The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-06
vERMILLIoH is WINNER
State University Won the Fierce Bat.
tie on the Gridiron from Dakota
Wesleyan.
Vermillion IL; Mitchell O

IL, MlIclGll U.
for the fourth consecutive time
the State University won over Da-
kota Wesleyan in their annual grid
iron contest. That the game was
DIS not and as closely contested as
the others it is useless to mention
both teams saved up their energies
LOT THIS struggle II it has never
failed to be a battle royal.
me game started promptly at
$3.50 with Vermillion kicking to
Mltchell from the west goal. Hardy
caught the punt and returned it 10
yards. For the first ten minutes of
the game the ball was within a few
yards from the center OF the field.
both sides failing t. make their
downs. Finally Thackebery, of YER
mllllon punted and Sheeks in at
tempting to catch it fumbled and
did not down the mar who
ed 1T till near Mitchell's five yard
line. In nus terrific smash q. S d.
carried the ball over for a touch
down. Thackabery kicked goal.
From the making of the first
touchdown both teams played with
greater yigor with the advantage
slightly in favor of the Wesleyans.
On one rush down mean the Ver-
million goal Sheeks essayed a drop
kick from the 40 yard line which
failed. The first half ended with the
ball in the center of the field.
In the intermission between the
halves both crowds Of rooters in
vaded the field, waving their colors
and pennants and led by their re-
spective bands. The gridiron seemed
to be one mass of waving blue. red
and white.
At the beginning of the second
half Coach Hardy's men seemed to
have taken a decided brace and
started a series of line smashes and
plunges which carried them to with
in 10 yards of yermillion's goal.
However, the pace was too terrific
and Vermillion held for downs
Then started a punting duel with
neither side seeming to have the
advantage.
Both teams when within striking
distance of their opponents goal
made unsuccessful attempts at place
kicks. 1t seemed several times as
if Mitchell would score but Vermil-
lion always braced at the crucial
moment and held her for downs. At
the middle of the half the tide
seemed to turn and Mitchell appear
ed to be OF the defensive. Nermillion
would not be denied and finally car
ried the ball over for the second
touchdown Of the game. The at
tempt to kick goal failed. The strain
of the contest had sapped the vital
ity of both the teams and to the end
of the game no spectacular OF very
aggressive work was done.
The game on the whole was clean
and free from w%rangling. Fumbles
were rare and time was taken out
but four times. One peculiar fea-
ture of the game was the fact that
neither team seemed to be willing
to risk the spectacular forward pass
although Mitchell executed it twice
successfully. The playing was in
Mitchell's favor up to the middle of
the second half when the tide turn
ed in favor of her opponent. Mitch
ell lost the game fair and square
and yields to Nermillion the undis-
puted championship of the state.
The lineup of the cams vas as
follows:
vermillion, Evans, capt. right end,
Johnson. right tackle; Saunders,
right guard; Brown, center; Pipal.
left guard; Keeling, left tackle; G.
Johnson, left end; Thackabery, quar-
ter; Hare, full back; Ortmeyer,
rig 1 half; Lynch, left half.
Mitchell, McNaught, right end;
Smith, right tackle; Graham. right
guard; Morse, center; Washburn, left
guard; Todnem left tackle; Grace left
end; Dobson, quarter; Holdredge, full
back; Hardy, right half; sheeks,
left half.
Wallace, Edwards and Walters
were out of the game for Mitchell
on account of injuries.
The officials of the game were
Umbarger, of Yankton, referee, At;
kinson, Of Mitchell, umpire, and
Pugsley, of Vermillion, head lines
man.