Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-21
FOOTBALL
Lancaster Is, Mt. HOreb 0

Lancaster 15, Mt. HOreb 0
+! Mt Horeb's undefeated football
team came to Lancaster last Friday
afternoon and was defeated in a we'll
played, exceptionally clean and, at
times, spectacular game by Lancas-
ter high schools fightin' football boys.
The result was surprise to the
followers of the Lancaster team who
had expected a close game with only
reasonable hope of a victory. Mt
Horeb came with a record of a win
over Monroe by a one sided score, a
tie with Dodgeville and a to win
over Wisconsin high of Madison.
Game Opens Good
! The game opened auspiciously for
! Lancaster when, on the first play af-
ter the kick off, Lancaster tried a
trick forward pass which was inter
cepted giving Mt. Horeb the ball on
Lancaster's 80 yard line. Mt. Horeb
made one first down and was inside
Lancaster's 20 yard line but was held
to short gains on her next four tries
and the ball went over. After two tries
at the line Edwards punted out of
danger and after that his goal line
was never seriously threatened.
Near the end of the first quarter
Schloesser went around left end for
run of 25 yards and a touchdown.
The try for goal failed and the quar-
ter ended Lancaster 6, Mt. Horeb 0.
The second quarter was barren of
scoring although Lancaster was in a
threatening position on at least two
occasions.
| After the intermission Lancaster
came back stronger than ever and had
Mt. Horeb on the defensive all through
the third and most of the fourth quar-
ter. Early in the third quarter Ian
caster scored a touchdown at the
north end of the field Chapman going
over through right tackle from the
three yard line, but the score was not
allowed because one of Lancaster's
ends was Off side. AS the play was
made on fourth down the ball went
to Mt. Horeb, with the penalty for off
side, which placed it on Mt. Horeb's
8 yard line. Mt. Horeb kicked out of
danger and the quarter ended a min
ute later.
Early in the third quarter Lancas-
| ter carried the ball to Mt. Horeb's
20 yard line where, after being held
for three downs, Edwards dropped
back and from difficult angle kicked
clean goal from the field making
the score Lancaster 8. Mt. Horeb 0.
Makes Long Run
A few minutes later Lancaster again
carried the ball into the enemy's ter
ritory and again Schloesser went
around the end for a run of 80 yards
and touchdown, bringing the score
| to Is to in favor of Lancaster.
| During the seven minutes left to
play, Mt. Horeb, which early in the
game had tried the long passing game
with disastrous effect, opened up with
short passing attack which for a
/ time swept Lancaster off her feet and
| threatened to score. Pass after pass
was completed and the ball Travelled
rapidly toward Lancaster's goal line
I but at alst one was intercepted and
| the chance to score was gone. Lam
caster kicked out of danger and Mt
Horeb resumed the passing game but
time was up before they could again
threaten and the game ended, Lam
caster Is, Mt. Horeb 0.
For Mt. Horeb all that can be said
is that they played a clean hard game
and fought to the final whistle. They
showed plenty of football skill but
as the teams performed Friday, they
were outclassed and the score about
represents the difference in ability OF
the two teams.
Team Work Wins
For Lancaster, though there was
plenty of brilliant individual perfor'
nance, it would be unfair to single
out any one individual or group of in
dividuals for praise. 1t was the team
as a whole and every man on the team
that should be given credit for thi:
unexpected showing against a team
rated as among the best in the con
ference Never in the history of Ian
caster high school since the writer
has known it has there been sucl
team work as the boys showed us las
Friday and it is TEAM WORK tina
wins. Without the aid of the team anC
especially the men in the line Schloes
ser and Edwards and Chapman woult
never have been able to pull off thei
spectacular long runs or Fletcher tt