The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-07
University Won the
State Championship
From A. G. Yesterday
GAME WAS ONE OF Hardest FOUGHT EVER
SEEN ON LOCAL GR1D1RoN POOR 1uDG.
MEN LOST HONORs FOR AGRICULTURE

In one Of the hardest fought games
ever seen in tho city. the university
football team yesterday afternoon won
the state championship by defeating
the agricultural college team 3 to O.
A goal from placement. negotiated by
for the ~university's victory.
The university team showed Won
derful improvement in its playing. AL
though the aggies were able to gain
on them successfully, they showed
the right kind of fighting spirit when
their GAL was in danger and warded
Oft all scoring on the part of their
opponents.
Poor judgment on the part of the
A. c. team undoubtedly lost the game
for them yesterday. They showed
better team work than their oppon-
ents, and three times came within
easy striking distance of the univer-
sity goal. On W Of these occasions.
the Quarterback called for a forward
pass, when straight football might
have taken the ball over the line. The
third time they attempted a drop
kick, but the ball went wide.
This is the first time in several
years that the university has won the
state championship: Last year. 1t was
game with the aggies had to be called
off on account of. a snow storm.
The university second team COM
pleted the ~ood work yesterday by
defeating thea. G. second team by a
score of Z to 0.
The university team had the better
Of the argument in the first half. 1t
Mcknight NEGOTIATED his goal from
placement. The A. c. players were
forced to punt repeatedly in the frs.
half, but they came back strong in
the third quarter and played an eX-
ceptionally good game.
1t would be difficult to pick out any
particular star for the university. al
though Harris played u great game
not only breaking up many Of the
A. C. plays but ploughing through the
opposing line for 5 and 20 yards when
called upon for a tackle around play.
Flint and Lowe We're the most con
sistent ground gamers but Russell
half. did good work and Pinkham
played a heady game. Captain Nc
Knight was strong on defense and
then Won the game with his boot.
lynch at tackle was called upon to
carry the ball several times and made
several good gains.
Game in Detail.
The university kicked to Schroeder
who returned the ball 10 yards. ost-
plays the a. c. failed to gain and
punted to Pinkham. Russell made (:
yards. and Lowe 3. The university
was penalized 5 yards for offside.
Lynch made II yards On a tackle
round play: The. A. g. got ball on
Calkins:lost 4.yards and Harris went
through on the next play downing
the A. c. man for a loss of 3 yards
more. The A. c. punted to Pinkham
Lowe made s yards. Pinkham added
4 and then made 1t first down. Lowe
went 5 yards. Schroeder stopped Rus
sell with no gain; The university
hut Flint got the ball and ran 20
yards. Lowe made 4 yards. Pinkham
added 2, Loves, Flint 2 and Pinkham
I more. Flint got away for 10 yards
and then added 1. Lowe made 3 yards
and Pinkham half a yard. Flint was
punted to Pinkham who made a good
return through n broken field. Lynch
made 5 yards. inc of the first quar-.
ter.
Second Quarter.
Lynch made first down, Lowe made
4 yards, Flint added 3. Russell 1, Flint
4. and then . more. Robinson went
in for Russell. With the hall On the
4. G. 10 yard line. Pinkham was
luTONu IOT Il lOSS duu LyuSE IdlicO ~
gain. Then Mcknight was called back
and negotiated the place kick which
won the game. Pinkham holding the
ball.
The A. c. kicked to Lowe who re-
turned the ball 20 yards. Lynch failed
to gain. Lowe made 4 yards and
Flint added ? more. Mcknight punt
ed to Parizek. who was downed in his
tracks. Bolsinger made Is yards
around right end. Calkins made 3
yards, McQuillen 2 and Bently 3 more.
On an ~incompleted forward pass. the
ball went to the university. Robinson
failed to gain. The university was
penalized S yards for offside. Lowe
made 6 yards. Mcknight punted.
.Bently made 6 yards, McQuiilen made
it first down. Rolsinger added 1 yard
and Bently went through center for
~. yards. The A. G. was penalized
is. yards for holding. BoIsineer went
around right end for 10 yards. Nc
CULLEN failed to gain and Lynch threw
Calkins for a loss. Half ended.
F. Third Quarter.
Tho r. Etckcd off and FLINT re.