Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-11-04
IDODGEVILLE HAS
HUSKY BUNCH OF
PIGSKIN ARTISTS
Lancaster Catches Tartar
and Finally Skins Him.
Game Through Snow.
Lancaster 10, DodgeviIle 6

Lancaster Ii, DOdgeVille
Lancaster high school football team
caught Tartar at Dodgeville last
Saturday when the high school team
of that city, which had made rather
an Indifferent showing in their game
with FennimCre the preceding week,
played them to standstill throughout
the entire first half and held them to
slender one point margin until a
half minute before the final gun when
Chapman intercepted a trick forward
pass on Dodgeville's 25 yard line and
ran for touch down which gave his
team the comfortable margin of Is to
6.
A Frozen Field
The field, which ha6 recently been
cleared of most of its snow, was froz-
en- and snow-covered in places, sloppy
in others and treacherous everywhere
Under such con iitions a fast accurate
style Of play was impossible and Meth
er side tried that style much. How
ever, both teams showed the effect of
good coaching by fumbling very little,
keeping their feet and executing such
plays as could be used very well.
Dodgeville kicked off to Lancaster
at the muddy East end of the field,
they having won the toss and elected
! to defend the higher and drier ground
at the West end. The first quarter
was a give and take affair, played al
most entirely between the 80 yard
lines, with neither side having any
perceptible advantage.
Early in the second quarter Lam
| caster carried the ball into Dodge
ville's territory and, from the 35 yard
| line, Schloesser took it from Ed
wards on fake pass play and went
around Dodgeville's right end for a
| run of 80 yards. 1t looked like a sure
touch down but he was tackled on
| Dodgeville's yard line and thrown
out of bounds. The ball was brought
in fifteen yards and put in play a
| little to the left of the goal posts
On the third trial Edwards went ov-
er for the touch down. A moment
later he kicked a perfect goal from
placement and the score stood, Lam
caster z, Dodgeville 0.
Heavy Penalties
Soon after play was resumed Lam
| caster drew three penalties in rapid
succession, two Of five yards each
| for off side and one of fifteen yards
| for illegal use of hands on defense,
which carried them we'll back under
their goal posts. Here a short kick
and a good return gave Dodgeville
the ball on Lancaster's 20 yard line
and a penalty of five yards which
no one but the head linesman Ca
| DOdgeville MANI seems to have seen,
| gave them a first down on Lancas-
ter's Is yard line. Dodgeville's first
play failed to gain but on the Sec
one attempt, using a deceptive new
| formation, they caught Lancaster
mapping and carried the ball through
right tackle for a touch down Dodge
vile supporters went wild but sub
sided into gloom moment later
when the try for goal failed and the
score was Lancaster 7, Dodgeville 6.
The half ended a minute later with
out further scoring.
Renewed Spirit
After the intermission Lancaster
came back with renewed spirit and
kept the ball in the enemy's territory
most of the time. On several occa-
sions they seemed on the way to a
touch down but always fell short of
the necessary yardage and Dodge
vile would try the regulation three
times without gain and then punt. In
l
Lancaster outclassed and gained an
average of Is yards on every eX
change. 1t was this advantage in
punting that enabled them to drive
Lancaster back time after time when
their goal was threatened.
In the fourth quarter Lancaster
opened up with passing game and
completed pass after pass for good
/ i1,n
passes, Edwards to Cliff, put the ball
on Dodgeville's five yard line with
four downs to put it over and each
time Lancaster failed. The first time
a penalty assessed against Lancas-
ter for off side set them back five
yards and spoiled their chances and
the second time poor generalship in
calling for a wide end run on first
down lost ten yards which they could
not regain.
Fortunate to Win
After this play Dodgeville took the
ball on their own Is yard line and at
once resorted to passing game in
a desperate effort to score in the 40
seconds left to play. The first pass
was completed and gained them ten
yards but the second was intercepted
Oh OOuS0N1ll0 % ydTu line by CHdp-
man who sprinted over the goal line
for a touch down. The try for goal
failed and the score stood Lancaster
10, Dodgeville s. There was just time
for the kick off before the gun sound
ed ending a game that Lancaster
was fortunate, indeed, to win.
The game was clean and well
played throughout. Blocking and
tackling of Dodgeville was the best
Lancaster has had to contend with
this year. Injuries were few consider
ering the condition of the field and
the firceness of the play at times.
N, once did Lancaster take time ont
| for injuries and Dodgeville found it
necessary to call for time out on but
/ two occasions.
Lancaster did not look as good as
in either of her last two games and
| the pnnpra shin at fipnoc woc uorxy