The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-25

run, a smash and an attempted for
ward pass failed to gain the Meth
odists any ground and Hine punted to
Sheehan who tore back to States As
yard line.
After making only thirteen yards in
six downs Skinner was forced to punt
again. Hine fumbled the ball and
State recovered on the 41-yard line.
Skinner skirted right end for 6 yards
and Rowe plunged through the line for
Is more, putting the ball on Wes-
leyan's 20-yard line. Skinner smash
ed through for 5 and it looked like a
touchdown for State when Umpire
Pugsley penalized the locals Is yards
for holding and tripping. Rowe and
Skinner made up the penalty in three
downs but the ball passed to the visit
ors when Skinner was tackled for a
loss on the fourth down.
Mitchell failed to gain and the quar-
ter ended as Payne punted across
States goal line.
Score a Touchdown
Skinner punted to Payne on the first
down in the second quarter. The
Methodists were held and Payne's
punt was blocked, Gage recovering the
ball on Mitchelps 3O-yard line. Rowe
and Hoover plunged through the line
for 26 yards in three tries, putting the
ball on Mitchelps 4-yard line for first
down. The large crowd was in a
frenzy but two attempts at Mitchelps
line failed to gain. Rowe fumbled but
recovered and State was given a set
back when they were penalized Is
yards for holding. Another line smash
failed to gain AMI Mitchell took the
ball on her 25-yard line.
Jennings broke through and blocked
Payne's kick and State took the ball
on Mitchelrs 20-yard line. With a
touchdown in sight Skinner sifted
through the line for 5 yards but Rowe
lost one on an end run. The visitors
were penalized 5 yards for offside,
making 1t first down on the Meth
odists' 11-yard line. Hoover failed to
gain but Skinner made 2 and Rowe
followed with 3 more.
On the next down Skinner took the
ball and speeded around Mltchells left
end over the goal line but as he was
tackled he lost the ball. S%heehan. who
was nearby, took one long jump and
gathered in the elusive pigskin, giving
State her only touchdown. Stevens
attempt at goal was declared no good
and the score stood at 8 to 0.
The remainder of the quarter show
ed State struggling for another touch
down. Abbott recovered g tumble on
States 45-yard line and Gage skirted
left end for 7 yards. Skinner went
around right for Is and Sheehan made
Is more around left. The half ended
with the ball in States possession on
Wesleyan's 35-yard line.
Neither Able to Score
During the second half neither team
was able to break through the others
defense for a score. The ball was in
the air the most of the third quarter,
Hine and Skinner being forced to punt
each time as line plunges and end
runs failed. Hine and Waltz worked
the first successful forward pass of the
game in this period but Hoover inter
cepted the next attempt.
State started another march to the
goal. Skinner threw off tacklers on a
right end run for a 12-yard gain and
Hoover and Rowe made II more in two
smashes. Skinner again skirted
around again for 10 but State was
penalized Is for holding. Rowe made
up the distance on the next down, how
ever, by sitting through the line for
Is, putting the ball on Mitchells 20
yard line. Hoover plunged through
for s more, making it first down. Two
more smashes failed to gain but Skin
ner broke loose for a 5-yard gain
around right end. putting the ball on
the 1-yard line. The little h~alfback's
attempt at the line failed, however,
and Hine punted out Of danger from be-
hind his own goal line. The quarter
ended with the ball in States posses
sion on Wesleyan's 40-yard line.
Mitchell Threatens to Score
During the last quarter Mitchell
threatened to score and play was in
States territory the most of the
period. Attempted punts by both
teams were blocked. Abbott recovered
the ball for State and Skinner punted
to Zavitz, who ran back twenty yards.
Payne punted over States goal line
and the latter took the ball on the 20
yard line. After Lee, who had re-
placed Skinner, failed to gain Rowe
fumbled and Wesleyan recovered the