River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-23


pionship for the second consecutive
year:
Morrow Kicks Off G
Milwaukee won the toss and elect
ed to defend the west goal Nor
row kicked off to Hanley, who made
20 yard return to his lloyd. line.
Sprinkrnan made yards through
center. Hanley lodged around left
end for5 Hostelt slid through cent
er for first down. Hanley made 1
yard, but Cud spilled double pass
play for 5 yd. loss, and Morrow
caught Hanley back of the line for an
other loss on the next play, and
Milwaukee was forced to punt. Lam
ger caught it on his Is yd line and
returned to his 35 I'd line. A fun
BILE was recovered by Lancer for 1st
down. Eggebrecht pierced the line
for 5. Fessenbecker added % and
Lancer plunged through center for
1st down. Ethan was stopped on the
line, but on the next play he went
Is yds, to MilWaukee's. rs yd line,
but River Fails lost the ball here on
tumble. Milwaukee. made about
6yds on two plays. but Morrow
spilled the next for a lloyd. loss. and
Hanley punted to our 20 yd. line
Ethanmade two yards. Eggebrecht
added 6 Ethan no gain, but Lancer
made first down on our 45. yd. line
Eggebrecht Scores .......-...t-
Eggebrecht was given a goo d
opening in the right side of Milwau
KEGS line, and after shaking off four
tacklers, continued on for S. yards
for the first score of the game. 1t
was a great run, and the crowd went
wild Lancer kicked g oal, River
Falls 7, Milwaukee o.
River Falls kicked off, and then
followed Milwaukee's greatest dis
play of offense With line and back
field working to the limit of their
power Milwaukee carried the ball to
the local 25 yd. line, a Boyd. runby
Hanley featuring the advance.
Hanley Scores
The second quarter opened with
the ball on River Falls 20 yd line
Rider goes in for Rock. Morrow
threw Hostelt back of the scrim-
mage line Hanley made II yards
Finn threw Sivyer for loss Hanley
and Witte carried the ball to the g.
yd. line Hanley scored, and kicked
goal. River Falls z, Milwaukee Z.
The remainder of the half was
spent in an exchange of punts Mil
waukee lost whenever they attempt
ed line play, and neither team
could work the forward pass.
Second Half
Milwaukee kicked off to Egge-
brecht, who returned it 20 yards
Fesenbecker made Is yds Ethan and
Eggebrecht made 9. River Falls
seemed to be playing Milwaukee off
her feet Eggebrecht went rs yds
to the 10 yd. line. The Milwaukee
line held, and secured the ball when
a pass on fourth down failed After
three attempts at the line with no
gain, Hanley punted to Lancer and
River Falls resumed the march. to a
touchdown, perfect pass, Egge-
brecht to Morrow completing the
distance Morrow caught the oval
on their 15-yd. line, eluded two
backfeld men, and scored Lancer
kicked goal. River Falls IA. Milwau.
keel.
Milwaukee Unable To Gain
Milwaukee plays were stopped at
the line or thrown for a loss, and
they were forced to punt. Lowell,
Allard, Morrow and Cudd were
showing up the Milwaukee line in
every play Milwaukee recovering
a punt on the locals 20yd threat
ened to score, but Allard broke
through, messed up the play before
it was well started and recovered the
resulting tumble River Falls work
ed the ball well down into Milwau-
kee territory, but penalties n
funbles proved costly and they
were forced to. punt, u fake play,
whsn Hostelt pretended to run with
the ball and drew in most of the To-
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