The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-09
RUSH Line RIDDLED
THE ILLINOIS MEDICS EASILY
OVERMATCHED BY THE MIN
NESOTA ELEVEN
SCORE TWELVE TO NOTHING

SCORE TWELVE TO NOTHING
In the Last Half the GOphers Anus
ed Themselves Punttng the Ball
and Allowed the Visitors to See
what They Could Do in the Way
of Gains The Scores of the
Day.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. S.-Rush Meii-
eel college presented a paper wall to
the Minnesota eleven this afternoon al
Athletic park, and through this the
Gopher athletics performed all kinds
of graceful maneuv5rs. Punctures were
administered at will, ana with a fire.
Guency that was guided alone by de-
sire. The visitors from Chicago were
outplayed at every turn. Their long
est gain was made in the second half
and was only for ten yards. Otherwise
their efforts amounted to naught The
final score was y to 0.
Minnesota was inVincible from start
to finish, and this evening Maroon and
Gold stock was considerably above par.
AS a result of the game the faith that
during the fall has been entertained
in the eleven has found firm anchor
nesota has a good football team this
year.
Pra ctically there was but one half
played today, and that was the first.
The Minnesota team then worked to
win, not knowing just exactly what
a proposition they were up against.
They made two touchdoWns and as
many goals were kicked, which result
ed in the score that was final for the
game. The pace in this half was a
warm one, and at any stage'Rush was
not for a moment in it. In the second
half, Coach Minds, seeing where the
battle was at, allowed his men to try
a little practicing. No attempt was
made for gains, the men simply seeing
what they could do with a strange
team at kicking and punting. In this
half alone did Rush make any gains,
but they were so immaterial as to not
be noteworthy.
RUSH KICKED OFF.
Rush won the toss and kicked off.
Tobin eXerted his right pedal extremity
on the pig skin, and it foated through
the atmosphere into the hands of Co.e.
Cole made a gain of twenty yards
when he was interferred with. Mime
sofa lined up in fine style and forced
the ball down the field, and Gray made
the first touchdown five minutes after
the ball had been put in play. Erick-
son kicked goal. Score 6 to 0.
Erickson kicked off for Minnesota
and the ball landed on the ten-yard
line. Rush came down the line a short
distance with the ball, when it was
lost on downs. Minnesota pushed
through the line for continual gains,
and twelve minutes after the ball had
been twelve minutes in play, Gray
made the second touchdown. Erickson
. in lyialycI 70
To all practical purposes this ended
ihe game. The remainder of the half
was a decidedly listless one, neither
side doing any playing that was worthy
of mention.
In the second half Tobin kicked off.
The ball went out of bounds. Mime
sofa pUnted and held for downs Rush
had to punt to clear out. Minnesota
rushed down the field and continued
bunting. Rush got the ball, but was
not able TO hOl1 it for any gains. Min
neSOta then saw that the day was won,
and SIMPLY continued to kick and punt,
interfering only when there was any
danger of the fortunes of war going
aga INST them. Some beautiful indivhl-
u2l plays were made by Minnesota
men in this half. The bunting Of Erlck-
son was Of the very best while the
end runs Of Rogers and Scandrett were
of a sensational nature. Parry, Gray
md Nicoulin were good at the punt.
Aside from the big show there was a
fttle small issue that for a time had
4 serious aspect. AS the result of a
rank decision IN the last half on the
part of Frank Wood, who under or
binary circumstances occupies the posi-
ton Of sub with Rush, but who was
referee in the second half, he fell into
the hands Of the Indians after the
game and had a narrow escape from
losirE his scalp. In the half Rogers
made a sixty-yard kick. Wood claim
ed that in interfering Cole had trip
ped. and put Rogers back twenty-five
yards The crowd grew wild, and for
a tine his position was about as pre-
carious IS was that of the reporters
on Bear island last Wednesday, AS
sistaHce was, however, mustered in,
and Wood placed in regions of safety.
The game as a whole was quite
compliment to Coach Minds and Train
ers Wirtensohn and LOOmis. These
three are at present working well to-
gether, and bringing out the best pos
sible results. The lineup in the one
sided scrimmage was as follows:
Minnesota