Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-05
Devils Lake Eleven Is Defeat.
ed For District Honors On
Home Field By Score OF 80
to u Thsraldson and
Newgard Severely Injured.

Devils Lake, Nov. 4.-The Grafton
high school football team is now the
champion of the northeast district by
its decisive defeat of the local aggre-
cation. The visiting squad showed
that they were we'll coached and had
a well balanced team.
From the time of the first whistle
there was no doubt in the minds of
the spectators which team would win.
and workedMfor the n touchdown
that they got. The final score was
80 to z.
With the exception of Carpenter, sub
stitute quarter for the visitors. no one
man played sensational ball for that
team. They worked like E. clock
from the center to the fullback. The
ed the best game 'of his school career,
and Conrad, were the outstanding
features for the local eleven.
Grafton showed thatlit was a master
In every phase of the game. They
completed forward pass after for
ward pass which netted long gains.
The losers could make no. Roadway
through the visiting line and COM
pleted but one PASS in the entire game,
made by them. Tharalson and New
gard. both backfield men on the visit
ing team. we're injured early in the
game and were carried from the field.
The former received a sprained ankle
and Newgard a broken leg.
First Half
q Grafton won the oss and chose to
receive the ball and defend the north
goal. A strong wind was blowing
from the north. The ball was kicked
to the twenty yard line and was re-
turned ten yards. The first play was
q pass. which Melted fifteen yards.
line. Getson made It, first down.
Newgard then added two yards
throughout the line. Tharalson made
I seven yards in two tries. On the next
play Grafton fumbled the ball and
Devils Lake recovered it OF their
twenty yard line: Elliott made five
yards through the line and Kelly fail
liott made it first down. Kelly added
one yard through the line and Drew
helped with two more. Elliott again
made ten yards around end.
Forced to Punt
Here the locals were held for downs
and were forced to punt. On two
plays the visitors could gain but four
yards and on the next were thrown
for an eight yard loss. Grafton punt
ed and Drew dropped the ball, which
was recovered by a Grafton player.
The ball was on the locals five
yard line and two players put it over
for the first touchdown of the game.
Goal was kicked. The visitors kicked
ball was returned ten yards. The
fret play lest two yards for Devils
Lake. Kelly made five on his second
try. He made one yard on the next
play and a pass was incomplete. CIV
ing the ball to the visitors on the
thirty yard line. They made a steady
march down the field for the second
touchdown of the game. Tharalson
made two yards through the line. It
was at this, stage OF the game that
he received his injury and was re-
placed by Carpenter. They made but
one yard On the next two tries. A
complete PASS placed the ball on the
five yard line. Newgard made two
yards through the line but Getson
failed to gain and Grafton was pen
aized five yards for being off-side
the five yard line again and another
put the ball over the line for the
third counter of the kane. Goal wa:
kicked. ,
Grafton kicked to the home team!
ten yard line. Elliott punted on thu
first down and Devils Lake recovered
the ball on their forty-five yard lint
when Carpenter missed the catch. Thu
local team was penalized fifteen yard!
for holding and punted on h mex
down. Here the quarter ended.
- Second Quarter.
Stewart made eight yards on the frs
play and Eewgard added two more Of
the next play. Tharalson made I
first, down. Devils Lake recovered
the ball on a tumble and, Elliott mad
eight yards around end. Kelly mad
seven through the line and 'Conra'
added two more on the next play
Grafton then picked up a tumble ant
NewEard raced acros sthe. line witt
it. Goal was missed. n local
again received. Kelly could not gail
and the visitors intercepted a pass Of
the locals thirty yard line. The,
made 1t first downs in two tries
T~faralson raced around end for an
other ten. Newgard was carried OF
the field. On a series OF line smashe
adm Oft tackle plays they placed tn,
ball rel again. They failed to kicl
goal. This ended the scoring for tina
period and the visitors had the bal
in the locals territory all the rest Q
the period. The half ended with tn
eighteen yard line.
ScorerGrafton as; Devils Lake Q
4 Second Half.
Grafton kicked 20 Devils Lake
Elliott made ten yards around emf
and Conrad added one more. Elliot
again rcAd around end for twent,