The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-11-20
School Notes

urday was a great diSapOint'
ment to high school fans for the
team that defeated Sisseton
some four weeks ago was unable
to repeat, and Was lucky to get
away with an even score. The
| first half of the game the
play was in Sisseton's territory,
and just as time was called Mil.
bank made an unsuccessful at
tempt at field goal. Bingham
was good ground gamer dur
ing the first half, and Fenner
showed strong on the defense.
The day was cool and doubt
less numb fingers accounted for
many unsuccessful forward pass
es. 1t was this play that made
possible the decisive defeat at
Sisseton in the first game. Dur
ing the second half while the
ball was exchanged a number of
times on punts, in which depart.
ment the advantage was with
Milbank, on the whole Sisseton
played the better ball. The Sis
seton team almost scored twice,
once when player had clear
field for the goal line, but was
stopped by the plucky little NJ.
II. s. quarter, Herbert Wells.
The other time the whole Mil
bank team held Sisseton for
downs, when it was matter of
inches to the goal line.
The game was a disappointing
one from the standpoint of the
spectators, for the players seem
to lack the "pep" that has char
acterized their play in other
games this season. Possibly it
was case of ofoverconfidence, and
the alumni fans suggest that a
team cannot expect to win games
without consistent practice.
They say one of the linemen had
not practiced since the Ortonville
game, and that such prepara-
ton is not according to the best
traditions Of M. H. S.
The game however was
friendly one and the Sisseton
team went home we'll pleased
with the treatment accorded
them. Supt. Guthrie who ac-
companied the team said that it
appeared to him that the Sisse
ton team had not improved much
but that Milbank had lost form
since the game played at Sisse-
ton Prin. Griesemer and Supt.
Glenn acted as referee and um-
pire, alternating, and Coach H.
5. Hill as head linesman.
ALUMNI GAME THANKSGIVING
On Monday after the Sisseton
game the following announce
ment appeared on the blackboard
in the assembly room at the high
school:
"Prof. Clark's Old Vets will
creep upon the gridiron and
scramble for the foot ball su-
premacy of the Milestone Val.
ley on thanksgiving day." signed
E Farley, supervisor; H. Mittel
staedt, scribe.
The school was delighted to
learn by this announcement that
the annual foot ball game be-
tween the NJ. H. S. team and the
alumni would be staged again
this year. Serious doubt as to
the possibility of having the
game has existed because the
team this year refused to play
the alumni if such heavy weight
stars as Cunningham, '09, Chap
man '12, Chapman 'O9, Swanson
IL, and Schneck IA were in the
alumni line up. However there
was no stopping of the alumni,
and Manager Farley, reports
that even though the "Old Vets
must go into action without their
heave artillery they will be we'll
represented and will win the
game.
The following is his line up:
Tice IA, f; Fairchild IA r h:
Farley IA; h; B. Perkins, IA q;
H. Mittelstaedt, '12. c; H. Suhr,
IA, G; Gust Kline, NJ. H. S., t; F.
Chapman, NJ. H. S., t;J. Mad era
ex IA, e; G. Perkins, 70, e; r
Liggett, IA, e.
It will be noted that the major
ity of the alumni team is from
the '13 championship team. Most
OF the men are playing in their
regular places and a speedy
game is assured. The alumni
are determined to win this year,
as the past two years the M. H.
S. team was able to hold them.