River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-10-07
Red ( White Make
Great Showing
At Carleton
st. Thomas Here Saturday


wards Normal school squad at
Mortified Saturday against Carrie
ton assures River Falls fans of crack
ing good football here this season,
and also gives promise of another
championship for the Red & White.
The start of Saturdays game was
a series of fumbles, the Hunt men
getting by for time with their old
stunt of tachline the ball. But River
Falls retaliated in kind, and neither
side could get away with many plays
without losing the pigskin.
Carleton made a strong bid early
in the first half, and getting the best
of the breaks, edged the ball up to
Normals Is yard line. That was the
limit, however, for the line and
secondary defense rammed the Hunt
plays for loss at each attempt, and
secured the ball on downs about Is
yards farther away from the goal.
Thereafter the play was altogether
in the center of the field, both sides
being forced to punt after few at
tempts at the line.
The air route was hopeless for
either side, and neither could work
off any trick plays. Both teams were
ragged on offense, but the defensive
work was great, both in blocking and
| tackling.
Billy Smith, at quarter. kept the
| Carleton rooters in nervous sweat
| by seeping through the line for Is
and 20 yard gains. His longest run,
about 35 yards, was too much for the
officials, who brought the play back
for Is yard penalty. The fact that
the foul wasn't detected until after
the run was completed made the de-
cision look rather fshy, but later
decisions proved that one to be moth
ing exceptional for the whistle
bearers. On one play the referee
knocked the ball out of Smiths hands
and gave it to Carleton.
The Red & White line is as good
if not better than for many years,
Otterson, center, Clapp and Wills,
!. guards, Murphy and Blinli, tackles,
and Chinook and Johnson, ends, with
Schroeder and Davis as utility men,
proved REORGANIZATION altogether
too tough for the Carletonites to
penetrate, and the Carleton chargers
are as clever a bunch as this chool
is apt to meet this season.
The Carleton game also showed
that River Falls has speed in the
backfeld, more speed than this team
could boast since Fessenbecker and
the Eggebrechts. Billy Smith work
ed in his old-time form and is as
hard to tackle as an eel. Quinn anG
Olson are both fast and clever men,
and Gurner made an exceptionally
| good impression. Keiffer is back for
practice this week, and will strength
en- the backfeld possibilities.
! About % River Falls fans motored
to Mortified for the. game Saturday.
St. Oluf, coached by Anderson, form
erly of the Normal faculty, played
ST. Mary's earlier in the afternoon,
winning by score of Is to 0. The
star player on the victorious team
was Oregon, student at the Normal
last year.
s. Sims, who deserted the Red &
White early last season, played left
tackle for Carleton.
River Falls fans will have their
first peep at the Red & White on the
home grounds next Saturday, when
St. Thomas appears here.
La Crosse Normal played score
less tie with St. Thomas at st. Paul.
Saturday. Theh Saints play here
Saturday, giving an opportunity for
fans to get line on the relative
strength Of River Falls and La Crosse
teams.
Superior and Eau Claire open the
Normal conference schedule at Eau
Claire Saturday.
Ellsworth took another wallopmE
Saturday, losing to Hastings high 81
to 0. Capt. Caftrow of the Hastings
eleven had an arm broken in the
game. Ellsworth will play Roberts
this week