The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-30
MINNESOTA FOOTBALL PLAYERS.

The score, 20 to r. denotes the superior
ity of the Minnesotans over the Me-
braskanS, but the figures are significant
in another way when they show that
the latter put up g harder fight and ac-
complished better results than either
Chicago, Wisconsin, Northwestern, or
any of the other teams that played Min
nesota this year. Nebraska made
brilliant but hopeless fight. They played
heroically and their ambition to make
higher score against Minnesota than did
any of the great teams was fulfilled.
Coach Booth had his men in perfect
condition Their team work was fault
less The Nebraskans are lightweights,
averaging about twenty pounds less per
man than the Minnesotans, but even the
powerful line of the opposition was un-
able successfully to break the defense
Most Of Minneseta's gains We're made
by punting. The tackle back formation
used with such telling effect by Yale
against Harvard and Princeton was tried
by the visitors, but without avail. Me-
braska repeatedly held Minnesota for
downs and several times when the ball
was perilously near the goal line, suc>
ceeded with no apparent difficulty in re-
gaining the ball from the opposing team.
GAINS MADE ON PUNTS.
There was considerable punting
throughout the game and in this play
Minnesota eXcelled. Nebraska puntS
were all too high, while those of Min
nesOta were low and long. In one re-
spect Nebraska was surprised. 1t was
anticipated that Minnesota's ends COM
prised the weak part of the team, but
the first few minutes of repay demons
trated that they were as strong as any
ether part Of the team Pillsbury, who
was substituted for Cook a few min
utes after the game began, played
star game all the way through. In the
first half he gained the ball on a fake
kick, eluded all pursuers and ran sew
enty yards for touchdown. This was
the mcst spectacular play of the game.
PillsbUry made the two tOUchdowns for
Nebraska, and Ringer kicked both goals
I4oyt, for Minnesota, made two touch
downs Aune, Cne and KnoWlton kicked
goal from the field, but all goals after
touch-downs were missed. The game
was witnessed by fully 5000 people. Min
nesota rooters comprised one-fifth Of this
assemblage. There were from SEQ to 500
people from Omaha The Minnesota
crowd left tonight or two special trains.
They are jubilant over the victory, but
somewhat disappointed at the score
This morning considerable money was
Wegered at the hotels that Minnesota
would score sixteen more points than
Nebraska.
The Minnesota rooters occupied a sec
ton of the grand stand on the west, and
greeted with tremendous cheering the
appearance of the gopher team. who linn
bered UP by passing the ball at one end
of the field, while the Nebraskans were
exercising in like manner at the other.
Mr.. Clark, of Omaha. a well-known
football enthusiast, was he Umpire cf the
game. Phil Allen, of Chicago, was the ref
cree. Prof. Jones held the watch for
Minnesota
At 2:12 p. M, Minnesota appeared
Gil eeted with terrific gopher cheer. Ne
braska answered with huge siren steam
whistle.
At 2:23 p. m. Nebraska appeared. Ire
mendous cheers. They looked light beside
OF gophers.
FIRST HALF.
Minnesota won the toss and chose the
south goal with the wind and sun be-
hind. Johnson took Ryan's place at left
end. DR.. Hastings acted as timekeeper
fer Nebraska. Ringer kicked off to the
Minnesota twenty-yard line, whence the
ball was carried back fifteen yards.
Minnesotas s ball on tumble on Nebraska s
thirty fiye-yard line. Minnesota's ball on