The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-01
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IN DIRECT LINE FOR
NORTHERN MINNESOTA TITLE
Johnson and Tanner Star for Local
Team; Denham and Miller Feature
for Visiting Eleven.

Showing a wonderful knowledge OF
the open game and using forward
pass after forward pass, the Bemidji
high school football team again turn
ed the trick on the Crookston high
school eleven, defeating them by a
score of 20 to 0, Saturday afternoon
at the fair grounds.
Three touchdowns and two goals
Won for Bemidji.
After Northern Title.
BY defeating Crookston so decisive
ly Bemidji is in direct line for the
Northern Minnesota championship.
Grand Rapids will be played here
next Saturday afternoon and if the
local team is successful in defeat.
ing that team a game will probably
be played with East Grand Forks, as
that team defeated the Fosston team
Saturday and the Fosston team de-
feated CroOkston a week ago. The
Grand Rapids game, however, is the
last on the regular schedule.
Game Hard Fought.
The game was hard fought as the
two schools have been rivals for some
years past. Last year Bemidji went
to Crookston and defeated the team
there by score of 40 to 0. The
year previous to that tie game of
0 to was played.
In the game Saturday the Bemidji
team succeeded in outplaying the
Polk county boys in every stage of
the game.
Forward Pass Used.
Two touchdowns and one goal were
made in the second quarter and one
touchdown and goal was made in
the third quarter. 1t was chiefly
by the forward passes that Bemidji
made her touchdowns, but the
not to be sneezed at.
With Denham, the fighting darby,
and Boob" Miller in the game Crook
ston was confident of victory and
there was but little doubt by their
followers but that they would de-
feat the local team Both men play
ed an excellent game but the line and
ends failed to materialize.
First Quarter O to O.
The first quarter ended with the
score to 0. In the second quarter
Tanner made touchdown on a for
ward pass, Johnson to Tanner. Tan
ner failed to kick goal. In the same
quarter Johnson went over the line
for another touchdown and Tanner
kicked goal. In tire third quarter
johnson went over the line for his
second touchdown. Bailey kicked
goal. The fourth quarter saw the
Bemidji boys laying down and not
working up to the standard. No
touchdowns were made during this
period.
The final score was 20 to o.
Johnson Stars.
Johnson, veteran of two seasons
and the most aggressive player ever
to don the blue and white, Tanner,
the star quarter, played the best
game for the local team. The line
held up we'll and Crookston was un-
able to make any gains through it.
Woods at fullback played a hard
game and Bailey at right half tore
off several long runs despite the fact
that he had no interference to aid
him.
The lineup for the Bemidji team
was Whiting, lie; Cameron, 1t; Swish
er, lg; Phibbs, c; Carney, re-; Grey
TT; Woods, fb; Tanner, q; Graham
and White, lie; Johnson, III; Bailey,
rh.
The lineup for Crookston was:
Guards, Johnson and Cornelius;
tackles, Miller and Marin; ends, Mar
chand and Peterson; halls, Stortroen
and Lawrence; full, Denham; quar-
ter, Capt. Woolery.