Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-09
LUTHER BEATENBY
U. OF DUBUQUE
Local Football Team Suffered An.
other Defeat at Dubuque Last
Saturday 20 to 0.
SPERATI PLAYED STAR
GAME FOR LUTHER
SOrlien Missed Drop Kick by Only
Few Inches From Dubuque's
40 Yard Line.

/ Luther colleges defense crunplet
before the onslaught OF Coaoa
Chambers smashing backs and the
University Of Dubuque eleven won
BY a score of 20 to at Dubuque
Athletic field Saturday.
On three different occasions the
Blue and White carried the oval to
the visitors one yard mark, where
the Luther defense stiffened and
forced Dubuque to surrender the
ball.
Luther played a different brand OF
ball than that displayed last week
against Columbia college. They offer
ed sitter defense. They fought
gamely from period to period and
once they managed to push the ball
within 20 yards of Dubuque's goal.
Sorlien, who entered the game in
the second period, attempted a drop
kick from Dubuque's 40 yard line
He missed it only by inches, the ball
going to the right of the upright
Peterson, Sperati, and o. Orwald
played great football. 1t was theil
work that prevented Dubuque from
making several touchdowns. The
team as a whole put up a great
battle.
In the latter period of the game
Luther opened up and got away with
two forward passes, Sorlien to Pet
erson for % yards. They appeared
to have Dubuque dazzled at times
with their passing, but lost their
PUNCH when it was most needed. Du-
buque's line was a stone wall, al
though once B. Orwald broke
through for rs yards before being
felled. Anderson and Owens, the
tackles, were in every play and it
was their good work that often stop
ped the locals from making gains.
Armstrong kicked to Peterson on
the latter's % yard line. Peterson
returned the ball 10 yards before
being downed. Three shots at Dubu-
que's line failed to gain the necess-
airy ground and Sperita punted to
Dubuo'@ IS 40 yard line. Armstrong
% .ound left end for 20 yards. A
ward pass went incomplete and
then Armstrong took the ball again
for 40 yards. A pass from Arm-
strong 10 Kaupp placed the ball on
Luther's 20 yard line, where the
Dubuque We're forced to surrender
the ball to Luther. The visitors
bacl1feld could do nothing through
the line and Sperita punted to mid
field. Bradfeld ripped off Is yards
through right tackle and on the next
play Taber added 10. Taber then
hit again for IL. Bradfeld and
Kaupp took smashes at the line and
carried the ball within two yards of
the goal where Taber pounded the
line for a touchdown. Armstrong
missed goal.
Armstrong kicked to Peterson who
returned the ball 35 yards. Sperita
was held on an off tackle play, but
Orwald broke through for q yards.
Sperita hit for seven and again
made first down on the next smash.
Within 20 yards of the goal Luther
was penalized for holding and the
ball was moved back to the 50 yard
line. Sorlien missed dropllick from
the 40 yard line. The ball was
brought out and given to Dubuque on
their 80 yard line. A series of as
saults at the line and % yard for
ward pass from Armstrong to Car
men netted a second touchdown.
The third period was much ON ever
terms. Luther began to open VI
and it looked for a while as though
they We're going to become danger.
Gus. The locals braced and forced
the visitors to punt on several oc
casions. Dubuque cid little in this
quarter, although they had the bal
on Luther's 10 yard line when the
quarters changed. Dubuque, however
was unable to put it across ON foul
attempts. Luther tried hard to rush
the ball into safe territory but al
intercepted forward pass by Brad
field brought the ball closer into Lu
ther territory. With a series of>lint
plugging, the ball was carried within
/, two feet when Taoer was called
again to take the bail. He did anC