The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-08
Champions of State High
Schools IF Last Year Meet
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RECORD CROWD SEES
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Spirit Displayed by Both Team
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football has ever been seen on high
school field than that on Saturday
and the 500 fans who turned out to
watch. their favorites battle were
we'll paid for their visit. There were
tense moments for every one OF the
rooters.ss For a time it looked as If
Virginia, although clearly outplayed
thruout the contest, would continue
to draw the breaks Of luck and edge
in with a victory. IT, o.
Then the Bemidji attack began to
go. It was straight old-fashioned
football, line, plunge and line smash
on, almost EVERY play. The Virginia
forwards could ¬ stand the pres
sure. They crumpled, and Bemidji
marched up. the field, tn steady ad-
vances, to. afvictory: J -, $780, -:
The score was-;19 to but the
figures do not begin to represent the
superiority, Of the Bemidji eleven
over their Virginia rivals. Bemid-
il gained almost ten times as much
ground as did Virginia. The Bemidji
line was vastly better than the Vir-
ginia advance guard and Bemidji
backs, once started, were hard to
stop with less than five or six yards
to their credit.
It is impossible to pick an out
standing. hero Of the contest, as more
than half a dozen stars came into
being and after the chill November
dusk had enveloped the field these
satellites, continued to flicker until
the referees whistle, blew retreat.
This was Vifginia's' first defeat In
three years and the first game that
thesschopl has lost under the direc-
ti0nvot Coach Jackson.-@@,s g.. -
Captain Brooks, Higbe, Olson and
Stxhteton on the offen3e, Stechman,
PoWsll,f Boyce, Lord, McDougal,
KoorS and Denu on the defense play
46S the greatest game of their ca
reers and their memory will always
be dear to the hearts of the follow
ers OF ,Bemidjis High school.
~ Virginia Plays Well
The playing of the Virginia team
is not to be discounted. Coach
Jackson's boys fought and fought
hard, but were mp against a better
team. The splendid spirit shown>by
the, members Of both teams was one
Of: the brightest bits of the days
struggle. The game was without a
doubt, the cleanest ever played on the
local gridiron, the only penalties be-
ing for off-side play.
;{u:..s> " Higbe Runs so Yards
2S'Bemidji won the toss and defended
the west goal. Levin, Virginias left
guard, kicked off to Brooks on Be-
n1fdji's Is yard line, returning it to
the%25 yard line On the first play,
Sarff broke thru and tackled Olson
for a two-yard loss. On the next
play, Olson, Virginia's right tackle
threw Stapleton for a yard loss
Lord punted on the third down to
Lucas on Bemidjis 45-yard-line. He
returned it to Bemidji's 40-yard-line
A, line play failed and then Lucas
passed to Gilmore; for! 20 yards to
Pemidii's 2O-yard-line. Three line
smashes netted Virginia eight yards
with the ball on Bemidji's 12-yard.
line and fourth down with only two
yards to go for first down, Gilmore
was thrown for a. yard loss and it
was Bemidji's Ball. The Bemidji line
was, stone-wall on defense. Two line
plays netted Bemidji only five yards
and then Lord phnted out of bounds
on Bemidji's -40-yard-line. Riddel
was held for no gain when Koors
broke thru and tackled him. Powell
Intercepted short pass by Lucas
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