Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 247, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1914 — WATSEKA TOO MUCH FOR OLD R. H. S. [ARTICLE]

WATSEKA TOO MUCH FOR OLD R. H. S.

Visitors Triumphed Over Red and Black By 22 to 7 in First Rome Game ol the Season.

Watseka high school defeated Rensselaer high school Saturday by the score of 22 to 7. The visitors played a better game and were entitled to win, but the local lads and the spectators felt" convinced at the end of the contest that the material is at hand for much better results than were attained Saturday and it is expected that future games will show them in much better trim. While the visitors’ team was very well balanced, the work of Scholl, the left half back, was the great factor in their victory. He is doubtless one of the best players that ever figured in a high school game in this city and was the chief factor in defense as well as the most dependable ground gainer of the game. He made all the points for his team, two touchdowns, one goal and three drop kicks. One of his touchdowns followed an 80-yard run, in the course of which he dem* onstrated that he was somewhat of a sprinter, an artful dodger and ■full of nerve. The story of the game is almost told in relating the work of Scholl, although he was ably supported by Martin, at left end; Pierce at quarterback; Williams at right half and Oates at full. Martin was constantly in the game, repeatedly got across the line and broke up plays by the Rensselaer team and* had a way of' getting down the field that marked him as an end of great ability.. The game started with Rensselaer kicking off. Eigelsbaeh planted the ball well down the field -and Scholl was downed with only a short return. Williams went around left end for 5 yards and Pierce double passed the ball to Scholl, who went around the left end for 20 and followed with 12. Williams failed to gain and Pierce fumbled and lost 4 yards. Scholl made the first'forward pass of the game to Clifton, the play nettihg 18 yards and the ball being on the 2 yard line. Rensselaer held for the first down and on the second Watseka fumbled and the ball rolled right through the line and while the Rensselaer lads were unconscious of its whereabouts Scholl had it spotted and fell on it. The angle was bad and Scholl missed the goal, the only thing he missed during the day, unless it was his dinner. The first touchdown was secured in only 5 minutes and it was plain to be seen that Rensselaer’s defensive "aults were chiefly in the ends and in poor tackling. Local stock took a boom when on the first play fter (Scholl kicked to Moore, Will Eigclsbach went around right end for 25 yards and Babcock made 5 through tackle Carl Eigelsbach failed/to gain and Moore made 6. Babcock made 6 and W. Eigelsbach made 4 and Booster 3. The Watseka line then took a brace, although had Rensselaer played faster they might -have . scored, but there were some delays that gave the visitors wind and the line held for three downs and then Eigelsbach tried a drop kick, which went a little wide. Rensselaer had lost ah opportunity. Watseka put the ball in play from their 25-yard line and Williams made 20 yards around left end. Scholl and Williams each made 1 yard and then Scholl made a Jorward pass to Williams for 10 yards and [then Scholl made a 4-yard gain, watseka was forced to punt and Moore caught the ball, making only a short gain as Martin was down the field like a flash. Booster made 2 yards and W. Eigelsbach made 9. There was another succession of short gains, the best being by Booster for 15 yards, but Rensselaer was forced to punt and Scholl carried the 'ball back 15 yards. Two forward passes, both by Scholl, the first to Clifton and the second to Martin, netted 38 yards. Williams made a short end run for 8 yards and Scholl passed to (Martin for 10. Pierce fumbled and lost 3 but recovered the ball and Scholl drop kicked from'the 25yard line for 3 more points. Scholl kicked to Eigelsbach, who made 9 yards. Rensselaer fumbled but recovered the ball. -Jimmie (Babcock lost his temper and 30 yards for doing so and Rensselaer had to punt. Scholl and Williams in advancing the ball ball was on the 10-yard line (fcholl drop kKpked and the score was 12 to O. ' Rens&a laer took another offensive attitude and had the ball on the 10 yard line at the end of the half. Coach Parker gave his spirited lecture and changed the defensive formation for the forward pass and the visitors could not work it so well after that, tn fact, Rensselaer entered the second half with a fine chance to pull the game out of the

coals and Phillips, who, replaced Booster Eigelsbach at half, made a 35-yard gain to start the ball rolling. Babcock*made € yards through the line and Eigelsbach and (Moore made short gains but finally the ball was lost on downs. Hopkins and Swaim each done some fine defeasive work at this stage of the game, getting through the line and blocking some plays. This kind of work was too much for Scholl and he was halted for a time. He tried a forward pass and Phillips intercepted it. Rensselaer tried a forward pass, but it - did not go off right and line plunges were resumed and Moore made 8 yards when it was badly needed. The ball was lost, however, on a fumble. Watseka seemed to have all the luck in getting the ball. They made 20 yards on a forward pass, but another attempt failed through the good work of Eigelsbach, Rensselaer made several short gains through the line and on short end runs and a forward pass to Eigelsbach advanced the ball 11 yards. Babcock then went around left end for a touchdown, narrowly averting a tumbleby Scholl, who missed him but an inch. Hopkins kicked goal and the score was 12 tc 7 and bet ter things looked possible. Soon after the ball was kicked off, however Scholl skirted right end for 80 yards outrunning the Rensselaer backs and planted the ball between the posts and kieked goal, making the score 19 to 7. Later he netted 3 more points by another drop kick, his third for the game and the score was 22 to 7. - Rensselaer did not show any offensive work of note during the last quarter, but Eigelsbach was doing better work at end than had been seen during the game and made two gains on forward passes and intercepted a pass from Scholl. The subs were given a chance and showed well. Rhoades, Curnick, Price, Crooks, Loy, got in and played well. Price plowed through and tackled Williams tor a loss, which marks him as a possibility for line work. Apparently there is a lack .of sprinting ability, tacklnig must be Improved, the ends and defensive halves developed, the forward pass perfected and then the team will be ready for all comers. It should not lose'another game, for the material is at hand. A little more “pep” and we won’t lose another game

(Morocco Saturday. The line-up: WATSEKA RENSSELAER Clifton re Phillips LeMcnager L. rt Hdpkins Kamp rg Lakin McGill c Gourlcy Divit lg Swaim C. Gates 1* Simons Martin le Gant Pierce qb Moore Williams rh C. Eigelsbach Scholl lh W Eigelsbach 6. Gates fb Babcock Time of quarters 12, 15, 12, 15. Officials Parrett and Ellis; head linemah Nowels; touchdowns, Scholl 2, Babcock; goals from touchdowns, Scholl and Hopkins; drop kicks, Scholl 3.

NOTES. Watseka had won its two previous games, defeating Fairbury 65 to 0 and, Gibbon City 14 to 6. Some team. * Morocco is to be here Saturday and Rensselaer will try hard to wipe olifc, the 20 to 0 defeat of two weeks ago. Big crowd expected Robert Wartena, former h. s. star, was a spectator. On the sly he whispered to Coach Parker: “Any chance?” Bob would like to be at it again. Ed Honan’s stentorian voice was missed. A democratic speech is the only thing that will keep Ed away froth a football game. Honest now, you It s. athletes, you’ve got to put all you have In next Saturday's game. We dop’t want so me ititurejiia to r i aapto say the 1914 football team ImrE-three straight. 1 Coach Parker made a big improvement in the team the past week. The next few days will be important ones and should turn the trick. Buy a* ticket this week, you fan.' The attendance Saturday was not up to the standard.