Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-10-13
MILBANK H. WEBSTER z
Milbank Defeats Webster in the
First Football Game of the
Season. A Fast Game.

Season. A Fast Game.
Last Saturday the Webster High
School football team made trip to
Milbank for their first game of the sea-
son, and while they were defeated IL
to 2, the game was fast one and the
boys fought every inch of the ground.
Considering the fact that Webster was
represented by team that had never
played game together before, and was
composed of members to most of whom
the game was new, their showing is
highly creditable. The conduct of the
members of the team was clean and
sportsmanlike throughout.
Milbank lost the toss and was COM
PEELED to kick to Webster, who lost the
ball on tumble. Milbank forced the
play to the goal line, where the Web
ster team held for downs aud secured
the ball. They gained few yards on
line plays, only to lose possession of
the ball again when Milbank carriend
the ball by short rushes near the goal
and scored on short forward pass.
Milbank kicked off again, and Web
ster at once scored their safety by a
play that took their opponents COM
pletely off their feet. Loken, quarter,
receiving the ball, passed it to Pierce,
who punted the entire length of the
field, the ball travelling better than a
hundred yards, counting the distance it
rolled. A Milbank player picked it up
behind his own goal line, and tried. to
run out with it, and was Immediately
thrown back for a safety, MCGEE MAX
ing the tackle. Webster forced the
play for the remainder of the period,
and the time was called with the ball
in Milbank's possession on their own
% yard line.
The teams changed goals at the begin
ming of the second period, and Milbank
again scored soon afterpla commenced.
They made big gains with their forward
pass, which, however, they were not
able once during the game to pull off
for a clear run, the Webster backs
invariably breaking through and stop
ping the man with the ball. A line
smash from the five yard line put the
ball over for their second touchdown,
but they missed the goal. Webster
came back strong, and advanced the
ball quickly past the the centre of the
field by a series of onside kicks
and short forward passes, both of
which plays worried their opponents.
Unfortunately, the Webster line lacked
the necessary charge to vary the play
and force the ball over the line. The
half ended without further scoring.
The second half was very creditable
to the locals, who came into the game
with constantly improving play. They
broke up the Milbank forward passes,
and literally played them off their feet
in the third period. Only luck pre-
vented Webster from making touch
down when Bregel, after getting long
forward pass, was forced out of bounds
after great run. Milbank players
began to show the strain, and time was
taken out for injuries, The period
ended, as did the fourth, without more
scores on either side, but the play was
in Milbank territory a good share of
the time, with Webster showing up
better as the play progressed.
The local team is elated over the
showing made, both from the fact that
their play constantly improved, and
that the boys all played clean, hard foot
ball, and came out without anything
serious in the way of injuries. The
Milbank players seemed to feel the
strain far more than the local boys.
1t is safe to predict that Webster
will be creditably represented on the
gridiron this year, and the people of
the city ought to turn out and support
the coming games here literally. Moth
ing in school does any more toward
developing ideals of clean sportmanship
and fair play.
We understand that another game
will be played with Milbank on the
local grounds later in the fall, and that
the Britton aggregation plays here
nexc Friday afternoon.