The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-11-14

The college team won splendid
victory over Mitchell at the Fair
grounds last Friday afternoon. The
game was close and finely contested
the score being to o. The Brookings
team was outweighed by the visitors
by at least five pounds 10 the man,
and i'll addition Mitchell presented
nearly a veteran lineup, while the
home team is with the exception of
three men, new team Chamberlain
of Huron, was umpire Bent of Elan
dreau. referee, and DR.. +. A. Lentz of
this city, head lnesman.
The day was an iGeal one for the
players, but was perhaps a triile too
chilly for the comfort of the specta
tors. The field was fast and dry and
a fairly strong wind blew from the
southwest, giving the team with the
south goal slight advantage A
large crowd was out, and the roofing
was very spirited
The two teams were evenly matched
with Brookings having a clear advan-
tage in the line The Brookings for
wards got the charge on their oppo
nents ON nearly every play and they
played with more ginger and showed
more knowledge of the duties of their
positions than they have displayed in
all their previous games. In fact, the
whole Brookings team played with
a dash and courage that delighted its
supporters. Captain Coughlin, tOgeth-
er with the balance of the backiield
put up a strong game. COughlin S
work with The forN ard pass and his
long runs were the feature of the
game Meharg and Atkinson. the
ends. did fair work, but they fell down
at times. They allowed themselves
to be drawn in and blocked off on
the double pass in the early part Of
the game and they failed to keep a
very close watch on the opposing
ends when Mitchell worked their for
ward passes. Their sloWness in get
ting their man on the double pass
was probably due, however, to a fear
that a forward pass was to le worked.
| When they got to their nan their
they went down we'll unier punts.
Denhart's work at tackle stood out
above that of any other nan on the
field and was the best we have seen
him display. He followed the bali like
a hawk, was in every pa', and was Il
tower of strength on botl Ofcnse and
defense. His crash through Tanner
brought the five points o BroOkings
Both teams made frequent use of
the forward pass, but with varying
success In the first lalf Brookings
worked a number Of slOrt passes for
good gains, but in the second session
was prnaliZcd on narly every at
tempt. Mitchell was )cnalizod as fro
quontly for failing 10 get their passes
before they touched the ground, and
tll'H gains llbIl Clb ittl / vi tI' new
style football were few and far be
tween The visitors best ground gain
cr was a double pas which. however.
was solved by RrOkings in the Soc
ond half
Mitchell played Bcrton Tanner i'm
the game in dOiIs 50 the NcthOdstS
violated all the ethics Of amateur
sport. Tanner his played for Mitchell
the past seven years or more. and
for this reason aonc he is not entitled
to play. Two vars ago Tanner came
TO Brookings All entered college and
Immediately bedmc one Of the strong
est candidates for the football team
However, President Nicholson Of Nit
chcll Univcrsty, requested Of DR.
Chalmers. the president of the state
college that tannor not be allowed
to play as Il, had already played his
full quota ofyears with Mitchell and
in addition 5as then under suspcn-
sion from tat institution. Wishing
to keep the lthletic reputation Of the
college aboe reprOach, Dr. Chalmers
refused to dow Tanner to participate
in college ahle'ics, and he did not take
part in a Hgl" game fer BrooEnes
Judge thcr the surprise Of Brookngs
people WIN hc appeared on the field
as a meme er Of the visiting team. BY
playing 1nncr the Methodists show
ed a lacl OF fairness that is lament
able i'm school Of the standing OF
Mitchell. Brookings feels that it was
discount treated, to say the least.