The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
Minnesota Football Champions Make Chicago's
sawbones Look Like Six Badly Bat
tered Nickes.
Visitors Could Do Nothing Against 'Varsitys
Stonewall Defense---Nebraska Beats
Doane College.
Minnesota 27.

Minnesota 27.
Chicago Physicians and Surgeons O.
Minnesota's stalwart gridiron heroes
made good gloriously yesterday, and sent
the varsity rooters home to happy
dreams of future glores for the maroon
and gold. Before an enthusiastic crowd
of over 1000, DR.. Williams brawny boys
battered holes in the stone wall defense
of the Chicago p and S. aggregation and
administered crushing and decisive de-
feat to that star football crowd. All
fears that beset the hearts of the faith
full are put away forever. This year, as
last, Ski-U-Mah spells victory. Well may
Phil King practice secretly behind closed
gates, and view the prospects of the
Badger team dubiously. The team that
defeats Minnesota this year will have a
title clear to the Western championship.
Before yesterdays game the rooters
heart was anxious and his voice was
small. 1t was wonderful what a trans
FORMING effect the game had upon the
rooter contingent. The Nebraska buga-
boo Is now thing of the past, and the
rooters are eager for Wisconsin.
The game yesterday was altogether too
one-sided to be intensely exciting; in
many ways it was crude; there was
chance for much Improvement in the play
OF both teams. But it was interesting as
showing where the Minnesota team of
1861 stands, and it proved this point most
conclusiyely. The Chicago team expected
to get beaten, but by no such score. 1t
has been their boast that no team could
score more than two touchdowns on
them. Minnesota went this three better
indeed four better, although the last
touchdown was not officially counted.
The varsity team has much room for
Improvement, but the Improvement over
last week was so marked, that the game
OF yesterday gave even greater hope for
next Saturdays performance. Mime
sofas defense was magnificent, almost
perfect. Page Flynn and Mueller pre-
scented an impenetrable front. They did
not have proper opportunity to fully show
how strong they are in defensive work
because Chicago did not hit the line over
dozen times during the game. The ball
was in Minnesota'S possession almost all
the time, and when the p and S. got it
they were forced to punt. They were alb
solutely unable to make an impression
against the Minnesota line. The main
weakness of the university was the poor
interference. This will have to be de-
Veloped. There were very few long runs
on this account; whenever varsity
player tried for good run around the
end he was unaided by proper interfer-
ence.
The team played strong offensive
S6IllIlS
started at times. The Chicago boys were
SO clearly outclassed that they got little
chance to display their prowess. They
played pluckily, and with good spirit, and
Oh four occasions held the big varsity
team right at their goal and secured the
pail. Ihey were evidently not in the best
form. They were winded early in the
game, and after every scFimmage a Chi
cago man was stretched out on the field
done up. The cry of ''Time OUT coming
without fail after every play, because
monotonous. The university team played
throughout the game without mishap to
any of the players. They were strong
throughout, and just as fresh at the close
as they were when the game started.
ALL PLAYED WELL.
The team work was the best by long
odds that they have exhibited this year.
All the men got into the game early and
often. All the men distinguished them
selves at different times. Fee played
an especially strong and brilliant game,
making the largest gains. Rogers, the
indian, played ferociously, and went
through the line time after time for big
gains. Dobie played a brilliant game
and was fighting from start to finish.
With proper interference he would have
achieved some remarkable runs Indeed,
Do+-4e played as we'll as he did at any
game of last season. Aune was the
same old-line bucker as of yore, and
Johnny Flynn was very much in evil
dence. Allen, in the first half, played
as If determined to win title to place
on the team, and Boeckman, who sue
ceeded him in the second ha.f, played even
better. La Fans was consistent ground
gamer. There was little opportunity on
Minnesota's side for tackling. Every
man gave good account of himself
BOECKMAN's GREAT RUN.
Although the score is officially q to 0,
many went home believing that it was
80 to 0. With five minutes left to finish
the last half, and the ball on Minnesota
territory, Boeckman made a sensational
seventy-yard run, lodging four men, and
planted the pigskin behind the Chicago
goal. The crowd went wild, the band
played, the rooters yelled, the official
scorers chalked it up "S3 to o." and the
varsity boys lined up again. Suddenly
the two teams walked back to the Min
nesota forty-yard line and lined up Just
where they had Oeen when Boeckman.
made his run, and it was discovered that
somebody in authority had decided that
when Boeckman made his star play, two
Minnesota men were offside, so the sem
sational run was all for naught, and the
touchdown was not counted. Before the
ball could be put In play again the game
was over.
The Chicago captain, after the game,
said that the strength shown by Minne-
sofa was surprising, and asserted that
the university would win the Western
championship if they maintained their
gait. DR.. Williams was very well pleased
altogether, although he felt that the team
did not do its best. He considered the
game fine practice for the team, and
was not worrying because the score was
not larger. The general impression among
experts was that Minnesota looks strong
er than last year, and unless something
unforeseen happens the Gophers should
land at the top. There is very little fear
as to the result Of the Nebraska game
now The team should improve quite a
bit the coming week and be at its hest
when Nebraska comes.
The Game.
It was ten minutes past when the
husky Gopher team trotted out on the
field, amid the wild cheers of the rooters
and the music of the band. Chicago had
the kick-off. and Bothne sent the ball
sailing forty-five yards to La Fans, who
regained twenty Here the GopherS
were held on downs twice. and Knowl-
ton was forced to kick. He punted fifty