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A SUPERB CONTEST
The Gridiron Battle Between Minne
sota and lowa.
GOPHERS HAD SUPERIOR TEAM
9ut It Did Not Play Up to Expecta
tions, . Especially on the
Offensive.
O o
■ : I am satisfied with the result. :
: Minnesota's defense was splendid, :
: but her offensive play was not up :
i to the standard. The lowa team :
; played a game of which they may :
l well be proud.—Dr. H. L. Wll- :
: llama, Minnesota. :
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: I haven't much to say. Mlnne- :
: sota has a splendid team, and her :
i men played fast ball. lowa con- :
: tested every foot of the ground :
j and frequently held the heavy :
I Mlnnesotana for a loss. lam proud :
l of every one of my men, and, al- :
I though beaten to-day, I believe :
: they played at least as soientlfio t
: a game as th»ir opponents.—Dr. i
: Knlpe, lowa. «
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Prettier oonteat than that of Saturday
on Northrop field has not been seen in
the west in many a long day. Indeed,
few lovers of the great sport have seen
a much finer gridiron battle anywhere.
Prom first to lasta^he play was fast and
fierce. The store hardly indicates how
closely the teams were matched. The
Minnesotans were given thirty minutes
of hard work before they were permitted
to crose lowa's '"uncrossed" goal line and
kill Manager McCutcheon's wise "hunch."
lowa's goal"* line at last having been
crossed by a series of line plunges, it
vaa freely predicted by the knowing ones
along the side lines and els-ewhere where
they could be heard that lowa would "go
to pieces." But the knowing ones were
mistaken; the lowans were not that kind.
The battle was renewed with the heroes
of the old goal not only defending their
own territory as fiercely as though their
goal line was still uncrossed, but stwving
to carry the war into territory over which
floated the maroon and gold.
The fix«t half closed with the score:
Minnesota, 6; lowa, 0, and the ultimate
outcome largely a matter of doubt. Still
the prospect favored Minnesota, not only
beoause the gopher players had a lead of
six points, but because in offensive work,
though not up to their standard, the Min
nesotans had shown ability to make more
consistent gains, their defense being en
tirely too much for the lowans.
Yet the advantage was apparently slight
and a mistake might prove fatal and at
least enable the hawkeyes to tie the score.
So the opening of the second half was
awaited with the liveliest interest.
The teams entered the field as they had
played the first half and the play opened
at a terrific pace. For a time It was the
first half over Again. Time after time the
lowans were forced to punt, Griffith doing
excellent work with the wind in his fa
vor. Time and again Minnesota also was
forced to punt. It was little short of
"heart-breaking" to the lusty Minnesota
rooters to see Knowlton go back for a
punt or punt from close behind the line,
after the Minnesotans had crowded the
ball down the field by plunges and end
runs for twenty-five, thirty or forty
yards. Yet that was what had to be done.
Sensation of the Game.
Then came the sensation of the game.
Minnesota's knights were crowding the
ball toward the lowa goal line, but it
seemed to move with painful slowness;
time -was getting precious; if that goal
line which lowa was so ably defending
was to be crossed again the Minnesotans
must be "up and at it." They realized
this and the pace of the play perceptibly
quickened.
The ball was just at the center of the'
field. It was given to Lafans for a plunge
through lowa's right; .a good hole was
made and through it Lafans went, past
everyone of the old gold sweaters and
down the field toward the armory; two
Zowans were after him, but owing to Bupe
rlor Interference by Rogers .they did not
overtake him until he was well behind
the line, and for the second time In one
day was lowa's line crossed. Knowlton
failed at goal and the score was 11 to 0
for Minnesota.
But the battle was not over. lowa
played on as fiercely as ever. Buckley
earlier had broken through Minnesota's
bunch and made twenty yards, getting
by all but Dobie, who downed him; the
hawkeyes -were hoping that he or some
one else would repeat the performance and
pa6s Dobie, too.
But they were to be disappointed. Min
nesota had the ball the larger share of the
time and kept pushing it or punting it to
ward the armory.
Then came a severe blow, or what
might have been one to Minnesota. Aune,
the stalwart Minnesota right end, was
ruled off. Hoyt took his place. There
was only thirty seconds of time <left.
It was a piece of good generalship to
call on Hoyt to take the ball the very
first play after he went into the line; it
■was a thing hardly to be expected by
the enemy.
Hoyt took the ball, and with a smile of
delight on his face, as though pleased
with the honor, made a bold dash around
lowa's right end and across the goal line
again. Knowlton missed the kick and the
score was 16 to o—figureso—figures very like those
of Page's hunch, substituting the "1" for
the hunch's "2," or like those of Mc-
Cutcheon's hunch reversed.
A kick-off and the whistle sounded the
•nd of the geme—another viotory for Min
nesota.
Score Disappointing.
In the light of all that had been said
•bout lowa, the soore was somewhat dis
appointing. It was not expected that lowa
would put up as strong a defense as she
did, and it was expected that Minnesota
■would force the fighting harder on the of
fensive. lowa's defense at times was su
perb. On the other hand, there were
times when Minnesota's attack seemed to
falter, and other times when there seemed
to be some lack of decision and uncer
tainty in the execution of plays and in
fixing upon plays to be put into execu
tion. It may all have been due to the
warm -weather of the week or to the feet
that no game was played a week ago.
The "letting down" was in a degree offset
by the exceeding smoothness with which
a number of new plays were put through
for good gains, showing'that Minnesota I
did not rely upon mass plays alone.
Possibly it was Just this that caused the
Minnesotans to weaken—relying too much
upon attempts at outwitting their oppon
ents and not enough upon the tremendous
force of heavy line charging.
The Williams Incident.
There Is one fly in the ointment of Min
nesota's Joy over the result of the game,
and that is the fact that Clyde "Williams,
lowa's captain and quarterback, was not
in the game. The facts as to his with
drawal sem to be these:
Over tore weeks ag information waa'fux-
THE WORLD OF SPORT
Dished tin' acuity aimeiic committee 01
I niverslty of lowa to the effect that
Williams had played baseball with the
l.iriraore, N. D., baseball team last sum
mer under the name of Wylie In violation
of the "Big Nine" conference rule for
hidding college athletes in the conference
from laking part in athletic sports under
an assumed name under penalty of being
barred from college sports. This was in
formation not in protest. It was simply
i request for an investigation and proper
action by lowa.
Xo reply was received by the Minnesota
faculty committee, which had submitted
the information to lowa, until last
Wednesday. The matter in the reply then
received was left for final disposition un
til the members of the lowa committee
should arrive in Minneapolis Saturday.
A conference was held Saturday morning
which extended over until the afternoon
at which lowa men said they did not be
lieve that Williams had violated the
spirt of the rule and that they would al
low him to play.
Professor F. S. Jones, as chairman of
the University of Minnesota faculty ath
letic committee, in reply stated that Min
nesota's obligation to the "Big Nine"
conference and to the members of her own
team, whose standing in amateur athletics
had to be guarded, and would compel him
to enter a protest. It was further stated,
however, that that need not prevent Wil
liams from going into the game and play
ing the game under protest; Minnesota
would not refuse to allow her men to
play; In fact Minnesota wished Williams
to play. His standing and the merits of
the protest could be decided later.
The lowans objected to this and said
that if Minnesota entered a protest, lowa
would withdraw Williams. They went
even further and said that if Minnesota
would not promise not to protest, they
would not play Willlamd.
This placed Professor Jones In a dilem
ma- it practically threw upon him the bur
den of deciding whether Williams should
play and he objected that that was not
quite fair.
One of the lowa professors eeeing this,
admitted that it waa not fair, and so the
lowans said they would consult and de
cide what they would do. As a result of
that consultation, which took place short
ly before the game, Williams was with
drawn, no protest having been entered
by Minnesota, It should be remembered
In justice to all concerned.
It is regretted by lovers of the game
that the lowa authorities did not imme
diately, upon securing Williams' own
statement of the circumstances under
which he had played baseball under an
assumed name, ask Professor Waldo of
Purdue university, the arbitrator of the
conference, . for an Informal opinion on
Williams' eligibility. That would have
removed all difficulty, certainly, and have
left the team winning the game free to
enjoy to the full its victory.
One of the lowa players after the game
Saturday admitted that under the show
ing of facts Williams was hardly eligible.
He said also that should a ruling by the
conference arbitrator throw him out of
the game for the rest of the season, lowa
would have little chance against Michigan.
That the result of the game would have
been change* by playing W rilliams cannot
be maintained. Williams is a fine, player;
about tku there is no question; but he
could hardly have overcome the differ
ence in the two teams. Minnesota had
the superior team, and the superiority
was such as could not have been over-,
come by the substitution of Williams for
Griffith at quarterback "by a long ways."
Why Anne Went Out.
Aune was ruled out of the game be
cause the padding over the harness of his
lame arm slipped off, leaving the harness
so exposed that it might cause injury to
his opponents.
Mueller, whose collar bone was reported
broken, is suffering from nothing worse
than a bad bruise or two, and will be
back in the game in a few days.
Game In Detail.
The game opened with the Minnesotans at
the north end of the field and the wind at
their backs, the ball in lowa's possession.
On the kick-off Doble caught and ran back
ton yards to Minnesota's thirty-two-yard
line. The lowa defense forced Minnesota
to punt. The ball went out of bounds and
into lowa's possession at Minnesota's thirty
five-yard line. Jowa could not advance the
ball and it went to Minnesota on downs.
Knowlton was forced to punt and sent the
ball with terrific force from his own forty
yard-line to lowa's five-yard line, clear over
the heads of the lowa men. Rogers, Minne
sota's end, raced lowa's quarterback for the
ball, the Indian getting through the lowa
line with wonderful quickness. As Griffith
picked the ball up Rogers tackled him and
downed him In his tracks.
lowa found it uphill work bucking the line
and trying end runs and punted to Minne
sota's thirty-yard line and then Minnesota
began a series of rushes that showed that
lowa's line was not by any means invulner
able, taking the ball to the hawkeye four
yard line, only to lose it there for downs.
lowa p«nted to her twenty-five yard line.
Minnesota rushed the ball forward five yards
and then tried a place kick, but the ball fell
short, and went into lowa's possession again
on her five-yard line. After gaining five yards
lowa lost the ball on a fumble, Knowlton
falling on the ball. Minnesota found it hard
to make gains, the lowans frequently break
ing through the Minnesota defense and tack
ling the man with the ball behind the line.
lowa thus got the ball on downs and after a
vain effort to force it forward sent it by tho
overhead route to her thirty-five yard line.
Again Minnesota had to surrender the ball
on downs and again lowa punted, landing
the ball on Minnesota's fifty-yard line, where
Dobie caught it and ran back fifteen yards.
Minnesota tried a fake place kick, passed
the ball for a run, but lost ground, and lowa
got the ball on her forty-five yard line. A
punt followed and the ball was sent down
Into Minnesota territory, Dobie being downed
on his thirty-yard line.
Boeckmann skirted lowa's left end for fif
teen yards ana Knowlton then sent the ball
through the air to lowa'» thlrty-flve-yard line.
lowa punted, Boeckmann made ten yards,
and then Minnesota lost the ball for holding
on her fifty-yard line.
A sharp "exchange of punts and the ball was
Minnesota's on lowa's fifty-yard line. A
series of rushes gave Minnesota thirteen
yards. Then a double pass to Dobie and a
run gave Minnesota another fifteen yards. La
Fans added ten yards. Boeckmann was In
jured and Evans took his place. Then Rogers
went over and lowa's inviolate goal Una had
become a thing of the past. Knowlton kicked
goal and the score was Minnesota 6, lowa 0.
Macy kicked to Dobie, who was downad on
the 25-yard line. Knowlton punted the oval
to lowa's 40-yard line and Macy returned It
on a punt to Dobie, who was brought to the
ground on tha lowa's 45-yard line. When
time was called for the first half, Minnesota
had the ball on the hawkeyes' 40-yard line.
The Second Half.
Knowlton heaved the ball down the field
to lowa's 20-yard line, where Weiland took
it in charge and returned it ten yards. Steady
ground gains were in order, but on reaching
tne 40-yard line, lowa could g»t no farther,
and lost the ball on downs.
Evans tried in vain to get around right
end, and the ball was handed over to Rogers,
who found a hole through righ guard and
took advantage of it for ten yards. On the
20-yard line lowa won the ball from the
gophers on downs and Macy kicked, to Knowl
ton. La Fans made a stab at right tackle
and got flve yards.
On ths 30-yard line Minnesota failed to
gain the required number of yards, and the
ball went to lowa. Macy was taken' from the
game and replaced by Buckley. Griffith did
the punting for lowa after Maey was taken
out. He dropped back for a punt of twenty
yards to Doble, who failed to get away from
Seiberts and Herbert, lowa's fast ends, who
were in every play.
lowa Slakes a Gain.
With the ball on Minnesota's 40-yard line,
Mueller bit the lino at left guard for five
yards and Knowlton kicked to Griffith. At
this Junotur* Buckley mad© a dash around
right end for twelve yards and the sky
seemed brighter for lowa.
It was Knowlton's and Griffith* game, s for
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOUKNAL.
A Spirited Snapshot of an Exciting Moment In Saturday's Minnesota-lowa Game, Taken by A. 8. Williams
for The Journal. On the Very Next Play Rogers Was Pushed Over lowa's Sacred Goal Line—the First
Time It Had Been Crossed for More Than Two Years.
both used their right legs for punts almost
every other play.
Lk Fani' Good lluu.
With the ball on Minnesota's 60-yard line,
La Fans was signaled to try an end run.
With perfect interference he followed orders
and broke through the hawkeyes' line and
made one of the prettiest runs ever seen on
Northrop field. Closely followed by a half
dozen lowans, and Rogers busily engaged
in guarding him, he quickened his pace, and
after a race of sixty yards, he was finally
brought to the ground behind the goal.
Knowlton missed the goal. Score, Minnesota
11, lowa 0.
Flynn got the ball apparently on a fumble
at lowa's 45-yard line, and ran with it for
a touchdown, which was not allowed, how*
ever, the whistle having sounded a down be
fore Flynn captured the ball.
The lowa line was growing weaker and
Minnesota made great headway. Finally
Rogers was given the ball for an end run,
which netted twenty-five yards and put the
ball on the visitors' 30-yard line.
Flynn and Evans failed to make the re
quired distance on the following downs and
the ball went to lowa.
Griffith punted to Dobie on the 40-yard line.
Aune went out of the game end Hoyt took
hlg place at end.
Hoyt Made a Run.
Hoyt Immediately took the ball, eiroled tha
whole lowa team and sprinted fifteen yards
for a touchdown. Knowlton missed the goal.
Score, Minnesota 16, lowa 0.
Final score, Minnesota 16, lowa 0.
The Lfne-Up.
Minnesota. Position. lowa.
Rogers left—end—right Herbert
"Watte rs
Tee left —tackle —right Burrier
Flynn left—guard—right Smith
Page center Briggs
Mueller right—guard—left Hollenbeok
Schacht right—tackle—left.... Coulthard
Berry
Aune, Hoyt right—end—left SeiberU
Doble quarterback Griffith
Boeckmann,
Evans loft—halfback—right Watters
Wilkins
Lafans right—halfback—left.... Weiland
Knowlton fullback Macy, Buokley
Touchdowns, Rogers, Lafans, Hoyt.
Goal from touchdown, Knowlton.
Referee, Rhlaehart of Lafayette.
Umpire, Sllen of Chicago.
Linesmen, official, Vincent; Minnesota, Lov
ett; lowa, Morton.
Time of Halves—Thirty-five minutes.
Score First Half—Minnesota, 6; lowa, 0.
Score Second Half—Minnesota. 10: lowa, 0.
Final Score—Minnesota, 18; lowa, 0.
HARDER YET, MINNESOTA
"J«aon M Says There Muat Be Im
provement Before Badger Game.
iThe game on Saturday between the uni
versities of Minnesota and lowa was the
cleanest and best fought contest -which has
taken place on Northrop field this year.
The defense of each team was superb,
kicking was freely indulged in by each
side and but one fumble occurred during
the entire game. Scarcely a decision was
made by the umpire during the entire con
test, for off-side play, fouls or holding in
the line, and the game was thereby ren
dered doubly enjoyable.
Each team played) in fine form and
showed a quality of football of a high or
der. In speed and agility the two teams
were about equal; in weight Minnesota
had the advantage In the back field but
scarcely any in the line; while, in endur
ance, no choice was to be had.
In offensive tactics, variety and efficacy
of plays the home team clearly had the
advantage.
.Praise for a splendid game should be
richly awarded each eleven. lowa maw
well be proud of such a defeat, for the
members of its team, to a man, played
like heroes.
No Spectacular Development.
No spectacular development is notice
able in the Minnesota eleven, although
progress is evident and satisfactory. The
Minnesota defense has become stiffer and
more uniformly strong. Scarcely ever
could lowa secure a first <3'own in their
plays and the greater part of the time
was obliged either to kick or forfeit the
ball to Minnesota upon the fourth down,
and the Minnesota goal line was never In
danger.
In Minnesota's offense, however, it wa^
evident that the men were not playing
with the drive, spirit and dash that was
displayed in the game against Nebraska.
There appeared not to be the will and
determination to make every play go that
was so conspicuous in the game with the
cornhuskers. At times the team played
with a dash and unanimity which swept
all before it, and then relapsed into a
style of play in which the desperate, un
conquerable determination was entirely
lacking. This was the greatest and most
serious fault in the Minnesota team on
Saturday. Unless the team acquires by
constant practice in contests the ability
to drive itself to the limit throughout
the whole game, when the crucial test
with Wisconsin comes upon the 16th, it
will find that it is not able to push it
self in the time of need.
Harder Play Needed.
From this time forth every man should
play as hard as possible in every play
made in every afternoon's practice, if the
team is to acquire the necessary power
and endurance which alone can win the
game from Wisconsin.
Take a word of advice from an old head,
boys. Play harder, Minnesota!
Individually the men played well,
though by no means perfectly.
Dobie at quarter played a splendid
game without a single fumble or poor
pass. When playing back his catching
and running back of punts was good,
though not as brilliant and sensational as
sometimes seen. While at times he Jug
gled the ball he at all times secured it
himself and never lost it to lowa. The
swiftness with which the lowa ends went
down the field made the running back of
kicks difficult, yet Doble rarely failed to
JUST BEFORE THE FIRST TOUCHDOWN
gain something. Dobie's principal fault
seems to be lack of good field general
ship. The team does not appear to be
run for all it is worth.
Plays which make good gains are often
used only once or twice in the game while
In an emergency he appears to drop into
some of the well-known old straight plays
which are undoubtedly powerful, but which
the opopnents are expecting and prepared
to meet. Dobie should make a greater
study of tactics and strategy.
Room for Better Kicking.
In the kicking department Minnesota
must improve greatly before meeting Wis
consin. Knowlton's punting is fair, but
not all that it might be. In good kick
ing and in place kicking from the field he
is by no means as proficient as he should
be. A little systematic special practice
in this line would improve his work ma
terially, and when it is considered that a
goal kicked or missed may determine the
result of the Wisconsin contest, too much
care and attention cannot be given to it.
If the team continues earnestly and
faithfully at work for the remaining three
weeks a well-rounded and well-polished
eleven should be expected and the Minne
sota supporters may be assured of an
equal prospect of winning the Wisconsin
game.
In the meantime one-more hard contest
awaits Minnesota. The Haskell Indians
are both heavy and fast, and being rein
forced by four of last year's Carlisle In
dian team, are an exceedingly formidable
aggregation. Anything but the best work
will endanger the Minnesota goal line,
which it seems is beginning to grow
"sacred." , —Jason.
AMES LOSES TO NEBRASKA
Cornhnakern Too Much for the lowa
Farmers.
On a field slippery with mud and minus
their strong Westover and Stringer, the
Nebraska "cornhuskers" easily defeated
the Ames Agricultural', college eleven at
Lincoln last Saturday. The lowa farmers,
which a week ago held the lowa "U" team
to two touchdowns were quite outclassed
for they did not carry the ball over twen
ty-five yards in the whole game. Two more
touchdowns might have been made by the
Nebraskas had they not fumbled when
such misplays were costly. Three touch
downs and two goals gave the Nebraskas
the game by a score of .17 to 0. The line
up and scores:
Nebraska. Position. Ames.
Cortelyou right—end—left ... .Starzinger
Voss right—tackle—left Scott
Brew ...right— guar<i—left Ebersolc-
Koehler center Stevens
Tobiu left —guard—right Scholty
Kingsbury left—tackle—right .. ..lorgensen
Shedd-Johnson.left—end—Tight Throckmorton
Drain quarter Daniels
Eager right—half—left Coye
Crandall left—half—right Cave
Pillsbury-Bell fulback Deshler
Touchdowns, Pillsbury; Eager, Crandall;
goals from touchdowns. Drain 2.
BADGERS' BIG SCORE . .
They Make a Total of BO to Kan
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In fifty minutes of play with the Kansas
university eleven the Wisconsin team
made nine' touchdowns, from which five
goals resulted, making the final score an
even 50 to 0. With guards and tackle*
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AN ICE YACHT ENTHUSIAST
Fred Pabat, Jr., the Milwaukee Spo rtimau, Who "Will Bring: His Speedy
New Craft to Mtnnetoukn Some Time This Winter to Try Conclu
sion. With the loe Yacht Club Cracks.
back the visitors were able to make some
slight gains the first half, but were never
dangerous. Cochems, who was thought to
be in poor condition, only made five touch
downs, one of them after a run of sixty
five yerds. Captain Curtiss became a little
rough in the second half and was ruled
out. Lerum proved to be a fair goal
kicker. Coach Outland of Kansas aaid
that Nebraska would be easy for Wiscon
sin, but the Minnesotas would give the
badgers a hard game. The line-up and
scores:
Wisconsin. Position Kansas.
Schreiber-Webster.right—guard— left . .Dodds
Curtis-Schrieber. .right—tackle—left Brumage
Juneau right—end—left Hicks
Skow center Hes3
Lerum left—guard—right Southan
Hammerson left—tackle—right. Vincent-Brown
Daum left—end—right Noflnsengtr
Cochems left—half—right .Ailen-McKenna
Larson right—half—left Duzzl
Marshall quarter Elder
Driver fullback Jenkinson
Score, Wisconsin 50, Kansas 0; tcuchdowns.
Cochems 5, Larson 3, Driver 1; goals, Lerum
5; referee, Kitpatriok; umpire, McCarthy;
timekeepers, Groman, Smith; linemen. Lyle,
MeKenna.
THE QUAKERS' VICTORY
Staev'a Men Suffer Another Defeat,
Score 11 to O.
Pennsylvania and Chicago played a
much better game at Marshall field than
was expected of two teams which have met
so many disasters this season. The east
ern team secured two touchdowns and
took all the honors by a score of 11 to 0.
Qnly 3,000 people saw the game, The line
up:
Pennsylvania. Position. Chicago.
Nelson left end Maxwell
Townsend and Corley. Conrad.
Pietkarski left tackle McNab
Bennett left guard Flanuagan
McCabe center Ellsworth
Teae right guard Beddall
Baird right tackle Kennedy
Gardiner and Ludes..right end Horton
Howard iiuarter-baek Oarrey
Reynolds left half-back Sheldon
and Crowther.
Snook and Dale..right half-back Perkins
Davidson full back Atwood
and Keller. and Granberg.
N. W. 17, ILI-IM 11
The Purple Won iv the Second Half
—Poor Football.
On their home field the Illini were de
feated by the Northwestern team by a
score of 17 to 11 in a decidedly poor ex
hibition of gridiron work. The purple
had a hard row to hoe in the first half
when the Illini had everything as they
wiantted it, but in the second half ,th*
latter lost their bearings entirely. North
western brought out its old tandem play
and eventually won the exhibition.
Fargo'i Victory.
The Fargo Congregational College defeated
the Valley City normal Saturday at Fargo, 6
to 5. Neither side scored in the first half.
The normals were heavy, but lacked knowl
edge of the game.
Ann Arbor'a Great Score.
Of all the surprising games of football
played in the country this season, the one
at Ann Arbor was the most remarkable. Buf
falo University, which has a record of de
feating Columbia this year, was beaten by
the Michigan team by the tremendous score
of 128 to 0. Buffalo once had the ball on
Michigan's 25-yard line, from whence Mason
MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1901.
tried for a goal, missing it by a very smal
margin. Coach Brown says that the Mich
gan team is superior to any in the east.
Belolt Defenteri.
Beloit made a bad fumble near Ita own
goal line, and Notre Dame, taking advan
tage of the poor play, scored a touch-dow:>,
the record standing a to v at the end of th.
game. Lins dropped on the ball when ;:
was fumbled and also made the touch-down.
Drake Wax ' Too Heavy.
Missouri's tigers were quite helpless befou
the heavy Drake team in the game at Dcs.
Moines, losing by a score of 24 to 0. Quarter
back Kirk of Missouri proved a marvel for
epeed, but the remainder of the team, though
playing hard, was ineffective.
Game for Phelit* Cup.
Fargo, N. D., Oct. 28.—The annual game
for the Phelps cup will be played in Fargo
Tuesday between the North Dakota Agricul
tural college and the Fargo Congregational
college. This cup was presented by George
H. Phelps of Fargo. Fargo college defeated
the state university and Wahpeton univer
sity, which puts both the latter team out of
the competition. The agricultural college
team defeated Wahpeton ami hopes to defeat
the state university Saturday for what is the
real championship game.
IN THEJAST
COLUMBIA CROWDS YALE
Columbia Itf Accused of Having
Played Ringer*.
Rough work characterized .the contest
between Yale and Columbia at New
Haven, which Yale won by a score of 10
to 5. The struggle was one of the strong
est and gamiest ever seen at New Haven.
Columbia was very eager and was often
penalized for being off side. The Yale
goal was uncrossed, but Captain Morley
brought honor to his team by making a
goal from the field in grand style.
Ugly stories are heard about the game
between Columbia and Yale yesterday, ,the
Yale students claiming that several of the
men on the Columbia eleven were not
bona fide students. An investigation has
been started. Coach G. Foster Sanford, of
Columbia, while here, denied absolutely
that a single man on .the Columbia eleven
was not a student in good standing in that
University. Lincoln and Kingden, how
ever, are regarded with suspicion.
The line-up:
Yale. Position. Columbia.
Gould left—end—right. Van Hoewenberg
Hamlin left—tackle—right Bruce
I Olcott left—guard—right McLellan
j Holt center Shaw
i Glass right—guard—left Lancon
Hogan right—tackle—left Kingdeu
Swan right—end—left Jackson
DeSaulle quarter Morley
Wilhelini left—half—back Smith
Chadwick right—half—left Smith
Weymouth ...» fullback Berreia
Umpire, Minds, of the University of Penn
sylvania. Referee, Whiting, of Cornell.
Touchdowns, Weymouth.
INDIANS PLAYED TRICKS
Aud Thereby Nearly Score Against
the Crimson.
Harvard quite ran away with the Car
lisle Indians, making five touch downs
against them for a total score of 29 to 0.
Just at the end of the first half it looked
as if the Indians would score, for they had
advanced the ball from the center of the
field to the Harvard eight-yard line by a
number of brilliant trick plays, when the
call of time apparently saved Harvard.
The team work of the crimson players was
excellent end more spirit was evinced
than in any previous game. Quarter back
Marshall especially distinguished him
self by his dodging runs and catching of
punts. The line-up and scores:
Harvard. Position. Carlisle.
Campbell left —end—right Hare
Blogden left—tackle —right Luby
Lee-Greene left—guard—right Dillon
Sargent center Chesaw
Barnard . ..right—guard—left.Wheelock-Ph'ps
Cutts right—tackle—left Williams
Clark-Motley . .right—end—left Beaver
Marshall quarter.. Johnson
Kernan-Mlfiin . .left—half—right Garlot
Ristlne-Jones, .right—half—left Leroy
McQrew-Graydon.full-back Palmer,
Saul and Decora
Umpire, Paul Dashlel, Annapolis. Referee,
Edwards, Princeton. Linemen, Murchle, of
Harvard; Puis, of Carlisle. Touchdowns,
McGrew 2, Kernan 2, Ristine. Goals, Cutts
4. Total, Harvard, 29; Carlisle, 0. Time,
25-zninute halves.
PRINCETON HAD TO WORK
Lafayette Hold* Tiger* Down to One
Touchdown.
Lafayette played Princeton a very close
game at Princeton, the tigers winning by
a score of only 6 to 0, all of which was
I made by DeWitt. Lafayette was stronger
I in line work in the first half, but eased
off later on. Princeton did some clever
work at the ends and In punting also ex
celled. The line-up and score:
Princeton. Lafayette.
I Davis left—end—right Brown
Pell left—tackle—right Lamson
Danna, Mills . .left—guard—right Ernst
Fisher center Bachman
Mills.
Butkiewicz ...right—guard—left Trout
De Witt right—tackle—left Platt
Henry, Rober ..right—end—left. .E. Haldeman
Meier quarter ... Stayer, Scannell
Foulke left—half—right.. W. Haldman
McClave, Pearson..right—half—left Raub
McCord fullback Casa
Touchdown, De Witt. Goal from touch
down, De Witt Umpire, Wrightington of
Harvard. Referee, Langford of Trinity. Time
of halves, twenty-five minutes.
PLAYED WITH THEIR TEETH
Another Serious Charge by Yale Men
Against Colombia.
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 28.—Yale and
Columbia have split. Yale's schedule for
next season will not contain a date with
the Morningside Height men. This state
ment is made on the authority of a mem
ber of the Yale faculty, who says the Yale
faculty will not approve of any schedule
which contains a date witli the Columbia
eleven, at least as conducted at present.
The story that Columbia players bit Wey
mouth's finger and ears nearly in two has
been verified by Weymouth and other
players. The act "took place after Colum
bia, desperate at Weymouth's continu
ous ground gaining, took this means to
check his advance. The same tactics were
tried when Homan was gaining steadily
or the tackles back formations, and a
Columbia man seized his foot and tried to
sprain his ankle. Yale men are now eager
to see whether the University of Pennsyl
vania, which comes to New York next
Saturday, will stand for the presence of
McClellan on the Columbia eleven.
West Point Win*.
West Point made three touchdowns against
Williams college, but FarnswDrth failed on
three tries at goal, and the score remained
at 15 to 0. Bunker, Hackett and Phillips
made the touchdowns. The halves were only
twenty minutes.
Naval Cadet* Defeated.
Annapolis was astounded by the result of
the game between the naval cadets and Penn
sylvania state college. After their defeat of
the big Pennsy team last Monday the naval
cadets were very cocky, but they scored only
one touchdown, while the Pennsylvania boys
made two. The score was 11 to 6. The cadets
made their score on a fumble, while the
visitors hammered out their victory.
Cornell 29, Oberlln O.
Oberlln's football squad went to Ithaca and
and then came back with a score of 29 to 0
against them. Cornell appeared to be weak
at the first, but braced more and more, and
finally was able to hold the visitors with
ease.
DIED IN' THE EAST.
Special to The Journal.
New Richmond, Wis., Oct. 28.—Harry M.
Shellenbarger of this city died of typhoid
fever yesterday in Marietta, Ohio, aged 29.
He was a traveling salesman for Hibbard,
Spencer, Bartleft & Co, Chicago, and repre
nted that concern in the east.—At the local
anks and newspaper offices contributions are
.?ing received for the proposed memorial to
H erected for the late President McKlnley
at Canton, Ohio. A liberal response i* being
made and Q. A. R. men and school children
are taking great Interest.
1 Cheap Rate* to California.
la the through tourist cars. Consult
Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R. agents.
THEIS THE STAR
Speedy Central High Half Wins
at Duluth.
TWAS A HARD FOUGHT BATTLE
Two '1 'ouc lmlum iih to Noue—liulli
TeaniN Strong on the
Offendive.
The Central high football team won one
of the hardest-fought games of the sea
son Saturday from Duluth high by a score
of 12 to 0. The victory is due in part to
the magnificent work of Theis, right half.
He made two spectacular runs of 45 and
f>o yards each for touchdowns, securing the
only touchdowns made in the game.
Duluth put up a strong fight and aside
from the wonderful work of Theis played
almost as good a game as Minneapolis.
A comparison of the ground gainen shows
Duluth to have covered 270 yarc'^j while
Central is credited with 280.
The home team used end plays with
good effect, the runner being protected
by the best interference Central has ever
had to deal with. They were also able
to gain through the line at times, partly
owing to the alternation of Morse and
Hunter at guard and tackle.
The Central backs covered considerable
ground and were strong on the defensive.
Individually the Minneapolis boys playel
well. Theis was the star and though
hampered with a crushed hand in the
second half pluckily played through the
game, securing his second touchdown la
that condition. Browne was able to make
repeated gains and Hunter was not (&r
behind him as a ball mover. Me. Carthy
at center played a hard game, though in
poor condition, while Marshall and Bic'
lake were strong on the defensive. Mar
shall's interference was a feature of the
game and Theis used it to advantage.
Yerxa and Courteny ran the team well
and the ends did good work in tackling
on punts.
The Duluth boys were cheered on by a
crowd of 3,000 rooters, who made the most
of every opportunity, and backed their
team to win. In the morning business
was all but suspended for a while at the
stock exchange, while money was being
telegraphed from Minneapolis to bet on
Central. Something over $3,000 was put
up.
The only time that the game was in
doubt with the Minneapolis boys was in
the field with a rush and carried the
for Central, the Duluth boys came down
the field -with a rush and carrired the
ball to Central's 15-yard line before they
could be stopped. Then Central took a
brace and forced them to give up the
pigskin. Interest, however, was strong,
as the team holding the ball was at all
times able to make some ground; the cf
fense of both teams being stronger than
the defense.
Duluth won the toss and Bidlake kicked
off to Mallett, who returned the ball 15
yards. With splendid interference, Ash
and Mallet made 12 and 15 yards, respec
tively. Duluth used her backs continual
ly and steadily pushed the ball down the
field to Central's 15-yard line, when they
were held for downs. Browne, Theis,
Bidlake and Marshall made ground and
pushed the ball to Duluth's 30-yard Hup,
when Central lost the ball. Duluth
brought it back to the center of the
field and then lost It. On the first play
called for Theis electrified the spectators
by a 50-yard run for a touchdown. Bid
lake kicked goal. Condit replaced Cap
tain Mallet, who was Injured, and A.
Cummings kicked off to Marshall, who re
turned the ball 5 yards. Central was
forced to punt on her 15-yard line. Du
luth failed to gain and gave the ball to
Central. Bidlake again punted and A.
Cummings returned the ball in a mag
nificent run of 50 yards to Central's 20
--yard line when time was called.
In the second half Morse and Hunter
changed positions and were better able to
stop the Duluth backs. Courtney went
in at quarter in the place of Yerxa. A.
Cummings kicked off to Central's 10-yard
line and Bidlake returned the ball M
yards. After short gains Bidlake punted
to A. Cummings. who was tackled in his
tracks. The ball soon changed hands
on Central's 50-yard line and the Minne
apolis boys pushed the pigskin down to
Duluth's 20-yard line, where they en
countered a stone wall. Holding their
opponents for downs, Central again se
cured the ball and using Browne, Hunter
and Marshall shoved down to within a
foot and a half of the Duluth goal line,
when a fumble gave the ball to Duluth on
her own 15-yard line. Duluth resorted to
a quarterback play and Whlpple almost
succeeded in getting away for a touchdown
but was tackled splendidly by Bidlake.
Good work on the part of the Duluth
backs advanced the ball to the 45-yard
line, where Central held for downs. After
two attempts on the Duluth line. Theia
took advantage of the splendid interfer
ence of Marshall and skirted the end for
a 45-yard run for a touchdown. Bidlake
kicked goal and the score stood Central
12, Duluth 0.
A. Cummings kicked off and Central re
turned the ball to 20 yards and was forced
to punt. Duluth was gaining steadily
when time was called, with the ball in her
possession on Central's 20-yard line. The
line-up:
Duluth. Minneapolis.
Ash left—end—right Keyes
A. Mallett...left—guard—right.Morse, Hunter
1 O. Olson left—tackle-»lgbt.Hunter, Morse
! G. Cummings center Capt. McCarthy
! Howard right—guard—left Blackwell
| Potter right—tackle—left Browne
E. Olson right—end—left Bufflngtou
Whippla quarter Yerxa-Courieny
Bradley left—half—right Theis
Capt. Mallett,
Condit ........right—half—left Marshall
A. Cummings fullback Bidlako
Umpire, Walker; referee, Olynn; timekeep
ers, McCarthy and McCormick; linesmen.
Clark and Slmonson; time of halves, 85 and SO
minutes.
B. J. McCaull, who looked after the
Central team while at Duluth, said to-day
that the bad form of some of the boys was
responsible for the ragged play. McCarthy
was sick in bed at his hotel to within an
hour of the game; a Duluth doctor looked
Bufflngton over and forbade him to play
on account of a fine bunch of boils and a"
vaccination sore on his arm, and, to cap
the climax, Hunter was pulled out of be-1
to go into the game. His temperature
was 102.
Hamline 5. Carleton O.
Hamline won a dearly earned victory oa
Carleton's gridiron Saturday by a score of
5 to 0.
Sbattnek 38, Austin O.
The Shattuck football team defeated Austin
high school Saturday at Fartbault by a score
of 33 to 0.
On Local Gridirons.
The football game between the Seconl
Emersons and the Orients on the Blaladell
avenue grounds was won ">y the former temn.
The score was 15 to 0.
The Y. M. C. A. Intermediate football team
defeated che Second Maflsons on Yale placa
gridiron by a score of 16 to 0.
The Blames defeated the Bloomirgtons b/
a score of 18 to 0. They would like to ar
range a game out of town. Address A. Knd,
902 Fifth street N.
The Minnesota Juniors defeated the Little
Crackers by the score of 2C to S.
The W. W. Pages will hereafter be known
as the Peter Yost team. They will play the