Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-11-03
BARABOO HIGH
BEATS End CITY
Baraboo Wins First Real Victory of
Season by Means of Line Smash
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Friday afternoon the BaraboO High
football team and about five hundred
rooters went up to Reedsburg to play
in and witness the first real big game
Of the season in which Baraboo de-
feated Reedsburg by a score of z to
2. School closed at 12:45 in order
that a large number of rooters might
be able to witness the game. When
the Baraboo folks arrived in Reeds
burg they found the town decorated
and a parade was held in which the
Reedsburg Cadet band clowns, a
mule carrying a sign which was later
placed in the center of the gridiron:
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About three. o'clock the referees
whistle blew and Reedsburg kicked
off to Baraboo, Thompson receiving
and was tackled Immediately.
Baraboo began a series Of line
plunges and end runs taking the ball
to about the IS yard line only to lose
it on downs. Reedsburg then opened
up with every bit of energy they had
and near the end of the first half a
Reedsburg man broke loose and was
on his way for a touchdown when
tackled near the goal. Hanson got the
ball and was tackled behind the goal
line which resulted in saftey for
Reedsburg which scored two points.
The second half opened with Bara.
boo fighting mad and by means of the
wonderful line smashes by Compton
and Kasiska had the ball on the one
foot line when Kasiska was called
back. and took the ball over for a
making the score to 2 which it re-
manned throughout the remainder OF
the game On the kickoff, Reuland,
quarter and star ReedSbu re- man,
took the ball and ran down the field
and nearly made a touchdown but
was tackled by McGinnis about yards
from the goal line. BaraboO held
Reedsburg for four downs and there
by got the ball. Again Compton, by
means Of line smashes, got the ball
up the field only to lose it on the
20 yard line. Reedsburg then opened
up with forward passes which were u2a-
successful and the game was soon
ove:
Compton by punting and line
smaches was undoubtly the star of the
game but was closely rivalled by Kas-
siska, Nc Ginnis, Hanson, Lawsche,
although the entire team played a
wonderful game. Most of the gains
for Baraboo were made by smashes
through Reedsburg's right end and
runs. Reedsburg made most OF her
gains by means of forward passes
and the running of Reuland, their
star man
Coffin Not Used
The game was good, clean football and
was ably executed by referee Allan
Davey, ex-U. w football star. Reeds
burg was confident she would win
the victory and had a coffin prepar-
ed in which to bury BaTaboo in event
they won. Many bets were upon the
game and considerable money chang
ed hands as result Of the outcome.
Captain Hanson played his first
real game Of the season and thereby
greatly strengthened the team. He ex-
poets to play the remaining games.
Prizes Awarded
A large number of prizes were Of
fered in connection with the game
and those who received awards were
Kasiska, ever-sharp pencil from the
Corner Drug store for making touch
down; Lawsche and Hayward, two
pair of socks each and McGinnis,
pair of socks for tackling Reedsburg
men for a loss by the Hoppe Cloth
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