The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-11-03
WON
THE BIGGEST GAME

GAME WAS HARD FOUGHT AND
THE SCORE SHOULD HAVE
BEEN CLOSER BUT FOR
ONE F1UKE MADE.
Playing in strictly championship
form, the like of which this genera
ton of students has not seen, the
Wesleyan football team was defeated
by the State University by a score of
23-11 on the local field yesterday. The
contest was a rather gruelling one
from the beginning to. the end, but
fortunately no men were seriously in
jured. The weather man passed out
some ideal football weather; the air
was Just cool enough to be bracing,
and yet at the beginning of the game
scarcely a breeze was blowing. In
point of numbers in attendance the
game was probably a record breaker.
There was over nine hundred paid adj
missions besides the Wesleyan stu
dents who have season tickets to all
the athletic conquests.
The State University won the toss
up and Captain Thackaberry chose
to defend the east goal. Promptly at
1890 Storer kicked off to Saunders on
Nermillion's ten yard line. The kick
off put the ball in Vermillion's terri
tory where it stayed during most of
the first quarter. By means of a five
yard penalty and n of Thack-
aberry's powerful punts the ball was
taken back to Mitchell's twenty-five
yard line. Then by a series of pow-
erful line smashes d. w. went down
the field making their downs three
times in succession. After a few line
hncking plays, Storer made a perfect
forward pass to Smith who got away
for a touchdown by a run of more
than twenty yards. Smith failed to
kick goal. The pandemonium which
broke loose on the Wesleyan side of
the field was a testimony of the appre-
citation of the Mitchell contigent for
the five points gained.
But the D. w. shouting was short
lived. for after The KICKOFF following
the touchdown, the ball was lost to
Vermii.lon on a tumble and after a
series of quick plays by the two Cot
fees, and Paul Sheeks, the ball was
taken around the right end, in a long
u by c. Coffee who placed it over
the goal line and gave Vermillion her
first touch down. T~hackaberry kick
ed goal, making the score 6-5.
After a couple minutes Of play time
was called for the end of the first
quarter with the ball on Vermillion's
forty yard line. [
Second Touchdown by U. s. ID.
At the beginning of the second
the boys in blue had the ball
and defended the east goal. After
up and down the field
Q a few minutes, Storer finally put
ed to Thackaberry on South Dakota's
forty-ive yard line and the ball was
returned three yards. Then P. Cof-
fee made a forward pass to Thacka-
berry which gained twenty yards. AZ
ter sheeks failed to gain through left
tackle, P. Coffee made a spectacular
run OF twenty-five yards around right
end for a touchdown. This time
Thackaberry failed to kick goal, max
Ing the score It's. No further plays
Of Importance were made before time
was called for the end of the first
half.
The Second Halt.
At the beginning of the second half
Storer kicked on, the ball going over
goal. 1t was then put in
% play o nthe twenty-five yard line.
Some end runs, line bucks and punts
made chiefly by the Cofees and
placed the ball on d.
five yard line. At this time
Minty was placed in the line at
eft guard and Walters shifted to right
guard, and Vermillion was unable to
the Wesley stone wall. which
the ball to the boys In blue on
Towns. Storer punted the ball out Of
but Paul Sheeks tried a place
lick from the thirty-two yard line in
which he succeeded, making the score
The third quarter was played all
the field, but no scores were
made. It ended with the ball on D.
VS. thirty yard line.
10th Teams Score In Fourth Quarter.
The fourth quarter opened with a
axe forward pass by the Methodists.
\ foul tackel on Smith penalized the
team fifteen yards. Then In
to make a second forward
'ass, Log Smith fumbled the ball
which was recovered by Rex Smith of
ne state U. and he was OF with a
lear field ahead Of him for a touch
|own. Thackaberry kicked goal thus
'fling up a score Of 2O-6.
But the Methodists we're vet to be
leard from. Rex Smith INDUCED in
little smuggling which caused himself
o be put out Of the game and his
cam to be penalized to their twenty
ard line. Mitchell succeeded in TAX
ng the ball to the Crimson eight yard
where it was lost on downs.
punted out of danger
ut a forward pass and a spectacular
OF 35 yards by Nolt placed the:
all on Vermillion's one yard line,
rom which place Nolt succeeded in
baking a touchdown and followed it
y kicking goal. making the score
cad 20-11.
In the few minutes Of play that
'ere left Vermillion unanswered the
all to the Wesleyan fifteen yard
where Jheeks drop-kicked it
yer the goal. A few minutes later
t fve-twenty p. NJ, time was called,
the final score, U. S. D. ga.
}. w. U. II.
Thus closed one of the hardest,
ought and most spectacular games
I football yer played on the home
rounds. 1t was the sixth consecu-
victory OF the State University
YER Wesleyan. The line up of the
teams was as follows:
weslevan
!. Cotee......L.E. ........ Morse;
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