The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20
GIVE VERSION Of
AFFAIR AT CLARK
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM
PROTESTS AGAINST UN-
FAIR TREATMENT
SCORE ZERO ON FOUR GOOBTOUCHOOWNS
In Farce-Comedy That Ends
in Argument.

Although Brookings high school
made a number of touchdowns in the
game against Clark high school at
Clark last Saturday, the officials gave
the game to Clark with a 20 t. 0 score.
The Brookings boys believe that they
victims Of unfair treatment. They
charge the officials with incompetency
and prejudice and they have consider
able evidence to back up their asser-
ton.
Here is the version of the unfortu-
nate affair according to the boys story:
In the second quarter, the ball was
carried from Brookings' 2O-yard line
to Clark's 1-yard line. Clark's time
keeper called time at this point while
the Bookings timekeeper's watch
showed a half minute more to play,
sufficient to have carried the ball over
the line, Thus the first touchdown was
lost. In the fourth quarter, a 30-yard
pass was made by Mcknight to Sayre
who was only five yards from the goal
line with a clear field ahead. AS he
caught the ball the umpire blew his
whistle, which stopped the play. When
asked why he blew the whistle the UNI
pire stated he blew it by mistake. Thus
the second touchdown was lost. The
ball was brought back to Clark's 80
yard line and on the next play Mix
hrOEp 1UnV with n n1nnr Gn1I nhnn1
and a touch down assured, but the UNI
pire called Brookings back for being
off-side and gave the ball to Clark, an
unusual penalty that is new to conyen-
tional football custom. Clark tried line
plunges, but being unable to gain they
punted back out of danger. Claven
caught the ball and raced through the
field for a 30-yard return. BY a series
OF lin. smashes Prookings again
brought the ball to Clark's 5-yard line.
On the next play Mcknight took the
ball owe for a touchdown. This was
not allowed, however, by the umpire
who stated Mix was pushing Nc
knight. The Brookings boys say that
Mix was not anywhere near Mcknight
in the play. Thus the third touchdown
was lost. Clark punted back and
Brookings returned it to Clark's 20
yard line. Faulkner then carried it
around right end for a pretty 2O-yard
run and a touchdown. The umpire
blew his whistle and called the play
back because n of Clark's men was
smuggling. The question then arose.
whether Clark should be penalized half
the distance to their goal or whether
a touchdown should be given to Brook
ings. The umpire forgot to call time
u for the argument and the remain
ing five minutes Of the quarter were
wasted in discussion and the game
ended. Thus the fourth touchdown and
the game was lost. The boys claim
that two Of Clark's t~ouchdowns were
made on illegal pass formations, with
ten men on the line OF scrimmage.
TWO men were off-side on both of the
plays. The umpire did not call these
errors because he felt that it was the
head linesman's duty.
The game was a great discourage
ment to the Brookings team, which
has had an uphill fight all season. 1t
has aroused their fighting blood and
when the final whistle blows on the
game here next Saturday with Elan
dreau, it is a safe bet that the red
and black will be victorious.
The lineup vas as follows:
Pettis, r. e.; Benson, T. t.; Gill, r. g.;
Sharp, c.; Blakeslee, l.. g.; Flittie
Capt., !. t.; Sayres, |. e.; Claven, q.
b.; Faulkner, l. h.; Mix, r. h.; Nc
knight, f. b. Substitutions-Hart for
Pettis.