University of Minnesota School of Agriculture - Moccasin Yearbook (Morris, MN)

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Hit that line! It was an inspired football team that fought its way through four quarters of hard football on Friday, November 5, on the local field and came through with their first victory of the year —a 7-0 triumph over the Park River, North Dakota, Agricultural School team. The local team forged ahead early in the first quarter when Grothem sprinted thirty yards for the only touchdown of the game. Spaulding made good the try for point. In the second quarter Parson caught a punt in midfield and crossed the goal line but the play was called back be- cause of a clipping penalty called on a Morris player. From this point on it was an even battle. In the third quarter Park River came back strong. Starting from their thirty-yard line they advanced to the Morris Aggies’ twenty-yard line, where Baldry stopped their threat to score by intercepting a pass. That was the last serious scoring threat of the game. Harold Grothem, Captain All set for a touchdown

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ihr eveeueetucaniwneibermoon epee A. C. Heine, Coach Lending moral support Pepping up school spirit The week following the game at Windom was spent in preparation for another opponent who was admittedly out of our class. This was the game with the Concordia College Fresh- men. The game was played at Moorhead under weather conditions more favorable for baseball than for football. Our boys could not stop the Cobbler yearlings’ attack. Despite the defeat, the local boys acquired some valuable experi- ence which should help them in their future Aggie games. Our boys were outweighed, and found themselves pitted against a tricky back- field and an almost invincible line. The result was that the freshmen completed six marches across our goal line and made good three of the extra points, amassing a total of 39 points, while the Aggies were unable to put the ball across the goal line. No doubt the experience gained in this encounter was a contributing factor to the victory that the Aggie team scored over the Park River gridders on the following Friday,

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Tate The subs await their chance On Homecoming Day, Novem- ber 11, the Morris Aggies’ team battled to a scoreless tie with the Northwest School of Agriculture of Crookston. The game was one of sudden changes, both sides seemingly able to ad- vance the ball at will in the middle of the field but neither able to cross those last few precious yard stripes that meant a touchdown and victory. The Morris Aggies took the ball in the first quarter and after an exchange of punts advanced it to the nine- yard line. Then with four downs in which to make the last nine yards, a touchdown seemed in the is i 7 making. However, one of those unlucky penal- heii ae sen ee ties put the Morris Aggies back five yards ie icttaaateaanalall i more and there the hard-fighting Crook- até ston fellows refused to move. Both sides Bo ie a played hard, clean football, and the game was an interesting one to watch. The only thing lacking to make it entirely satisfactory was the missing touchdown. Crookston reserves SUMMARY OF 1937 FOOTBALL SEASON | Aggies Opponents one aan Falls High School G. I. Heamett, Line Coach i 7) Alaa ope heey iets RMN PY Once wea. 20 |) Alumni ii eb Osama oes 6 LA eae ey os 14 a| Windom High School A Ft Ab ee SI (2a alent cy AeA? Taek RAPES 2h ata Oe) Sete’ od 39