The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-24
Local Boys Tie
Liberty-Snyders
SUNDAYS GAME ENDS IN TIE
SCORE Z TO z. FANS
FOLLOW TEAM.
q. E. Mulligan)

Outplaying their opponents through
much of the game, but weakening in
the last few minutes of play, Red
wood Falls fighting Legion team kept
their slate clean and won an even
break with the strong Liberty -Snyd-
er eleven at Nicollet park, Minneapo-
lis, October 81. The score was 7 to
z.
Fully five hundred loyal Redwood
Falls rooters were in the bleachers to
cheer the efforts of their team. The
Scenic City band was in the grand
stand and paraded the field between
halves, followed by the local football
fans.
After the Liberties had scored early
in the second quarter, the Legion
boys opened up with slashing attack
which tied the count and kept the ball
in the enemies territory until the last
five minutes of play. At this point,
with the Redwood line weakened by
several substitutions, the Liberties
started a desperate offensive, and
with Hudson, colored fullback, carry
ing the ball on nearly every play,
broke through to the Redwood five
yard line where time was called just
as the negro star was thrown for a
loss by w. Carity.
While Redwood had the edge during
most of the game, the score was a
pretty fair indication of the strength
shown by the two teams. The Legion
team was slightly outweighed and
several battered first string men were
replaced by substitutes in the last
quarter.
Both touchdowns came in the sec
ond period. The Liberty offensive got
under way first, and, after period
of punting and intermittent gains by
each team, started a march for Red
woods goal. AS the Minneapolis team
approached the end of the field, the
Redwood eleven stiffened their defense
and fought for every inch. The first
quarter ended with the ball on Red
woods three yard line, and early In
the next period Torman broke through
for touchdown. Olson, Liberty
captain, dropkicked goal.
Reynolds returned Liberty kick
80 yards through broken field and
the Redwood backs, Mason, w. Carity
and Miller began a smashing attack
on the Liberty line. They were MAX
ing from three to ten yards at a time.
Welch ripped through right tackle
for eight yards. Miller tore through
the Liberty tacklers from the Is yard
mark and planted the ball over the
goal line. Welch dropkicked per-
feet goal to tie the score at z to Z.
The rest of the half saw Redwood
gaining most of the ground, but neith-
er side able to get within scoring dis
tance of their opponents goal.
Redwood received the kick as the
second half opened, and with strong
offense, threatened several times to
cross the Liberty goal line. Once a
Liberty back intercepted a Redwood
pass. over his own goal, and few
minutes later second Legion attack
was checked, when a pass which
would have meant a score was knock
ed down by an opposing player just
as it looked good. Twice Redwood
lost the ball on downs when the Liber-
ty line held firm, deep in their own
territory.
With five minutes left to play the
Liberties started march towards
Redwood's goal. Several substitu-
tions had been made and the Legion's
OetcllSc WAS SIOWHlS WCSh. Auuooii,
who was the chief ground gamer for
the Minneapolis team throughout the
contest, took the ball on about three
plays out of four. Redwood's de-
fense' seemed crumbling, but rallied
for final effort near the goal line.5
With time for one more play Hudson
attempted to carry the ball over on a
smash off tackle, but "Bill' Carity
charged to meet him and hurled the
.colored star on his back six yards be-
hind his own line.
Mason, w. Carity, Miller and
Reynolds all played stellar games in
the backfeld. Welch and Corcoran
at tackles, and L. Carity and Fuller
at guards were towers of strength
in the line. King played dependable
ball at center w. Lamberton and
Schultz showed up well at ends.
Schultz was strong on defense and
Lamberton was the first man down
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