Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-12-07

How Thanksgiving Day Was Spent.
II there were not hing else to call
forth ones gratitude and praise to God
yesterday, the delightful warm sun
shine and invigorating air was suffi-
cient. A more beautiful day could not
have been imagined. Our merchants
and laboring men took much needed
vacation. Places of business were
closed and the whole town put ON a
sort Of Sunday attire. In the morning
a large congregation assembled at the
college chapel and listened to the pro-
gram of exercises. The meeting was
presided over by Rev. Swickard, in his
usual calm and forceful manner. The
singing by the chorus choir under the
direction of Prof. Kinsey was most ex-
cellent. Rev. Leslie made a most
beautiful prayer and Rev. Baker read
the scripture lesson. The sermon by
Rev. Frame was an able and inspiring
one and had we space would like to
print it entire. The gentleman showed
in an impressive manner the lessons of
thankfulness and blessings we should
learn even from the present year of
distress and shortage of crops, from a
spiritual standpoint. His we'll worded
and timely thoughts ON the coming
catholicity of the church and the
sweeping away of UNCONVENTIONAL lines
were quite to the point and we'll received.
Rev. Frame outdid himself in this
effort and is to be congratulated. The
exercises lasted only little over an
hour when the audience separated and
went to their homes for dinner.
THE FOOT BALL GAME.
AT $3.50 large crowd of citizens as
sembled at the college campus to wit
ness the game of foot ball between the
High school team and ateam composed
OF town boys. They got to work in
good season, Chas. B. Stackpole being
chosen umpire and Charley Stewart
referee. It was one of the most spirit
ed contests ever given on the grounds.
During the first half there was bitter
struggle for points by both sides but
neither succeeded in making any. The
high school boys having succeeded in
getting the ball within five yards of
the goal line by Fallon's good run. The
town boys then got the ball and Will
liams carried it more than half the
length of the field, only to be forced
back by the tremendous center rushes
of the school boys. In the second half
however, both sides did some playing.
F'allon attempted to make an end run
but unfortunately lost the ball, which
was quickly grabbed up by David Hand,
college lad playing with the town
boys, who ran like deer down to the
goal line uninterrupted and scored a
touch down. Mccoy kicked goal and
the game stood 6 to in favor of the
town team. It didn't stand that way
long however, for the school boys were
on their mettle and by brilliant play
ing-in which Fallon'sruns and Kings
center rushes, backed by the strength
of the March boys, played the principal
part-they forced the ball to the goal
line for three times, but March failed
to kick goal twice, losing four points;
leaving the score at the end of the
game, High school IA, Town team 6.
Some brilliant playing was done on
both sides; Houser, Crabill, Williams
and Hand doing some fine playing for
the town team; but the center smashes
in which Prof. Killing had trained his
boys, were invincible; Fallon, David
and Cyrus March, Arthur Vincent and
others of the high school boys did we'll.
Following is a list of players and
positions: