Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-10-05
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IS. 10 ! Score Il.
5. ne football season Of 1921 Tor: the
loea1 high ScdpN eleven was inang'
> 5llfa4fd Friday by.a = to 6 victory over
Cloud. The, success OF: the local
eleven over st: CLOUD came as sur.
: rtise$ as it was generally predicted
that the st. Cloud would be both sup:
pGioF in weight speed and training,
Tsglaa ttMngs which came to VIII
MIR after the game we're joytully re.
*coved by fans at home. A roofing
cFewd OF some thirty; fans attended
the team to st. Cloud by, motor car in
the morning: The game opened at
'3:1S. Adams and Bemis Of the st.
Cloud normal were referee and line
man respectively. - H.
- Both teams displayed the usual er-
rQrs that are common TO teams play
Ing their first game of the season.
FMmbles bad throws and confused
nays were marked on both sides.
These handicaps accounted for the
low score in a large degree. Willmar
gained ground thru line plunges but
lost long distances on funIbles. and
end runs. WiIlmar always weak on
the forward pass found this weapon
very ineffective while St. Cloud seem
ed to rely on this method for her gains
-Four Of st. Clouds eleven attempted
PASSES we're completed and gained for
her some IS yards.
,Wi1mar committed some misdea-
msanprs which cost her large STREET
>cheS OF territory in: penalties. The
Y,441inar combination of Linn, Santin
and Grace, all averaging about 16O
pounds constituted a ram which re-
peatealy broke the line of St. Cloud.
The WN!mar front rank also seemed
capable Of bowling over those facing
Them across the line> tMunson for
Willmar is mentioned in the st. Cloud
Times as "at least doing his share OF
the game" Hahn for Wiilmar made
the lnpge,-t runs in the game but also
co4Etmitteil violations Of rules which
penaized lis team.
Tho locals made their only touch
down in the third quarter when Linn
was pushed over the st. Cloud Line for
six points and was followed by a goal
neatly kicked by Westgard bringing
the score at the. opening OF the last
period Z to O in WiEmar's favor. st.
Cloud came back in the fourth quar-
ter determined to even the standing.
Mertes, LETT half for st. Cloud, made
a Spectacular catch of a forward pass
and made gain of rs yards. The ball
had them been carried to Wll.mlnr
twenty. yard line. After six downs
Capt Flicker circled left end for a
touchdown. Capt. Flicker when his
teammates and fans begged for goal
failed. to register it. The few MN
utes remaining in this period saw the
locals pushing st. Cloud down the
field for huge gains until when the
whistle blew the locals had the bail
ON st. Clouds Is yard line:
>.',- First Quarter Close
Linn kicked for Willmar to kropp
on the IS yard line and the tackle re-
turned FIVE recovering fuunEole as he
was tackled. After two line plays
had failed ~Daubanton made first
down. Flicker added two and penal
ty COST five, when the first pass was
tried; Mertes to Flicker and netteu
% yards Two bucks failed and
Schoeners missed a drop from the ~
yard line After one play Grace. fum-
b!ed and Eckman recovered and on
St. Clouds first attempt Wil!mar ag-
ain took possession Of the bail on the
tumble. BY line pjunging and split
bucks Willmar carried the pigskin for
four first downs to the LIS yard line
where they were held. Schooner pun
ted forty yards to Peterson who .brot
it back five and St. Cloud was given
possession because of tripping by a
'Wilimar player St. Cloud failed to
gain. off tackle on two attempts thru
failure of the line to hold and then
'Mettes tossed another pass to Flicker
gaining IS yards. The quarter ended
with the ball in possession of ST..
Cloud ON Wilimar's % yard line.
No Score In Second
Whitman held to>bpen the next quar-
ter and Schooner again missed drop
kick kicking low. Willnlar f,lGb1ed,
recovered and failed to gain in two
attempts and then Johnson punting
frCn his 81 yard line hoisted the BALI
over Anderson's head and it rolled
over the line. St. Cloud punted from
the 20 yard line and Sandin's tumble
was grabbed by a local player. Two
passes failed from the 50 yard line
and then Mertes slipped one across to
'Echnan for II yards. Two plays brOt
a pair of yards and then the Mertes
to Flicker combination brot 20 yards
and st. Cloud was on Willnlar's 20
Yard line Anderson lost two and
then three passes were spoiled and
whitman took the ball as the half
ended:
EGame Won in Third Quarter
Whitman tallied the first touchdown
in the third quarter in a steady as
sau't after Sandm received Schoen~
er'ss kickoff ON; his s35 yard lineA The
score: was made. by Linn and was fol-
lowed by .Wes'tgardHs making of goal
80: Failed 10 Tie Score -.
Entering the fourth quarter on the
short end OF 4 to s score st.. Cloud
determined to even the count and