Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-15
MANDAN TOOK
CLOSE GAME
FROM BISMARCK
Touchdown in Last Minute
of Play by Captain Gray
Won Victory.

Mandan, N. D., Oct. 15.-Featured
by the stellar playing Of Mcdonald
team, and .Kludts 81 Bismarck, the
Mandan and Bismarck high schools
battled to a "a to 16 victory for Man
dan on the local gridlron yesterday
afternoon.
1t was a game of collegiate caliber.
Both teams showed spurts of brilliant
playing and the teams were so evenly
matched it vas difficult to choose Boz
tween them.
With the score virtually a tie. II
to l6 in favor of Mandan, with about
20 seconds left to play. Mcdonald
took the ball around right end for
ten yards, and followed this up by
sending Gray around the left end.
Gray sldied clear across the field and
was tackled about two yards from the
Bismarck goal line. BY twisting and
squirming he made the few inches
necessary and fell over the goal line
for a touchdown in the last second OF
play. Mcdonald kicked the goal.
Bismarck scored the first touch
down after six minutes of play.
Scroggins kicked off and MADAM
made its first downs and was then
held. Bismarck was held for. downs
and Mandan fumbled. Burke getting
the ball, Alison and Kludt' carried the
ball to Mandan's three yard line and
Mandan was penalized for offsidc
play. as
The penalty Of five yards carried
the ball over the goal line, counting
for a touchdown for Bismarck. Hal
loran failed to kick the goal.
Mandan, took the kickoff back a
dozen yards and after making on side
gains was held again n lost the
ball. Mandan held Bismarck, forcing
Halloran to punt. Gray took the
punt and ran it back 10 yards, then
by a rapid succession Of line bucks
took the ball to Bismarck's % yard
line. Mcdonald went through the
whole for a touchdown. Score,
s to 6. He kicked goal. Score, Man
dan Z, Bismarck s. &
Kludt a Whirlwind.
Kludt of Bismarck was a veritable
whirlwind in the opening of the sec
ond half. He carried McDonald's
kick back a dozen yards, and after
making downs twice largely through
yards around Mandan's right end and
Halloran kicked the goal. Bismarck
10, Mandan Z. The score was made
in four minutes Of play.
Mandan played straight football
and played it hard. It was a case of
fighting spirit backed by a trif1e faster
men against equally as heavy men
winning yard by yard. Mandan
marched down the field-Fleck nine
yards, Gray six yards, Mcdonald one,
Fleck three, Mcdonald TO- fFlecks'8
Freck s. Gray for 6. Then the IL
yards by Mcdonald and the nerve
racking last second finish with Gray
over the line for a touchdown. Nc
Donald kicked the goal. The game
wps over. Mandan "a, Bismarck 16.
1t was without question the fastest
and hardest football battle in the
history Of high schools In the south
western section of the state. Tom
Mcleod Of jamestown vas referee;
Caesar Murphy, head linesman; H.
G. Rothfus Of Dickinson normal. UNI
pire. Les Md Donald was the star for
Mandan. He ran his team like a
veteran, although handicapped in the
game by losing his plucky little half
back. Fleck, for two periods, and by
several substitutions in the line. Gray
proved equally as fast.
Kludt was the star of the Bismarck
eleven. Speed and the fighting spirit
kept his teammates on the jump
continuously. Mandan. relied largely
on straight football. while Bismarck
tried any number Of forward passes,
only four Of which swere completed.