Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1922-10-13
MORRIS HIGH WINS
FOOTBALL GAME $40
Defeats Renville There Saturday By
Decisive Score Benson High
Plays Here Saturday

Playing in an entirely different
form from last week, Morris high
school boys swept the Renville foot
ball team off their feet Saturday at
RenviHe and won clean cut and de-
cisive victory $40. The overwhelm
ing superiority of Coach Stelter's
lads showed up in the number of
first downs made by each team, Rem
vile making only two first downs in
the entire game, one ~of them being
on a forward pass, while their Wis
itors made 26 first downs.
The Morris boys started right off
the bat to get the scalps of their op-
ponents. Renville kicked off to Nor
ris, and the ball was returned to the
20 yard line. A series of line plays
and end runs brought the ball to
within 20 yards of Renville's goal,
where Morris tried pass which was
intercepted. Here the boys from
the north held for downs, the line
men working well, and took the ball
from Renville. In two plays, Morris
sent Capt. M. Johnson over on a line
smash for the first touchdown of the
game and of the year. In the try
for goal by a drop kick, the ball
went wide. The quarter ended with
the ball in Morris territory.
At the beginning of the second.
quarter a we'll executed pass, M.
Johnson to Schraeder for 20 yards
put the ball only ten yards from the
coveted goal and on the next play
Musselman circled left end for the
second touchdown of the game Et-
ters drop kicked a neat field goal for
an. extra point. Score 1870.
Morris kicked to Renville to start
the last half. Renville failed to gain
and punted to Cosgrove who returned
to the SO yard line. Another series
of end runs and off tackle plays
brought the ball in Morris possession
to their 80 yard line from where
Splitstoser went the remaining 80
yards in a brilliant run for the third
touchdown of the game. Score 1910.
In the fourth quarter, two more
touchdowns were added after Morris
had kicked to Renville and Cosgroye
had returned to the 60 yard line.
The clever Musselman was -respon-
'sible for both of these tal1ies and tho
score thus increased to $40.
Much credit for the win must go
to the boys in. the line for Morris.
without solid forward wall, the
backfield is helpless. The linemen,
Saturday, worked with precision and
opened holes for the backs almost in
variably. On defense the outstand-
ing players for Morris in the line
were Roam and Stoneberg, though S
Johnson and Stebbins did excellent
work also.
Capt. Johnson and Musselman did
great work in the back field. Though
calling signals for the first time,
Capt. johnson showed himself stu
dent of the game and the boys fol-
lowed his lead to a splendid victory.
Captain Dusterhof was the star for
Renville.
Coach Stelter has been giving the
boys hard practice this week in pre-
paration for the Benson game Satur-
day at Morris.
L hat Iu0 MOLL1S UOy0 SOu1u u1dhO
such an excellent showing was sur
prising, considering the fact that
they had an 80 mile ride on a cold
day to reach Renville and had little
time to get rested up for the game.
Renville completed one forward
pass out of six tries, a mute testi-
mony of the close guarding of the To-
cal boys. Morris completed two
passes out of three tries.
Lineup for Morris:
Left end, Stoneberg
Left tackle, Roam
Left guard, Johnson, S.
Center, Etters-
Right guard, Stebbins-
Right tackle, Nelson
Right end, Schraeder
Quarterback, Cosgrove
Left half, Splitstoser
Full back, Johnson, M. Capt.
Right half, Musselman.
Referee: G.. O'Connor, of Renville,
Umpire: D. O'Connor, headlinesman,