despite the fact that
the temperature was 20.
The High School lads played the
classiest football they have shown
so far this season, and as everyone
remarked after the game, have
shown wonderful improvement, in
tackling, carrying the ball, and in
interference.
Storla at guard did exceptionally
well, playing against Gray the 22O
pound guard, who wasn't all fat by
any means either.
Qualley, SweZoy and Schlatter did
well carrying the ball. The whole
team seems to have learned its game
better and plays with more enthusi-
asm than exhibited in earlier games.
The game was clean and interest
ing to the spectators, who forgot the
cold in the excitement, as the play
was very close at all times.
New Hampton made the first
touchdown in the first quarter, by
straight football from the middle of
the field. In the third quarter De-
corah got the ball to New Hamp-
tons 20 yard line on long pass to
Evans. From this point in seven
downs, line smashes and end runs
| by Qualley and SweZey, put the ball
across the goal
Towards the end of play ii was
ICn n ri hot ~, h. l..
Hampton carried the ball 60 yards
up the field and across for a touch
down. Goal was kicked after time
was up. The referee depended up
on other officials, not being at the
spot himself, to decide whether
Rink, the new Hampton quarter
back was down before he reached
the goal or not. Several of the
New Hampton players, however, in
Gliding Rink say it was not a touch
down.
But then whether the score was
to q or IA to 6, Coach Heller is well
satisfied with marked Improvement
of the boys and their fine playing
despite the absence of Gregg and
Hansen from injuries.
Next Friday is Cresco here. For
a change the III. S. authorities Prom
Use that the game will start prompt
ly at O'Clock as advertised and not
minute later. An official from Up
per Iowa will referee
A good many of the stores have
signitied their intention of closing
up from till on account of the
game.
This is the last game of the sea-
son on the home grounds and with
Cresco. Everyone should turn out
and help the boys try their best TO
beat the old rivals from the next
county. 1t may be interesting to
note that in the last ten or twelve
years DEBORAH High School has not
beaten Cresco in football. In 1910
the score was tie in one game, but
that is the best that has been done.
Coach Heller announces that |
Gregg may play Francis Marsh |
probably will play, but that Hansen
and Evans will under no condition |
enter the game. The boys will fight |
all the harder en- account of this I
handicap Heller says, and does not |
expect the score to be disgrace by |
my means.