The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-11-03
OUTCOME Of TILT
QUITE UNCERTAIN
STATE COLLEGE is NOT OVER
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
SATURDAY
NORTH DAKOTA HAS GREAT MACHINE
Coach West Believes State Has the
Power to Score Two Touch.
downs Possibly.

The West-Enke State college foot
ball team faces the real test of the
year next Saturday, Hobo day, when
North Dakota university comes to
State field for one of the biggest games
of this section of the country this sea-
son. Coach Davis of the Flickertails
has stated that he expects the State
game to be the hardest one of the
season for his team, and this despite
the fact that he has what is consid-
cred to be the strongest team in the
history of the university.
Reserved seats have already been
disposed Of in large numbers and one
Of the greatest crowds in South Da-
kota football annals is looked for on
Stae field Saturday. The other Hobo
day attractions, free barbecue, annual
chrysanthemum show, cross country
run, alumni reunion and hobo parade
and stunts, will draw hundreds from
far and neal II the weatherman smiles
on the day.
A study OF comparative scores made
by the Flickertails and the Jackrab-
bits thus far this season seems to give
State a little the edge on the North
erners, but juggling with comparative
scores Is dangerous business. North
Dakota vas defeated by Minnesota
10 to 0. State was defeated by the
University of Wisconsin "a to 8, being
the only team to on the Bad
gers this season. Wisconsin licked
Minnesota 35 to 0. State beat the
North Dakota Aggies "a to O.. The
Flickertails defeated the same team
38 to 8.
Coach West believes that if his
backs can improve their work in hit
ting the line and in running interior
ence just a little bit and If his line
a work a little more consistently
in opening holes his machine can
score at least two touchdowns on the
Northerners during the course OF the
game. 1t Is just a question as to
whether State can stop the tricky
aerial attack which the Davis men
will resort to in case State drops their
line plays. 1t was this aerial attack
that sent South Dakota university
down to defeat at Grand Forks two
weeks ago.
North Dakota university will prob
ably depend upon her veteran line and
sports writer's of the north state figure
that the Flickertail backfield is second
to none in this part of the country
when it comes to speed. stiffness,
hard hitting and all around ability.
But the eight or nine men who have
Aggies' backfield this fall are planning
to do their utmost to convince the
northern sports writer's that they took
in too much territory in ranking the
Grand Forks aggregation so high.
State played the same men last year
at Grand Forks and held them to a
6 to 3 score. Backers of the West
Enke machine believe that their team
has shown more development than the
N%ortherners have and so figure the
locals have the best chance to win.
The State machine continued to show
real power last week end at WATERFOWL
when they won from Montgomery's
Greyhounds IS to 0. State used prac-
tically nothing but straight smashes
and end runs with an occasional trick
play and but few forward passes.
Coach West used every man that
might have to be used against North
Dakota here on Hobo day. Twenty-six
players figured in last weeks game
and with the exception Of Sundet, end,
not a single man came out of the fray
with an injury. The coaches do not
hope to be so fortunate in the Hobo
day classic.
Coach Davis team beat the North
Dakota Aggies last Saturday 38 TO 3
and as soon as the game was safe
Davis pulled several of his regulars in
anticipation Of the November 5 game.
Wv. s. S.