The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-28
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tors recorded for that year. Olivi
was the victim of 81 to O trour
cling but Window made its debt
with success, winning IL to 8. /
1911 Fairfax played the first c
the only three games ever booke
between the schools, losing 81 t
o. Granite Falls closed grid rela
tions between the schools tina
season with a 81 to victory an
Redwood took on the Mankat
teachers again, the game result
ing in scorelesS tie.
Long schedules came into
vogue in 1912 and continued
until the flu halted the 1918
season. The 1912 team won
from Window (13-2), Fairfax
1873, and the town team
1920 and two games from
Springfield 81 to and rs to
O but lost to Olivia (16-O
Madison 1856 and the town
team go, the latter in re-
turn engagement.
The 1913 team met several new
foes, Candy, Dawson, Appleton
and st. James and was defeated
only by the town team z to 3
Candy lost 1877, Dawson 1910 ano
st. James 1916. Fairfax matched
the Cards 6 to 6 and Appleton r.
IL while Madison and Renville
were outscored II to z and 24-14,
The western Minnesota champion
ship was claimed by Redwood
when it was admitted that Apple
ton played three ineligible play
ers, one of whom later was elect
ed governor.
The 1914 team set some scoring
records, one of the most cherished
a 80 to 0 humbling of the Mar
shall Tigers. Candy went down
68 to 0, Sleepy Eye At to 0, Hutch
inson, a new Cardinal opponent,
As to 0, Window 80 to 0, Monte
video-beginning a feud of many
years standing-36 to 0 and Hum
boldt High, st. Paul, 20 to 0. Two
defeats were recorded both by Is
to 0. Madison was the winner of
one while Faribault took the
other.
Still casting around for Op-
position, Redwood took on
Bookings, South Dakota, in
1915 and was defeated ! to 0.
Window also took that years
contest IA to 8 but the season
otherwise was successful.
Mankato was beaten 60 to 0,
SlaytOn 40 to 0, st. Cloud IL
to 0, Faribault 10 to Z, Sleepy
Eye 35 to 0, Madison % to 7
and MOntevideO " to 4.
The worm partly turned in
1916, three wins, three defeats and
two ties resulting that year. The
Window game ended TT and the
Slayton game 90 while Sleepy
Eye fell 1912, Stewart 26-6 and
Madison 20-13. Mankato's 60
victory, Marshall's 1914 and
Renville's TO advantage necessi-
tated return to alibis. 1917 was
better except that Montevideo by
26-7 began its reign over Red
wood which wasn't broken by
victory until 1888 and Litchfielc
won the only contest ever played
between the schools 33 to 6. Sec
ond highest total ever piled uI
by a Redwood team was the &C
to 0 trouncing of ST. Peter that
season. Glencoe appeared on he
slate for the first time and was
beaten 33 to g.; New Ulm also
opened hostilities and was bestec
z to and wins were scored over
Renville 21-7 and Window 14-0
Sleepy Eye and Redwood playel
to a 1912 draw.
Flu closed schools and Cancelled
games in 1918 after the Cards hac
lost at Sleepy Eye 900.
Records of only five game:
have been located for 1919, a 8;
to O win over st. Peter, 81 to /;
decision over Sleepy Eye and "a tt
O upset of Madison being the sue.
cesses of that year while Monte.
video piled up a 80 to majority
and Springfield tied the Cards a
90. Tracy was back on the SEIZED.
ule in 1920, first time since 1905
and went down At to 0. Redwood
also rode over Marshall $50
Sleepy Eye 1910, and Madison
800. Two ties, a 21-21 affair will
Springfield and a 1912 mixul
with st. Peter married the recort
however and Montevideo was ;
Is to 0 winner.
A high scoring outfit, the
1921 team won four and lost
four. 1t opened by taking
Olivia 80, dropped 1915
contest to Sleepy Eye, blasted
Lamberton 4S to 0 and later
So to 0, roasted Springfield
1910 and then dropped games
to st. Peter $40, Marshall IA
o and Montevideo 41-O.
1922 and 1923 were depression
years in Redwood football. Trac.
by 26-0, st. Peter by 34-12 ant
Sleepy Eye by 14-6 won over tn
Cards in the 1922 season although
they were more than a match TO
Marshall 26-10 and Springfield
$40. In 1923 a A to win from
Lamberton, third and last gam
between the schools, was tn
one bright spot. st. Peter and New
Ulm were tied 90 but Marshal
Tracy, Sleepy Eye and Monte
video all held the upper hand. TIL
Tigers won by % to Z, Tracy b.
1910, the Indians 6 to 0 an
Monte 800. Talent was NOR
abundant in 1924 when the Card
won seven of nine games. Windor