The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-11-15
Redwood Team
Meets First Defeat
Mankato's Heavy Team And
Heavy Field Too Much
for Home Boys
PLAY GOOD BALL
Boys To Meet Madison in Grand
Contest Next Saturday,
November Is

Last Saturday the Redwood
Falls high school football team
met defeat for the first time
this year at the hands of the
heavy Mankato squad. Manka-
to however, was unable to score
a touchdown. She made two
place kicks, making
the total score Mankato 6, Red
wood Falls O.
The weather and the field
were the worst Redwood Falls
has encountered this year. A
fine, driving snow began falling
about 9 A. M. and continued UNI
til nearly 4 P. M. The snow re-
manned in the long grass on the
field to the depth of about an
inch, making fast work impos-
sible. Redwood was therefore
very much handicapped as her
greatest chance for victory was
in speed. The snow on the
ground covered the faint lines
so that the team was unable to
judge of distance gained. The
game was scheduled for two
o'clock but was delayed until
nearly 3 o'clock because of poor
management.
First Half
The battle started with the
usual line smashes and end runs,
but soon resolved itself into a
kicking game by the punters.
Twice during the first quarter
Daskam got away for long end
runs that caused the Mankatn
contingent some little worry.
These runs brought the ball
within kicking distance for Red
wood. Yackel stepped back for
a drop kick, but had the wind
against him and was rushed by
the Mankato forwards, and failed
to score. This was Redwood's
one chance. Had the attempt
been successful the whole story
might have been different. Red
wood would have been goaded on /,
to harder playing and might
have held Mankato scoreless.
The condition of the field made
open work impossible in the first
half. The ball was punted up
and down the field with no great
gains on either side. The half
ended without a score.
Second Half
In the third period the Red
wood team was forced within
it's own 20-yard line by a long
punt. They got possession of
the ball and started down the
field when the unexpected hap
pened. Two fumbles by Red
wood resulted in the loss of the
ball to Mankato almost directly
in front of the goal posts. Man
kato made a desperate attempt
to score by a touchdown, but
was held by Redwood and forced
to kick. Redwood was unable
to break up the kick that re-
suited in the first score of the
game, three for Mankato.
In the fourth quarter Man.
kato secured the ball on Red
woods forty yard line. Red
woods light forwards were un-
able to hold the heavy Mankato
line and the latter made first
downs three times in succession.
This again brought them with
in scoring distance, but they
were unable to force the ball
over for a touchdown. On the
fourth down they repeated the
performance of the proceeding
quarter and kicked another place
kick. The game ended in thir-
ty-five seconds with Mankato
leading in the 60 score.
Team Not Outplayed
That Redwood was not out
played is indicated by the fact
that Mankato twice failed to
push the ball over for a touch
down and was compelled to kick.
Circumstances were a little in
Mankato's favor. The snow on
the field made speedy work inn
possible. This gave Mankato's
weight an advantage for line
plunging, while it spoiled Red
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