The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-16

opl ulSiiCfd Squdd WihCh was pill
fighting when the score reached
81 to Z near the finish of the sea-
sons final game Friday, night at
the Kraut Kapital.
Outweighed and short on re-
placements, the Fielders had a
run of bad luck through the con-
test as first one and then another
OF their players came off the field
with injuries. None of them ap-
parently were serious as several of
the men went back into the game.
Like all final games it marked
the passing of several stars from
the high school constellation. The
seniors played most of the game
and earned again their football
diplomas but the "class memorial"
of empty spots left in the line and
backield is one which the coach
es accept with little enthusiasm.
It was the commencement game
for Andy Smith, Paul Kohler,
Jim Dwyer, Elmer Diekmeier,
Paul Duea, Howard Hoffman, Pat
Byram, George Barnes, Stan
Young, Tom Wolverton, John Bo-
wee and Myrl Jett.
The game had hardly started
when Redwood scored its first
touchdown and the cheers had
hardly died away when Spring
field got theirs. From there on,
however, Redwood became meth
odical about the touchdown mat
ter, chalking them up with reg
ularity which gave Springfield
little chance on offense.
IS Yard Run
Byram received the opening
kickoff and returned Is yards tn
the 81. Stensvad punted on third
down from the 40, the ball going
out on the 20. Springfield fumbled
on its first attempt to carry and
Redwood's ends smothered the
play on the three yard line.
Potter booted out to the AZ and
on the first play Byram circled|
left end to the seven, 35 yard
gain. On the second Kohler
plunged over for the. score. Duea's
dropkick was no good.
Jenniges received the next
kickoff and raced out to the 48
before he was brought down. In
five plays they covered the SO
yards to the goal, young man
named Patterson Juggling twice
for a first down, then breaking
away to the Is and finally taking
the oval around right end for the
score. Their placekick sailed
neatly over, making the score to
g. 4
Redwood moved up fast on the
next few plays but lost the ball on
downs. A blocked punt on the
last play of the quarter paved the
way for the next score. Kohler
brought the kickoff out Is yards
to the 80, Byram skirted left end
for seven and Chuck Young broke
away for "a yards and a first
down on their q. He got seven
more on a reverse but Springfield
STAYED off Kohler's plunges and
took the ball. It was after two
plays into the line that Stensvad
blocked the punt, recovered and
carried to the three before he was
brought down.
Make Long March
Storts circled right end to sccra
on the first play of the second
quarter. This time Storts tried
the conversion but his kick also
was no good.
RedwoCd's kickoffs weren't up
to par, this one going only to the
80. v. Potter brought it out to
the A and after three plays for a
net of one yard, they punted out
on the 20.
Here Redwood began its long
est march of the game. Neusch-
wander carried twice for a first on
the 80, Storts delivered on the
next two for first on the 43 and
thsn broke away through the line
for As yards to their IL marker.
Diekmeier lateraled to Neusch-
wander for five and on the next
play Neuschwander ate up the re-
naming seven for Redwood's
third counter. Diekmeier passed
for the point but the toss was in
complete. Patterson was hurt on
the touchdown play, Peters taking
his place in the backfeld.
Jenniges brought the kickoff
out five to the 80 and Kruger
carried twice for a first down on
the 43. Bielen got four more but
Lang broke through to smear the
next play for a four yard loss and
they punted, Otto receiving on the
SO.
The next play was peculiar in
that V. Potter actually intercept
ed pass and made good return
before he was brought down but
the officials had observed bit of
blocking which made the inter-
ception possible and ruled the
pass complete because of inter-
ference. There was criticism from
Springfield fans but none from
the bench.
Redwood failed to profit by the
break however. A Is yard pen
atty and tumble which lost
eight yards closed the first half.
Buss Peters brought the second
half kickoff back 20 yards to the
38 and a pass to Sellner made
first down in midfield after Dwy-
er had broken up two plays into
the line. Kohler recovered
tumble on the next play but
Springfield held and Byram boot
ed out on the 38.
lWolverton halted the first play,
Smith stopped Bielen on the next
and after attempting pass, they
were forced to kick. The Redwood
forwards moved in fast to part
tally block the punt and Redwood
took the ball on Springfield's Al.