The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
Entire Team Plays Strong
Game; Obermeyer's Hopes
Rise
BY Henry l.. Davis

By Henry L. Davis
Friday was a big day for the St
Louis Cardinals as they defeated the
Detroit Tigers in the third game OF
the World Series. and it was equal
ly a day of celebration for the Red
wood Falls Cardinals as they kicked
the dope bucket all over the lot in
their third game Of the season to
down the highly touted Marshall
Tigers 60 at the county fair grounds.
Marshall had expected the tussle
to be only a waFsa-up breather and
little did they expect to run up
against a fighting mad bunch of
gridders who didn't know when to
quit.
The Cardinals win was also a per-
sonal victory fer Coach Earl Ober-
meyer over friendly rival, Bernie
Cole, Tiger mentor. Obermeyer and
Cole starred at opposite ends for St.
Olaf college at Nsrthfed in 1926
and 1927.
The game was a vicious fight all
the way, with both elevens battling
for all their worth. Hard tackling
and crisp blocking featured the play
of both teams. s. occupied were the
Cardinals with stopping Marshall
plays, they had No regard for the
referee. In the second quarter on a
Tiger attempted wide end run the
Redwood Falls tacklers rushed in and
smeared the ball carrier and the re-
fierce, who was in the line of play,
sending him sprawling over the side
line in the dust.
Paffrath, last years star back, or
whether the humiliation of being re-
garded as push-overs inspired the
local boys is not known, but the fa"+
remains that the Cards showed lot
of power and drive which hitherto
had remained in the dark and served
notice on the seasons opponents tnaI
they are to be taken quite seriously.
The sluggishness and lack of pep
which seemed to grip the team in
their two previous tilts had entirely
disappeared Friday. The whole team
functioned well and with co-ordina-
ton, the line fighting tooth and nail
for every inch of ground and the
backfeld driving hard at the enemy
forward wall.
The backfield Of Finn, Tenney,
Inglis and Paffrath, playing togeth-
er for the first time this year showed
the potential strength which it poss-
esses. Tenney and Ingiis demonstrate
ed that they have plenty of speed to
run the ends, Inglis also showing
well as a punter and passer; Paff-
rath, chunkily built, plowed consist
emily through the Tiger line, two and
three men needed to bring him down,
while Finn, with group of depend
able fellows to carry the pigskin,
demonstrated that he will direct the
team to more than one victory this
year.
Play was mostly in Tiger territory
during the major portion of the
game, with the Cardinals knocking
at the touchdown door several times,
the Marshall eleven not showing
much of an offensive until too late
in the final quarter.
The Cardinals had an opportunity
to push over counter in the second
quarter when a pass Inglis to How
ard Melges put them on the Tigers
Is yard line. Paffrath on the next
play cut through right tackle for a
first down on the eight yard marker,
but an offside penalty put the ball
back five yards. Three thrusts at the
Marshall line and an attempted for
ward pass picked up only eight
yards and Redwood Falls gave up the
ball on downs.
The winning touchdown came in
the third quarter when low punt by
Rose of Marshall bounced off the
finger tips of several onrushing Red
wood Falls linemen, Cardinal back
falling on the ball on the Tiger 35
yard stripe. On the first play Ten
ney scooted around left end for a
first down on the Marshall 81 yard
line and Paffrath followed with a
smash through center for five yards.
There the Marshall forward wall
momentarily braced and broke
through to toss Tenney for a seven
yard loss. A pass over the line
Inglis to Gordon Alexander playing
at right end, nullifed the loss and
brought the ball to the 10 yard mark.
er for a first down. Paffrath on tn,
first play smashed and fought his
way through a mass of Tiger tack
lers and fell over the line for the
Cardinals six points. A lateral pas:
attempt for the extra point failed.
A. strong wind which had beer
blowing from the west all afternoon
and had been playing havoc will
punts kicked into the face of it, al
most blew the game for the Cardin
ais in the closing minutes of the con
test.
Inglis standing on his own 35 yart
line punted and the wind catching tn,
pigskin blew it back beyond the lin,
of scrimmage for seven yard loss
making it first down for the Tiger
on the Redwood Falls % yard stripe
Rose, star Marshall back, then dash
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