The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-28
Grand Forks Fights
Hard But Loses to
Fast Duluth Bunch
DULUTH PLAYED SPECTACULAR BALL, MAX
ING MOST OF THEIR GAINS ON FORWARD
PASSES-LOCALS PLAY STRAIGHT BALL.
(By Tudor Owen.l

(By Tudor Owen.)
On the university field Saturday
afternoon the Duluth and Grand
Forks high school football teams met.
n the latter squad was beaten by
a o of % to O.. The contest vas
n of the most interesting that has
though l'1 the score was rather high.
The visiting players outweighed their
opponents by about ~ pounds to the
man, but despite this handicap. the
local boys put up a hard fight. Every
body expected Duluth to win. al
though some thought that Grand
Forks would score. Brown who play
ed as the best high school backfcld
man in the state of Minnesota and
the other players were nearly all eX-
perienced men. DeMoe. who played
right enc for the Minnesota team,
made two ~touchdowns and Brown and
Stevens each made one. Brown was
successful in negotiating three out of
four chances at kicking goal. Duluth
made most of its gains on forward
passes. while Grand Forks gained
mostly On straight football.
Ferguson Real Star.
The local boys worked a couple OF
fine passes. however. which gave them
Ol6 gains. Lie SjSlIltlS SHudu vi liic
whole was much stronger than the
opposing team and the work of all
members Of the aggregation was very
good. The real star work Of the game
was done by Ferguson of the Forks
team. who tore through the line time
and again for long gains. 1t was al
most impossible to stop this clever
Kncupfer played left half most of the
game, but was unable to gain very
much. Kneupfer tried hard and this
was his first real game. but he showed
by the way he worked that he has
the markings of a good player. His
main trouble was in picking holes.
Dryden at full for Grand Forks broke
he was in the game all the time. Wells
at quarter ran his team in good shape
and was on the alert during the entire
contest. Carter succeeded Wells in
the last quarter, and Wells took
kneupfer's place. Carter is a new man
this year. but used good headwork
while in the game Saturday. jacob
played a star game at center and had
a big man to play against. Plank
and Adair at right guard and Griffin
at left guard played good consistent
ball. while Campbell and Nordlund at
the tackle positions kept their oppon-
ents busy. The Forks linemen broke
UP the Duluth plays many times.
Henry. who held down right end for
the local team, was one Of the main
stays n his punting was one Of the
best features of the contest. Elton
at left end played a consistent game.
but did not nave much chance to
star.
When Doc O'Keefe undertook to
coach the, Grand Forks high aggrega-
ton this season many people believed
there was little chance to turn out
ever a fair team. but the local boys
r still in the race for the state
championship and they have a good
show of winning it. The Duluth team
defeated the st. Paul Central high
school team on November 10 by a
to see Grand Forks beaten by such a
squad. O'keefe will work hard with
his men between now and November
8, when Fargo will be payed again in
that city.
The game in detail follows:
First Quarter.
Duluth kicked off to the Forks and
Dryden returned the ball 10 yards.
Ferguson went ~ yards and Kneupfer
and Duluth returned the ball 10 yards.
Harris went 8 yards on two plays and
Stevens added one more. A gain Of
10 yards was made by the visitors on
a forward pass and Harris made 6
yards. Brown went 3 yards and on
the next play crassweller failed to
gain. Brown made Z yards. taking the
ris made 3 yards and then 1. On the
next play DeMoe failed to gain. Grass
weller went 2 yards. Brown made
two more and placed the BAN on the
s-yard line. Crassweller fumbled on
the next play. but recovered on the g.
yard line. DeMoe took the ball 4
yards. and Stevens then went wei the
down. The ball was punted out fifteen
yards and Brown then kicked goal.
Duluth kicked off again and Fergu-
son returned 10 yards before being
downed. On the mex play Ferguson
went 8 yards and Kneupfer' made 1
Dryden added s yards. Elton
failed to gain and Kneupfer lost 1
covered. Kneupfer failed to gain.
Dryden went 2 yards. Kneupfer fail
ed to gain. Grand Forks %penalized s
yards for offside. Ferguson made I
yard. Henry punted and ball was re-
turned Is yards by Duluth. Visitors
made 10 yards on pass and Crassweller
added 3 more. Duluth fumbled. Forks
ball. Knuepfer lost 1 yard. and Fer
guson made 8. tumble, but Griffin
recovered ball. Ferguson made 2 yards
and Dryden added two more. End Of
quarter. Score. Duluth z. Forks o.
Second Quarter.
Forks ball and Duluth was penaliz-
ed S yards for offside. Kneupfer lost
8 yards. Ferguson made 3 and Wells
/ yard. Henry punted and Duluth re-
turned ball 8 yards and then gained
30 yards on a forward pass. Duluth
made S yards. Brown failed to gain.
20 yards added on pass. Harris went
s yards and placed the ball on oppo-
nents' 20-yard line. Stevens went and
Brown made 6 yards. Ball on 1O-yard
line. DeMoe went v for a touch
down on a fake place kick. Brown
kicked goal. Duluth kicked to Fer
guson. who returned 10 yards before
being downed. Forks penalized 5
yards for offside. Ball on locals 10
yard line. Ferguson went 5 yards on
next two plays. Henry punted and
ball was returned 8 yards by Duluth.
Brown went 6 yards and CT assweller
added 4 more. Harris made 3 and
Brown made 3 yards. Crassweller
added 8 yards more. placing ball on
15.yard yard line. Duluth took ball to
Forks' 1S.yard line. Pass ravo nu,