The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-10-27
ELLENDALE HIGH
LOSES TO OAKES
Local Athletes Come Out of Lethargy
and Administer Drubbing to
County Seat Boys
MINOR HERE NEXT SATURDAY
Outcome of This Contest Extremely
Difficult to Forecast

football team, for it marked the first
victory Of the season. After the sue
cession Of defeats, the sensation Of
coming out on the big end Of the
score was exceeding pleasant to Coach
Wyttenbach's warriors. And added to
this was the fact that it was Glendale
that was defeated, which made the
victory even more cause for jubila-
ti0n.
If there is anything that Oakes
would rather do than to wallop Ellen
dale, at least in the line of athletics,
we haven't heard what it is. In fact,
to the average Oakes citizen, the only
valid excuse for Ellendale's continued
existence is to provide us the thrill of
beating them up in that annual base
ball series, or whatever other form the
competition may take. Of course, if
they didn't turn on US once in while
and hand US jolt, things would get
monotonous. For that reason, we are
glad to have them beat us occasionally.
But when we meet them in new
field Of endeavor, such as the football
game of last week, which was the first
ever to be contested between the two
high schools, it is only fitting and
proper that Glendale should bite the
dust Of defeat. It is to be regretted
that the Glendale team became so dis
couraged over the outcome as to can
eel the, remaining games on their
schedule, for all the football fans Of
Oakes have been planning on a glor-,
ious windup for the local season when
Glendale came to Oakes next month
for the final game of the local sched-
ule. In one way, the Glendale eleven
cannot be greatly blamed for not
wanting to meet Oakes again. For in
spite of the fact that Oakes won last
Saturday.. the Oakes team displayed
woeful lack Of pep and punch, and
on the whole played one Of its poorest
games Of the season. Fighting as
they did against Lidgerwood most Of
the way the week before, Captain
Hazel and his crew should have buried
Glendale under a regular avalanche Of
scores, instead Of coming out with a
1876 victory. A return game would
undoubtedly mean cruel drubbing for
Glendale.
As it was, it was only by Ellendale's
good luck that the score was not
larger. At one time Cakes had the
ball on Ellendale's 5-yard line, and
lost it on tumble which Glendale
recovered. A little later Oakes had
again worked the ball up to within
striking distance Of the Glendale goal,
when Glendale intercepted an at
tempted forward pass on the 5-yard
line, and punted back out of danger
for the time being. In the third quar-
ter Nepstad carried the ball over the
goal, but on somewhat questionable
decision Of one of the officials, the
play was called back and Oakes penal
lied s yards for being offside.
The game began very auspiciously
for Oakes. Glendale received, and
on the first play made 12-yard ad-
vance, but the Oakes line stiffened
and held after this initial gain, fore
ing them to punt. Oakes Immediately
began march down the field. Lid
dell made two yards on line smash
and Ferber duplicated it on the next
play. Nepstad added four yards more.
On the next play Oakes opened up
for forward pass, which Glendale
spread to meet. Instead of passing,
Nep plowed through for a 10-yard
gain. Hazel made five yards and
Nepstad another five on line smashes.
Liddell added two, Nepstad one, Hazel
five, Nepstad three, Hazel three, Hazel
four more on an end run.
This brought the ball to Ellendale's
5-yard line and the Oakes rooters
were yelling like mad for the touch
down that seemed sure. On the next
play Oakes fumbled and Glendale re-
covered, Immediately punting to Lid
dell, who ran the ball back to Ellen
dale's 16-yard line before being stop
ped. Hazel made five yards on long
end run. Nepstad smashed through
for 4-yard gain. Hazel drove into
the Glendale line, now fighting with
their backs to the wall, and made one
yard. Liddell tried to smash through
the remaining yards for a touchdown,
but failed to gain. Hazel went over
on the next play. Nepstad kicked
goal, making the score 10.
Glendale received after the touch
down and succeeded in making two
first downs before being stopped, and
the quarter ended with the ball in
Cakes possession, with the score 10
in Oakes' favor.
The second quarter opened with the
fourth down and three yards to go.
Nepstad fell short by about. foot
and Glendale took the ball. On the
first play they fumbled and Armstrong
dropped his 200 lbs. upon it, effect
3. Continued on last pase)