The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
Cards Lack
TracyWins
PASSING GAME WORKS
IN MIDFIELD BUT
ROGS AT CLIMAX

Encircic October ID on your
calendar and don't let anything
conflict with plaLs to see the re-
turn engagement between the
Tracy and Redwood Falls High
schocl football teams.
This advice is for those Cardinal
fans who didn't witness the thrill
er at Tracy Friday evening, disap-
pointing in that Tracy scored 2
to 0 triumph but mighty battle
between two fine teams. No one
who attended that contest. need be
told not to miss the second cpl
sode.
Tracy's lone touchdown came
midway in the third quarter when
Wacks slashed off tackle from the
81 yard lire and side-stepped the
secondary without being hard hit.
Main plunged for the extra point
after going through the motions of
a try from placement.
Redwood Falls passed sparingly
during the first half when neither
side had an appreciate advant-
age but took to the air with deter
mination following the Tracy
score, marching from Redwood's
% to Tracy's eight without inter-
ruption before the quarter ended.
During that brief intermission the
Cardinals lost their spark or the
Scrappers generated their scrap.
Four tries from the eight yard
lire and four more from the Is
after a blocked kick failed to pro-
duce score.
Except under the shadow of the
g0alpOst, Redw0od's aerial game
was brilliant. Redwood tried 20
passes, completed nine for total
of So yards. Four were intercepted.
Tracy's overhead game gained SO
yards in four compilations of Is
tries. There was one interceptiOn.
In % tries through the line, Tracy
collected IS yards while Red
wood plunged IA times for net
"a. Redwood skirted the ends
more. successfully making "A
yards net in five attempts while
the Scrappers got IL in four.
Neither team used the lateral
game effectively. Redwood had
the edge on first downs, ten to
nine.
Tracy had seven yard edge in
initial quarter gains. WackS re-
ceived the kickoff and returned
ten yards to the %. After two
plays for a net of zero, Main broke
through for Is on a fake punt.
Tracy then tried two passes and a
line play without gaining and got
off good punt to Diekmeier who
was downed on the ten. Redwood
punted on the second play, Tracy
gaining 81 yards on the exchange.
Aarthun and Main plunged for
their second first down on the
- but they resorted to passes
again and lost the ball on downs. !,
Byram broke away for Is and
Storts Sprinted ten to even the
first downs but Tracy braced and
Stensvad punted again. Rose re-
turned eight to his 35 marker and
three plays later Main moved UP
to the so. Neuschwander recover
ed fumbled lateral on the 80:
and Redwood hiked to their %
stripe on two line plays and a,
pass, Young to Byram as the
quarter ended. Each team had
made three first downs but Tracy
had netted Al yards to Redwood's
"a from scrimmage =
Main intercepted "a Redwood
toss on the 20 to turn the direction
of the second quarter battle. Aar-
thun and Rose were halted but
Main stepped off ten for first
down before Steele hauled him
down. Hoffman smeared the next
play but Main got off for another
five and pass to Rose placed the
ball in midfield.
Young intercepted on their 81
but Redwood was unable to get
rolling and Tracy received the