The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-25
BROOK|NGS CLAIMS
CHAMPIONSHIPS
HIGH SCHOOL HAS ALMOST CLEAR
CLAIM FOR STATE HoNoRs ON
81 TO o HURON VICTORY
COLLEGE GETS f0UR-STATE REMNANT
6 to o Mitchell Victory Gives State
North and South Dakota, Iowa and
Nebraska Collegiate Honors

BrOOKlnSS last week.
by winning from Huron high by the
decisive score Of "a to 0 he local
high school team has now an almost
~undisputable claim on the state cham
pionship honors.
To State College went the collegiate
championship of North and South Da-
kota, Iowa and Nebraska when they de-
feated Dakota Wesleyan of Mitchell 6
to 0. State and Wesleyan had each
suffered only one defeat prior to last
weeks game and that at the hands OF
the same school, the State University,
but those games do not affect the col
legiate championship. Wesleyan, by
defeating Morningside Il to 0, secured
the title of college champion of Iowa
and Nebraska, which up to that time
the Sioux City team had claimed. State
wrested the title from Coach Dillon's
aggregation last Saturday and secured
that of North Dakota by defeating the
North Dakota Aggies at Watertown
the Week DtiOit.
High School Honors In Middle
State championship honors among
South Dakota high schools are in a
muddled condition and can only be de-
cided by comparative scores. Redfield
and Bookings have only been defeated
but once but Brookings' scores against
teams that Redield defeated were sew
eral times greater. Huron was defeat
ed by Redfeld 6 to 0 while Bookings
turned around last week and did the
trick "a to O. With each comparison
of scores the ~Brookings boys have the
edge over their nearest rivals, Redfeld,
and the local school feels justified in
making it's claim of state champion.
BY defeating Redwood Falls, Min
nesota championship claimants, the
locals are also in line for the duo
champion honors.
Brookings will journey to Pierre and
meet the state capital high team on
Thanksgiving day. The game, how
ever, will have no bearing upon the
championship honors since Huron de-
feated Pierre.
State Outpoints Mitchell
States somewhat battered football
team, although showing the effects
of the two North Dakota and
the University games, went into
the Dakota Wesleyan game last
Saturday with the most fight" of any
game this season and emerged with a
6 to 0 victory. 1t vas a battle royal
and not without a brilliant struggle
did the Mitchell team allow the locals
to carry away the honors. First the
advantage belonged to one team then
the other, and from the spectators
standpoint the game was a hummer"
States lonely touchdown came in the
second quarter and it was enough to
win the game. In the last five min
utes of play Mitchell showed cham
pionship strength and by terrific line
plunges rushed the ball to States T.
yard line for a possible touchdown. At
the critical point Payne fumbled and
was downed for a 10-yard loss.
The game Saturday was the last for
several members of both teams. To
States men the victory is a worthy
end of their football career, while
Mitchell need not feel disgraced over
the defeat as 1t was simply a case of
the better team winning. States
backfeld, Skinner, Rowe, Hoover and
S~heehan. played a brilliant game.
Rowe played his best game
OF the season Saturday while
Skinner, as usual, was a
source of considerable worry to his
opponents. Gage at right end made a
name for himself by his breaking up
end runs and tackling and will I'M
doubtedly be in the regular lineup
next year. Captain Nelson and Cleve
Abbott ended their State careers such
as will not be forgotten by the school.
Hine, Payne and Collins were the
Methodists stellar lights, but a stiff
wind prevented the formers much
touted successful forward passing.
Payne Tries Drop Kick
Mitchell won the toss and chose to
receive at the west goal with the wind
at their backs. Stevens kicked OF and
Wesleyan's runner was downed on his
SO-yard line. Mitchell's backneld start
cd strong and advanced the ball to the
66-ysrd line where Payne. who holds
the world's record for the longest drop
kick. attempted to boot the ball over
the bars. The kick fell short and
Skinner ran the ball back to the 81
gard llne. Rows. Hoover and Skinner
made - yards but Mitchell then held
ana shtnn1r grated 70 Hine who was