The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-11-04

VICTORIOUS
MITCHELL BEATS eRooKlNes At
FOOTBALL.
DROP-KlCk FROM THE FIELD
BY SHEEKS NEAR END OF PLAY
WINS FOR THE VISITORS.

Dakota Wesleyan University of
Mitchell won from the State College
at football last Friday afternoon, the
affair being staged at the fair grounds
in this city. The Methodists' margin
Of victory was a narrow one, a drop
kick, by p. Sheeks near the end of the
game giving them three points, the
only scoring of the day. The game
was hard and cleanly fought and the
teams were so evenly matched that
the game produced the best football
seen in Brookings in some seasons.
The visitors were lucky indeed to
win. While we do not want to take
any credit from Sheeks for his per-
formance, which was of the stellar
order, still the kick was lucky one
and he would not get away with
similar one once in hundred times.
The star performance of the day
came just few minutes before the
end of the game and took the specta-
tors completely by surprise, as
Mitchell had made no previous efforts
in this line. The ball was in Mitch
ellis possession we'll toward the
Brookings goal and failing to gain on
regulation football Right Half Sheeks
dropped back to the 35-yard line and
booted the ball between the goal posts,
making one of the prettiest drop-kicks
ever seen on a Brookings field. The
Mitchell line did not hold very we'll
and the Brookings players were al
most upon Sheeks when he made the
kick, Meharg crashed into him just
as he booted the ball But the kick
went straight between the goal posts
and for the second time in week
Brookings had lost through bit of
hard luck
In the first half the home team out
played the visitors, but the Metho-
dists came back strong in the second
period Of play and had the advantage
the rest of the game. In the first-half
Brookings threatened to score several
times and at the call of time for the
half they had the ball on the Mitchell
15-yard line and were making five and
ten yards at a clip. There is no ques-
ton, but what two more minutes more
would have given them a touchdown
and victory.
The second half was a repetition of
the first, except that the advantage
was with the Methodists. They seem
ed to have taken a wonderful brace
or bracer, between halves and for the
first few minutes ran rings around
Brookings. They carried the ball to
the home teams J-yard line, where
the State college boys made a grea.
stand, getting the ball on downs and
kicking it out of danger. Brookirgs
fell down badly in punting in this
half, and this disadvantage kept them
on the defensive practically all of the
time and was indirectly responsible
for the Mitchell score. Mitchells
punts were always received so close
to the Brookings goal and that it was
dangerous to try forward passes or
Onside kicks, and as Johnson and
Pence, the two line-buckers, were
pretty well battered up, there was
nothing to do but resort to the kick
ing game. The kicks always resulted
in loss and had the Mitchell Of
fense been a little stronger they
would have scored a touchdown or
two.
Meharg played swell game for
Brookings, the best we think he has
ever shown. Bibby was again a star
and Pence, Atkinson, Johnson and
Buckley did good work
For the visitors Sheeks was good.
being strong on the offense and his
drop-kick giving them all their points.
Hardy, the fullback, was great on de-
fense and was also good at advancing
the ball.
| Chamberlain of Huron, refereed the
game and while he was satisfactory
the greater part of the game one or
two decisions at critical time, were
protested by Brookings and undoubted-
ly hurt the chances of the home team.
Coach Patty of the high school team
acted as umpire.
The teams lined up as follows
Brookings Mitchell
Meharg lie Minty-Grace
Granger-Tracy 1t Todnem
Buckley lg Washburn
Durland Edwards
Johnson. Clih re- Kadinger
Bibby rt Sheeks, G.
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