Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-18
DEBORAH 5, CRESCO 0
CECORAH'S GOAL LINE STILL UNCROSSED
Best Exhibition of Foot Ball Ever WItneS.
Sed in DEBORAH is Won by the High
School Team. Large Crowd
Sees the Game.


What is conceded by every one who
witnessed it to be the best and most
scientific game of foot ball ever played
in DEBORAH was fought out between
the high school teams Of Cresco and
DEBORAH at the fair grounds last Fri
dav afternoon. The result of the
game. to 0 in favor of DEBORAH,
leaves the home team the splendid re-
cord of not having it's goal line cross.
ed this season by high school team,
although they met one defeat at the
hands of picked team of "big fell
lows" early in the season.
The score fails to show exactly the
relative strength of the two teams and
should have been much larger for De-
corah. They put up an excellent
article of foot ball and clearly out
played their opponents in every depart
ment of the game, although Cresco
was not lacking in good work either
Most OF tine playing in both halves
Was in Cresco Territory and DEBORAH
during the game carried the ball dear.
ly 200 yards more than Cresco.
For DEBORAH, Bidne, Knowlton,
Brol by, Blagsvedt and Jewell were
used most to carry the ball, always
aided by excellent interference. Bidne
was perhaps the particular star of the
game. although the others were in 10
sense out of his class He suffered
a dislocated shoulder and injuries
about the head, and in fact seemed to
be the particular mark for rough work
of his opponents, but he plucklly
staid in the game and has the credit
of winning it with his splendid goal
from field at the close of the first half
when there were but two minutes
more Of play. Not once in the game
did any of the above named ia | to
make his gain when given the ball.
Parnell Shea played fine game at
quarter. 1t was his first game, being
substituted for Ray Harmon, and in
the first plays he had his wrist badly
sprained. He pluckily kept his place
and although suffering considerable.
he never fumbled the ball nor mis-
judged his signals. 1t was fine dis
play of grit.
Captain Mcyrick at end played
heady game and ran his team with
good judgment. He was especially
strong in defensive play and made
some fine takles, he and Ingvolstad,
the other end, were fast in getting
down the field on punts. Moses and
Nelson played strong on defense also
and broke through the line and into
the interferences with vigor. Die
drick played steady game at center,
holding his man with ease and pass
ing the ball with steady hand.
Taken all through the team was
hard one to excel and they made
many friends by their plucky work as
we'll as by the clean foot ball they
played.
For Cresco. White, Reddan anu
Thomson were the best players and the
entire team were no unworthy op.
ponents, as the score shows.
Tie score of the game was made at
the close of the first half, when after
playing almost the entire half in Cres-
co territory the ball was advanced to
the fifteen yard line and Bidne kicked
a goal from field. The second half
closed with the ball within ten yards
of Cresco's goal and few minutes
more would Lave added touchdown
to Decorah's score. But it didn't.
Following is lineup of the teams !: