The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-12-03
AND HURON
LIKE MITCHELL
Defeats the S. D. S G, Foot
ball Aggregation
THE FINAL SCORE BEING II TO 0
Crippled Men and Hard Luck
Prominent Factors


feated by sHuron college at Huron
Thanksgiving day, the score being II
to 0. The following detailed account
of the game was written for the Reg
lister by an eye witness of the battle:
Brookings won the toss and chose
to defend the north goal. Huron kick
ed off to the 40-yard line and Hyde
ran the ball back three yards. Cough
lin made three yards off tackle.
Coughlin punted to- the Huron 40
ward line. Huron gained three yards
through center, but the line held on
the next play and they were forced
TO punt Meharg gained eight yards
on an end run. Coughlin made ten
yards on an end run and Hyde made
fifteen yards through right tackle.
Furnstahl made eight yards, Denhart
five and Coughlin three yards. Brook
ings failed to gain and Huron got the
ball ON their own 10-yard line. They
Immediately punted to their own 30
ward line. Meharg made three yards,
and Coughln tried a place kick but
the ball went wild. Huron's ball on
their own 7-yard line. They made
eight yards on a forward pass, three
yards through the line and a fake
play netted them ten more. Huron
tried the line twice and failed to gain,
punting on the next down. Coughlin
made thirty yards around Hurons S
right end, Furnstahl made five, but
Brookings failed to gain and the ball
went to Huron on their own 15-yard
line. They punted fifteen yards. Me-
harg thrown for loss of four yards
and Furnstahl failed to gain. Huron's
ball on 35-yard line. They made three
yards and then punted to- Wohlheter
" no carried it back five yards. Brook
ings failed to gain and attempted to
punt. but Hun on blocked the kick and
got the ball on Brookings' 35-yard
line. Huron penalized fifteen yards
for holding. They puntcd to the
BroOkings 30-yard line and recovered
the punt. They failed to gain and
attempted a place kick, but it was
short and it was Brookings' ball on
their own ten yard line. Coughlin
punted to the center of the field.
Huron made fifteen yards through the
line and twenty-five yards on de-
layed pass, the ball being on Brook
ings' 3-yard line. Huron went through
for a touchdown, but failed to kick
goal. Score, Huron, 5; Brookings, 0.
Coughlin kicked off to the 20-yard
line and Huron punted to Wohlheter
who was downed in his tracks.
Wohlheter was hurt and retired.
Hyde was shifted to quarter and
Kremer went in at fullback. Brook
ings fumbled and the ball went to
Huron in the center Of the field. HUI.
ron gained fifteen yards through the
line and Blake then made drop
kick Score, Huron, 8; Brookings, O.
The half endeG soon after the kick
off.
To open the second half Coughlin
kicked off to the 2O-yard line and
Huron carried it back twenty yards
They failed to gain and it was Brook
ings' ball on downs. Coughlin attempt
cd to punt, but it was blocked and
Huron secured the ball. Brookings
held and Huron punted Coughlin
again attempted to punt, but the line
did not hold and he was blocked, Weir
of Huron, falling on the ball over the
Brookings goal. Blake kicked goal
Score, Huron, Is; Brookings. o.
Coughlin kicked off and Huron car
ried the ball to their 30-yard line
They tried an on-side kick and Krem
er picked up the ball and made fifteen
Yards Hyde made fifteen yards
er picked up the ball and made five
Yards more, and Huron held for downs
on their 1O-yard line. They punted
Brookings was penalized fifteen yards
for holding and fifteen more for fail
ure of a forward pass. Coughlin punt
ed to Huron's 25-yard line. Huron
made thirty yards on two delayed pass
es and eight more on an end run
Brookings held for downs in center o.
the field. Coughlin made thirty yard:
on long end run. Brookings triet
the forward pass but was penalizet
fifteen yards. Coughlin punted to Hu
rons 1O-yard line and it was brough
back ten yards. Huron punted. Hyde
lost ten yards on forward pass, ant
another forward pass lost the ball II
Huron in the center Of the field
Pease replaced Furnstahl. Huron
worked the ball down to the SOyar'
line, where they punted to Kremer