Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-06
Completely 0utplay-
ed Heavier Opponents In
Every Part OF The Game
Except In Passing; Team
work Responsible For The
Victory.

Grafton. n. D.. Nov. 6~.--Although
completely outweighed several pounds
to h man, the Grafton high football
team won the championship of this
district by defeating the Cavalier
team by a score of &c to 0 in a fast
game played here yesterday afternoon.
The Grafton team averages about
1913 pounds but Coach Casey Finnegan
has managed to build UP an eleven
that is hard to beat as was lemon
strated yesterday. The local team is
not a one man team, but every play
has been worked out in such a man
ner that the team works more like a
clock than II high school football
eleven.
Cavalier has q good line and a pretty
aerial game but that is all. While
their back field material is good. they
could net seem to work in conjunction
with the line. On tho offcnsc the
Grafton boys played n great game.
Their shift plays worked almost per
fectly and the man carrying tho hall
was always supported by four or five
menas interference. While tho local
men were not as strong on the defense
as they might have been. the line al
ways stiffened when its goal was in
danger. Several lines tho Cavalier
men had tho ball on G%rafton's ) or 10
yard line but they lacked the punch
at the proper moment aud could not
score.
Grafton's first touchdown was made
in the first three minutes of play. Fl.
Nelson broke through the Cavalier
line on the SO yard line and lodged
the entire Cavalier team, but was
pulled down on the S yard line. The
second line smash tried netted tho
first six points. Tharaldson CARRYING
the oval across. Tharaldson failed to
kick goal for tho first time out Of
twenty chances.
Played Even.
From the time of the first touch
down until tho end Of the first half
neither team had much the advantage.
The ball was marched down the field
within striking distance of the goal
several times during the two periods
by both teams. but the defenders
would invariably stifren and the
marchers would either lose the ball
on downs or tumble. Funblcs were
frequent on both Sides.
In the second period the Cavalier
quarter, O'keefe. opened up a pretty
passing game that predicted disaster
for the Grafton championship aspira-
tions. Three times in this period
O'Keefe shot a long pass to KILLER,
Cavalier right end, that went for long
gains. BY the aerial game they placed
Tie UdlI sWlLnln me ldQOW OIL Cnc
Grafton goal twice in this period. but
were unable to break through for a
counter.
In the second half the Grafton men
came back strong. Once in the third
period and twice in the fourth period
the local men carried the ball across
the Cavalier goal. Every one of the
Grafton touchdowns were the result
of hard line smashing or pretty open
field running. They did not use the
aerial game to much extent, colnplet-
ing only one pass.
G%rafton's back field. although very
light. will compare favorably with any
in the state. H. Nelson n New
gard as halves make n wonderful
pair Of line s%mashers. They both run
hard n fast and can be depended
Upon for a gain when it is needed. j.
Stewart. the stocky little full. is as
good an open field unner as can be
found in the high schools. Stewart,