Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-11-26

also would have to stop. LOOMS and
Harding did the star playing for
MINNEAPOLIS while Richards, Atkinson
and Brewer carried off the laurelS on
the Wisconsin team. All of the
badger boys did exceedingly well,
however, and their playing 1T times
was brilliant. ComstoCk was Il bat
tering ram and Stonewal combined
at center and Riordan and Ryan had
hard places which they filled in fine
fashion.
The First Half,
The game was called AT 2:33. Mime
sofa won the toss and of course had
the choice of putting the ball in play
or taking the windward side OF the
gridiron The lucky gophers chose
the west side of the field with the wind
at their backs. This was for the
purpose of securing an advantage in
kicking. the stitt westerly breeze being
figured on to aid in carrying the bali
into WiSConsin's territory whenever 1t
WAS puuted Captain Richards for
Wisconsin pun the ball in play. Bag
ley caught it, but did not take many
steps after pressing il to his bosom
before he was downed. The mighty
Harding then went through Wiscon-
sins right tackle for yards Bagley
followed around Brewer for ; more.
Then Loomis punted the oval % yards
and it fell into karel's arms, Finlay-
son. Minnesota's left guard, was on the
spot to stop Karel, The oval was then
in the center Of the field, karet
made > yard gain for Wisconsin. On
an offside play the badgers were given
10 wards. Pyrr carried the ball a
yard and Nelson 1 yards when Gregg,
Wisconsins quarterback, was injured.
Gregg. however. continued to play for
a little time longer. but his injury
caused him to pass the ball more
slowly than usual which was no small
handicap for Wisconsin, karel and
Nelson carried the pigskin around the
ends for about 10 yards. Richards
buCked the center for yards and At
kinson followed with a pretty run for
more, leaving the ball on Minnesota's
20 yard line. Richards, karel and
Nelson each then took turns with the
ball and landed it within Is yards of
the gophers' goal. Here the Mime
sofa held the Wisconsin team for the
necessary number of downs and Sc
cured the'ball l.oomis. who bucked
the Wisconsin line for frequent gains
all through the game. carried the ball
Is yards in two plays. Parry then
tried for a gain through Pyre but was
held. Finlayson, however, followed
with almost the same play and gained
yards. In the next play Bagley
fumbled the ball and Cole fell on it,
The Minnesotas. however, had failed in
downs and so lost the ball to Wis
consin The oval was then on the
gopnels' 40 yard line. Nelson tried
for gain. protected by Richards. The
Wisconsin halfbaCk was tackled rough
~ before he had gone far and when
the pile of players was untangled he
WAS found to be hurt. He braced up
and continued to play a little longer,
but wasn't able to do a great deal for
his team. Richards then moved the
ball up to Minnesota's 35 yard line.
After Pyre had made 8 yard gain
Wisconsin was given 10 yards for off
side playing by the eager gophers.
Atkinson then made one of the star
runs of the game and carried the oval
to within yards of the gophers' goal
before he could be stopped. karel
moved the bah yard nearer the goal,
Then the admirers of the cardinal felt
their hearts sink when they saw the
oval fumbled and Bagley, a Minnesota
nan, fall on it.
Harding like an angry elephant
broke through Wisconsin's left end for
5 yards Then I,oomis tucked the ball
securely under his left arm and rushed
around WisconSin's left end like 4
train behind time. Before he was
stopped by Richards he had gone
fully 20 yards, landing the ball on the
Minnesota's As yard line. At this
point Wisconsin was compelled to re-
tire Gregg whose injuries prevented
him from playing any longer Nc
Pherson took his place. Parry for
Minnesota then carried the ball s
yards farther. In the scrimmage
that resulted from this play Nelson
was again hurt and had to leave the
field. 1t looked as though i'll luck
would follow Wisconsin TO the last
Two Of her regular men had been re-
tired and the gophers had seemingly
just begun to play their game. Peele
took Nelson's place. Captain Harri-
son then sprinted around the badgers
left end for handsome run of ID
yards and was just setting sail with
a clear field for WiscOnsin's goal when
Richards fell on him from the rear
like a collapsing ten-story building
Giant Harding followed with yard
gain carrying the ball to Wisconsin's
As yard line. Fnlayson was held, but
I,oomis and Parry both made gains
amounting to II yards. Wisconsin
then got the oval on an offside play.
Richards bucked the line for 5 yards
hu+ Atkinson was unable 10 gain a