The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-13
BLACKDUCkS ARE
HELD SCORELESS
BY B|E!MlDJI Be HIGH;
700 FOR LOCALS |.
Heavy Line Of Visitors Ripped Up
By Coach Diednoh's Shifty
&. High Schoolers.
KITTLEsON AND KNAPP STAR
IN RECEIVING LONG PASSES
Captain Grey Breaks Through and
Spills Backfeld for Loss .
5. Score in Detail.
KTTLESON AND KNAPP STAR
IN RECEIVING LONG PASSES

0p1llS 6sachnclQ IOT q AOsS
...s Score in Detail.
The Bemidji high school football
eleven outplayed the heavy Black
duck team Friday afternoon on the
local gridiron at every stage of the
game and won by score Of 20 to
o. Il. l. Y
Only once, in the first period was
Blackjack able to make showing,
holding the locals on the 5-yard line
and then ripping of q run of 80
yards on the first play. At no time
was the Bemidji goal in danger.
The BIackduck eleven fully OUT
weighed the. Bemidji team from II
to 15 pounds to the man, but the
4shifty local line was equal to the
occasion and stopped every attempt
that was directed at them. What
gains were made were small, the vis-
itOrs making their distance only
five times during the entire game. S
Kttleson Good General.
Kittleson handled the team we'll
at quarterback and also starred by
catching some long forward passes
that were thrown from Is to 80
yards by Carl Tennstrum. The lat
ter showed good judgment when he
refused to make q pass after seeing
that there wasn't a Bemidji man in
the open. Carl waited until he had
pulled the entire Blackduck line In
and then skirted around their left
for 10-yard gain. @ s gs n. ;:-s....s
d Is Start Of Game.
Captain Grey won the toss and
defended the west 4 goal. Martin
kicked of to Kittleson on the 25-
yard line and he returned to the
Bemidji 40-yard line. Consistent
gains by Tenpstrum,s Kittieson,
whitney and MCrae took the ball
down to Blaekdnck's 4. 5-yard line
where the visitors braced and held.
On the first play Blackjack carried
the mall 80 yards to their 35-yard
line. s4iS .
Grey Spills Field. ; 4
Three plays netted the visitors
seven yards and on the fourth down
with three yards to go Captain Grey
broke through on an of tackle play
and spilled The backfield for loss
and It was Bemidji's ball on Black
ducks 42-yard line Tennstrum
and Whitney made it first down on
two plays off tackle to the 31-yard
line. A pass to Knapp put the pig
skin on the visitors 2O-yard line.
Line smashes by: the entire Bemidji
backfield put the ball on the Black
duck 7-yard line where the quarter
ended. es,, e, s. n So j 4
Kittleson Goes Over. s,
53 Morse and Tennstrum carried the
ball to the 1-yard line and Kittleson
went over for the first score through
right tackle. Phibbs kicked Goal
and the score was Z to O In favor
of Bemidji. A few minutes later
Kittleson received 25-yard pass
from Tennstrum and had clear
field, but stumbled in turning. The
half ended with the ball in posses
sion Of Bemidji on the visitors 40
yard line. -, 2,}-.3 sS
The second half found the Bemidji
7 in more machine-like form both on
the offense ana defense. s
0psaM Recover. tumble;
25-yard line and Blackduck return
ed to their 35-yard line. Two line
plays only netted three yards and on
the. third play Blackduck- fumbled
and Opsahl fell on the ball on their
40-yard line. x .f=s I
Pass for q Yards Works.
"A pass Of l25 yards to ikittleson
from Tennstrum put the ball on
Blackduck's 30-yard line. Whitney
circled the visitors left side for II
yards and first down to the 18-yard
line. Tennstrum broke through right
tackle for yards to the 5-yard line.
Whitney then dashed through left
tackle for the second touchdown.
Phibbs again kicked goal and it was
II to o in favor Of Bemidji.
Phibbs kicked OF IS yards to the
25-yard line where Koors and Neu-
man tackled Beckwith. Two plays
lost as many yards for the visitors.
Tennstrum Intercents Pass.
A split play was completely demOr-
allied when Phibbs broke through
and tackled Moon for ten-yard loss.
Tennstrum Intercepted an attempted
forward pass on their 45-yard line
and returned 1t to the Blackduck 38-
yard line Grey slid off left tackle
for yards and pass to Knapp net
ted 20 yards to the 12-yard line. A
line smash failed and then short
pass, Tennstrum to Phibbs, gave Be-
midi its third touchdown. Tenn
strum punted out to Simons on the
15-yard line Phibbs missed goal
and the score read 20 to 0 in favor
of Bemidji. The game ended few
minutes Later with the ball on Black
ducks 16-yard line in possession OF
Blackduck.
The lineup:
BEMIDJI BLACKDUCk
Phibbs Ellis
OnaahI Oberg