The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-04
WI. THEIR LAST GAME

The slIgh school Eleven Trimmed up
Brookings Thanksgiving Day In
q Hard Fought Game.
The Mitchell high school team
brought it's football season to a
glorious ending when 1t defeated
Brookings Thanksgiving Day by the
decisive score of IL to 8. The big
gest home crowd of the season wit
messed the game and there is no
doubt hat they saw what they went
out for, because the game was fierce
ly contested throughout it's whole
course.
On the tossup Bookings chose the
east goal and kicked off to Mitchell
The locals at once started q series
of line bucks and short end runs
which carried them at once into their
opponents territory. On Bookings
4O-yard line Mitchell lost the ball
on downs and after q futile attempt
at a line smash the visitors .punted
the ball well up near the opposite
goal. On account of a tumble Brook
tngs recovered the ball and punted
again. This time the ball was blocked
and Vassar securing the ball made a
6O-yard run placing the ball within
3 yards of Bookings goal. Dickson
carried the ball over for a touchdown
and Belts kicked goal. After we
frst touchdown Brookings displayed
her football ability and with a series
Of terrific OF tackle plays and line
bucks speedily carried the ball down
the field and over the line for q
touchdown. The attempt at goal
kick was successful. At this period
Of the game the Mitchell line seemed
to be weak and allowed the visitors
to penetrate 1t almost at will. The
strong defense of the backfeld was
Ill that saved Brookings from scor-
Ing again at this time. Had the line
not rallied In the second half the
result would have been disastrous to
Mitchell. The half ended with the
score s to g.
At the beginning Of the second
half both teams wer determined to
score. Mitchell seeming to have the
advantage In advancing the ball.
Punting was frequently resorted to,
IN which Storer had the lead on his
opponent Mitchell's ends seemed to
having tie faculty OF following down
on punts and about the middle Of
the half Wiltse, who had been a sub
,stitute for the first part Of the sea-
son, recovered me fumbled punt and
ran so yards for a touchdown. Belts
kicked goal. That was the deciding
point of the game, neither team be-
Ing able to core again. Mitchell
came very near scoring on one ocas-
sion BY carrying the ball to Brook
tng'sSb-yard line when they were held
for downs. At no time in this half
the Mitchell goal i'll any great
danger. The game ended with the
ball in Brookings' territory.
The contest throughout was very
ragged both teams seeming to be un-
able to hold the ball. This was prob
aasni;Sy due in a large degree to the |
GOODNESS OF the weather, a strong
northwest wind blowing upon the
field throughout the entire game.
Brookings had an unusually strong
Inc which offset to quite an extent
the offensive work of the Mitchell
backs. Dickson, Storer, Vassar, and
Johnson for Mitchell played their u.s.
ual good game, showing up excep-
tionally we'll on defense.
The lineup was as follows:
Brookings.-Right end, Cutlett;
right tackle, Sloane; right guard. J
johnson; center, Lovejoy; left guard,
Hewitt: left tackle, w. Chapel; left
end, Tidball;; quarter. Reeves; right
half. Kelley; left half, CALDWELL;
full-back, v. Chapel.
MitchelI.-Right end, v~assar;
right tackle: Jensen; right guard.
Aspinwall; center, Rowley; left
guard; snipton; left tackle. Tingle;
left end, Wiltse; quarter, Belts;
right half. Dickson; left half. john
son; full back. storer.
ofacials. Atkinson. Bowdish. Med
ley.
Marked for Death.