The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-17
HURON DEFEATS AGGlES

the Stale college team at the Fai.
grounds by score OF to q. The
game was interesting and exciting all
the way through. made SO by the eff
forts of the home team to overcome
the lead OF four points made by Huron
early III the game. Giving Huron
credit for the good, hard game they
put up, there was not doubt but
what Brookings is the stronger and
should have won easily. Various rea-
sons are responsible for the defeat,
poor Judgement being the most pro
minent one.
An instance of this came in the first
half. Brookings had punted from near
its own goal line to the 35-yard line,
where a Huron man heeled for fair
catch. Meharg, one of the BroOkings
ends, came down the field and tackled
the man after he had signaled for the
catch. This brought penalty of fif-
teen yards on Brookings and brought
the ball to where Huron made place
kick for their only points. Meharg's
blunder was due to the fact that he
is a new man at the game and in his
eagerness to stop the man with the
ball he lost his head. Otherwise his
work was good and he gives promise
Of becoming a valuable man.
Again in the first half garing
error Of judgement undoubtedly cost
a touchdown and the game. Brook
ings had worked the ball up to within
a yard of the Huron goal on the third
down, and the signal was given for n
straight buck through the center of
the line in spite of the fact that they
had not been able to gain toot
through the center The Huron play
ers OWNED the uirection in which the
play was going and the whole team
massed back of the center with the
result that Brookings fell about a foot
short of making the touchdown. Had
the play been directed at the tackles
or around the end the touchdown
would have unquestiOnably been made.
Although they were defeated in their
first game the college team gave pro-
mise of better things in the future.
The entire line with the exception of
Atkinson at end is composed Of new
men, most of them playing in their
first game, and when this Is taken into
consideration the work of the team
was very good. They greatly out
played Huron, gaining about three
times as much ground, but the luck of
the game broke against them.
In individual work COughlin, the
Brookings captain, was the star He
was the teams most consistant ground
gamer and twice his runs put the
ball within striking distance of the
visitors goal. Denhart was also used
to good advantage in carrying the ball,
ta a
halfbacks, did good work. For Huron
Weier, the center, and Hager. the full
back, We're the stars. Weier's work
was one Of the features of the game,
and he gave Egge, the Brookings cen
ter all kinds of trouble. He repeat
edly broke through the line and mess
ed up the Brookings plays, and when
his side had the ball he opened good
holes for his backs.
In the first half the advantage was
all with Brookings, in spite of the fact
that Huron scored a placekick from
the field. Twice the ball was carried
fifty yards up the field, once within
foot of the Huron goal. The half end
ed with the score 4 to 0 in favor of
Huron, but this did not dismay the
home "rooters" and every member of
the team was heartily cheered as they
left the field.
In the first of the second half Brook
ings did not seem to play with the
dash and ginger they had previously
displayed, but towards the end of ne
half they warmed to their work and
tried to respond to the appeals of the
crowd for a score. Three times they
carried the ball up the field, only to
fail in gaining distance necessary to
make their downs, and in the last
five minutes worked the ball to the
25-yard line, where COughlin's attempt
at place kick went wide. Huron
played mostly on the defensive in this
half, and only once did they carry the
ball any distance, the rest of the time
resorting to punts to keep their goal
out of danger. In the latter part of
this half Coughlin made pretty run
after catching a punt. carrying the
ball to HurOn's 15-yard line. but on
the next play was penalized fifteen
yards for hurdling and the hopes of
a touchdown went glimmering.
Chamberlain of Huron, the old Wis
consin star, was referee, and Hardy,
the Mitchell coach, officiated as UNI
no complaint can be made on his work,
but the crowd was not 50 well salts
fed with Hardy. He repeatedly pena-
lized Brookings for offside, while he
was content to simply warn Huron.
Again in the second half Huron man
chOked Brookings player almost un-
der his feet, but he did not take any
notice of 1T, even after the crowd had
1t, -
Brookings Huron
Meharg ..le...........B Blake
Wohlheter ....... 1t ...... Salisbury
Warrenson ...... lg.........B Buckley
Egse ''..... .c......... ...... Weler
Clit Johnson .....rg ...... Mosiman
Denhart ......... rt. ........ Nelson
AtklnSoH re .NelStaut
Chilcott ......... .qb. ..... .ROwley
Fuerstahl ....... In. ........ .Ransell
Chas. Johnson -. .rh -. tcaptD Pyle
CouphliD (captN fh Hapar