River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-11-11
VICTORY FOR CITY TEAM

the fast and heavy Army and Navy
team of Saltwater 3 to 0 in a fast,
hard fought game at the Race Track
| grounds Sunday. The visitors have
been organized since the early part of
J the season, and have had games with
several of the best Twin City indie
| pendents, while the locals We're in
their second game, with practically no
skirmish work except that of the easy
tussle with the light Mendoza A. C.
aggregation couple of weeks ago.
The visitors therefore went onto
the field picked to win, but there were
nevertheless, those who had "a sub
stantial faith in the power of the To-
Gals. Their faith was indicated in a
truly great exhibition.
Saltwater started out TO annihilate
their intended victims with the old
steam roller methods, but found the
husky River Falls line more adept at
| that sort of game than they reckon
ed. A break of luck, however, gave
the visitors a grand opportunity and
they were taking advantage of it in a
threatening manner toward the close
of the first half. River Falls was
holding them without gain on the
local sgd. line, when after the second
down, the whistle ended the half.
River Falls kept the ball in Still
water territory pretty much OF the
time thereafter. A lloyd. pass, S.
Chinook to Morrow, placed the oval
on Stillwater's 20-yd. line soon after
the opening of the third quarter An
off-tackle play failed to gain, and
Morrow slid around their left end and
placed the ball on the 15-yd. line near
sly in front of the goal Stan. Chin
mock dropped back to the 25yd. line
and booted a perfect drop-kick be-
tween the posts for the only score of
the fracas.
Saltwater then opened up with the
aerial attack which had brought them
success in previous games. The River
Falls backfeld messed up every at
tempt, and their long passes, upon
which they especially relied, were
usually intercepted.
A tumble near the close of the final
quarter gave the visitors a chance
again, but every attempt was ground
ed and the game ended after Morrow
had intercepted their last pass.
There was a large crowd at the
game, and everyone declared that it
was a grand exhibition. The teams
were very evenly matched, and the
play surged back and forth across the
field in a manner which kept the out
come in doubt until the last whistle
blew. Individual work in all depart
ments was especially brilliant. Chin
mock and the Saltwater punter got
off some great punts, and the ends of
both teams got down under them in
| fine style.
River Falls defense against the
| clever air attack of the visitors was a
| great feature, the local backs ground
ing nearly every attempt, and never
| letting man get past to clear field.
The tackling on both sides was hard
! and sure.
The local management is again to
| be congratulated upon the excellent
manner in which the game was stag
! ed, the crowd being kept back OF the
| sidelines at all times, and the officiat-
ing being the best. Those who have
witnessed games in some of the other
towns will especially appreciate the
fine craftsmanship displayed here in
! the two games which the City Team
+, has staged.
The River Falls team was COM
prised of the following players:
Mgr. Clark, center; Dodge and
Chinook, guards; Stafford and
Schroeder, tackles; Hunter and Smith,
ends; Capt. Morrow, quarter; Wigen
and Symes, half-backs; Kay, full
back. Segerstrom was substituted
for Stafford.