The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-29
U" TEAM IMPROVES
IN HEATING CARLETON
BY $50
SUBS PLAY IN SECOND HALF
Showing Is Not enc for General Re-
joicing, but RIOTERS Are Sat-
listed with Progress
BEING Made.

Even when the weakness of the aggre-
cation from Mortified is considered, it
must be admitted that the varsity
showed considerable Improvement over
last weeks form. The play was no faster
yesterday than in last Saturdays game
against the two Central high schools, but
the interference was much more effective
and the plays were executed with smooth
ness.
Carleton was outweigher by at least
| twenty-five pounds to the man, and
against the varsity veterans they pre-
scented a green team. Plucky little fell
| lows, they met the herce ruSneS of their
| big opponents with all the small stock
| of strength and football science they pos
| SeSSed
With every possible handicap against
them they played just as doggedly at the
! end of the second half as when the game
! started, although more than half of them
We're almost TOO groggy to keep their
feet.
NO TEST OF STRENGTH.
Considering the weakness of their OPP
! ponents, yesterdays game cannot be
taken as real test of the varsity teams
ability. In the first half Minnesota gain
I ed almost at will through the pitIfully
/ light line of their opponents.
Only once were they held for downs,
and rarely did they require the limit of
| three plays to make their distance That
steady smashing of the guards and
tackles would have been Irresistible to
| much stronger eleven than Carleton
On the defensive play no accurate crit
| c1sm of of the 'VarSity's work can be
made, for only twice did Carleton secure
| the ball and both times she was forced
| to punt on the third down.
In the. second half DIR. Williams gave
| the substitutes and opportunity to display
| their ability. Nine of the second team
| men were put in, and only Dobie and
scrubs, naturally, did not make as good a
| showing as the first team. There was
/ considerable fumbling, and the slowness
| with which the plays We're put off en-
! allied Carleton ruSherS to break through
and stop Minnesota repeatedly without
| gain.
After some five minutes of this sort of
work the subs awoke to the fact that
| they were in football game and their
play thereafter was not open to much
| criticism.
Little can be said of the individual
work of the Minnesota men. With their
! great advantage of weight and expert
| ence it is needless to say that all sur
passed their opponents.
The:e were few sensational plays dur
ing the game save a sixty-yard straight
buck through the center for touch
| down by Knowlton, and a thirty-fivc-
yard run by Evans in the second half.
| knowlton won applause by his neat
work in kicking goals, not failing on one
of his four trials Bidlake, in the second
half. showed up well in punting.
FUMBLEs WERE FEW
A gratifying feature of the play IN the
first half was the almost entire absence
Of the fumbling which has hitherto char
actelized the work of the varsity Not
More than two fumbles occurred IN this
| half, and one of these was eXcusable,
Fee dropping the ball after hard tackle.
All things considered, the showing of
the varsity was such as to give encour
| agement. True, the plays were executed.
| slowly, and an aggressive line would
have broken up many of the formations
before the runner had fairly started: In
| deed, at one time during the half, Carrie
ton three times in succession broke
| through and downed the Minnesota run
ner behind the line
Against a really strong team much
more speed would have been necessary to
make the Gopher offense effective. More
| over, the interference often failed to put
the opposing players out of the read, and
frequently only superior weight AID
strength enabled the runner to push his
| way through for a gain.
Still, if the play continues to improve
| during the next week as it has during the
past seven days, the team will be in fair
| ly good form to meet the physicians and
| surgeons next Saturday.
COMPARED WITH LAST YEAR.
comparison of this years score with
| last years is interesting. Last year, play
! ing on practically the same date Sept.
! Carleton in two twenty-five minute
| halves, or eight tonchdowns: as compar-
/ ed to six for yesterday. when twenty
| minute halves were played.
| This year the shorter halves in a meas
use account for the smaller. sccr"a. a n
| the fact that Carleton was Stronge Inst
| year, is partly offset by the fact that this
/ year Minnesota played the second team
! in one half while last year the rep'1larS
| played through the whole game. Sti it
| must be admitted that the play yester 1a7
! did not show the Improvement over last
| season at the number of veterans on
the present team would have led one to
| expect.
The lineup:
Minnesota-Regulars: Rogers, left end;
Fee left tackle; Flynn, left guard; Page,
| center; Mueller. right guard; Schacht,
right tackle; Tiff right end; Dobie,
| quarter; Boeckmann left half; La Fans,
right half; Knowlton, fullback.
| Observation-Disclosures Boeckmann,
| left end: Waist, left tackle; Kicker, left
guard; Freeman, right TICKLE; Evans,
right end: Allen left half; Thorpe, right
half: Bidlake, fullback;
Carleton-HarNs, right end; Wilcox
| (captain), right tackle; Moses, Knox,
right guard; Crane, center; CLANCY, left
| guard; Faith. left tackle; Hayes, left end;
Miller, quarter; Hendrickson Lee, left
| half; Gundy, left half; Gleason, full
| back
Touchdowns. La Fans, Knowlton,
Bo 9,ahao9na, Fee Allen & goals from
| first, Minnesota a. Carleton 0; score, Sec
ond half, Minnesota II. Carleton 0; final
| score, Minnesota 35. Carleton O; umpire,
! Harding; referee: Jones; time of halves,
! 20 minutes
THE GAME IN DETAIL.
Carleton won the toss and chose the
! north goal.
pobie kicked off to Gleason, who car
| ried the ball back for ten yards Carrie
| ton bUcked the line, but failed to gain
| and after three downs Cundy was com
1 PEELED to punt. Minnesota's ball Muel-
/ Ter took the ball for run of fifteen
| yards around left end, and after two
minutes of play La Fans put the ball
| over the line for touchdown. Knowl-
ton kicked goal. Score: Minnesota, c;
| Carleton, 0,
Harris kicked off to Dobie. There were
| slow gains now on Minnesota's part.
! Boeckman went through left guard for
ten yards and Flynn soon followed with
| seven. Rogers went around right end
for five yards and Knuwlton bucked the
line in fine style, adding six yards. La
| Fans then took the ball through left
guard for five, and Boeckman hit the line
for a touchdown. Knowlton kicked goal
Minnesota. IL; Carleton, 0.
Carleton kicked off to Dobie who fun
hled and was downed in his tracks
Schacht took the ball on the first down
and carried it five yards. Tiff was hurt,
but stayed in the game. Knowlton took
the ball for the longest run of the day,
sixty yards, for a touchdown. Breaking
through center, he had a clear field with
the exception of Harris He lodged Har-
ris, carried the ball behind the goal posts
and kicked his goal. Minnesota, IS;
Carleton, O.
Tiff caught the ball on Carleton's kick
off and carried 1t back ten yards; then
Knowlton fumbled a pass and Carleton
dropped on the ball. Moses carried the
EalI three yards. Carleton failed to gain
the distance and on the trird down w.
compelled to punt to Dobie. who was