The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-11-14
STATE COLLEGE
SHOWS UP HURON
MUCH-HERALDED TEAM FROM
THE jim GIVEN A BEAUTl-
Full TRIMMING
SKINNER THE STAR FOR BR00MNGS
His Offensive Work Easily the Feat
ure of the Game-ColIese Team Is
Showing Great Improvement

Cecil Skinner, a Bookings high
school boy last year, was very nearly
the whole show in Saturdays victory
of the State College over Huron col
lege. His li~ne-plunging and running
through a broken field was the best
seen on the college field in many a
season. He was called upon about
three times out of every four and he
more than any other man was respon-
sible for the colleges victory.
The score Of the game, Brookings
20; Huron, 3. Naturally Brookings
always likes to win its athletic con-
tests, but We do not believe that a
football victory was ever appreciated
more than this one. Ever since the
season opened we have heard much
Of Huron's strength and they were
the schedule, with the exception Of
Vermillion. They came down, accom-
panied by two hundred people, on a
special train and a few OF their loud
mouthed rooters paraded up and down
Main street telling what awful things
were going to happen to Brookings.
However, they took ali Of their vocal
exercise before the game, and after
the battle weIe a pretty neck and
quiet bunch.
The battle was a hard fought n
from whistle to whistle, but Brookings
had the edge and Huron was never
dangerous after the first few minutes.
At the start Of the game they worked
a shift play which baffled Brookings
for a time, but 1t was o solved
and thereafter the visitors were on
the defense the greater part OF the
time. Brookings made a touchdown
in the first quarter, principally on
,Skinner's line plunges, and kicked
goal. They added another in the
third quarter and their third touch
down came in the last quarter, as a
result of a pretty forward pass from
Sheehan to Chappell. Huron made a
drop-kick at the beginning of the sec
ond half.
The entire Brookings team played
great football and showed q big i'm
~provement over the Yankton game.
The line held we'll and charged low
and hard and every player was fight
ing from start to finish. The tackling
has improved greatly and every time
a Huron man was hit he stopped.
McHugh deserves special mention for
his work for opening holes for Skin
ner, and Abbott, at center, was a regu-
lar bearcat. Chappell and Miller, the
ends. both did exceptionally good
work. Knox, Sheehan and Caldwell
put up their usual good game in the
backfield.
The game in detail:
First Quarter
Captain Caldwell of State. won the toss
and chose to receive. defending the east
goal. Roberts kicked off TO Skinner on the
5 yard line. Skinner returned 30 yards.
Sheehan lost Is yards on attempted for
ward pass. Skinner gained 2 yards over
line. Caldwell lost 4 yards. Skinner punt
ed % yards to Roberts. No return. Sher-
wood failed to gain. Martin gained 5 yards
around left end. Martin gained ? yards
Roberts made first down. Sherwood lost l
yard. Martin gained 9 yards. Sherwood
gained 3 yards, making nrst down. Roberts
gained 3 yards. Kenner gained 2 yards over
line. Martin gained 2 yards over line. Mar
tin made first down. Roberts gained 2 yards
around left end. Martin gained 2 yards.
Martin failed to gain. Roberts failed In at
tempted drop kick. State fumbled on direct
pass. Nelson recovered. Caldwell failed
to gain. Huron penalized S yards for of
side making State first down. Skinner
gained 9 yards through line. Skinner made
first down and gained 4 yards. Skinner
gained s yards over line. Skinner gained 5
yards and made first down. Sheehan gained
S yards through line. Skinner gained 4
yards through line. Skinner gained 8 yards
but state was penalized 5 yards for OFF
side. Sheehan punted out OF bounds.
Huron's ball on Huron's So yard
line. Martin gained yard around
left end. Roberts gained 2 yards around
right end. Huron fumbIed and Nelson re-
covered for State. Skinner ran % yards
through broken field for q touchdown
Sheehan kicked goal. Miller kicked on to
Andrews who returned 10 yards. Weber
broke up Roberts pass. End of frst quar-
ter. Score: State z. Huron 0.
Second Quarter
Martin gained Q yards around left end.
Roberts pass to Martin Melted Huron 10
yards. state penaiised 6 yards for on SIDE.
Ksnner failed to gain on line smash. Mar
tin gained I yard over line. Martin gained
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