Versailles 13 – Minster 6

Minster’s football team showed plenty of promise but not quite enough offensive power in dropping a 13-6 decision to a sharp, hard-running Versailles Tiger eleven.

Versailles took the opening kickoff and began to march toward the Wildcat goal. Two 15-yard penalties within the 30-yard line pushed the Tigers back. The Wildcats took to the air after two running plays as Garmann hit Huelskamp fpr 40 yards and Froning pitched to Tebbe for 12. But the Tigers stiffened and took the ball on downs. Two plays later Garmann recovered a fumble on the Versailles 20, but a pass interception thwarted the scoring attempt.

With about six minutes remaining in the half Versailles, led by the hard-running Johnny Mills, picked up six straight first downs with Mills driving over for the score with less than a minute left. The extra point was wide, and Versailles led at the half 6-0.

Minster started to march in the second half. Don Schmitmeyer ran the kickoff back to the Tiger 35. Three running plays put the ball of the 18 before Horstman fumbled and Versailles’ Oliver recovered. Mills and Kueterman each picked up a first down, and then Deagle passed to Ehlers on the Minster 10. Mills raced around left end for the score. Mills’ kick was good and Versailles led 13-0.

Don Schmitmeyer, who had been with the squad only one week, returned the ensuing kickoff 72 yards to score. Seger’s kick was wide.

Eddie Garmann got loose late for a 25-yard gain to put the ball at the Versailles 35. But an interception by the Tiger’s Schweppe stopped the drive and allowed the Tiger’s to run out the rest of the clock.

Scoring by quarters:

Minster 0 0 6 0 — 6

Versailles 0 6 7 0 — 13