The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-24
First Major
Part Of New
Plant Ready
LARGEST CROWD EVER
TO ATTEND SCHOOL
EVENT EXPECTED

d1 years StoxI0ll1S, xeC0WOu0 o11o
will inaugurate its new lighted
athletic field, first major step in
the development of an elaborate
20 acre outdoor recreational CEN
ter, with Redwood Falls High
schools first football game of the
season Friday evening. Tracy will
be the opponent and the game will
be called at 8 p. m.
An all-time record for crowds
at high school functions here is
expected to be established as the
two apparently evenly matched
teams initiate the field which has
been in development for several
months. Bleacher seats are being
provided for the west side of the
field while the overflow crowd of
late comers will stand.
There will be no dedication of
the field at this time, the recrea-
tional association directors having
decided that the entire project
should be dedicated later when it
is complete or more nearly so.
Tracy High school will come
here for the contest with the ben
eft Of one games experience, its
season having opened last Friday
with Window. In closely fought
game, Window emerged the win
ner by to O score. The touch
down was scored on a very lucky
break after the teams had played
a see-saw game, Tracy being ON
the verge of scoring as the half
ended.
Coach Obermeyer, who saw the
game, predicts Tracy will give the
Cardinals stiff battle, but believ-
es Redwood should finish on the
long end Of the score. Redwood
players will have the advantage Of
weight and the inspiration Of the
privilege which is theirs while
Tracy has the edge on speed and
experience.
The Cardinals starting lineup
will average 162 pounds, ranging
from Andy Smiths 189 pounds to
Louis Kruger's I47. Heaviest man
in the backfield is Bob Paffrath,
179 pounds, who with Robert
Baldwin, Ken DeGroat, Russell
Lauterbach and Clark Thomson
make up the quintet Of starting
seniors.
Russ Lauterbach Will call sig
mails from halfback position
while Clark Thomson is shifted
from end to quarter because Of
the injury which Leo Joe 'Pooch"
suffered prior to the
opening Of practice. His disability
breaks up one brother combina-
ton but there are still two in the
starting lineup, the Krugers and
the Steeles. Obermeyer considers
Ted Kruger, at center, the best
lineman he has ever trained.
The field is in excellent condi-
ton. Sodded only a month ago. it
has been soaked frequently and
has benefited from frequent fall
rains, causing the blue grass to
grow rapidly and make a perfect
sod. It has been moved recently
and now stretches like a great
green carpet, the best playing
field Redwood team has ever
had.
The lights were erected this
week in time to give the team at
least one practice session under
them. A representative of the
General Electric company is to be
here tonight with "candlemeter'
which measures the intensity of
lights and aids in adjusting refiec-
tors so that an even distribution
Of light is assured.
One of the best lighted fields in
Minnesota, including college grid
irons, the ten go foot poles which
line the field carry four projectors
containing lamps totaling $4,000
watts In power. Some football
fields are lighted with as little as
"a, 900 watts.
Night football has been talked
Of here since the scheme was first
adopted by high schools but the
agitation became stronger two
seasons back when hundreds of
local fans saw the New Ulm field
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