The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-27
DULUIHISTR0uNCED
Central High Redeems Her Reputa-
ton by a Decisive
~ Victory.
Douglas School Wins Graded Cham.
pionship in a Holly Con. I,
-. .- tested Game.

. Minnea polls and Duluth were matched
against each other on the football gridiron
this morning. the champions in the lists
being the elevens from Minneapolis Cen
trail high school and the Duluth Central
high school. The Minneapolis party Won
by the decisive score Of % to 0. Although
married by some bad fumbling due to the
benumbed fingers of the players the con-
test was one Worthy of the favorite game
OF modern times. Duluth outweished
Minneapolis ten pounds to the man, but
the#s]ighter5%tearn excelled in speed and
team work: They were better seasoned
also and in the last fifteen minutes Of
play simply ran their big antagonists off
their feet. The first half and the early
part of the second showed the teams about
as evenly matched as possible and even
after the home team had scored it looked
as If Duluth might equal and even surpass
the record. +. =
= Every. one of the -four city boys played a
fast game and a ready one. Particular
mention is due. to Hunter Bidlake, But-
f1ngton and Luce.
r Cummings for the visitors played well
although his attempts at goals from the
field failed most signally. He liz said
to have been secured by Yale. Wilson
Bradley was a little steam engine at times.
but his funbles were: terribly costly for
his side and about cuunteracted his good
work. He ought to be college star some
day, however.
The attendance was large for a football
game and the enthusiasm and noise was
almost up to the record on Northrop field.
First Half Closely Fought
Thayer kicked off for Central sending
the ball 40 yards. Cummings returned 5
and then the zenith city boys started to
rush. They met the flour city stonewall,
however, and were forced to punt on the
third down. Central rushed fiercely for a
few plays and was there held for downs.
Duluth punted ato Centrars 25-yard line.
Thayer made a%nice catch and just as he
was tackled passed the ball to Hunter
who made Is yards being dragged the last
twenty yards around Duluth's right end.
After gaining five more yards the ball was
lost on tumble. Duluth could make no
advanced and punted thirty yards. Cen
trail was soon compelled to follow suit. w.
Bradley, the punt catcher, made sensa :
tional run of thirty yards before being
downed. A Duluth punt was fumbled by
Hunter after he had made a nice catch and
a fine run. A Duluth player secured the
pigskin and was hiking for a touchdown
when a swift miller overhauled him. Du-
luth worked desperately and reached the
flve-yard line where another stonewall was
built. Central punted out of danger
Duluth tried a. drop kick for goal from
the S0-yard line but the ball went too
low.
After, various plays Central again Sc
cured the ball at its own 30-yard line on
a tumble. The pigskin was worked back
and forth without any particular incident.
being mostly in Central territory until
Central punted to Dulutils :t0-yard line
and there secured the ball on tumble
after the catcher had been tackled hard.
The Minneapolis youths pushed the ball
down by short plunSes and then Hunter
electrified the Minneapolis rooters with a
thrilling 20-yard run around right end.
The most stubborn play Of the half fol-
lowed Contra! barely managed to secure
first down inside the Duluth 5-yard line
After two short gains Luce was crowded
through the blue and black line for a
touchdown Goal was missed. leaving tho
score Central s.. Duluth 0. .....
The play after the kickoff was fea tupe-
less and the first half ended with the sim
gle score Minneapolis S, Duluth 0.
-. 81. Second Hall. ,-.-. 81.
Cummings started the second half with
a long kickoff. For a long time the con-
test was rather embarrassing. Cummings
tried drop kick for the second time. b1,t
booted the pail through the tangled mass
in front Of him. The home youths then
woke up and with blood in their eye, and
after some fierce play got Hunter over for
the second touchdown. Bidlake then
kicked goal, making the score II to 0 in
favor Of Minneapolis.
The Duluth kickoff was caught by
Burlington. who came back fifteen yards.
Hunter plunged fifteen yards through the
Duluth right and Burlington skirted the
left and for twenty five more. From then
on the visitors were wholly outclasscd.
The ball went swiftly down the gridiron
and Burlington made a touchdown which.
Bidlake converted into s points the score
then reaching II to o. 80
The last touchdown was the most sem
sational and spectacular of the game.
Shortly after Cummings had kicked of,
Luce was given the ball. and after break
ing through the scrimmage line, ran 80
yards, lodging little Richards with ease.
Lieutenant Bidlake kicked goal. thu
score being Minneapolis %, Duluth O.
This score. by the way. is greater than
the one made against Duluth by St. Cloud
which lays claim to the state champion
ship.
Minneapolis Central. Duluth Central
Buffngton, Caster. .left-end-right. . Olson
Luce ....... left--tackle-right Potter
BLACKWELL $50. .left--aurd-right... Richards
Mccarthy center Stafford
Bidlake .right--tsckle-.lef ..S.. Berg
w. Bradley,
Yerxa ,,.l.,.,.. y, :. t.uarter M Pirhara.