The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-12
COMPANY K WAS DEFEATED;
BEMIDJI HIGH TEAM WON
Soldier Boys and Grand Rapids Played Desperate Football
Game Yesterday. High Played Here Satur'
day.-Both Games We're Exciting.

With Fullback Kelly, Halfback
Collins and Ted Getchell, who plays
in the line, absent from the lineup,
the Company K football eleven of
this city was defeated yesterday
afternoon by the Grand Rapids City
football team by score of 5 to O.,
in a game which was stubborn light
all the way, from beginning to end.
Grand Rapids had the best team
that has ever appeared on the field
wearing Rapids" uniforms and they
prepared to wipe up the earth with
the locals if possible.
The absence of Kelly, Getchell
and Collins disorganized the locals
somewhat, the soldier boys not play
ing as good a game as they would
put up with all the men in position.
Mitchell, who evidentally had but
little football experience, was put in
to play left tackle and the line was
greatly weakened. Walter Brannon
was substituted for Mitchell in the
second half, and Walt more than
made good" He skirted the Grand
Rapids left end, for run of twenty
yards, and he undoubtedly would
have scored a touchdown had the
crowd been out of the way.
Company K played strong game
and the Grand Rapids touchdown,
which was made twenty minutes
after play began, was the direct re-
suit of a bad tumble of punt, when
the Bemidji quarterback missed the
ball and Grand Rapids man fell on
it, about ten feet from the Bemldji
goal line.
Bemidji held the visitors on two
downs but on the third try Walleen,
the big Grand Rapids fullback,
went through the line on Mitchell's
side, there being no one there to
stop him. With Getchell playing at
that point Walleen would never
have gotten through and Bemidji
would have gotten the ball on downs.
Company KS goal was never in
danger after the first touchdown,
and the battle ragged back and forth
over the field, with the locals having
a slight advantage, but being unable
to score.
Toward the end of the game dis
putes we're frequent and much time
had to be taken out on account of
wrangling. On every lineup there
was a general mix and when the
players were untangled from the
mass of humanity, there would be a
session of rag-chewing." The
crowd surged onto the field and got
around the players to such an extent
as to interfere with the game.
One member of the local team Sc
far forgot himself as to start smuggling
when the game was over and his
actions are severely condemned by
every lover of true sport in Bemidji
The work of Mantor, captain and
halfback of the Company K team,
was brilliant. He carried the ball
nicely and on several occasions
broke through the opposing line and
tackled the RAPIDS" player and
threw him for a big loss. He was
easily the star of the game.
lullaby, Stewart and Lucas were
also especially strong.
1t was Bowler's first attempt tc
play fullback, but he did very we'll
Captain Otto at right guard wa
a tower of strength, and Pete Ed
at center, played a good game, bu
roughed it too much and was inclined
to slug.
The Company K team has some
splendid material, and it was shown
yesterday, with more practice, and
the best men in the lineup they
have very strong team.
For Grand Rapids, Johnson, the
quarterback, ran the team very fast
and tried every form of football ir
advancing the pig-skin. The team
showed better knowledge of the game
than did Bemidji, but could MAKE
very little advance against the heav,
bunch that was pitted against them
Meyers, Walleen, Johnson and La
Premiere played brilliantly.