The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-11-28
A Field of Soapy Clay and a
Paucity of Rooters Don't Affect
Gophers' Spirit.
Minnesota Plays Her Regular Team
and Makes Two Touchdowns in
the First Twenty Minutes.

say that it looks upon such offences as Of
most serious character and will summarize
dismiss from the university any student who
Is found guilty Of betting or freQuentin9 sa-4
looms, or becoming Intoxicated.
The Teams Appear.
The Illinois team came on the field about
2:O8 and were given one short sharp yell
OF encouragement Two minutes later
the Minnesota boys appeared on the field
and were greeted in like manner by the
silent Illinoisans. minute later the
band began to play and things commenced
to warm up.
First Half.
2:i5 p. m.-Minnesota won the toss ana
took north goal, giving Illinois slight adyan-
tage Of south Illinois kicks off to Minnesota
ten-yard line Lafans caught and gained Is
yards Lafans made more gains. Flynn
gains 10 yards to Illinois 30-yard line. Min
nesota fumbles. Illinois ball.
2;Z0 p. m.-Minnesota recovered ball for
holding. Minnesota ball on Illinois 25-vard
line. Ten yards lost for off side Minnesota
ball on Illinois 35-yard line Minnesota gets
10 yards for off-side play. Minnesota ball.
Illinois 25-yard line.
2:25 p. m.-Minnesota has ball on Ilinoisa
fifteen-yard line; slippery field AID runners
fall at every start.
2:3O p. m.-Lafans makes touchdown after
hfteen minutes play. Score: Minnesota 5.
Illinois 0. Knowlton punted out, Dobie caught
In front Of goal, Knowlton missed goal
2:S1 p. m-Aune caught kck-off on his
own 2O-yard line and carried back to Min
nesotas 25-yard line. Knowlton Dunted out
OF bounds at Illinois 5O-yard line. Illinois
ball.
2:SS p. m.-Illinois gained yards to center
OF held, then got 10 yards for off-side play,
but fumbled ball on a start. Aune picked
and sDFiDt6d m ic'
line. First plunge gave Minnesota another
touchdown. Sehaeht carrying ball. Score:
Minnesota 10, Illinois 0. On the punt out
Dobie dropped ball on account Of the slip
perry field.
2:S7 p. m.-Minnesota got kick-otf on her
own twenty-five yard line, But lost the ball on
tumble. Illinois rushed to Minnesota's twen-
ty-yard line. then got ten yards for off-side
illinois ball on Minnesota ten-yard line. Illi-
nois rushed four yards and lost ball on downs
on Mnnesota's six-yard line
2:4S p. m.-Minnesota makes ten yards and
gets ten more for off-side, going o. her own
twenty -six-yard line
2:45 p. m.-Evans Lafans and q nneman
rushed the ball to Minnesotas 4O-yard line,
where the ball was fumbled, but recovered.
Illinois then got the ball by Minnesotas
juggling on Minnesotas 4O-yard line.
2:oO-Minnesota boys are playing the fastest
game of the year. Minnesota recovers ball
Knowlton punted to Illinois forty-fVe-yard
line, Illinois ball
255-Stahl punted to Minnesota's thirty
yard line. Dobie caught and was downed
before he could start on slippery field. Illi4
nois ball on tumble Minnesota's twenty@
five-yard line
$3.50 p. m.-Ilinois rushed ball to Minnesota'a
twenty -fve-yard line and tried quarterback
kick. Bal Invent out of bonds at Minnesota's
flfteen-yard line. Illinois man fell on ball.
Minnesotas ball on her own ffteen-yard li1eu
Thorpe takes Evans place at left half.
S:05-Minnesota fumbled on her own twentya
five-yard line. Illinois got ball on Minne-
sotas th1rtyyard line and rushed it to Min-
nesotas ffteen-yard line.
3:10-Illinois rushed ball to Mlnnesota's ten.
yard line, then Cook tried drop kick from
twenty-yard line, but failed. Knowlton punt~
ed to center. Illinois ball. Quarterback
kick sent ball out of bounds. Minnesota'a
bali at center Of field.