The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-07
GRAND FORKS HAD
EASY TINE WITH
CR00KST0N
Defeated Queen City High
School Team by Score of
% too Today

The Grand Forks high school trim
med h Crookston eleven this morn
ing to the tune of % to 0 in What was
the first real football game Of the wear
mere. The local boys fulfilled all
promises and simply ran rings around
their opponents, who averaged about
the same weight. but who were not in
a CLASS with the locals when it came
to knowledge Of the game.
Feetham. O'Keefe. Payne and coul-
ter did the stellar work for the Grand
Forks school, in fact there was hardly
much choice as to who did the best
work. The team showed the effects Of
coaching and team work was what
may be said to have been the cause
OF h big gains. At no point Of the
game was the Grand Forks goal in
danger and the locals had the bail
the major part Of the time. Crooks
ton did not make their distance but
G and We're forced to punt almost
continuously.
Tom johnson refereed the first half
and T. j. Boyd of Crookston oflciated
In the second half. Twenty-Five min
ute halves were played. a summary
of h game follows:
First Halt.
h Grand Forks high school lost
the toss and kicked off. the Crookston
man being downed in his tracks. They
failed to gain in the first two downs
and lost the ball OH the third by the
tumble route. The ball went over and
reetham carried the pigskin through
for SIN Yards. a forward pass from
ond try from o'Keefe to Payne work.
ed like a charp and a good gain was
made. Feetham and Hassell did some
star work In carving the ball through
the Crookston line. With the hall on
n 2a-Nard line. Feetham took
it three times in succession straight
through the line for a touchdown
Time 5 minutes. O'Keefe kicked goal
o'Keefe kicked off again and the
Minnesota boys after being stopped
without gaining a yard. tried to pull
off a forward pass. but the attemp,
failed and they were forced to punt
With the ball on Crookston's twenty.
seven yard line a perfect forward pass
from O'keefe to Coulter netted q
touchdown. O'Keefe missed the tr,
at goal. Time 5 minutes. Score II t.
O'Keefe kicked off. chesterman get.
ting the hall behind his goal line. HI
tried to run out and succeeded in get.
ting Z" his W four yard line he,
fore being downed. A punt was tried
oul NIoohSton Was penallzed nNe yard!
for offside play. which put the pigskir
behind the goal line again. The quar-.
ter ended with the touchback.
Chesterman kicked out from the ter
yard line. O'Keefe got the hall ant
roinped down the field with half %
the Crookston team hanging onto hin,
being finally stopped two yards from
the Crookston goal Using a tackle
around formation. Lynch carried the
ball over for the third touchdown
Score Is to O..
Chesterman kicked off and Payne
ran he hall hack twenty-five yard:
before being downed. On a poor for.
ward pass. Grand Forks lost the ball
but Crookston was unable to make
any gains. They were compelled tc
punt and Payne returned the bal,
seventeen yards before being downed
A tumble by Grand Forks gave the
Crookstonites a chance to score. Be.
ing held for downs Crookston punted
and the ball was recovered by Feet.
ham on Grand Forks ten-yard line.
who made his ten m the next play.
Payne made a spectacular run halt