The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-10-23
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WESLEYAN TEAM
BY SCORE OF IA TO 3, VISITORS
WIN OPENING GAME OF
SEASON. =,


Dakota Wesleyan lacked he final
punch" in her initial game on the
University gridiron yesterday after
noon, and Yankton emerged victor by
the count of IA to 3. \ high wind
and chilling weather made the con-
test a ragged one.
1t was not so much hat Yankton
was a better team that she won, but
that the Methodists were a poorer
one. The ball was in Yankton ter
ritory far oftener than in Mitchell's,
and Wesleyan had four good chances
to score. but either strategy or ag-
gressiyesness failed and she failed to
send the spheroid I've the white line
that would spell victory.
AS individuals, the Methodist
eleven played brilliantly at times.
Captain Walters was a giant on at
tack and defense, Woodward and
Knox skirted the ends for good gains
at periods and Kirkpatrick had the
edge on kicking for most of the game.
but there was lacking the cohesive
play so essential to success in foot
ball.
To the lack of interference and
clean hard tackling the Wesleyans
specifically owe their defeat. In the
opening of the game, they marched
down the field almost at viii. hut in
the decisive tests they We're held by
the desperate Yanktonians and final
ly, worn out, the visitors won ON
paratively easy.
Yankton won the toss and Berry
kicked off from the east goal, in the
teeth of a hard northwest wind. The
visitors were held for downs i'm
m%ediately. Two line bucks and Is
yards on a forward pass, Berry to
Knox, worked the pigskin to Yank-
5 tons ten-yard line. Here the visitors
) braced and held for downs, immed-
lately punting II of danger. Nit
chell failed to gain and Yankton went
5 down the line for twenty yards, but
losing on a penalty for holding. In
the first quarter. Mitchell easily had
the advantage but poor team work
5 and frequent fumbling worked
against a score.
In the second period. the Wesley
ans started With a rush. They ad-
vanced the ball to Yankton's eight
$ yard line, where they We're again
5 held for downs. The enemy pupted
out. Starting back again, Mitchell
T. advanced the ball on two downs and
Woodward went around the end in
a brilliant run for twenty yards
Stopping squarely twenty yards in
front of the goal posts, Payne boot
u ed the bali straight as a die between
SIthp nnriohtc from, p1oaa1Nnpt "o;Ii,.
$ Wesleyan her only count of the con-
. test. A punting duel followed for
the remainder of the quarter.
The second and third quarter open
E ed With a brilliant rally on the part
of Yankton. The Methodists seem
IL ed powerful to hold and the visitor
marched down the field with a series
y of ~plunges and short end runs. Fin
ally johnson, aided by perfect in
q terference, tore through for fifteen
q yards and went over the line for the
first touch down of the game. Goal
was kicked and the score stood I to
). Wesleyan played desperately for
q the remainder of the quarter. but he1
attempts failed. One forward pass.
Berry TO Knox, netted twenty yards,
but an attempted repetition gave
1ankton AN opportunity to intercept
u the ball and Mitchell was held for
downs.
) Ragged play on the part of Nit
Z chell featured the closing period. The
offensive work of Robinson. John
son and Stevenson could not be
, stopped and the advantage lay al
most entirely with the visitors. Rally
ing under her own goal posts, IVES
leyan punted ont. Stevenson receiv.
ed the ball and in q spectacular run
siffed through the field for a touch
down. y kicked goal gave a score
of IA to 3 and the game closed with
: both elevens fighting on even terms
near the middle of the field.