The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-27
YANKTON WINS
CRUCIAL GAME
DEFEATS STATE COLLEGE 20 TO
q AND ON THIS BASIS CLAIM
TO SOUTH DAKOTA coll
LEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

GanktOn, S. D.-YanktOn college
Won the collegiate football champion
ship of the two nakotas here yester-
day by defeating South Dakota State
College 200. Stevenson, Robinson,
Best and Stedman starred for Yank-
ton: Abbott on defense, Peterson and
Caldwell for State. Sheehan was in
jured and removed from the game in
the first quarter, and johnson of
State in the third. Block scores
show Yankton gained 379 yards; and
State MA; Yankton punted (Johnson
and Robinson) 9 times averaging SO
and State Z; each Intercepted two for
ward passes and each made good on
First quarter: State wins toss:
Yankton kicks off As yards to Shee-
han who returned Is. State fails to
gain and on Thrill down fumbles,
Captain Lewis recovering. BY choppy
line smashes netting three or four
yards each Yankton carries bah to
State 10 yards line where State
holds, and Robinson fails on try at
goal. State fails to gain when ball
is put in play on 30 yards line, kick
ing % yards TO Stevenson who re-
turns that distance, but Gankton is
penalized 30 for holding. Two
passes, Robinson and Stevenson and
Best fail, Hetland plows through
line for first down: Steevie makes 5.
Hetland 3. Stevie . through line.
State holds for three downs, and
Robinson drop kicks successfully
from twenty-five yard line. Score,
| Yankton, 3; State. o. Yank,,on kicks
off, State fails to gain, quarter ends,
States ball, 4th down on w 40
yard line. Score, Yankton 3, State
Second quarter: Peterson punts
40 yards TO Stevenson who is down
in tracks; Johnson punts d like dis
lance; State fails to gain on two
line plays, Johnson intercepts pass.
Stevenson tears Off 40 yards around
end, followed by 80 by Best on pass
from Robinson: Yankton fails 10
gain, and on 4th down Robinson
kicks very difficult field goal from
twenty yard line, standing ten feet
Stevenson kicks off 80 yards, and
Peterson returns 10; State is held:
punts % yards 10 Stevie who is
downed in tracks; State intercepts
Yanklon pass, fails TO gain; punts
to Stevie who runs back punt 20
yards for a touchdown, and kicks
goal. Yankton, II, State o.. LaNon
who substituted Nfor Sheehan is hurt
in trying to tackle stevenson and is
removed, Miller succeeding him at
quarter. stevenson kicks Off so
yards, which was returned ) by
Caldwell; Lewis recovered States
tumble, but Yankton is penalized 6
yards and State given ball for hold
ing; Best makes six yards; and Stew
enson punts out OF bonds, near State
goal. State punts. and IN next play
Stevenson goes around end for forty
yards to State 10 yard line when
time is called. Yankton ~, State o..
Between halves the students dane
ed the %Serpentine accompanied by
band.
;. Third quarter: State kicks off 80
yards to stevenson who returns %.
johnson punts 40 yards or second
down, which Dushy returned 5 yards,
State fails TO gain, punts % yards
TO Stevie who is down in tracks.
johnson of State is hurt in this play
and Peterson substitutes. johnson
of State is hurt in this play and
Peterson substitutes. Johnsin punts
back 80 yards, which is returned II.
WI Ioldle pdSStd DlOhcI up, anu at
tempted held goal is blocked, but
, State RECEIVERS, and Immediately fails
2 on second attempt. Yankton ball on
2 own 20 yard line. Robinson punts
2 40 yards 10 Caldwell, who fumbles,
+ Stedman recovering and racing so
$ yards for touchdown. Stevie kicks
D goal. Score. Yankton 30, State 0. A
punting duel follows, with advantage
4 in Johnson when quarter ends.
, Yankton, 90, State, O..
4 Fourth quarter: Yankton adopts
S defensive exclusively putting on first
t or second down. State makes first
s down on 16 yard run by Caldwell
n fails to gain, punts, Robinson kicks
d back so yards; Lewis downing State
safety in tracks. State makes two
first downs, plugging through line
with Peterson, Duchy and Caldwell
Yanktcn intercepts pass; Yankton
gains FIVE, but is thrown twice for nc
!, gain and Robinson attempts drop
kick from SIS yard line, which fell
d short Is yards, which is not return
e ed; State is thrown for ten yard loss,
Peterson fumbling behind goa.
d Inc, out RECEIVERS and makes first
downs. aggregating So yards by line
e plunging. Robinson grabs tumble
n but is downed in tracks and he then
y punted 80 yards; State fumbled but
recovered, made first down OF
e smashes. when Fenenga intercepted
on two plunges by Peterson, wher
It game ended with ball in middle OF
e field. Final score, Yankton %, State
0.
Line-up:
X Yankton State
Fenenga ca Abbott