Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-10-25
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rises to remark regarding the recent
Benson-Willmar football game. thai
| both teams were evenly matched. the
| vii lmar team having a little the Ues
OF it on weight. but when it came tt
playing. the home team had the best .:
| 1t all the way thru.
We are perfectly willing to admi,
that Benson had the best Of it, from
the playing end, all the way thru. Blu,
why? Simply because they had men
who outweighed Willmar anywhere
from to twenty pounds. and their
heavy backs were able to rip and tear
their way thru Willmar's light line, tor
long gains. At that one OF their touch
downs was the direct result OF an in
tercepted forward pass, on which the
man ran s5 yards for the score. Out
side of the play on which Ninikus car
ried the ball Off tackle, with seven
men for interference, and an occasional
buck thru center by Donnelly, they ha>.
nothing Willmar couldn't solve Their
attempts at forward passing were al
solute failures with about one excep-
ton. not because the receiving ma,
fumbled, but because the man on the
near the ball, owing to watchfulness OF
the Nlllmar secondary defense.
On the other hand, nothing absolutely
nothing except rank fumbling by the
man on the receiving end Of the passes.
kept Willmar from scoring. Benson
had absolutely no defense for the pass
game, and except the time Osmundson
passed directly into Minikus' hands.
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tar as weight was concerned Willmar
was handicapped too much to overcome
it.
So much for that, now listen to this,
coming from that bunch of Calamity
howlers' at Benson. Or all the rank
stun ever printed this takes the palm:
Al Jensen refereed the first half of
the game in truly sportsmanlike man
ner, put the Willmar man who refereed
the last half OF the game evidently
forgot that he was refereeing the game
OF his team but was also giving them
signals. 1t was the most unfair ref
ere faa4; that tvs we have ever witnessed on
why the WllImar players themselves
S S, for, it. He evidently realized the
Ho Boys %iy bi could not win the game
same by dishonest decisions. tactics,
etc.
Correct in one thing It is absolute
ly true that AL Jensen refereed the
first half like true sportsman. And
why? Because that's just what he is:
and what's more, there are several up
there who could profit by AIS example
and do things in sportsmanlike man.
ner In the first place, Bender who
refereed the second half wouldn't coach
or give signals, because he isn't built
that way. When he is officiating in
game, that takes up all his time In
the second place he is not coaching the
team this season, and is not sufficiently
versed in their signals and plays to
help them out as charged. In the third
place Mint Lundquist was directing
the plays of the team in very salts
factory manner, without any "sideline'
coaching.
Benson said nothing about their
coach wandering out onto the field
when a man was hurt, and filling him
full of information; when the coach
has no business even walking up and
down the sidelines. Then he had the
nerve to tell us that he wasn't violat-
ing rule.
This isn't at all strange tho. coming
from such a source, as they have a
great habit up there of hollering if they
lose and hollering still louder if they
win, which happens once in a while, be-
cause it wasn't by a larger score.
The trusty toe of "Lardie'' Palmquist
was responsible for the victory won by
Litchtield nigh school over the st.
Cloud high team last week. With the
ball on the 80 yard line, he dropped
back ten yards and sent a perfect drop
kick spinning between the uprights Tor
the three points his team needed in the
The Montevideo football team will
play Willmar here next Saturday, il
enough OF the Willmar squad are UP in
their school work, so eleven men can
be placed on the field. Last week no
less than eight members OF the squad
were ineligible on account of scholastic
difficulties, certainly a record to be
proud of.
There is a pleasant prospect in sight
for the high school football team on
Saturday or this week. Montevideo de-
paper states that the Monte team aver
ages 100 lbs. in weight and uses o..
style line bucks for gaining ground.
One of the best football games in
lield next Saturday, when that teal.
plays the Humboldt high school tea...
of st. Paul. A number from here may
go down to see the game.
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