The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-11-17
SIOUX FALLS
WINS TITLE
BY DEFEATING BRoOkINGS LAST
SATURDAY.
ONE POINT BRINGS DEFEAT
FAILURE TO KICK GOAL LOSES
BOOKINGS CHANCE FOR TIE.

The Sioux Falls high school foot
ball team are the champions of the
state. BY defeating Brookings high
on the local gridiron last Saturday
the Queen City boys cinched the title,
although their margin of victory here
was apretty slim one. The score was
6 to 5 and BroOkings lost an oppOrtun-
ity to tie up the game by failing to
kick goal after their touchdown.
The game was one of the most excit-
ing and ~stubbOrnly fought contests of
the season, although it was ~cleanly
played throughout and their was the
best of feeling between the two teams.
The work of the officials could hardly
have been improved on and not a
wrangle married the days sport.
The Sioux Falls team outweighed
Brookings fifteen pounds to the man,
in fact they We're fully as heavy as
the college team. Manary, one of
their tackle tips the beam at $50
pounds, which is some size for a high
school player. Their linemen, espe-
cially, were big and the Brookings for
wards had their work cut out for them
llO'h thC pptiIlhS vi IL ShhilV. iht
did exceptionally well, and although
outplayed slightly there was not very
much advantage on the visitors side.
When the play vas in the middle of
teh field Sioux Falls seemed to gain
rather easily through the line, but
just as soon as they approached the
Brookings goal the home team braced
ana presented a s%tonewall defense.
Sioux Falls gained their six points
on two dropkicks by Gilbertson, the
quarterback, while the Brookings
cor came from a brilliant S0-yard
run through the entire visiting team
by Catlett. This was easily the star
feature of the days play. Skinner
of Brookings, came near duplicating
Catlett's feat later in the game. He
had a clear field for a touchdown with
the exception of one Sioux Falls man,
who finding that he could not stop
Cecil with a tackle threw his feet out
and tripped him. Sioux Falls incurred
a fifteen yard penalty, but that was
cheaper than a touchdown.
Gilbertson's two kicks were clever
ly executed, one from tht % and one
lIOIn Jue EToydIu llUt, DuJ ne was
fortunate indeed that both of them
counted. 1t is very seldom that ever
college kickers can make W drop
kicks in succession, but if GilbertsOn
was. lucky he also must given credit
for considerable skill. His last kick
struck the upright and bounded in
side and if it had been two inches to
the north it would have failed to count
A fumbled punt by Brookings gave
Sioux Falls this opportunity to score.
The stars or the Brookings side
would be hard to pick. as all of the
boys put up a game fight and played
to the limit every minute. Catlett,
Skinner. Caldwell and Hanson in the
backfield played some great football
while the BrOokirgS lire, as we men,
toned before, had to play a great
game to hold their heavy opponents
G'Ebertsol was the star performer for
Sioux Falls and Warren, the fullback,
and Johnson and Manary, the tackles
We're good.
The Sioux Falls team was accom-
panied by a delegation of fifty-fiye
supporters and the roofing was very
spirited on both sides. There was a
big crowd of BroOkings people or