The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-26
LAST OF A RUN OF LOSSES NEVER
BEFORE EXPERIENCED BY
G0PHERS.
GOOD GAME WITH PURDUE.
THE ONLY TOUCHDOWN FOR THE
HOLSTERS MADE ON A
FLUKE.
FINAL SCORE WAS SIX TO NOTHING
Last Half Would Have Tied
the Score.

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LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov 25.-Sfx to
nothing in favor of Purdue This score
finishes a run of losses never before
heard of for Minnesota, and winds I'D
a story Of three shut-outs, with total
score of 80 to 0. A fine drizzIe followed
the team from Chicago, and made the
game anything but pleasant to spec
tators and players. The features were
the infrequency Of fumbles, repeated
mass plays and the work Of Weber
Sears, of Purdue, and Harrison for the
Gophers. Purdue made it's only touch
down in the first half, when the locals
rushed the bail up to within ten yards
Of MinnesOta's goal, where they were
held for downs. The play blocked mat
tiers, and the ball went back to the
Minnesota line again, where Award
finally fell on it and made it a touch
down. Moore kicked goal.
Purdue won the toss and kicked off
at $50, Minnesota carrying the ball
twelve yards and losing it on downs.
The Lafayette boys tried the line for
three downs, losing the ball to Mime
sofa. Then began a game character
lied by its close formation plays, which
worked for good gains through the
Minnesota line, weakened by having to
play Reynolds al guard, a new position
for him, and an exchange of punts,
Harrison outpunting Done by from five
to ten yards on every trial By repeat
ed plays, first one side and then the
other the Hoosiers succeeded in keep
ing the ball from fifteen to twenty
yards the wrong side Of center. Moore.
Purdues left half and captain, tried
the only attempted drop kick Of the
game without success. Minnesota lost
on an off-side play. Purdue punted to
Cole, who was downed in his tracks,
Harrison raised the pigskin for thirty.
yards; Purdue tried center for ten
yards, then four. then two, then lost
on a tumble.
Minnesota advanced the ball one
yard; then Fin, who lacked practice
at his enforced position at center tried
a pass to Harrison with such force
that the ball went away over the sur
prised back, then over the goal line.
Harrison was on it, but fumbled, then
kicked directly in the air. A general
mix-up occurred, and when matters
were Strengthened out Award, Purdue's
right half, announced a touchdown by
himself. Score, 4 to 0.
The goal was an easy one, and 6 to
nothing tells the rest. 1t was a very
funny maneuv9G, and it took the crowd
some little zine to get the result
Strengthened out. Without question
the touchdown was given by Mime
sOta and was not the result of supe-
rior playing, but-well it was Mime
sofa 81 luck pure and simple. The
maroon eleven was somewhat stunned
at this, but inclined to better ball than
at first. Harrison made one end run
of twenty-five yards just before the
end of the first half, the ball being
Purdue's in Minnesota territory at the
close of the thirty minute half.
In the second half Harrison kicked
off, and nothing exciting occurred until
q Purdue man got through somehow
with clear field before him. Minneso-
ia held their breath, but Scondrett was
after him, and he fell on a good tackle.
The ball was brought back to center
because the whistle started late, and q
half full of stubborn fighting followed,
with the ball constantly in Purdue's
territory. On and on slipped, spldShed
and slid the ball. first one way and
then another, until Reynolds was tax
en- out exhausted and dizzy. Jones,
right half for Minnesota, was put in at
guard and BagIey took his place. This
should have been done at the end of
the first half, anyway, for he did not
know the game at guard, and seemed
to be easily exhausted. An immediate
improvement took place, and could the
half have been five minutes longer
Minnesota would have scored fair and
square. Bagley made a fine run Of
twenty wards; then Harrison ten. The
game ended with the ball on Purdue's
twenty-yard line.
The boys leave for home at a. M,
and will elect captain on their way
down LOOMS and Smith are candi-
dates The lineup: