Editor’s note: This is the continuation of our new Flashback Friday series, as we look back chronologically at every Reitz game ever played.
The Panthers picked up their first win in school history on Oct. 4, 1919, defeating the Central second team, 6-0. The only score came late in the first half, when Ralph Woods rushed for about a ten-yard touchdown.
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We’ve found several newspaper articles that preview and recap our first win:
- School News & Jottings – May 25, 1919 (Courier)
- Start Football Work at Reitz – June 7, 1919 (Press)
- West Side Youths Show Proper Spirit – June 8, 1919 (Courier)
- Start Work Next Week on New Athletic Field – July 31, 1919 (Courier)
- Modified Grid Program for West Side “11” – Aug. 10, 1919 (Courier)
- Plan Football on Reitz H. S. Field – Aug. 11, 1919 (Press)
- Field Not Yet Ready; Grid Practice Delayed – Sept. 3, 1919 (Courier)
- Francis Joseph Reitz to Have a Light Team – Sept. 20, 1919 (Courier)
- F.J.R. Eleven Light But Look Promising – Sept. 24, 1919 (Courier)
- Reitz beats Fulton – Oct. 2, 1919 (Press)
- Today in Evansville – Oct. 4, 1919 (Courier)
- Reitz High Plays Central Seconds – Oct. 4, 1919 (Press)
- Lone Goal Decides Game on West Side – Oct. 5, 1919 (Courier)
- Reitz Has Hopes – Oct. 6, 1919 (Press)
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