The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25
HARD FOUGHT GAME -:
GOES TO H|BB|ue
viattors Defeat Virginia, 10 to o.
Large Crowd Cheers Both Teams.


Large Crowd Cheers Both Teams.
In a hard fought 10 to 0 game,
Hibbing with clever open field play
defeated the Virginia high school
football eleven at Oliver Park Sat-
urday before an enthusiastic crowd
which produced the latest in the yell
Enterprise-GAL 8 .............
and 'rah-'rah line. In the first half
on three touchdowns and field goal
the visitors scored their - points.
but in the last half the battle was
nip and tuck, and the visitors failed
to cross the local goal-line.
The game was opened with Hib-
bling kicking to the locals, Sullivan
being downed in his tracks by St.
Julien. Rushes by Denyes, Stein,
Rooney and Sullivan brought the
ball to Virginia's 40-yard line, where
it was lost on downs. Hibbing made
first down and then lost the ball on
downs. Line plunges failed to gain
for Virginia and Hibbing received
the ball on downs. Taking the ball
on the Virginia 4O-yard line, the
visitors gained II yards on line
plays and then tried the first open
field play Of the game. sending
Smith across for touchdown on a
pretty 30-yard pass. St. julien
failed to kick goal.
Hibbing kicked to Virginia and
Stein returned the kick 20 yards.
Denyes, Stein and Rooney on line
plays advanced the ball to Yirginia's
45-yard line, where it was lost on
downs. Webster and Kleffman car
ried the bali to Virginia's 30-yard
line. where johnson for the visitors
attempted to drop-kick goal, but
failed. The first quarter closed with
the ball in Virginia's possession and
the score 60,
The bali was taken to the south
end of the field to open the second
quarter and play started on Vir-
ginia's 35-yard line with the ball in
Hibbing's possession. A low for
ward pass, St. Julien to johnson,
gained 10 yards for the visitors, but
on the next two plays Hibbing failed
to gain. Rooney, Stein and Denyes
made short gains for the locals, but
on the next play Sullivan was
thrown for a loss and the ball went
to (, the visitors. Klenman tore
through for 10 yards and the next
play. a pretty end run by st. Julien,
brought the ball across the locals
line. St. Julien kicked goal, making
the score 13 to 0.
Hibbing kicked to Virginia, Oster-
berg returning the ball yards. Den
yes and Rooney failed to gain and
Rooney was forced to punt. St.
Julien, who received the 25-yard
punt, was downed In his tracks. On
a long forward pass, St. Julien to
Webster, the visitors gained IS
yards. Kleffman made 3 yards but
the next forward pass was inter-
cepted. On the next play, de-
layed pass, Webster tore across Vir-
ginia's goal line for the third touch
down of the game. making the score
10 to 0 in favor Of Hibbing.
In the second half the locals
braced up and held the visitors
even. Virginia gained much ground
in the third quarter, Denyes and
Cussons, the latter replacing sulli-
van, making long gains. The visi-
tors failed to make their forward
passes work in the last half, but
threatened the locals In the third
quarter, Webster's long end run
bringing the ball to Virginia's 5-yard
line, where the visitors were held
for downs. Rooney kicked the ball
out Of danger and the locals then
took the ball into Hibbing's terri
tory. A place-kick by Hibbing
| missed goal. Sullivan replaced o.
terberg on the line for the locals.
The game ended with the ball in
Virginia's possession on Hibbing's
40-yard line.
Mayor H. w. Weireck, r. w.
Hitchcock, Tom Noodle, Charles
Calligan and o. B. Warren were
among the Hibbingites who drove
over to this city in automobiles to
attend the game.
SIDE-LINE SIDE-LIGHTS.
Rev. Hans J. Wolner, pastor of
the local Episcopal church, and Rev.
Frank Durrant, pastor of the Hib-