The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-01
WATERFOWL HIGHS
DEFEAT milwaukee
ON LOCAL GR|D|RON

The Watertown high school football
| eleven defeated Riverside high, Mil
| waukee, by score of 81 to at Wash
ington park Saturday afternoon.
The weather was snappy and clear,
and players on both teams worked
with vim and vigor. A strong east
wind rendered punting difficult as it
varied so that the judgment OF the
players was bad in spots when it
came to kicking and catching the
ball. A crowd of over 300 rooters
packed the side lines and kept the air
ringing with their yells.
| Fast playing was done by both sides
as only five punts were made neces-
sary by not taking chances on long
gains to be made. Riverside brought a
squad cd 10 men to meet the locals
and kept changing them throughout
the game. Quarter seemed to be a
weak position as changes were made
there several Tins The open style
was not used. With but two exceptions
the visitors relied on the close forma-
ton. A fake pass to left half Melted
them four yards and a forward was
caught by Kaminski which he dropped
after he had carried it Is yards, were
the two trials made by Riverside on
the open style.
| Coach Thomas had his men in ex-
cellent trim and the way they went
through their opponents demonstrate
ed that Watertown again is on the
map with the same punch as in 1916.
| Of course there were several bones
pulled, but that wasn't the COACH
fault. All in all the team as a whole
is one that is credit to the local
high. The open work of the team was
responsible for two out of the three
touchdowns, and Riverside couldn't
seem to fathom the plays, which were
simple Riverside gave the tackles
considerable trouble on their mass
plays as the interference of River
side was such that they could not get
by it until after the play had been
worked several times. After that it
usually was a tackle for a loss when
the visitors tried to work it.
| Billy Woodlands boot was in good
condition despite the Charley Horse
he received from Northwestern last
week when the team tackled Coach
Kowalke's second team. The games
interesting points:
Watertown lost the toss and River
side chose to have the wind on their
backs. B. Woodland kicked the oval
against the wind. Riverside advanced
the ball to the thirty yard line in
three downs. That the locals had their
eyes on the ball was evidenced when
B. Woodland fell on the ball, in the
next play when it was fumbled by a
Henke to Archie netted 20 yards. An
other forward was completed from
Henke to Archie who went over the
line for a touchdown Billy Woodland
kicked goal. Several good plays were
made by Watertown at this point. The
first penalty was inflicted on Water
town for being off side. Riverside got
the ball when Watertown failed to
make their down. Riverside then re-
ceived 5 yards for being off side. RI
verside kicked off in the second half
and Buffmeier made the 80 yard line.
Two downs brought them to the Is
yard line and Woodland booted the
ball on the fourth down with 10 to
gain. Riverside made their yards in
two downs. The ball was again put in
lplay and on the first down 2 yards
were made by Stolley and Hopkins
piled up five more. "A line drive added
four more and the first down was
made on an end run. Riverside put the
bal to the yard line and pushed it
over with a line smash, scoring their
first touchdown. Holtz failed to kick
goal, the score being to 6.
Benson was then substituted for ].
Woodland. Both teams fought back and
forth, neither gaining much ground
until Riverside kicked off with about
five minutes to play in the third quar-
ter. Buffmeier brought the ball down
to the center Of the field. Kaminski
then made 4 yards. Henke added 8,
Buffmeier four and Kaminski took the
leather past the chain for the first
down. Wegemann, Henke and Kamin-
ski made gains for the first down.
Archie then carried the ball Is yards
on forward and Kaminski carried it
under the goal post. Woodland kicked
goal and the score stood IA to 6.
| WatertOwn then kicked off with but
a few seconds of the third quarter to
play. Nolte caught the kick and fun
bled to Kaminski who carried the ball
over the line for the third touchdown.
The leather sailed between the posts
and the scoring ended 81 to 6.
| Several brainy plays were made by
Sandrock, Werner, Maerzke, Wege-
mann and Henke, during the game
Substitutions were made by Water
town before the last two minutes Of
play: Borchert, Pritzlaff, K. Archie,
Werner and Ballet. The lineup:
WATERFOWL Riverside.
Sandrock le Klose
Archie re Elliott
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