The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-11-10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TIE AT FOOTBALL GAME
Brookings Wins First Touchdown in
Two Minutes.

by the college band and about one
hundred rooters departed by special
train for Nermillion where a red hot
game was played resulting in a tie.
The day was an ideal one for play
ing as well as for roofing and the ).
ID. \. c. realizing this assembled early
and together with their band filled the
yells as we'll as drowning out the yell
ing that was from time to time at
tempted by the Vermillion rooters.
FIRST HALF
The game opened by Brookings
kicking off to the 10 yard line; by line
smashing Vermillion brings ball
back to the 80 yard line. Here Yer
million punted the ball and it was
captured by Thompson of Brookings,
who, unnoticed, steals away from the
mixup and has ample time to make
touch down. Seegar kicks goal. Score
Brookings 6, Vermillion 0.
1t was at this point that Seegar while
returning down the field at a pretty
lively gait, fell and sprained his knee
thus preventing him from participat-
ing any further in the game and now,
"Brick" Mathews, altho sick and hav-
ing been unable to eat scarcely any
for four days previous, entered the
game and stayed by it till the last.
Brookings kicks off to 10 yard line
and Nermillion returns it to 30 yard
line. Vermillion makes same gain on
end plays. BY tumble by Vermillion
McCarter of Vermillion, recaptures ball
steals around end and makes for
touch down. Nermillion kicks goal.
Score, Brookings 6, Nermillion 6.
Brookings kicks off to 10 yard line.
Nermillion is held and is forced to
punt. Bookings ball. Brookings
is held and is forced to punt. Nermil-
lion fails to gain ground on fake end
plays, objects to the use of BrOokings
ball and the game came within one of
being called off but finally after a pro-
longed discussion the game was con-
tinued and from now on until the end
of the game one continued fierce strug-
gle existed between the two teams.
Nermillion held for downs. Brookings
ball. Brookings by line smashes
gains good ground but finally is held
and is forced to punt. Nermillion's
ball. Nermillion lost ball on tumble.
BrOokings ball. Brookings again
smashes line for good gain to the 10
yard but loses ball on tumble. Yer
millions ball. Nermillion gains same
ground but is held and forced to punt.
Brookings ball. Bookings now goes
for touch down and like an ''lnvinc-
ible stone wall" carries everything be-
fore it but while the ball was thus
surely and steadily carried forward
the time for the first half was called,
the ball then being on the ten yard
line. Score, Brookings 6, Nermillion 6.
The game in this half was played
almost in Brookings territory the ball
often being up to the 10 yard line of
Brookings goal.
SECOND HALF
Vermillion kicks off to 10 yard line.
Brookings brings ball back to 25 yard
line. Brookings makes some gains
by line smashes but is finally forced
to punt. Nermillion's ball. Nermillion
gains some ground but loses ball on
downs. Brookings ball. Brookings
loses ball on downs. Vermillion's ball.
Thompson OF Brookings captures ball
on Vermillions tumble and gains Is
yards. Brookings now makes some
good gains but is finally forced to
punt and Vermillion Immediately re-
turns the punt. Vermillion's ball.
Vermillion tries to make fake end
run but Jeffries of Brookings, lodges
through the line and makes a splendid
\ tackle. Vermillion is forced to punt.
Bookings ball. Brookings makes
SOME gains but is forced to punt.
Game>is closed with ball on Vermillions
30 yaei line. Score, Brookings 6,
Nermillion 6.
The game was hard fought struggle
from begil ming to end and the most
noticeable feature was the fake end
runs attemI ted by Vermillion but the
Brookings boys soon caught on to
that trick and they failed to make
their gains in that manner.
The students and others report hav-
ing a nice trip and were interested in
sightseeing along the way. The Wis.,
itors were warmly received and the
Vermillionites made lively times while
the Brookings people were there.
Owing to the lateness of the season
it is doubtful if a return game is
played this year.
Brookings next game will be with
Mitchell at the latter place, Nov. 26.