The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
MITCHELL LEADS ALL
University Football Team Won From
%BrookingS Thanksgiving and are
Champions Of the State.
Parents Make Complaint 10 School Board
on Punishment Of Children
Stand by Superintendent.
Another Gambling Joint Vas Pulled on
Monday Night and all the 0Ccu-
pants Mere Fined.
MITCHELL is CHAMPION
Defeating Brookings THANKSGIVING
Day Gives Mitchell University
the ChamplOnShiD.
MITCHELL is CHAMPION

the Championship.
Bookings Agricultural College
football team and d crowd of POO
rooters arrived in the city Thanks
giving Day on a North Western spe-
cial train from that city, the foot
ball team, however, coming from the
north on the Milwaukee road. They
came down i'm the hope that they
would he able to defeat the Univer-
sity lads of Mitchell. 1T was a for
lorn hope, for Mitchell had them
Leaf at every stage of the game. The
Brookings people were a happy lot
and coming down from the train the
made the air ring with a choice
lot OF college yells, which had been
prepared for this special occasion.
The students Were accompanied by
DIR. Chalmers. president of the col
lege, and l'rofs. Wilson, Edgar and
Matthews and Miss Vaughan. of the
faculty menlbers
The game was called at 2:30 O'Clock
at Athletic Park, and the side lines
were crowded with a v%ociterous set
of rooters for Mitchell. with banners
and tin horns to add to the din.
~BroOkings, though smaller i'm mum
hers, "a in evidence every time that
they had a chance to yell, and sen
eral places the occurrences were fire.
quent.
The game can be characterized as
one of the very best that has ever
been PLAYED on the local field and
while at times the play was fierce
yet it was kept within the bounds
OF legitimate work. Mitchell kicked
Off to Brookings and it was evident
from the first that a touchdown could
be reached by bucking Bookings
line. Wendelkin made three pretty
end runs for good gains and then
the boys settled down to smash
ing the line, which they die
etfectually for a touchdown, Weak
carrying the ball over. Stephens
failed to kick goal. Score S to 0.
In the next kick off Mitchell was
held for downs and Mitchell punt
ed. Bookings got the bail ant
then they commenced for gains
on end runs. Skinner carried
the ball for a long gain and then they
smashed our line for a short gain
following this for an end run of con.
siderable gain. Things looked good
for a Rrookings touchdown, but
Mitchell held them and Rrookings
had to punt. Mitchell went for the
line again and with end runs anC
smashes they worked the ball tC
B%rookings' l5-vard line when time
was called. Score 5 to O.
In the second half Brookings
Kicked Off to Mitchell and the work
was fast and furious during the
entire half Brookings was making
fine Roadway toward Mitchell's goal
with her end runs and line smashing
but when they got TO Mitchell,s
twenty-yard line our boys took a brace
and held them for downs. Then
it was the finest work of the day
was done. Mitchell had the ball and
they started for Bookings line,
and for ovc a distance of 80 yards
they smashed light and left for
steady gains, Weak finally being
pushed oven tor a touchdown. If was
then all up with Brookings, for they
expected to prevent Mitchell from
scoring in the second half, get a
touchdown themselves and kick goal
and win the game that way. When
time was called Mitchell had the
ball on %Brookings' l5-vard line and
five minutes more would have yield
ed another touchdown. The final
score was 10 to O.
Wheeler, of Brookings, was the UNI
pire and Chamberlain, Of Huron,
acted as referee, and the work of
both was very satisfactory.
The play Of the Brooklngs team
was highly commended by the entire
crowd. Their play was clean and
they put up a dangerous game with
the odds against them. Jeffries and
Seagar. two of their best men, we're
out Of the game, although Brookinps
was free to admit that the score