The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-24
Redwood High
Closes Successful
Football Season
PLAYED TEN GAMES WINNING
EIGHT SUPERIOR FOOTBALL
EXHIBITED. WESTER ELECT
ED CAPTAIN FOR 1925.
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Thanksgiving day saw the close of
perhaps the most successful pigskin
season Redwood High has ever ex-
perienced. Taking on ali comers the
warriors in ten games rolled up 26S
points to her opponents 106.
Playing such teams as Hector, New
Ulm, Olivia, Window, Montevideo,
Marshall, Sleepy Eye, ST. Peter, Big
Stone, South Dakota and Springfield
the Cardinal and White fought their
way through some stubborn contests
and slapped some singing defeats on
over-ambitious opponents.
Beginning the season with the Hec-
tor Hopefuls the squad of Coach Hof-
fert pasted 45-0 defeat or the town
prides of Hector. 1t was a practice
game but many glaring defeats We're
discovered in time to remedy them
for the New Ulm whitewash game.
The New Ulm outfit was heavy and
beefy but was unable to stand off
the slashing attack of the victory
hungry warriors. In short the New
Ulm crew felt the sensation of being
whitewashed by a SO to count.
Twas sweet victory.
The next struggle was against
Springfield on October A. Playing
part of the game with the second
string Coach Hoffert left Springfield
with Redwood's third scalp by a 43
scalp hung high when the Cardinal
and White gridders came back from
Olivia with a 25-6 victory, the second
in three days.
Perhaps the least said about the
Window game the better. AS for
playing football the crew did every
thing else but Window with cyclonic
attack crushed Redwood in most
thorough fashion.
A week later Redwood tangled with
her ancient rival Montevideo. Fol-
about 10 minutes everything went
wrong and Monte packed away l9
points. For three fourths of the game
Redwood outplayed Monte but the
game ended with Monte winning 1876
Marshall journeyed over for the
next game but they found Redwood
returned to form the local lads win
ming by 1916 count.
November 1St no game was played
and 10 of the outfit saw Michigan de-
feat Minnesota. DR.. Inglis, loyal
supporter of the local boys took the
fellows to the game as his guests
giving them a chance to see the big
boys play. Three victory and de-
feat doc" has followed the boys and
has gained their loyal support anC
respect and appreciation.
Sleepy Eye came to battle on Arm
istice<day and found the Cardinal and
White in fine fettle. Fourteen to no.
thing is no mean victory for both
teams were at their peak Redwood
was simply unbeatable. Following
the Sleepy Eye victory, ST. Peter
came into town and Redwood simply
toyed with them winning by a $50
score. In this game the Cardinal anC
White crew showed world beating
brand of football.
With the coming of Thanksgiving
came Big Stone, South Dakota. They
too tasted defeat for they were on the
small end of 26-0 score. This game
ended the gridiron season in part
= for the banquet Thursday night at the
High found the warriors still unbeat-
able and still crying for more. De-
molishing quantities of turkey, cram
berries, potatoes and ice cream. Fol
lowing the "eats" election of captain
was held and William Wester, center
of the eleven was chosen to pilot the
team in 1925
The playing of Redwood in win
ming eight out of ten contests estab-
lished mighty good record for flu
ture Redwood teams to follow, under
Coach Hoffert's watchful eye an even
ly balanced eleven was brought out
Captain "Art" Manning finishing
his high school career this season
piloted the warriors like an old timer
Art at fullback played an excel
lent defensive game, making deadly
tackles and backing up the line il
wonder fashion. When "Art" trans
ported the old pigskin Redwood's op-
ponents found a hard hitting demon
to stop. Closing his High Schoo
football career as captain of the most
successful Redwood eleven in years
Capt. Manning rightly deserves the
name "The Little Giant"
Capt. .-eleet "Bilr' Wester at center
played wonderful game, passing ac-
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