Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-02
Varsity GiUes Promise
Of Strength; Play of
Both Teams Is Ragged
Davis Starts Strongest Line
up And Keeps 1t In Until
Near End Of Third Quar-
ter; Legion Shows Spurts
Of Good Football; Play
Best Game During Last
Half When Varsity Is Held
3. Scoreless.

The University of North Dakota
opened its football season Saturday
afternoon by winning from the Grand
Forks American Legion team by a
score of 10 to 0. Three touchdowns
were showed over during h first hale
by the collesians, but they failed to
cross the goal line of the cx-soldiers
during the last half.
Opposing an aggregation of old
high school and university players,
who have bee working for tho past
three weeks and who have played one
game already this season, h varsity
displayed strength at times that prom
ises we'll for the coming season.
I, Varsity line Strong.
1t was expected that tho Legion
line would cause Davis forward wall
considerable trouble. but despite the
fact that there, were a number OF new
me in it they held pack any attempt
10 drive Jacobt through and opened
holes we'll for the Flickertail backs
to go through. The line has been
Davis big worry. but it would appear
that there is cause for optimism in
that department.
The game was typical OF opening
contests. Both teams did much fun
bling. The tackling by the Legion
outfit was the best and they ran bet
the varsity did at times. The ex-sol-
diers could not gain ground with any
consistency until the last half. when
Conmy made four or five gains OF
from ten to twenty yards around and
with either Schlosser or Richards
coming around and joining the inter-
ference. vi
Handicapped through lack of being
in condition and the fact that their
plays were 10 running smoothly, the
Legion was fortunate to keep the
score as low az 1t was. The ex-sol-
-diers showed spurts of good football,
butFthey weakened often and allowed
THE varsity bucks to plough through
the line for long gains.
Score Early.
a The first touchdown came in the
early part, of the first quarter when
varsity, plunged over center and
across the line. Defending the south
goal. the Legion received the kick.
Lukkason went five yards off tackle
on the first play, but two attempts
AT the line failed and the soldiers lost
the ball when a forward pass failed.
With the ball on the 40 yard line
Burkman started down the field with
IN IL yard dash and Mckay followed
with 5 more. The Legion was off
cid and the ball was moved five
yards nearer the goal and the varsity
battered its way over by straight foot
ball. An attempt to drop kick failed.
Ii The Legion took the kickoff and
%Lukkason came back rs yards. Conmy
went through h varsity line for 5
yards, but W more plays failed to
net any gain, and Conmy kicked. The
varsity started down the field again.
and shortly after the second quarter
had opened a long pass across the
legion goal line, Robertson to Brodie,
gave the c%ollegians a second touch
The score was 10 to 0 when
san attempt to drop kick was success
Forced to Punt.
Currie kicked to Jacob who came
back. to his own 30 yard line and
Griffith slipped off tackle for Z yards.
Jacob was held at the line and Crit
nth punted to Mckay who caught it
fair or his 40 yard line. Schwan,
stopped two tries at the line and a
pass failed. Varsity then punted and
Gonmy fumbled. Mckay, down under
the kick scooped up the oval and
crossed the goal line for the third
and last touchdown. The attempt. at
s. drop kick was blocked. The half
ended with the Legion playing it's best
Y football of the period, negotiating
frst down~by scrimmage for the first
4 time.
Y AT the opening of the second half
to fullback and Immediately tore of
some substa initial gains. The Legion
kicked and the %collegians started a
march down the field that came to
an almost disastrous halt when a
tumble was captured by Schlosser
l down. Mayer stopping him when he
dove and got hold of n leg.
# 4 Runs in Reserves
running in his reserves. Nelson went
S.tHl at quarter. Machert at half, Wiper
4 SatWSend. Harris at guard. The Legion
Immediately lost the ball again when
y a. forward pass was intercepted, but
asitawas regained when the varsity tried
Ssthss line three times and an neon.
IIrseted forward pass failed to give
Il them ten yards. Griffith immediate.
4 W kicked to the varsity 40 yard i:as
and after attempting two plunges and
sApaag the lcollegians were also fore.
lid 10 kick. The soldiers were play.
Il TN their best defensive gsme at thi.
!ka6taIge.$ Il was the sort of a game thai
80 expected they would play durini
Il the first half. The Legion began II.
{ best offensive. also at this time. Com.
Il ny@sssn1ade; seyerals long gains. Thu
& aHsWassfaken.t to- the varsity 80 yart
& line where It. was lost on a tumble ii
ESthhs fourth quarter. a try at thu
3 pisy ths bail was dropped and re
eoSered19by the varsity, but in tn,
q eEEasM6lSsSsNess got hold OF 1t ant
/ We4it over touchdown was no