First Football Game at McLouth

From the McLouth Times, November 4, 1905

In the first game of Foot Ball ever played in McLouth, Tonganoxie was beaten by a score of 10 to 0. Tonganoxie came in on the morning train, about twenty five strong, and from the way they talked and acted they were very sure of winning the game in the afternoon, and there were not very many in town who believed the McLouth boys stood very much show against a team that had played together so long. But the Tonga boys were out played from the first kick off.

The game was played in two 20 minute halves, McLouth making a touchdown in each half. Ed Casebier and Lusk did most of the gaining for McLouth, Lusk making all the scores on runs around the Right End. It was a hard game but none of the boys on either side were seriously hurt.

The Line Up

Tonganoxie

Creed – R.E.

Myers – R.T.

Richenson – R.G.

Turner – C.

Heisner – L.G.

E. Myers – L.T.

Rathbone – L.E.

Brockett – Q.

Seufert – R.H.

Wilkenson – L.H.

Zellner – F.B.

McLouth

J. Casebier – R.E.

A. Casebier – R.T.

W. Edmonds – R.G.

J. Edmonds – C.

Gephart – L.G.

Elliott – L.T.

G. Casebier – L.E.

Reynolds – Q.

Dolph – R.H.

Lusk – L.H.

Ed Casebier – F.B.

Halves — 20 minutes

Touchdowns — Lusk 2

Referee — F.W. Dickerson

Umpire — Roy Mains

This story appeared in “Yesteryears” in October 1988