Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-10-25

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fs.t The Willmar high squad gave their
! hrst, exhibition 81 football at the local
ball park on Saturday when they
played the first game at home against.
Tho much talked OF Madison team. A
large crowd attended the game and
were we'll pleased with the showing
theHboys made. Both teams had play:
4 ed three games and they were both
undefeated but Madisonss record was
broken when w illmar ran up As
7 points and not allowing their oppon-.
enta to score Madison had avery
I heavy team but they were unable to-
break through Willmar's defense IF.
Madison started the game by kick
Ing to Monsoon. Things looked very
favorable for the first few minutes Of
play. Olson, Davis, Linn and May
na1d johnson carried the ball with.
big gains thru the line. Madison soon,
!, atopped Willmar's mad pace and held
= them for downs. The spectators were
\ amazed to see the Madison ,backfeld
tear thru Willmar's line for big gains.
u: They were soon ! stopped however,
when Wilmer got used to their style:
.of.play. Though Madison played good.
football all the way thru Willmar was
y :insEno grave danger of being scored
8 upon. 3s s +s.z *Ss 1s#ss j.. .S5s
b Very few passes were tried by eth
Il err side but three sensa tional ones by.
.iWillmar brot> much comm emit from the
crowd of spectators In the first quar-
ter Westgard hid on the edge of the.
field and received a pass from Linn
that netted him 80 yds. In the third
i: quarter Westgard again lost himself,
on. the side and ran 10 yds for touch
down on pass received from Linn.
ii the last quarter Melville Johnson
received pass from Linn that net
ted 20 yds. ." :
Davis made the first touchdown in
the first quarter with Westgard kick
d ing goal. Two touchdowns were made
IN the second quarter Linn made one
and Olson made the other. For the
extra points, the first kick was block
ed and the attempt to carry the ball
from the 5 yd line for,;the second ex-
ira point failed. In the third quarter
Westgard received a pass from Linn
and ran 10 yds for touchdown. West
gard failed to kick goal but as one of
( the Madison men were offside the
point counted. Linn made another
touchdown in this period. A pass was
tried for the extra point but was in
tercepted by Madison. Maynard John
son made. the first touchdown in the
last quarter. Westgard failed to kick.
Melville Johnson made the last touch
down with Westgard kicking goal.
The seven touchdowns and the three
extra points gave Willmar IS points
to their opponents o. a.. 49, .@>-.,.,
For, Madison Tasto at halfback. and
Lyons who was shifted from left end
to right half, were the main ground
gamers. Capt. Chalmers at right end
played fine game. Madison had a
heavy, fast team that played hard all
the time but they were unable to
break down Willmar's defense.
FOR W1llmar all the men worked to-
gether, not for any individual honor,
but for their team and school. =
FIRST QUARTER
Madison won the toss and chose to
kick from the north goal thus having
the advantage of the slight wind. Mad
> ison, kicked to the IS yd Line where
MorsQp downed the ball. Olson sailed
thru the line for a z yd gain. Olson hit
right guard making s yds. Davis plow
ed thru center for a 10 I'd gain. Olson
/ made 5 yds thru right guard. Linn hit
the line for 3 yds. Olson made = yds
thru left guard. Willmar lost the ball
4 on on downs. Time out, Willmar. .Tasto
I made yds. thru center. Tasto again
hit center of line for S yds. TastD gains