Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-28
.SPOONER HAD
NO EASY SNAP
But Won the Best Football
Game of the Season Here
Friday

W nat was generally considered tho
most important football game Of thu
season ON the local schedule. Wa>
played here between the Ladysmitl
and Spooner elevens last Friday at the
fair grounds
In spite of the fact that the result
ing score was to @ in Spa0ncr's fa-
Vor, the game was no disgrace or dis
couragement to Ladysmith. The local
boys played very good game ana
their spirit Of good craftsmanship was
manifest throughout the entire con-
test. The more experienced and heay.
Ter SpOOner team was, ma doubt. not
a little surprised at the plucky fight
he home boys put up.
In the first quarter, Ladysmirh
kicked off 80 yards with p return.
Spooner made 10. 20, and 10 in three
Towns. SpOoner lost the ball to Lady
smith: LadySmith made their downs
and punted - yards. In three plays,
Spooner carried the bah to Lady.
smiths u yard line. LadySmith cot
he ball on tumble on their own 10
yard line. I.adysmith punted Ii yards
offslde. Spooner steadily advanced the
hall for touchdown. kicked goal.
and the quarter ended Z to @.
Second quarter Spooner kicked olf
10 yards. Ladysmith made downs.
failed on two forward passes, and
Lawrence caught a third on Lady
smiths 40-yard line. Ladysmith made
their downs, failed on forward pass.
made 40 yards on another pass, and
lost the ball on Il third pass LadE-
smith regained the ball on tumble.
but lost it on forward pass. Spoon
ar punted 40 yards and Ladysmith re-
turned TO-
Third quarter. Spooncr kicked off
~ yards. I4adySmith failed on for
ward pass and punted 40 yards. Spoon
or punted 81 yards and LadySmith re-
turned with q punt Of 40 yards offside.
In this quarter MOore's ankle was
hurt, and Davidson shifted from tackle
to take his position, while Savord re
placed Davidson. and Ellingboe took
Savord's former place.
Fourth quarter. Spooner tried It
forward pass from Ladysnith's %
yard line, but failed. Spooner made
10 yards. lost ,, and tried one on side
kick The bah went entirely ont Of
bounds. The rest Of the quarter was
IL hard struggle for ground Spooner
on one hand trying to enlarge the score,
and I.adysmith on the other, trying TO
even it, The game ended with Spoon
er carrying the ball on Ladyslnith's S
30-yard line
Lineup was as foltews: Kane, cen
ter: Savord. Fond. guards: Johnson
! and Davidson tackles SOule and Law
renee, ends Radloff, quarterback ,
SchiotZ and Mitchell, halfbacks
Moore, full-back
Spooner, evidently, came here with
the intention of running up a high
score but found it hard to hold their
own.
The financial results Of the game
were very gratifying The total Fe-
caipts were $121.55. OF this SGD went
to Spooner, $40 to the referee, $500
for advertising, and S5.7J miscellane-
Gus. After all expenses were paid,
$3.50 remained with the Athletic As
sociatiOn. This amount will help ma
terally to pay the debt incurred by
the purchase of $91 worth of football
equipment at the beginning of the sea-
son.
If the city gives the boys as loyal
support in the final game Of the season
as they have in all other games, it will
The Ladysmith team plays at Bloom