The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-11-03
VISITORS WIN
EXCITING GAME
Minors Gridiron Warriors Take Back
the Long End of q 27-19
n Score =
BRENNAN, RIGHT END, IS STAR
Locals Win Play LaMoure at Donation
Park ON Armistice Day

viewing CuS mOSC eXclCluR game IN
which the Oakes team has participated
to date. It was anybody's game prac-
tically up to the last whistle, and there
were more spectacular plays pulled
of than Oakes fans have seen before
in the three seasons Of local football.
Among the features Of the game
were the Oakes forward passes, which
were directly responsible for all Of
the Oakes scores, and had the Minor
athletes looking about as foolish as
the renowned Simple Simon Of Mother
Goose rhyme fame. Another feature
was Weeks touchdown from the kick
Of in the second quarter, when he ran
untouched 80 yards through the whole
Cakes team, and had the local crew
looking even more witless. Still an
other feature was the brilliant playing
Of Brennan, Coach Wyttenbach's dim
inutive right end, who was easily the
star Of the contest. ae.Ess,
Minors team was not as heavy az
had been reported. In fact, the two
slevens were about evenly matched
% to -avoirdupois. In speed, Minor
had the advantage, with at least two
hack6eld men who could run away
from anyone on the Oakes squad. The
Cakes line held better on the defense
than in previous games. but Minor
had the better forward wall.
Minor won the tossup, and received
at the east goal. On the first scrim-
mage they fumbled, Liddell falling on
the ball Cakes was penalized yards
for being offside, but easily made this
up when Brennan made q perfect
catch Of Hazel's heaye for a 16.yard
gain. Hazeismade yards off tackle,
and Nepstad added more. Captain
Hazel then tried two successive for
ward passes, neither Of which con-
nected at the important end, and Mil
nor was given the ball on downs.
Using end runs and off-tackle slides,
in which the speedy footwork Of their
backs showed to good advantage, Mil
nor worked the ball down to Cakes
S yard line. There the Cakes line
took a brace, and in the melee, Minor
fumbled again, Oakes recovering the
ball on the 10-yard line. Oakes gained
little on line smashes, but not
enough to net the required 10 yards,
and on the fourth down Hazel punted.
Minor worked the ball back to the
Oakes 40-yard line, where Liddell in
tercepted forward pasS and came
within hands breadth Of eluding
the Minor backs and making touch
down. He was forced over the side
line, however, and. the ball was put in
play. Nepstad made yards, and
Hazel crashed through for several
more, but Cakes was offside and the
play was called back and Oakes pen
allied s yards. With 13 yards to
make in two downs, things looked
none too bright for Oakes. But on
the next play Captain Hazel uncorked
another Of those forward passes to
Brennan that the midget end stretched
into a 20-yard gain before being
downed. Hazel and Nepstad made 10
yards in the next three plays, but a
tumble lost several yards on the next
down. Oakcs recovered, and to cut
the suspense short, negotiated another
successful forward pass to Brennan,
who raced over the goal line just al
the whistle blew for the end Of the
quarter. Nepstad missed the goal
the score standing 60.
At the beginning Of the second
quarter Oakes kicked of. to Weeks,
who missed the catch and had to chase
the ball back to his own 2O-yard line
before capturing it. The Minor root
ers groaned and said unkind things
about butter-fingers, but when Weeks
finally located the ball and ran almost
the length Of the field right through
the whole eleven black. and orange
clad Oakes athletes the groans chang
ed to frantic cheers.
It seems that in every game Oakes
has to permit the opposing team tc
4 make one unearned touchdown while
they stand around like bunch Of
blithering boobs, watching the per.
formance. Having spotted the oppo
sition six points, they began to play
again, but with confidence evidently
shaken and teamwork ragged.
Milnor kicked of after an unsuc.
cessful goal attempt. On the frs,
scrimmage the Oakes line sprung .
leak, and Nepstad was thrown for 8
2 yard loss. Hazel made A, and Nep
stad added 8 on a fake pass, but will
5 yards to go on the fourth down
Hazel was forced to punt. Once NOR,
Minor plowed down the field. Will
the ball nearly at their goal line
Oakes fought gamely and nearl.
STAYED of the touchdown. Three time
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