Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-21

1iiS H,1Ibt.- iAS- SIiIpcI ~iiA ~
represented hy one Of the greatest
high school football teams ever de-
veloped in North Dakota when Coach
Charles {. Finnesar leads his war
rio-s against the G Fargo high
school eleven on Wednesday OF Thurs
day OF his week TO decide The high
school championship of the state,
The Grafton team decisvelv de-
feated Wiilision on Friday al MIac-,
thus eliminating The eSer half ~
the stale in the ace for champion
ship honors. :. week ago Fargo and
Grafton batt'ed 10 a scoreless Tia al
Grafton in an effort to decide The
ear which should meet wiIhs,on for
the state honors~ AS get the date for
the game. which will decide these
honors. between Fargo and Wlills.or,
has not definitely been set but i. is
expected that il will be PLAYED OF
Wednesday or Thursday Of this week
Coach Finnegan- a graduate Of
Ripon college. Wis. frs took Up mis-
work coaching the Crater high
school team in 1915. having coached
the high school team at Oconoo. WIS.
during the 1913 season. Il 1915 ms
had a runner-up team for the STATE
championship. losing TO Park River
and last year again had a T~un1s--8p
eleven losing to Williston fo- state
honors This year mis- team IS still
undefeated and will enter the are
against Fargo a fa,orite.
Stewart Captain
Jack Stewart. a. youth. of Il years.
Is the captain OF the Grafton team
and as heady and clever a high school
quarter as has handled a Flickertasi
high school team FOR a number Of
wears. His work has been spectacular
and in the Williston game Friday he
easily placed himself on a new mythical
a1-state high school team that MAY
be selected. It is his second year OF
the team.
In Mike .Gestson Coach Finnegan
has n Of the cleverest backfelI high
school players of the state and a great
end on the defense as this lad OF Il
years plays RICH: end on the defense
and right half on the o~ffense. He is
playing his second Year on the team.
To Gestson must go a large amount
Of the credit. for the scores piled up
by the team.
George Carruthers, aged Il years
also, is playing his second year on
the team and relieved ali doubt as to
his ability as a football player in the
Williston game on Friday Of last
week. He is {. sure tackler and fol-
lows the ball con%sistantly throughout
each and every game in which he
plays.
Playing his first year on the team
Frank Mach has proven his sterling
worth time and again in the back
field. He is is Of age and plays
left half in the fighting crew.
Popowski Great Center
Bert Popowski. who is paying his
second season may have been play
ing for the past five years from ali
one could tell by the way he handles
himself. There is not a better high
school center in the state and there is
not a game played by the Grafton
eleven that Popowski is not in every
play and at the bottom OF the ma
jority of them. His defensive work
has been brilliant at ali times.
Cyrus Gorder, ascd II years.. il an
other linenan of no mean ability. He
Is noted for his skill in breaking up
plays Of opposing teams and may be
counted upon at Ill times to open
holes for the backfeid and gather in
his share of the tark1es on the de-
Tense. He is playing his second year
OF high school football. He plays
right guard.
On the other side of Popowski is
Lawrence DeSaute1. a grid star Of 16
years who is PLAYING his first year
with the team. He is but another
invaluable mai to the strength of
the Grafton line and a player of
sterling worth to the team.
Eastman A Piunser.
At left tackle is Brender Eastman
and back of the line is also Brender
Eastman when quarterback Stewart
is looking for a man to. plunge
through the opposition for a con
sistent{ gain. Eastman is a Iineman
Of exceptional ability and in the past
two games of the team has DISPLAYED
an alarming ability to add yardase
to his teams total by hitting oppos
Ing lines for neat gains. He Is but IL
years Old.
Joe AItendorf, aged 16. holds dowr
the right tackle position IN the same
way that all of the other linemcr
hold down their positions. This !,
the way that has resulted in Grafton.
wonderful showing on the field THU
season Altendorf Is playing his sec
ond year on the team and has proven
to be a stellar performer on the OF
Tense 81 defense at all times.
Right n In Hov Zoerb's position
which he fills With entire ability
Zoerb IS a player OF unusual abilft,
and takes to the excellent coachint
Of Tfnnesan AZ . duck does 70 waite
With the recruit that this player d
III years ~ pizy1ne his second pea
on the - with brilliant
Ralph CARPENTER e only Is year