Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-18
FIELD GOOD FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP
CONTEST TODAY
Fj1negan Confident Hi
Men Will Hold the Fast
Williston Crew.

SO
playing fed al Riverside park is
in good condition for tho game
today for the state high school
football championship game be-
twctn Grafton and WiIliSton.
ting expressed satisfaction witt.
tn" field. Fnneean. has hisl,
hopes Of tho defense work Of his
team will hold the WiIliston crew.
Hundreds Of tickets have been
sold and all indications point to
Il record crowd The sun is shiny
ing hut a cold wind is blowing.
The Wiliiston and Grafton high
school football teams the former
champions of the western part of
the state md the latter tied for hon
ors in the eastern part OF the state
with Fargo high. clashed this af-
crnoon at Minot to decide which half
of the state shall be entitled to pre-
'hlcr football honors for.the 1921 grid
season.
\ wiz forthe Williston eleven will
not leave the championship of the
ssatc in doubt as the title will then
be given Internationally to tha, team.
On he other hand a win for Grafton
may necessitate the playing of anoth-
er game between that team and Far
SO tot d dennlt decision as to state
football hoDors. The two teams
played a scoreless tie last Saturday
in an effort to ascertain which team
should meet Williston for the state
championship.
Williston Given Edge
Milliston was represented on the
1Iald this afternoon by Il slightly
heavier team than. Coach Finnecan
will be able to muster for Grafton.
a of this fact the western team
Is given a little edge on the. eastern
representatives in the contest. The
Grafton team, however, is ono of the
smoothest. if not the. s%noothest play
ing machine in the state. Despite the
fact that two OF Grafton's stellar
backfietd men will watch the game
from tho sidelines on crutches. Coach
F~1nnegan's proteges are expected to
put up the battle of their lives.
While the Grafton team has not
run up as large scores or their. op-
poneDts during the season this is not
considered as foundation for the CON
ceding of the contest to Williston Tor
it is largely true that the Grafton
team has met much stronger. .compe-
tition than the western team. has
throughout the season.
Grafton Met Stiff Opponents
In every game Of the season Willis
ton has counted moro than a hundred
points against its high school oppon-
ents. While, Grafton has run up some
big scores they do not compare with
those OF Wil1iston. In meeting Grand
Forks, Devils Lake and Cavalier the
Grafton team cIashed with three cx-
c~eptionaIly strong teams. The Grand
Forks high school put, up it's best
game of the season against Grafton
and was defeated by a small score.
Fargo is the only team that has held
Grafton scorcless and hat was last
Saturday on 4 field that would make
scoring difficult for any team against
an opposing team outweighing it by
some Is pounds to the man.
With a clean field this afternoon
and the temperature not too low the
Grafton eIeven should have a fair
chance of turning back the Williston
defeat. Should the field be heavy
the advantage will be( to a large ex-
tent, with the Williston team and a
victory FOR that team should be more
or less of a certainty. With ba1ny
weather and a dry field the Grafton
team will be given an opportunity to
open up some of it's passes and this
should give the team a fair oppor-
tunity for registering a victory as it
yis conceded that no state high school
can shove, owe many touchdowns
through the Grafton line, which,
though light, is composed of eve
men who let no plays drihbie through.
A win for tho Grafton team by a
low score will probably nccessitatc
the playing. Of another game with
Fargo for the state championship.
Victory for Williston will mean the
state championship for that school.
The probable 1ineups for he game
are as follows: