Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-11-03
OLD FOOTBALL FOE.
BOWS BEFORE WILLMAR
Monte Squad Defeated Last Sat-
urday in Nip and Tuck AZ
fair. Score 20

Monte has fallen. Last Saturday !
marked day of victory and rejoicing
for the students of the Willmar High
School when their plucky boys car
ried away the flag on the field and
snatched win from the reputed Mon
to- eleven. The Monte team came
down with record and a boast. The
boast was that i had four full teams
in reserve with men in them as of
good calibre as those in the first team.
Every man on the lineup pitted az
alnst the Willmar eleven was a pick
ed player, the flower of the four teams
which Monte has in reserve. It was
said that Monte is football crazy and
that almost every able bodied stu
dept goes out for practice and trys
for berth on the team Therefore
the Willmarites felt somewhat appre-
henslVe about the outcome of the
struggle and felt that the odds were
rather dark against them. Monte
came down with the intention and
over confident belief that they would
lift the locals off their feet and romp
away with the game. They undoubt-
eddy reckoned without their host. The
Willmar High eleven showed up far
better than the fans expected. Hith-
erto the locals have lacked the spirit
OF the offensive movement and en-
phasized the defensive and conse-
quently did not roll up the figures of
which it is capable. Last Saturday
however besides putting up a stellar
barrier policy they forced the Monies
to the border and finally rushed the
ball over for a clean cut and fully
earned score
Monte opened up the game with ev-
cry resource in action. Every plav
which they appeared to know was
staged evidently aiming to carry
away the Willmarites, ri ht from the
first blast of the whistle. Yet the
Willmar line held Turnout the ini-
tial quarter multitude of attempts
| by line smashes, forward passes, end
| runs and other trick plays were put
| into play but at every point on the
| front the Willmar line did not yield
but on the contrary forced back the
invaders. Monte was exerting her.
self to the limit and trying every me-
| thOd in her power to score but found
Every man on the Monte squad show
ed speed and ginger in his playing but
| on every occasion met a stone wall
in the persons of the boys of the w.
H. S. At one time Monte had run the
oval up to the one yard line with ev-
| cry possibility of scoring a touchdown
but the Willmar line worked harmon
iously and as solid bulwark held the
opposition.
| The two stout lines oscillated I'D
and down the field, every inch of
ground being holly contested and both
sides apparently searching out the
qualities of the other. At the close
Of the first half the score remained
in ciphers but found the visitors with
out any reserve plan and expectant
| to what Willmar would put forth in
the last two periods. Willmar on the
contrary had during the first two
+ quarters studied and sized up the foe
and finding him less infallible than
had been rumored they became more
confident and emboldened.
/ Willmar initiated the third quarter
with a good deal of pep and the. few
first minutes of play contained pre-.
diction that something was going to
happen. And something did take
place that cinched the game. will.
mar showed that it's strong defense
could be converted into an attacking
machine which by gradual and plug
ging methods could forge ahead and
in the end annex a touchdown. That
was the method employed by the To-
Gals and which won the game. The
Willmar line buckled down to a steady
and earnest grind and step by step
advanced the ball up the field and
finally over the last line. It was line
plunges one after the other which
gave the Willmar team the win. After
this score neither team appeared able
to gain points. Monte tried desper-
ately to level out the number but
Willmar sprung to the defense deter
mined not to allow the foe to pass.
1t was model game where every ef-
fort was injected and every form of
strategy put into operation. It was a
fair test for both the elevens. Will
mar might have enlarged her score
by two more touchdOwns but costly
fumbles lost her the points. Willmar
employed no forward passes while
Monte used them frequently but with
out marked success.
Monte had eighteen men along with
an abundance of good material in re.
serve at home said their coach prior
to the game. Monte had a good rec
ord and one worthy of self-glorifying
about and claims to have lost only
four games during the past five or six
years. Obviously the snow-under on
Saturday was bitter pill to swallow
for the visitors. Nevertheless they
had fine bunch of fellows along, men
who knew the game and fought game
ly and we're men worthy of the best
! opposition of the locals. Comments
have been made with equal praise
regarding both elevens with only a
natural shade of applause for the Will
marites. The receipts at the game
Saturday were the largest during the
| season amounting to $1O7.98.
The Willmar lineup:
Wetherby, c.
Benson, G.
! Dale, G..
| Johnson, +.
! Ives, T.
Hegness, E.