The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-12-06
ARE THE CHAMP IONS
Dakota University Defeated Grand Forks
in a Hot Game Of Foot Ball on
Thanksgiving Day.
That Awful Dufsat Of Two Years AsO at
Sioux Falls Was Completely Wiped
Off the Map.
By This Victory Dakota University Wins
the Championship Of The Two
DakotaS.
SOME VERY HOT FOOT BALL.
SOME VERY HOT FOOT BALL.
Mitchell Shows Its Supremacy Over
Grand Forks on the Gridiron,
Score 27 to 0.
Mitchell 81; Grand Forks Q.

Mitchell 81; Grand Forks 0.
There is JOY in the Mitchell camp, we
are entitled to good long hard yell;
and we're guing to have it; we've met
Grand Forks and they belong to US;
their scalps are hanging from Mitcbell's
belts: it was great victory.
Thanksgiving day was an. ideal day
for foot bail and everything conspired
TO make the day splendid success
Those who were interested in foot ball
made arrangements to have an early
dinner or set the meal for o'clock.
The game was played between Dakota
University and the Grand Forks team
of the University of North Dakota, and
the championship of the two Dakotas
was at stake in the result of the game.
Mitchell felt confident of winning and
the Grand Forks boys did not come all
the way here to be defeated, but they
had to submit just the same, and the
Falls two years ago was completely
wiped olt, although the Grand Forks
Boys used that as a sort OF salve for
their wounded feelings.
Long before the hour for playing the
people commenced to wend their way
to Athletic park, and they lined up
around the fence which surrounded the
gridiron, waiting for the giants to come
forth. The weather was just right, the
sun was shining bright and there was
little air stirring,
The crowd on the ground was esti-
mated to be fully 900 people, a great
many going out in carriages. The re-
ceipts, we are informed, reached about
S425. In this case it will not be neces.
sary for the guarantee to be drawn up
on, and the association will have little
velvet besides.
On the toss up Grand Forks won and
chose the south goal, and the halves
were agreed on at 80 minutes OF play.
Bowdle and Blair Ected as referee and
umpire, and Douthit and Jewell were
the timekeepsrs.
At the sound of the whistle at 3:1O
Mitchell kicked off to G. F. on the Is
yard line and the ball was returned to
the 25 yard line. Just at this point
Mitchell showed its aggressiveness, and
caused G. F. to halt in surprise. They
commenc I'd to buck our line, but
Mitchell stood like a rock, and the
opponents failed to gain the 5 yards,
and the ball went to Mitchell. G. F's.
line was tested right on the start and a
gain was made. This was followed by a
mass play, Nelson having the ball. He
was forced through the line and to the
..urprise aud wonderment OF all he
made touchdown. Hardy failed to
kick goal. The cheering broke loose
and from multitude of throats the
play was endorsed by various express
sions.
Granl Forks kicked off to Mitchell
and line bucking commenced again
with good results for Mitchell. After
several plays in which gains were made
Mitchell lost the ball in tumble.
Grand Forks made several good gains
and at that time it looked like G. F.
would make a touchdown. Mitchell
rallied on its line work and held Grand
Forks for two downs with little or NO
gain. The ball was sent to Flanagan
for place kick for goal. Hs made q
fine kick from the>20 yard line but the
bali went little wide of the goal, and
we breathed easier.
That was the last chance Grand Forks
had for making goal, as they did not
get within kicking distance again dur
ing the game. Mitchell got the ball on
the play and then went after G. FPS
line hard for touchdown They
worked their way across the field and
got the ball within three feet of G F's
goal line who made hard struggle to
keep the line from being crossed, and
they did hold Mitchell twice but she
went over on the third trial. Hardy
kicked goal and the score was i to D
Three touchdowns were made in the
second half. Grand Forks got into that
part with greater vim, for they rea-
lized they were up against hard
proposition. 1t was another case of