The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-12-03
RoBlNsoN's FOOTBALL REVIEW
Continued From Page One)


Wesleyan has shut out every team but
Morningside and Yankton; State has
allowed every competitor to score on
her; Yankton blew up horribly in
early season against Morningside.
South Dakota continues the enviable
record of having defeated every South
Dakota school played in football since
1898, by winning 1870 from State and
1873 from Yankton. The 90 tie with
Nebraska, the Missouri valley cham
pions showed class. While the Mime
sofa and Notre Dame adverse scores
were large, they were very creditable
when contrasted with the excellent
work of these teams against the big
universities. Every school of Dakota's
size was easily handled. Cortright
made his first season a fine success.
State College began the year with a
preseason training camp which put
its men in magnificent fettle for the
first game with South Dakota. After
this defeat five consecutive victories
over Huron, Yankton, Hamline, Huron
and North Dakota followed, but it
seemed impossible to hold the team
to concert pitch for three months and
it crumpled before the supposedly
weaker Wesleyan team at the end of
the season. In middle October it was
undoubtedly the best college team in
the state. 1t has gone better than any
Bookings team since the days of Bill
Juneau, in 1906, and 1907 when two
championships were copied. Defense
was not up to offense as every oppon-
ent scored, for a total of 5S against
States so points.
It is probable that about the first
of November Yankton had the most
powerful college team in the state
when it easily beat Wesleyan 1913.
Against Morningside it went to pieces
like n high school bunch, but with the
stigma of that defeat to live down its
work constantly Improved. Carberry
end Stewart had six of last years
champions as a nucleus. 1t was the
highest of the conference teams. lG9
points were scored, to opponents 103.
Hardy's Methodists played magnif-
Gently all season, except for the one
~tnexcusable mid-season slump at Yank-
ton. Shutout victories were won from
normal, Fargo, Columbus,
Miners, Huron and State. 179 points
were scored against 33. The late sea-
o comparison, State 10, Huron 7;
Yankton 7, Huron O.; Wesleyan 10,
Huron 0, is very favorable. 1t looks
as though Wesleyan was much the
stronger of the leading teams in late
Chase, Hine and Ellis, add
ed to last seasons hard luck outfit
made a most formidable team.
The Miners must be awarded fourth
place, having the best team since 1908.
Seasonal points stood, Miners lis, op-
ponents Is. Students numbers are
few; games are difficult to secure and
81 hat much credit is due
whatever Is accomplished.
The years work places Northern
in fifth position. Coaches Cot.
and Nichol have to meet the diff
Guilty OF a shifting student body, with
small nucleus of veterans each fall;
the fact that a normal school
loes not ordinarily attract athletes.
Notwithstanding the record is very
,reditable. 80 points were scored
While opponents ran up IS, exclusive of
he last game with Spearfish. Ordinar- .
ly there was not more than two .
difference between the
Normal and the leaders.
Huron has battled bravely against
lndoubted hard luck. injuries and de.
ertions. Though defeated in every
anne they have come back stronger
fter each defeat, and in the last three :
geeks, State. Yankton and Wesleyan !
ave been extended to the limit to win !
them.
Pierre high school has won the prep
hampionship without dispute by de-
eating Brookings, to whom second :
lace must 60, on the Bookings field, :
thanksgiving day. Bookings. by VIC !
ories over Sioux Falls, Madison, HUI. Z
on. WATERFOWL and Aberdeen present. /
"a . clear title up to the crucial game.
ierre had hitherto licked Miller. Hu-
N. Aberdeen and Fort Pierres Yer
liilion and Yankton highs. although