The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-11-07
DENlS0N HIGH:
THE CHAMPIONS
BY Defeating Council Bluffs Last Fri
day 10 to 0 Oenison High Is
Conceded to be Champions.
At IDA GROVE THANKSGIVING
Dopesters Have Nothing to Give Out
Regarding Coming Game For They
Concede Teams Evenly Matched


concede Teams Evenly Matehed
BY defeating Council Bluffs last FIJI
day on their home grounds the Deni'
hon high school football team is now
conceded to be the champion team OF
western Iowa and has every prospect
Of retaining the title to the close OF
, the season. The game Friday was a
decisive one and when time was call
ed the score stood 10 to in Denison's
favor. The championship now hinges
on the game with Ida Grove, to be
PLAYED there on Thanksgiving day.
Ida Grove, so were are told, has not
had it's goal line crossed this season
and they are all primed up for the big
event. Dopsters have nothing to give
out on this game, however, for they
concede that the teams are evenly
matched.
Never before in the history OF Dem
ison have they defeated Council BUNS
on their own gridiron. 1t was great
day for Denison. Council Bluffs t'ad
worked hard for two weeks to make
this game-their home coming--a sue
cess. They sent representative mere
to watch the work against Coon Rap
ids and decided that if they could stop
Films line plunges and forward pass
es they could win in a walk. Ihey
had three street parades to generate
the necessary pep, with the result
that they had a record breaking crowd
in attendance. With their team all
primed and their rooters all there
they met their first defeat Of the seas,
on. They had previously defeated
Shenandoah, Red Oak and other
strong teams in western Iowa by de-
cisive scores. That Denison is cham
pion of western Iowa is admitted by
Council Bluffs and the sport editors
Of the daily papers in this section. Inc
Omaha World Herald said of the
game: Completely outclassed, Coun'
Gil Bluffs met it's first defeat at the
hands of some real football players
from Denison Council Bluffs has no
excuses to offer for their defeat at the
hands of their heavier opponents"
The Denison team played real foot
ball from the first blow of the whistle
until the time was called at the end
of the last quarter The Denison line
outplayed their opponents
at all times as shown by the consist
emit gains through the Council BUNS
line. Helsley's work at tackle stood
)ut prominently, as did that of Mofhtt.
Finn and O'Connor in the back field.
There were no slackers in. the local
squad for they all played their best.
y Denison received the KICKOFF and
;affiekS she pigskin down to their op'
ponent's 20 yard line, where they
we're held for downs. Council BUNS
was unable to make any headway
through .Denison's stone wall line ana
we're forced to punt. Denison again
brought the ball down to within scor-
Ing distance where O'Connor tried
drop kick which failed. The FIRST quar-
ter was played in Council Bluffs ter
ritory with the local squad continual
" threatening to score; however no
score was made.
In the second quarter Council Bluns
carried the ball into Denison's terri.
tory and on & sliOestring play carried
the ball over for their only chance
to score. The officials called the play
back and the Bluffs boys were forced
to punt. /, i
In the third quarter Denison carried
the ball down the field and across the
goal for the first count. End runs ny
O'Connor and line smashes by Finn
and Moffitt turned the trick. MOmtt
had the honor OF crossing the BUNS
goal line for the first touchdown, but
no goal was kicked. Denison scored
again in this quarter and O'Connor
kicked goal.
A quarterback smash by O'Connor
in the final period brought the last
after a series of end runs
and line smashes. No goal was KICK |
ed and the game ended 10 to 0.
The game was conspicuously lack |
ing of sensational plays and was won
for us by line smashes and short end |
runs.
The lineup used by Denison was:
Norelius, center.
Holloran, right guard.
Helsley, right tackle.
Gebert, right end.
Brodersen, left guard.
Strahan, left tackle.
Gary, left end
OConnor, quarterback.
Moffitt, left halfback.
Lehfeldt, right halfback.
Finn, fullback. ..
."t WASTING FUEL.
MCPHERSON, Nov. 1-.(Editor Of the
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