The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-10-19
COLLEGE LOST
TO vERM|l; ION
IN A HARD FOUGHT ANS WELL
PLAYED FOOTBALL GA At
COLLEGE GROUNDS
MADISON DEFEATS BOOKINGS HIGH
In a WeIl-Piayed Game by a Score Of
6 to 0-Big Crowd ls Present to
See the ~DoubIeheader

Last Saturday vas a sad day for
our football teams. both the college
and high school teams losing to their
opponents in a d~oubleheader staged
at the college athletic park. How
ever, the colleges defeat by Vermil-
lion was by such a slender margin,
Is to 6, that we do not feel so very
had. The Madison high school took
the measure of the local high in a
hard fought game by a score Of 6
to 0.
The big game Of the afternoon be-
tween the university and the State
college was one Of the hardest fought
and most spectacular ever played in
Bookings. The college team showed
a wonderful improvement over their
form OF the previous Saturday and
fought from the time the whistle blew
for the first quarter until the end of
the game. Their courage in the face
of odds is all that saved them from
a bad defeat. The state university
came to Brookings with a most re-
markable football machine for a small
college. The backfield is composed
of speedy track men who have played
together so long that they work like
a well-oiled machine, and the linemen,
especially the ends are heavy and fast.
They were confident that they would
run I'D a big score on Brookings, too
confident probably, and the surprise
they received in the first quarter took
some of the assurance out of them.
The heavy field undoubtedly handi-
capped them to some extent, but it
also worked to the disadvantage of
Brookings, as there are a few speedy
men, about as fast as anything Yer
million can show, in our back field.
The most spectacular play Of the
day and one of the greatest runs ever
pulled of on a Brookings field was
made by Lockhart, the Brookings
quarter, in the first period OF play.
Catching a punt on his W 4O-yard
line he raced seventy yards through
the whole Vermillion team for a
touchdown.
Lockhart was the big star for Brook
ings, in fact he played the best game
of any man on the field, until an in
jury in the latter part Of the game
compelled his retirement. However,
every other Brookings man Is de-
serving of equal praise, for they all
fought gamely and played to the limit
every minute, and down town and at
the college nothing but commentator
is heard for every man on the team.
Catlett, while he vas not able to gain
much ground, did some great open
field tackling, and Captain Pence
played the best football that we have
ever seen him display. Kremer,
Lynch and Chappell, the ends, had
their troubles with the heavy inter
ference the visitors threw at them,
but they aquitted themselves credit
able, especially Kremer. Lynch and
Chappell are playing their first year
of college football and their inexperi-
ence was a handicap to them against
such a team as Vermillion. Bibby,
Treacy and the other linemen put up
a great fight against their heavier
opponents, especially when their goal
was in danger, and Vermillion was
thrown for losses on two or three
occasions when a yard or two would
have meant a touchdown for them.
Captain Cliff Coney was Vermil-
lions best defensive player and when
it came to carrying the ball few OF
his teammates had anything on him
The much touted Thackeberry proved
to be a good ground gamer. especially
in running back punts, but was never
able to get a clear field. Inlay and
Pat Cofey did good work in the back.
field. but Sheeks, who Is usually a
brilliant performer, did not show much
outside Of his drop kick. In Corey
and Ferguson vemillion has a great
pair of ends, as good as will be found
on the larger, universities, and the
line from tackle to tackle Is a strong
one.
Former stars OF the Brookings hign
school played a most important par
In the good showing made by the
college, among them being Lockhart
Kremer, Catlett, Caldwell. Lynch AM
Chappell. None OF them have beer