The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-10-12
Off to Wisconsin
To Beat Badgers
State Trims st. Thomas Here
Last Saturday IL to O in
Game MARRIED by Poor
Officials.

Hopes Of winning the first football
championship of the North Central In
terCOllegiate conference are bright for
State college after decisively defeating
st. Thomas college last Saturday on
State field. II to 0. This was the first
conference game Of the season, five
more remaining to be played in
all Of which State has an excellent
chance Of emerging victor. North
Dakota University, MOrningside,
Creighton and South Dakota Uniyer-
sity will be the hardest nuts to crack
before the Jackrabbits can claim the
crown.
The biggest and hardest contest of
the entire season Will take place this
week at Madison, Wis, when State
meets the University Of Wisconsin
Badgers on their horne field. JOY in
the State college camp will know no
bounds if the J%ackrabbits open up full
force and defeat the doughty Badgers,
q teat that is almost without parallel
in the history Of the Big Ten team. In
view Of the close rubbing State gave
the Badgers last year, and the com
parative strength Of the two teams
this year, the outcome of the game is
by no means a certain victory for Wis
consin, although the dope faVors them
greatly. Every man that is making the
trip to Wisconsin with Coach West is
firmly grounded in one big purpose,
Bring back W%iscOnsin's scalp" 1t
will be a game worth seeing. Local
fans will have an opportunity to see
the game play by play on the electric
score board at the college auditorium.
Coach West is taking twenty-fOur
men to Madison and they will leave
here early enough to arrive in Madi-
o Friday and take a work out on the
Badger field Friday afternoon. The
starting lineup will be the same as in
last Saturdays game.
State showed greater superiority
over st. Thomas last Saturday than
the score, IL to 0, would indicate. The
game was marred by rag chewing and
poor refereeing. The action was fur
Their slowed up by repeated injuries
to st. Thomas players, eleven OF their
players being assisted off the field. No
injuries were reported by any Of the
State college men. Coach West made
but one substitution during the entire
game, Bob Coffey for Owens.
The outstanding feature Of the game
was the forward passing of both teams,
several Of them netting long gains and
were on the spectacular order. State
made ten tries and completed five. St,
Thomas attempted II and completed
play in the first quarter when Coffey
batted a pass into his arms and he
tore down the field for 40 yards. This
came right after st. Thomas had got
away with two lucky 20 yard passes,
Following this Carey, States veteran
end, made a beautiful catch of a thirty
yard pass from Welch, the longest one
of the game. The first half ended with
State ready to go over for another
touchdown.
On account Of the wet, slippery field,
both teams were forced to use an open
style of play. st. Thomas was entirely
unable to make any gains through
Sttae's line anyhow. The Cadets
weighty forward wall was torn open
in nearly every play and good gains
registered by States speedy backs,
Schultz, Roberts, Owens and Coffey.
In the field States line looked much
more powerful than the Cadets.
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