The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-12-03

arm, and experience In making inter
ference. Grant was seen in an early
game and while he put up a very cred
liable game against us, it was not n
which would attract unusual attention
Four half-backs of great ability were
seen this year. Each of the contenders
for state championship possessed such
a man. For Sioux Falls Hawley was
a star performer in all departments of
the game. Kennard of Brookings, was
always good for long gains even
against our strongest opponents. His
defense Has great also. Cool, strong,
elude tackles in the line, or the open
field. he proved himself one of the
greatest backs in the state this year.
Williamson of WATERFOWL, is a clever
half back. He Is fast and quick. His
open field running is often sensational.
His ability to carry the ball for long
gains was one of the greatest
strengths of the Watertown team.
Heck for Pierre, was a brilliant half.
His return of punts and long runs
through the broken field from forma-
ton were some of the deciding factors
in his teams success. Whitmus of
%Brookings though the lightest man on
his team was often sensational both
on offense and defense. However in
juries kept him out of half of our
games this season. 1t was his return
of a punt fifty yards through the whole
Sioux Falls team that won that game
for Brookings.
Aberdeen must have had some good
men but | do not remember any who
stood out above the rest in the game
with Brookings. They will undoubted-
ly be heard from next year.
Sioux Falls we met early in the sea-
son and realize that they must have
developed some stars before the end
Of the season, but those / name here
are those whose ability was shown
dSdllSJ tHt blOOhluSS IcdIl.
Though Pierre won the state cham
pionship by virtue of it's 13 to Z de-
feat of Brookings on Thanksgiving
Day, only three stars stand out above
the rest in that well coached machine.
1t seemed not so much due to individ-
ual stars as to good team work that
they won that ~hard-earned victory
victory over us. / believe Coach
Shale to be one of the best, if not the
best, coaches in the state this year.
Bookings success in winning the
championship of the eastern half of
the state is all the greater when it is
known that only one man on that
team weighed over 146 pounds, strip
ped weight, and his weight was $50
pounds. Four of the strongest teams
met by them, Pierre, Watertown,
Sioux Falls, and Huron outweighed
them close to, if not fully, Is pounds
versatile attack and stonewall defense
more than offset that handicap in
every game except the Pierre game
and there the outcome was in doubt
until the end of the game.
Center-Alrick of Bookings.
Quards-Mix of Brookings, Culhane
of Brookings.
Tackles-Backhaus of Madison, Cop
lin of Watertown, Thompson of Brook
ings, Deller of Sioux Falls, Cooper of
Huron, Jarman of Brookings.
Ends-Severson of Brookings, Smith
of Pierre, Williamson of Watertown,
Alton of Brookings, Laird of Pierre.
Quarter-Brorby of Madison, Walk
er of Huron.
Publisher of WATERFOWL, Sever
son of Bookings, Grant of Sioux
Falls.
Halves-Hawley of Sioux Falls, Ken
nard of Brookings, Heck of Pierre,
Williamson of Watertown.