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IT WAS A PRETTY GAME ...Foot Hall lt;onte«t Saturday Afternoon j Between South Sid#* Teem and jElk Rapids.The game of footfall Saturday between the South Side team of this city and Elk Rapids team was a finely j contested one, and a good one to i watch, in spite of the fact that Trav- j erse City piled np a big score against i their cpponents.The first touchdown of the game j was made for the local t*-am by Pan-ek, who caught th*- ball after Elk Rapids had made a fumble.In the next, Ehr**nberger and Corbett did some clever criss-cross and double jiass work, and Smith plunged through the line for another touchdown.Elk Rapids kicked off again, andSmith caught, passed the ball to Ehrenberger, who ran to the center of the field. Soon the ball was forced across the line by (Corbett.The next time, as soon as the ball was in the hands of the South Side team, Smith punted beautifully, andthe punt was returned. Again Smithpunted, and this time Elk Rapidsfumbled, and Corbett picked up the ball md made a touchdown. When the game ended, the tiall was in the hands of Traverse City, well into Elk Rapids territory.Ed Boyer and Amil Nerlinger acted as officers of the game. Foot ball is in its infancy in Elk Rapids, but the boys from there play well considering•r * vthe short time that they have known anything about the game. They are plucky to the last, and by next year will be able to put up a very pretty article in the way of a game. It is n pleasure to watch their play, as it is perfectly clean, as is also that of the South Side team.The closing game of the series tor the two teams will be played at Elk Rapids Thursday of this week.
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Traverse City Evening Record
Traverse City, Michigan, US
Mon, Nov 25, 1901
Page 2
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