The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-15
S. o. S. C. WINS FIRST ONE.

team ana the score was 10 W ". luO
}rookings team was heavier than Aber-
deem, and with this weight advantage
they knew more football and played
the game every minute. This is the
story of the victory. Aberdeen knew
they were beaten after the first scrim-
mage, end their only hope was to keep
the score as low as possible. To do
this they wrangled continuously with
the officials in order to take time, and
they were successful in a measure as
Brookings would have scored a couple
of more touchdowns had the game
gone on uninteruptedly.
The Aberdeen team was on the de-
fensive throughout the game with the
exception Of about five minutes in the
beginning of the second half, when
with the use of a forward pass they
carried the ball from their own 25-yard
line to the Brookings 35-yard line.
On the contrary the college team were
up on their toes all the time and
fought for every inch of ground. They
played with a dash and courage that
was admirable and the smoothness
with which they worked in their first
game proves that the S. ID. S. c. is
possessed of capable atheletic direc-
tor
Of the individual players Coughlin
was easily the star. We have said
this so many times in our description
of college contests that it may sound
old, but writeup of Saturdays game
would be wholly incomplete without
proper appreciation of this athletes
work He was always in the game,
wherever the ball was, and on the
offensive it was almost impossible to-
stop him. He was responsible for
probably one-halt of the ground gained
by mis- team. Denhart as tackle was
another star performer and easily out
played his man, besides carrying the
ball for good gains. Wohlheter at
quarter ran the team in excellent
shape and is apparently making good
in his trying position.
Tie visitors used the forward pass
more and with better success than
Brookings, but it never brought them
within scoring distance. The home
team apparently hos not perfected this
difficult play and rs they could gain
on straight football they had no need
of it.
The crowd was a small one and
composed almost entirely OF college
students. The townspeople will liber-
ally patronize the games when played
down town, but the walk to the col
lege takes all the enjoyment OF the
afternoon and the athletic association
can expect but few city people to
their contests when held at the col
lege park Last year the games were
played at the fair grounds and large
crowds turned out, and We hope the
college people and the fair associa-
ton can come to some amicable agree
ment whereby the remaining contests
can be staged on the down town
ground.
To open the game Aberdeen kicked
off to Brookings' 35-yard line and Den
hart returned the ball Is yards.
Coughlin made seven yards in two
tries and then punted to the visitors
40-yard line, where Brookings recover
ed the ball Feurnstahl made six
yards, Coughlin 5 around left end and
8 through the line. Coughlin then tore
off a 20-yard gain on an end run,
bringing the ball to the 5yard line.
Denhart made on line plunge and
Fuernstahl went over for the touch
down. Coughlin failed at goal. Score
Brookings, 5; Aberdeen 0.
Brookings kicked off to- Aberdeen's s
| 35-yard line and the visitors made s
yards in two tries and made it's first
down on a line smash. They tried
to circle the end, but were thrown
| for a loss and punted. Fuernstahl
made yards, then and ON the next
play Coughlin circled the end for 25
yards. Denhart made through guard
and Johnson made it first down. Den
hart made 8 yards and Fuerrstahl
went through to the S-yard line. He
made the touchdown in two tries, and
Coughlin kicked goal. Score, Brook
ings, IL; Aberdeen, 0.
| Aberdeen kicked off to Brookings,
30-yard line, and after gaining but 2
yards il an equal number Of tries they
punted out of bounds on their own
5O-yard line Coughlin made IS yards
but Brookings fumbled on the next
play, and it was Aberdeen's ball on
the 4O-yard line. They made through
the line and around the end, but
were penalized Is yards for an illegal
forward pass. They tried this play
again and a Brookings man grabbed
the all. Feurnstahl made 2 yards and
| U0e COuSHllH ITlcu pictCS MIN liOiii
the 30-yard line, but the ball went
wide Aberdeen kicked out from the
25-yard line and Coughiin returned 25
yards. Brookings lost the ball on a
forward pass. The visitors made
yards through the left side of the line
and 8 through center, but fumbled.
Coughlin waded though the whole Alb
erdeen team for IL yards and Meharg
made l. Time was called for the half
with the ball on the visitors 25-yard
line.
Brookings opened the second halt
by kicking off to Aberdeen's 25-yard
line. The Aberdeen full back broke
through the center of the line and ran
80 yards before Coughlin captured him
A couple of we'll executed forward
passes brought the ball to the Brook
ings 35-yard line, but the next pass
went to a Brookings man. COughlin
made / yard, Fuernstahl 3, Johnson
and then Coughlin punted. Aberdeen
carried it back 10 yards, but they lost
5 ON a try at left end. They tried q
forward pass but were penalized Is
The punted out of bounds at the 40