The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-12-13
PLAY FOOTBALL
ON THE SQUARE
SOME INSIDE INFORMATION THAT
CLEARS MYSTERY OVER THE
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST
Political Methods In Deciding School
Matters Will Never Be
Satisfactory

IL g not seem very sportsman
like when a high school claims a state
championship and has not yet met two
other teams in the state that have
made as good records in the games
they have played. Sioux Falls has a
splendid team and their ability is be-
ing belittled by their arrogant claims
to supremacy. Refusal to play Brook
ings and their acquiescence in calling
off the Hot Springs-Brookings game
does not add any great strength to
their claims. Just that the matter
may get to the knowledge of the PEG.
pie in the eastern part of the state
we think best to give some evidence
on the subject that has come to our
notice.
First, here is the sum and sub
stance of an interview with Prof. J.
w. Browning, superintendent of the
Hot Springs schools, read it and di-
gest the facts stated.
1T seems Rapid City was a bit jeal
Gus Of the honors of Hot Springs,
namely, that of playing an east of the
river team, which would decide the
championship Of the state. Rapid
City secured the earth to get a pre-
text to get. the game Cancelled. They,
together with Sioux Falls, who in or
der to save their hash for the claim
on the championship, banded with
Rapid City against the decisive game
to have been played Thanksgiving at
Hot Springs, Hot Springs not being
questioned until B. H. S. game was
advertised.
THE schemers got hold Of a form
er Hot Springs superintendent VINO
had kept no records whatsoever and
ask him for the back record which
he gave irregardless of true facts.
He stated that one of the boys of Hot
Springs had started to school last fall
and had not gone to school except for
a few days and had entered as a fresh
man. If this young mar was not eligi-
Bile why has the Bar Association of
the Black Hills taken it up and wants
to settle the merits of such high
handed yellow proceedings.
Hot Springs is still recognized as
one of the ~cleanest teams in the state
and has played square in every game
they have played. The Hot Springs
Board of Education has backed up the
officials of the school and the team In
a most recommendable manner in
every way.
People who are in a position to
know, recognize that Hot Springs has
one of the best high school teams
available anywhere and lay the
laurels at the feet of the unQuestioned
champion teams, Brookings and Hot
Springs. Even the people Of Nebras-
ka and Wyoming were all looking for
ward to the eventful day at Hot
Springs, They also say Hot Springs
has the cleanest, best team in the
three states. Hot Springs was the
only team to score on the Spearfsh
Normal and had a steady advance to
the ten yard line for another touch
down when the final whistle was
blown, with a score of 1877.
"Brookings might have trimmed us
but the high brows were afraid to let
the two teams come together. Brook,
ings and Hot Springs are by far the
best teams in the state"
Then take this statement published
by the Hot Springs Star, would they
have said such bold things unless they
knew there was a "nigger in the wood
pile:
Sioux Falls and Rapid City took
it upon themselves each having a
member of the board which consti-