River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-10-26
Champs Win First
Of Pennant Series

The Red & White eleven stepped
no onto the first Of the four rungs
II the 1916 pennant ladder last Fri
lay when they defeated Stevens
Point normal z to 0. The Point
rean came here confident Of victory,
md their decisive victory at Chippe-
va Falls the week before gave them
gen1e reason for their confidence.
But they had not counted upon the
great advance which Coaches Hay
ward and Swenson had made in the
Red & White machine, an improve
rnent that was noticeable from the
moment the opening whistle blew.
The boys had an abundance of the
fighting pep" that was so conspicu-
as by its absence earlier in the seas
On. They also showed more conf
.lence in their plays, and the team
wcrk was 80 per cent more efficient
Than before.
Stevens Point has a wonderful
ream, well drilled in a wealth of
clever offensive plays, strong on de-
tense and quick in action, but not
3nce in Fridays game did they
come to within threatening distance
91 the Red and White goal. The
main factor in the defense of their
)an goal was the brilliant playing Of
half back Horne. Nine times out of
Ten Red" stopped the River Falls
runner, and the interference could
1ct keep him out.
Capt. Eggebrecht was the all
round star Of the day, and his spec
tacular 25 I'd. run in the third quar-
Ter resulted in the only touchdown
9f the game, bat each member OF
he local team deserves a hand" for
his part in bringing home the vic
cory. Lancer played quarter with a
snap and sureness that put conf
.lence into the whole machine. Ethan
and Fessenbecker have learned to
ait the line low and hard Morrow
was the bad man" on the line,
breaking up the Points plays, and
opening great holes for the River
Fails offense. Lowell, q new man,
cid the Morrow stunt on the other
side Of the line, while Rock, Cudd
and Allard made center attacks by
the enemy fruitless ventures. Wigen
and Finn showed great improvement
at the end positions.
Only two substitutions were made
during the game. and both came in
near the close Of the fourth period.
Betzel went in for Ethan when the
latter was slightly hurt and had an
opportunity to get into a couple of
a.rimmages. Earlier quarterback
1agleburger Of Stevens Point was
tackled hard and was carried from
The field. Clemnet was called in
rom the sidelines to play half-back,
while Shalberg went in at quarter,
Reynolds shifting to full back.
The officiating by Pettijohn, Nit
chell and Kurantz was excellent.
Before the game an inch of snow
was scraped off the gridiron, and in
n
spite of the discouraging outlook of
the night before, the field was in ex-
eellent condition wh:n the opening
Kickoff was made.
The Stevens Point players were
Ellis and Burns, ends; Pope and
Smith, tackles; Murphy and Chalk,
guards; Haugen, center; Eagleburg-
er. quarter; Horne and Reynolds,
half backs; Shalberg, fullback.
The Red and White squad left this
afternoon to play the Superior nor
nal on the latter's gridiron, while
Stevens Point and La Crosse will
attic at La Crosse. Superior
either has very weak team, or La
Crosse an exceptionally strong one,
Tor last week La Crosse won from
Superior 50 to O. Tomorrow's game
will give good line on the final out
come in the northern circuit.