The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-11-14
'b|WAb|K HOLDS
ELY TO II TIE.
COMPLETE SEASON WITH A
TO 7 GAME WITH BIWABIK.

closed one of the most successful
SEASONS an Ely team has enjoyed
/ for many years when they checked
| the triumphant march of Biwabik
last Saturday. Out of a schedule of
eight games with the strongest
teams on the range and the Head
Of the Lakes Ely emerged with
two wins, three ties and three de-
| feats.
This record takes on a more
glowing aspect when it is consider
ed that Coach Buckley had only
green and light material from
which to mold team and that not
weak team was played during the
schedule of eight games. No team
on the range had such a difficult
program to carry through And
through it all Ely faItered only
once, that being in the Eveleth
game.
Coach Buckley deserves a world
of credit for the fast-playing, hard
fighting teams he has put forth dur
ing his two years here Although
he has not been faced with such
formidable array of talent as
previous coaches had, his two teams
have better records than any Ely
team has had for some time. He
has revived the football spirit which
was on the edge of waning as
evidenced by the large crowds
which turned out Having played
football himself for Minnesota
1851, he knows how to turn
out teams that know enough about
football to win.
In the first game of the season
the team journeyed to Duluth and
met Denfeld, the city champions.
The boys made good showing al
though they lost 1877. The follow
ing week the beefy Virginia team
was repulsed and the game ended
in a scoreless tie. The next Satur-
day Aurora crumbled before the
crushing attack of Ely 1870. Ely
deserved to win over Chisholm but
Dame Fortune decreed 6-6 tie
after battle on field of mud be-
specked with pools of water, the re-
suit of an untiring rain. Ely play
ed below its standard form at Eve
leth and was forced to accept a
26-6 defeat, the worst in two years.
But the team made up for it the
next week by defeating Gilbert
1912. Gilbert had tied Eveleth
and was considered the strongest
team on the range. The 1910 de-
feat at the hands of Superior is of
no significance as Ely played under
Il
team. On top of this the locals re-
ceived some of the most impartial
officiating of the year In the last
game of the season Biwabik, her
aided along with Eveleth as the
ranges best, was decisively out
played but managed to scamper
through with TT tie
Seven boys played their last
game for the high school against
Biwabik. They were: Gerzin, Rot
erus, Smith, Pluth, Skala, Anderson
and Manni Others who will re-
ceive letters are: Pucel, r. Maxi,
Mayerle, B. Maxi, Richards, Turula,
Heikkala and Pogorelc
The team wound up its 1924
football sason in a blaze of glory
by outplaying and tieing Biwabik,
the range title claimants, here Sat
urday before the largest crowd of
many seasons. Biwabik tied the
score in the final period and the
game ended TT.
Brilliant displays of offensive and
defensive work by the two teams
fatured throughout the game. In
ground gained through scrimmage
Ely was the more consistent, plung
ing in and about the tackles for
substantial gains while Biwabik's
the final half Biwabik realized the
futility of a running attack and
hurled a barrage of overhead shots
one of which resulted in the tieing
touchdown. In this department
alone was Biwabik superior over
Ely as the locals flashed a better
brand of kicking also.
The sharp, brisk, cold weather
did not cause shrinkage of income
in the box Office for approximately
500 persons attended the game,
many rooters from Biwabik and
other range towns bolstering the
number. They witnessed two dis
tinet types of football. Biwabik
resorted to the more tricky, decept-
i've type of play while Ely chung to
more driving nachine-like attack
to make its ground. Both methods |
succeeded; each teams touchdown
resulting from their characteristic
play. Biwabik's wide, sweeping
end runs which have given them in
Vulnerable touchdowns this year
were smeared for ten-yard losses
although some of them did materi-
alize. But more often the visitors
were pushed backward down by
down 50 that a first down became
difficult and impossible.
Ely's best and most predominant
ing play was during the first half
of the game. Biwabik won the