Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-10-27
.SORL|EN STARS IN
SATURDAYS GAME
Luther Wins From Dubuque ColIegc
by Score G: ~ To 10 in Great
hcotb BAH Game
LUTHER SHOWED
STAR WORK
Coach S0lem Has Great Team This
Year, and Luther is Contender
for the State Championship

predictions put the score at almost
any odds, prophesying a second team
scrimmage for Dubuque. Coe Col
lege beat Ames in the early part of
the season and week, ago Coe,
outplayed by Dubuque, managed to
take off TT tie on touchdown re-
sulting from a tumble. Having beat
en- the strongest contenders for
Iowa's title, Dubuque was not out for
defeat this time.
The game opened auspiciously for
Luther when Dubuque made the only
tumble of the game on the kickoff.
Luther got the ball and showed her
self able to make downs easily. The
ball travelled from the 80 yard line
to the l yard line when, on fourth
down, Luther was penalized for de-
laying the game and lost the ball.
Dubuque won the ball back and lost
il again several times, when they
finally got it on the opposite IL yard
line. Capt. Armstrong then opened
up with all the funny stuff he hal
on open spread formations, and on
one fake after another carried z
downs straight for a touchdown.
Shortly after the half ended, Dubu-
que Z, Luther 0.
Shortly after the opening of the
second half, Luther was on her own
So yard line when Orwell tore lose
for 81 yards down the east side OF
the field. With the ball eight yards
from goal Dubuque was penaliZed
for off-side giving Luther LIST down
and four to goal Arne Sorlein car
ried the ball across. Luther kicked
off. and Dubuque started out after
another march to goal from the 20
yard line. Their fakes We're playing
out, however. and they were unable
to gain on straight foot ball, but
reached striking distance Of goal be-
fore they We're stopped Armstrong
dropkicked goal on fourth down with
IL to go. Luther I, Dubuque 10.
Dubuque kicked off and Luther re-
turned to the 20 yard line. They lost
the ball after making downs twice,
but intercepted pass on Dubuque's
80 yard line, when they made one
straight march to goal. A fake run
by Peterson which pulled the team
out of a fourth down with IL to go
situation featured the play. Westby,
Orwell and Sorlein gained repeated
ly through left tackle, and one COM
pleted forward pass helped. Orwell
carried the ball over but went OF
side on i ward from goal, but Arne
Sorlein repaired the damage on the
next down. o. Sorlein failed his try
for goal this time, but no more
scores were necessary. There were
only four minutes left to play at the
next kickoff, and 1t was so dark,
that il was difficult to distinguish the
players both teams wearing blue
uniforms, but when time was called
, Luther was only ten yards from
goal and going strong. Luther 10,
! Dubuque 10.
The whole credit for the victory
/ belongs to Coach Solem. Six weeks
ago he took green and mex
perienced bunch of men, with but
, little football experience and coach
ed them on to win against last years
state champions who were also the
iayorites this year. He has also add
ed another proof of the efficiency OF
straight foot ball against open plays
and fakes. Until Luther caught on to
the different variations OF their
spread, Dubuque Was effective, while
Dubuque's own line was unable &c
withstand smooth shifts and line
iplunging at any time. A rather doubt
full penalty in the one case and
darkness in the other cut Luther out
of two more .touch-downs. Luther
came out of the game without injur,
while Dubuque had time out ii
times for injured playing, tribute
to the excellent training Luther had
/ had. Armstrong and Lowe, Dubu
que's ten second back-field men. live
up to their regulations, but orwolf
Westby,g Peterson, and A.. SorieiI
all gained more effectively. The lint
men are customarily neglected IN
foot ball writelap. but this was es
sentially line mans game in break
ing up open plays. Luther has
strong line making openings Tor
fast back field. la,. f.EEas
i Luther l8. a O. sorlein L. t.
Narveson. L. t.; Oefstedahl,GL' O.
Rugiand c.: Rindahl R. c. Storvicl
r. r. stCaptain) Nordgaard, RI r.
|, Peterson, @. B.; Westby, L. n. ID.
/ Orwell, r. II. b.; A, soriein F. H.
University of DUBUQUE 10 Car
men. R. e.; Gluenkin, r. r.; Marks
RpG.s schneck, c.; Parker Il o.
/; Conn. LaJT.s Urback, J. r Arm
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