The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-07
vERMILLIoN THE CHAMPIONS

vInm1kklON I0I OI1AmT lUWC
State University Bears Off the Dis
tinction of Gridiron by Defeat
ing Mitchell.
To the State University football
team Of Vermillion is accorded the
distinction of chan pions of the g1iu-
iron Of South Dakota by winning the
game on THANKSGIVING Day from the
team OF Dakota University. of this
city. The score vas II to A.
1t "a conceded that this would be
the greatest game of the season and
it meant much to either team, fol
with Mitchell winning, it would
place Ve1million, Brookings and
Mitchell on a par, and with Yer
million winning it would give her
the championship of the state.
The faculty and Students of the
state university came up on a Mill
waukee special train up about 15O
strong, and they picked over 200
people at towns along the line. This
crowd was augmented by a great
many from the north and west, so
that there we're a goodly number of
strangers in the city for the game.
A great crowd Of people attended
the game and enthusiasm was ram
pant. The Mitchell rooters &C.
cupied the north side of the field
and Vermillion was scattered on the
south side and with the colors OF
blue and white and the red made a
scene OF attractiveness. Before the
game began Mitchell students &C.
cupied the field in their various
stunts and yells, while the town lads
had a..few yells that were distributed
throughout the game.
When time was called $3.50, Referee
LevinRs and Umpires Todd, Of
Yankton, and Atkinson, Of this
city, took their places along with
the players and the big game was on,
while over 1900 people waited with
breathless anticipation for the first
kickoff. Vermillion kicked of to
and Seaman nailed the first
ball for a good gain down the lines.
went at vernillion and for
the first half, up to within the last
minute Of play, the state university
lads were played of their feet. Their
to buck Mitchell's line met
with no gains-the line was held
and the efforts to work a for
ward pass met With no greater sue
cess than the line bucking. Vermil-
lion vas at a loss to know what pro-
cedure to take next. While Vermil-
lion vas trying to solve this problem,
Mitchell was moving towards Yer
goal. At the IS yard line,
and 10 yard south Of the goal, the
signal was given for a place kick.
backed to his position, the
ball was banded back in fine shape,
his steady rlghfoot came In contact
the pigskin and away it went
In an angling direction
and landed safely between the goal
posts. 1t was as fine a place kick as
any football artist ever set the blood
through the veins of an en-
bunch Of rooters on the
side lines, and his effort was greeted
with every possible demonstration Of
happiness.
Vermillion commenced to realize
that II she intended to score in the
first half she would have to hustle,
there was but two or three min
Of play. They succeeded in
making three forward passes, when
in M%itchell's territory, and Cross
The goal line, goal being kicked.
In the second half Mitchell COM
nenced to show a weakness about
nalf way through and when time was
up, with the ball a little past
center Vernillion again resumed her
onward pass plays and by line bucking
She managed to get another touch
and within two minutes time
was called. No goal was kicked.
The game was al excellent one
throughout and made a great deal
Of excitement. Taking into consider
alton the fact that seven of Mitch
Ellis men had never played football
before until this fall, and the show
ing they made against Vermillion
was something remarkable.
The following is the lineup:
Vermillion pos. D.. W. q.
F.B. Knight
r. H.B Hardy
Lib. K%ingsbury
Ease Q. Dobson
Kolb c. Todne,n
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