The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-11
SHUT OUT GRINnELL
UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM Sur
PRIsEs IT'S FRIENDS WITH ITS
GOOD WORK.
PLAYED A SCIENTIFIC GAME,
NEVER uyT ONCE BEING IN DANGER
OF ALLOWING AN OPPOSING
SCORE.
STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE
NIL, Denominations BeinE Formed
for the Team for the se"s"h
of '00.

Tho University of Minnesota yester-
dav formally opened its football season
in a hard fought game against iowa
college. Grinnell, To-, and by score VI
70 TO regained the supremacy winch
was lost in last years game.
Ever since Minnesota has punted the
nigskin at all. a game with Grinneii
has t,een the first upon the schedule
and never have the Gophers had an
easv lob on their hands. The game
Yesterday was in many respects 'lie
hest vet played between the TWO ms
tutions. and at least during the latter
half rose to the dignity or sclehlllic
contest. In weight neither sue ap-
peared to have much the adVaAiase,
and the score is a fair test OF the sSlli
of the elevens Only one man was car
ried from the field for dead, although
some changes were made between the
halves.
The day was unpropitious for any
outdoor snort. Throughout the time or
playing a drenching mist was 1alllng'
and the grounds were not only snip
merry hut had pools of water standing
about into which the players were
Obliged to fall. 1t was, however,
"horse and" no worse for one size
than the other. Considering the pao
condition of the grounds, there was
very little fumbling of the ball, but
the result was slow playing on poth
sides. Had the field been in good con-
dition. the game would have been q
frst-class exhibition.
A large audience had come out to
see the sport. 1t was not composed en-
tireIv of varsity students; in fact the
fair coed, usually so conspicuous at
football game, was almost entirely
wanting. The audience included many
professional men Cf the city, some OF
whom no doubt had in times past
pIaved the game themselves. Not less
than 1000 people were present, one
hleacher and a third Of the grand stand
being packed full. The arrangement OIL
the field is far from good for the pur-
pose of a football game. The audience
except at the end of the bleacher, Is
obliged to look at the game from the
corner of the field, and it is impossible
to distinguish the players, or even TO
tell the ground made or lost. The crowd
was. however, enthusiastic, and the
discordant sounds of tin horns and
similar musical instruments were aug
mented by the frequent "Ski-U Mans
of the spectators Every good play on
the part of the home team was loudly
appIauded, and the crowd appeared
we'll pleased at the final score.
THE FIRST HALF
of the game was unexciting, neither
side making any points. There was
considerable kicking by both teams, In
which, however, Grinnell had the ad-
vantage. When it came to lineup,
Minnesota seemed to be a little better
off. but with one exception, no long
gains were made. The men were slow,
as though sparring for wind. During
this half the ball was in Minnesota
territory more than on the ground of
her opponents, and once or twice 1t
looked as If Iowa would cross the goal
line The half closed with the ball not
far from the Iowa line.
In the second half the home team
seemed to have discovered what they
were on the field for-to play football.
They went to work, played hard and
fast This was like old times, when
Madigan ran things for Minnesota. The
Grinnell men kicked off, but it was
only a short time before the ball was
going the other way.
This half there was little kicking, and
when Minnesota had the ball, there
was rapid prodding, and good gains
made. Harding never failed to pillow
his way through the entire opposing
line, and it wasn't his fault if the ball
did not follow him. Finlayson also
i A1.s. To
this year is stronger than ever before
without any doubt. Back of the line
there is chance for improvement, but
the men are for the most part new.
But the one point in which Minnesota
could also hope for victory was in fast
playing. Fast playing without mistakes
is the science of the game. The team
playing yesterday was good for the
first game of the season. and it IS 1air
TO say that the boys line up better at
this season of the year than last year.
The two touchdowns were made in
close succession, and both were won
by hard work. When near the Iowa
goal the first time the ball went to the
opposing side on fourth down, which
looked as If the locals were not to
score, but few hard rushes did the
business. The half ended with the ball
In Minnesota territory and not far
from the goal line. Iowa was doing
her prettiest to score, but it didn't seem
TO be in her star.
AS whole the game was interesting,
and was played in a gentlemenly man
ner entirely. Only one foul tackle was
seen, which was unintentional and
there was no knee or elbow work Min
nesota did no offside playing, which in
some Of her hadest games has caused
so much encouragement. The team
promises some fine games for the sea-
SON
ON THE GRIDIRON
ORANGE, N. j.. Oct. 10-Yale defeated
the Orange Athletic club eleven this after
foon by score of u to O.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. TO- = Dartmouth
p college was beaten in today's game with the
University Of Pennsylvania by a score oil
16 to 0.
PRINCETON. N. J., Oct 1O.-The Prince.
ton Tigers put up a snappy game today
and defeated Lehigh by a score of 16 to o.
IOWA UNIVERSITY BEATEN.
CHICAGO. Oct. 1O.-The game between the
football eleyens Of Iowa university and tht
University of Chicago was won by the latter
Score to O.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Oct. lO-Harvard 1s
Newton 0.
PROVIDENCE. R. L. Oct. 1o-Brown a
Amherst G.
ITHACA, n. Y, Oct. 1O.-Cornell As. West
ern Reserve 0.
CHICAGO ELEVEN EASY.