The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-22
CENTRAL IS DAzED
North High Shows Great Reversal of
Form and Wins by Score
of 5 too.
Championship Question Hard to Set
tle-North High Plays Strong
est Game of Year.

Yesterdays defeat Of Central High
school by the North Side eleven will leave
the twin city ind state high school cham.
pionships in a very hazy condition.
Central beat South High, South High
beat North Side, and Coach Bernhagen's
pupils trounced Central yesterday by q
score of to 0. If Minneapolis Contra
the city would have a clear title to the
championship, although St. Cloud, having
defeated Minneapolis Central, would have
a pretty good claim to the state champion
ship.
If st. Paul Central beats Minneapolis
Central, the former team would generally
be recognized as twin city champion but
St Cloud would dispute the state title.
Yesterdays Game a Surprise.
. Yesterdays game at Mirnehana was one
Of the biggest surprises Of the season. Or
dope Central should have been an cas-,
winner, but both teams showed a surpris-
Ing reversal OF form. Central can pld j
football, but her team failed to demon
strate the fact yesterday. On the other
hand North High put UP a game far ahead
OF anything the eleven has sh ,vn this sea
"hr fcrth High showed greater super
1ority Than the score would indicate. and
kept Central on the defensive most Of the
time
In the first half North High played well
but did not display enough form to keer
Central sympathizers from Offering even
money between the halves. In the second
period North High fairly played Central
off her feet
Centrals line was unable to hold North
thighs PUSHES at critical times, and Cap
tain Bufflngton's end, supposedly one OF
the strong points in the teams defense
was c1rcled time and again by North High
Inc guards and tackles did not play their
usual defensive game. McCarthy AL
though outweighed by thirty pounds OF
more, held his own well against Fontaine
and Casters work at right end was one
OF the features Of the game. He saved
central two touchdowns by tackling Dex-
ter from behind after the big tackle had
broken loose
Centrals light back field put up a plucky
game. mayer backed up the line splen-
ololy, ana kept the goal line safe for a
time by punting. Hunter and Browne also
distinguished themselves. Yerxa tackled
We'll, and made some Sensational returns OF
punts, but his nervousness was largely
responsible for some Of Centrars fumbles
Three Great Ground Galners.
For North High, Dexter, Dutton and
Morrill, were the great ground gainers
Dexter's gains, though unusually not long
were consistent. Dutton was largely 70.
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spons1ole for his teams score, his 45-vard
run bringing the leather within strikine
distance Of the goal line. The line men al
through played a hard and consistent
though not spectacular game Heffne,
did fast work at quarter until forced to re-
tire.
Dexter kicked off for North High. and
Central was soon forced to punt. North
High pushed the ball by short gains from
her own forty yard line to CentraPs five
yard line, but here Central held, and took
the Dali. During the rest of the first halt
both sides gained considerable ground
but neither team worked consistently. and
neither goal line was endangered
In the second half North High was
forced to punt after the kickoff. Fumbles
marred the work of both teams. and the
ball changed hands several times In the
manner and on punts without either side
securing decided advantage.
North High Scores.
Finally North High secured the ball or
her own 43-yard line, and Dutton made
forty-fve yards off Bidlake. Dexter made
two short gains, Dutton carried the ball tc
the s1x-yard line, and then Morrill, buckeo