The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-15
RIOTERS MADE GLAD
''U'' FOOTBALL TEAM MAKES IT'S
FIRST PUBLICaAPPEARANC
Spectators Pleased With the Kick
ers' Showing and Think Out
look for Winning EIev-
en- Is Good

Quite promising was the verdict of
the rooters on the new Varsity football
team after seeing the Minnesota regulars
and second teams fight through two holly
contested fifteen-minute halves on North
rop field yesterday afternoon.
The game itself was of secondary in
terest, so far as the students and other
enthusiasts were concerned. They did
not care much whether the first or seq
ond teams scored touchdowns. They went
to the game to see what sort of men
were going to represent Minnesota on the
gridiron this fall and to form their own
conclusions in regard to the chances foe
success.
Dobie, Knowlton, La Fans and Mueller
represented the last years Varsity team
on the regular eleven yesterday, while
Page-played center and captained the
second team. The veterans did fair, but
not unusual work. Of the new men
nearly dozen may be mentioned VINO
give promise of developing into Varsity
FORM if not this year, in a season or
two
In fact, with the large number of old
meE who now appear certain to return
and the big bunch of good new material,
the prospects for winning tam to not
seem altogether hopeless, provided that
the colts develop as well as their past
records and their showing yesterday
would indicate. That "if,'' however, must
always be remembered when making a
prediction as to the success of Minnesota
on the gridiron this year.
speaking OF the men individually,
Evans Irsfeld, Thorpe, Bidlake, Boeck-
man, Rogers, O'Brien. Liggett and Nc
Donald did acceptable work Not all Of
them are yet up to varsity standard, it
any, but all these and, some others play
ed hard game and showed more or less
football sense and ability. Evans proved
a consistent ground gamer for the first
team, as did Mcdonald. Thorpe got few
chances to advance the ball, but he i'm
proved at least one of these splendidly.
1rsfield, O'Brien and Liggett on the sec
ond team, all bucked the line well and
did good work on the defensive. Irsfield,
toward the end of the second half, got
around BidlakeS end and shaking of
several tacklerS, carried the ball thirty
five yards, bringing it within ten yards
of the regulars goal. Irsf-ld is a heavy
make good half in time if he continues
to improve. Rogers, the Carlisle man,
shows plainly that he has played the
game before.
The hearts of the rooters were gladden.
ed yesterday by the welcome news that
Page, ex-captain and for three years CEN
ter of the varsity eleven, would be in the
game again this fall. Pages record is too
Well known to require review at this
time. 1T is sufficient to say that last year
he was considered the best center in the
Middle West. 1t was announced that
Johnnie Flynn, the lanky left guard,
would play again this fall, while Fee s
relatives give assurance that he will be
at the university again, in which case
left tackle Aune also is ready to get in
the game, and these four, with the GEAR
tette which was seen on the regular team
yesterday, will insure the presence Of
eight veterans on this years team. Yes
terday lineup: