The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-15
SOUTH HIGH VICTOR
Coach Mueller's Aggregation Wins
From North Side Team in
a Decisive Game.
st. Cloud Will Claim the High School
Championship of the State
This Year. 1872 -.

This Year. -....,. I
South High schools football eleven de-
feated North High. last years champions,
in a decisive game, although the score
stood to 0.
The game was played at the Minnehaha
baseball grounds, which were covered
with light coating Of snow and slush. The
grass nevertheless afforded a fairly good
footing, but fumbles were frequent. and
fast play was a virtual impossibility
South High. showed the better football
all the way through, and North Side new
err seriously threatened her opponents
goal line, although Dexter and Morrill,
made good gains at times. Myrick as
usual was the bright star for South High,
making the longest gains. and carrying
the ball over for the only touchdown.
Fumbles and had Judgment at critical
times cost the South Siders at least one
more score.
The result Of the game leaves the twin
city championship between the two Cen
trail High schools Of st. Paul and Min
neapolis. The game between these two
teams has been postponed indefinitely and
a post-season contest may be arranged.
Coach Larry Merrill of the ST. Cloud
high school team, one of the most promi-
arrived in Minneapolis this morning to at
tend the Minnesota wisconsin game.
Merrll's eleven yesterday defeated the
strong Duluth team, and will claim the
championship if Minneapolis Central de-
feats ST. Paul. If st. Paul wins, Merrill
will try to arrange game for the title.
st. Cloud bases its claim on a victory
over Minneapolis Central, which defeated
South High, which in turn defeated North
High. Inasmuch as North High tied Wi
mona, impartial judges do not regard seri-
ously the claim Of that school for the state
championship.
Having defeated Duluth, st. Cloud now
has a clear title with the exception of st.
Paul Central.
Detail of Yesterdays Game.
South High won the toss and chose the
north goal and on receiving the ball from
the North high kicker, started down the
line, making gains of from three to twelve
yards until a costly tumble by Berg gave
North high the ball on her own two-yard
line. Kertsen, Cooper, Berg and MyriclS
were used for the distance. 49,,
When North high secured the oval the
blue and white rooters let out a vigorous
yell and the men went against the South
high line with vim, but the pupils OF
Coach Mueller were evidently up to tricks
for they forced North high to kick after
the first five attempts.
After an off-side play by North high
Myrick circled the end for twenty yards,
when North high put up a stone wall and
a quarterback kick was used with sue
cess by the orange and black. Another
stone wall, however, stopped gains. A
fake kick was failure owing to: the
Quick work Of the North high linesmen,
and the fullback for the white and blue
booted the oval out of danger. Dexter
broke away for fifteen yards and would
have scored If the fleet-footed South high
fullback had not stopped him.
This gave North high spirit enough to
send Morrill, and Best through for some
distance, but the South Town line again
held and; after gaining about ten yards,
Myrick made a pretty kick to the fifteen
yard line where Cooper, by some quick
work, nailed his man as soon as he re-
ceived the ball. Dexter and Morrill, made
about ten yards when time was called. =.
$500. Second Half.
When the men came on the field for the
second half. the North high took such
brace that the blue and white ,rooters
felt that North high was in a fair way
! of winning. Myrick kicked off and Nortl
high returned five yards. Three more
gains by Morrill,. Ertle and Marks real
| lied twelve yards more, when a tumble
almost lost the ball. The oval was we
and slippery and several men on botf
sides got a feel of it before Heffner Gov.
cred it for North high. ) ~~7' =.
Morrill, then cut off left tackle for fifteer
yards before being downed by" a yer!
| pretty tackle on the part of Myrick Herr
South high braced and secured the bal
| on downs. Berg made five yards and the1
Myrick circled for twenty, to be tr1ppet
on the edge of the field by Heffner. Kert
sen was then used to advantage and Soutl
high got the pigskin to within one yart
of the goal line but failed to get 1t owe
from there in three downs.
When North high started Morrill, mad
| ten and Dexter five before being force
| to kick The oval landed in Myrick'
arms in the center of the field, and tn
ten-second man, circling to- the left
cleared the whole North high eleven TO
:. a. touchdown. but was called back 70
stepping on the line at the twelve-yar
distance.
MyrIck Makes Touchdown.
Myrick then made three through tn
left side, two through the right side an
struggled through broken field for tn
remainder Of the distance, getting tn
only touchdown Of the game and winnin
for South high. There was but two min
; utese Of play remaining, and after receiv
ing the oval from North high, the south
erners made thirty yards with Myr1c
before time was called.
| THE LINEUP: ..
!. South High Position. North High
! Conner left end ......... Shepher