Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-10-12
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES


lash. And the next day it rained!
/ Get the crepe and toll the bell and
let US mourn for a moment over the
loss of a brilliantly fought game. in
which our well known and justly eele-
brated "Jinx' still pursued us.
Every time we get going in the
highly desirable DR.. Jeykell manner,
along comes the ugly Mr.. Hyde and
spills the beans
| All the breaks of the game went
against Wausau. In spite of effective
| individual plays of Bump, Ziebell. Lii
jeqvist and Wiesner, and the equally
effective work of the team as a whole,
| the Rapids eleven was able to win out
by the thin margin of one point. There
is a HoodoO in our midst
Let's have bonfire Friday night
on the campus and with all due cere-
money and solemn incarnation Gre
mate this monster that is continually
throwing monkey wrench into the
machinery.
report of the game played Satur-
day, by quarters, follows:
First Quarter
Wausau received the first kick off
on the 10 yard line and on trying to
put out were blocked. The Rapids
took the ball here and within two
minutes had the oval over the line
for touch down. They kicked goal,
making the score to 0. They again
kicked off to us. And after Wausau
was unable to carry the ball for ten
yards she was forced to put. The
Rapids then carried the ball for four
downs and then they too punted.
Wausau lost the ball for not making
their downs. At this stage of the
game Mathie caught one of their pass
es, leaving the ball in Wausau's pos
session on the 40 yard line. Score:
7 to O.
Second Quarter
Wausau lost the ball on downs. The
Rapids boys were unable to make
their gains so were again compelled
to punt, leaving the ball in Wausaus
hands. Bump caught pass, making
the required gain. Again unable to
make their gains Wausau turned the
ball over to the Rapids. The Rapids
tried to make Roadway but failed.
Wausau took the ball, only to tumble
into the hands of the Rapids players.
The Rapids took the ball for a short
time before time was called. Score,
to O.
Third Quarter.
This time the Rapids chose to re-
ceive and on receiving was held and
made to punt. Wausau fumbled and
lost on first down. The Rapids put
a pass direct to Ziebell who carried
fn 10 iptx Tho
Rapids held tight and then took the
ball again upon to punt. Wausau
fumbled a pass on the five yard line
of our goal losing the ball to the
Rapids. The Rapids punted to the
forty yard line. Wausau tried a num-
Der of passes but all in vain. The ball
was transferred back and forth at this
point of the game. The third quar-
ter ended with the ball in Wausau's
possession on the yard line.
Fourth Quarter
At the beginning of the last quar-
ter Wausau carried the ball as far as
the fifteen yard line and then tried
pass over the goal line and failed.
The ball was then in the Rapids hands
and they were forced to punt. Wau-
sau carried the ball down the field by
a succession of passes and finally put
it over the goal. Liljeqvist failed to
kick goal, leaving the score to 6.
Wausau then kicked off to the Rap
ids which managed to carry the ball
a ways and then punted. Wausau tried
a few passes and then lost the ball on
downs. The Rapids tooke the ball
for the last time for a couple of downs
and again punted, making the total
number of punts they made eleven.
Time was called with the score z to
in favor of Wisconsin Rapids
Next Saturday Green Bay is played
at Wausau.