The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-11-17
THREE PLAYERS TO GRADUATE
Locals Won Single Game Out Of Eight
Played this Fall

or downhearted over the situation.
This 10 the third season that football
has been played in the Oakes high
school, and last seasons schedule was
cut short after three games had been
played because Of the failure Of the
players to live up to the rules Of the
high school league.- The spirit Of the
squad this year has been excellent, not
only in the matter Of observing the
eligibility rules but also in never be-
coming discouraged or even thinking
of quitting when beaten.
This spirit Of good sportsmanship
that has prevailed this year is one Of
the biggest causes Of satisfaction over
the seasons work thus far. It 10 Of
far greater importance in athletics
than victory ON the gridiron, desir-
able az that may be.
Prospects for q winning team for
next year are brighter than they ever
have been. Of the regulars on the
team this year, not more than three
will be lost by graduation. Brennan,
Ferber and Liddell hope to earn their
diplomas this year, but the rest are all
lower classmen. Brennan starred in
the Minor game, and Ferber and Lid
dell are. constantly dependable players,
Liddell having been used in the back
field regularly and Ferber alternating
between end and half.
Two members Of the squad who
filled regular berths the latter part Of
the season, Armstrong and McCulley.
are eighth graders. Armstrong; 200
pounds in not all fat by any means, as,
opposing players will testify. Many
times during the season he burst
through the enemy's line and tackled
the backfield man with the ball for
loss. In fact, after Smith was out
with his broken ankle, Armstrong was
probably the most valuable lineman
Coach Wyttenbach had. With the ad-
ded strength and hardness Of muscle
that will come with added years, and
the football "sense" that only exper-
ience can give, "Fat" should be reg
ular terror to opposing lines before he
finishes high school. McCulley has
less beef than Armstrong to Offset his
extreme youth and did not make such
a good showing in this his first year
in the game, but the fact that he was
good enough to win regular place
on the team is promising for the
future.
Booth, who played guard regularly,
is a freshman. Starting the season
rs novice at the game, he improved
wonderfully from game to game until
at the close Of the season he was Sec
ond only to Armstrong in value to the
line. Hample, who was Coach Wyt-
tenbach's final choice for center, and
Handy, who played in the line as sub
in several games, are also freshmen.
Center was the greatest puzzler for
Coach Wyttenbach. Schmit, McCul-
ley, Uge!stad, Armstrong and Hample
were all used, Ugelstad working in
the majority Of the games. Bowman
and Fordyce, both Sophs, were the
regulars on the right side Of the line.
Both are steady players, but neither
is sufficiently alert to get the best
results. Both displayed q strong ten
dency to wait for the play to come to
them, instead Of going to meet it and
bust it up. Knowing their weakness,
they are expected to make q better
showing next year.
Olson, Brennan and Ferber filled the
wing positions. The two former were
handicapped by their diminutive size,
but few plays got around them. Bren-
nan and Ferber were especially val
liable in receiving forward passes.
About the only problem in next years
team will be the ends, as Olson prob
ably will be the only veteran on the
job.
In the backfield Nepstad, with his
powerful line-smashing ability on the
ofense and his fierce tackling on the
defense was the outstanding player
in most Of the games. He runs low
and is hard man to stop. He tackles
low and is hard man to get by. Guy,
who played at half part Of the season,
was ineligible for part Of the games
and an accurate estimate Of his worth
cannot be given.
Captain Hazel, playing quarterback,
ran the team with good judgment most
Of the time, though he pulled q few
boners through inexperience that were
never repeated. He did not show the
form that was expected Of him in the
earlier games, but gradually improved
until in the final game he was the
outstanding star for Oakes. In this
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