The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-17
LOSE
TO S. D. TEAM;
SCORE, 6 TO 0
University Team Swept Off
Feet Following Initial Kickoff
by Southerners
AIRTIGHT DEFENSE HELPS
Nodaks Battle Valiantly, But
Are Unable to Garner
Score For Tie

Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 17.-By
sweeping North Dakota off its feet
following the first kickoff, South
Dakota university rolled over for a
single touchdown, and then by vir-
tue Of an alright defense kept the
Flicker eleven from its goal line,
holding q 6 to 0 advantage to the
end.
South Dakota took the first kick
off on its own 40 yard line, and on
the first play from scrimmage
Crockett dashed 20 yards off tackle.
He added II more a second later,
putting the BAH on North Dakota's
% yard line. When the Flickers
started to make the line-going tough
Mr.. Crockett, North Dakota s
nemesis, dropped back and unfurled
beautiful II yard pass to Bacon,
who was stopped short on the Flick
er II yard line.
Crockett made a 3 yard jaunt, and
then Grill sped for a touchdown on
q cutback over North Dakota 3
tackle. Clancy missed the dropkick
fer extra point, but it mattered not.
for as it proved later, the game was
already in the good old Coyote KNAPP
sack.
Refused to Open
North Dakota refused to open up
during the rest Of the first half for
some unknown reason, tossing only
one pass, and accommodating but one
first down. After the initial squirt
the Coyotes could not gain consist
emily, and Clancy and Boyd started
q kicking bee.
Clancy booted q short Is yard IT.
tempt in the middle Of the second
period. giving House an opportunity
to return it 10 yards to South Da-
kota's 20 yard stripe. After three
plays gained little, Thomas was
sent in to dropkick. Ebsen, Coyote
tackle, blocked the attempt, and re.
covered for his team on the 40 yard
line.
The second half found North Da.
kota Opening up" and forcing the
play. However, without Knauf, quar-.
terback and passer, the Flicker
aerial attack failed to function
Stensland, classy South Dakota end
called back for q run, galloped "a
yards to North Dakota's 80 yard line
late in the third quarter, bul
Clancy's dropkick was blocked ant
recovered by the home town boys.
Plenty Of punts was the rule thel
until Boyd heaved . prodigiouA 81
yard pass to Shepard, North Dakot'
end, who sped s yards before be
ing downed by CON on South Da
kota's 10 yard lire. Bjorklund faile'
to gain, and then Crockett inter
cepted q pass from Boyd on his owl
5 yard line. There was but tw
minutes to 60, and Bacon. South pa
kota quarter, wisely used most 9
this time BY calling three line play
before punting TO Dunnell on tn
Coyote so yard line. A pass was il
complete and the game ended.
Play Smart Ball
South Dakota played smarte
football and deserved TO win toda,
| The Crimson eleven blocked vel
| opening gaping holes for Crooked
ga Grin and Crockett and Grill wen
somewhere when they had the bal
Stensland, left end, was The brtgh
star. This South bakota sophomor
stopped everything that came 3!
way on the defenSe and made 1T
miserable for the North Dakct
hnemen on o&fense. Miller, guar
and the tackles, Ebseu and Hind
aloo showed strong for the winner
/ eheperd, Mcmillan. eolow, "A
Vern Smith stood out n the Mort
/ .pskote line buttno one did much 4
] t. baclfield.