The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-10

serves Ill setLlnS the only score FOR his
team. With Stahl, he formed hard
combination to buck on the left side of the
line. and Harris showed his appreciation
of this by directing the attack mainly
at the other side. = ...>..- ~ =
Too much credit, however, cannot be
given the Illinois team as whole for the
plucky fight put up against odds. The
men played football all the time, but
fairly wore themselves out trying to stop
the heavy mass plays. They, fairly sus-
tanned their reputation as the gamest
losers In the west. So. ST..
Minnesota Starts or We'll.
Stahl opened the game by kicking to
Harris, who was doWned on the, thirty
five-yard line after a sprint Of twenty five
yards Then the grinding mass plays
were brought into action, and in half a
and tackles. the ball was landed in the
center Of the field. Thorpe and Van
added eight more yards by assaults on
the tackles, and after Umpire Allen had
requested the visitors to contribute ten
more, Thorpe got outside Kaston for eight
yards of territory. The ball was now on
the Illinois twenty-yard line and touch
down for Minnesota looked inevitable, but
on the next play a tumble gave the ball
to Illinois. " T. '' - <"
hooters Get a Scare. Il
Here the Illini fooled Gray on a fake
kick, Stahl getting round for thirty yards.
Gray partially redeemed his error by over
taking the big tackle and downing him
on the fifty-yard line Then Illinois man.
aged to buck the line for twelve yards in
four plays, and Allen added five for off,,
side. Here the gopher line stiffened, and
Cook tried a drop kick, Harris getting the
oval at the ten-yard line. Knowlton at
once punted and Pitts broke through out
side Warren for twenty yards. Minnesota
was penalized again, and the ball was on
the gophers' ffteen-yard line. =. - >: r.,
Here the gophers showed their mettle
by holding for three downs and then
blocking Cooks drop kick. An Illinois
man recovered the leather at the ten-yard
line but Umpire Allen gave 1t back to the
gophers for holding. Illinois then held
for three downs, and Strathern made a
! bad pass for a punt, giving Illinois the
ball again under the shadow Of Mime
sofas goal posts. Again the gopher line
held firm as Gibralter, and Cook tried his
third drop kick. but the ball went low
and Minnesota got it at the fifteen-yard
| line. A fake play with Gray carrying the
| ball lost three yards, and Knowlton punt
ed, Illinois getting the ball at the forty
| three-yard line. Illinois managed to gain
twenty yards on straight bucks, and got
ten for interference, when she lost the
! ball for holding at the thirteen-yard line.
schacht Makes First Score.
| Then Minnesota got her battering ram
| in motion again. Thorpe cleared the line
| for thirty yeards, and Thorpe and Warren
| made twelve yards in three plays. the at
! tack was directed at Kaston, and neither
| he nor Diener could stem the PUSHES,
which were varied by an occasional CEN
ter plunge. The ball was forced quickly
| to Illinois S2-yard line, and an offstde play
! cost Illinois half that distance.
! Van took the ball within six inches Of the
| line, and Schacht CARRIED it over for the
first touchdown. Knowlton failed on the
| goal.
| Stahl kicked off over the line, and Min
nesota got offside on the punt out, being
! penalized five yards. On the next trial
| Harris sent the oval to Diener, who re-
| turned it to Mnnesotas thirty five yard
line. Illinois got ten yards on Aliens de-
cision, but they could add no more by
| their own efforts, and on the third down
! Cook again tried a drop kick. It was
! blocked but Illinois recovered the ball al
| the twelve-yard line. There the Gopher
defense again proved equal to the emer-
gency and Minnesota took the oval
| Thorpe Immediately carried it part way
out of danger by a f1fteen-yard sprint
! and with Warren, the auburn haired hall
got the ball to the forty-yard line. Tackle
and center plunges added eight more
yards, when Illinois took the ball for hold
ing. The fake kick failed to work again
and Minnesota held for downs on the for,
ty-yard line just as time was called fol
the half.
| Second Hail.
Irsfeld replaced Thorpe in the second
period. and Knowlton kicked off, Illinoi.
returning the ball to the thirty-yard line
Stahl worked his fake kick, on Roger
for forty yeards. Sig bringing the Illinoi
captain to earth by a vicious tackle. Her,
Minnesota held, and Gray refused to al
low Cook to work the fake kick racket OF
him. Minnesota took the ball, and Scha Oh
carried the fight into Illinois territory b,
a twenty-yard plunge. Schacht, Van AM
Irstleld got the ball to the ten-yard line
and Flynn pulled Van over for secon,
touchdown. Knowton kicked goal. Score
Minnesota, IL; Illinois, 0.
Stahl kicked over the line and thel
caught Harris punt-out at the fifty-yar
line. Illinois was forced to punt. Umpir
Allen at this point ruled 1rsfield Off 10
rough play, and Lafans went in at RICH
half. An offside play cost Minnesota fly
} yards. and forced her to punt. After a.
; exchange Of kicks, Minnesota held TO
r three downs on her thirty-five-yard line
and Cook again tried a drop kick, standin
} on the forty-f1ve-yard line. The ball wei,
, fair and true, with just enough force t
\ carry it over, and the score stood Mime
r sofa H., Illinois s.
Mira ana Last ouChdoW1.
: Knowlton kicked off to Stahl who re
turned the ball to the twenty-flve-yar
line. Stahl punted out Of bounds at tn
y ffty-two-ya line and then the grindin
process was resumed. Minnesota fnall
3 lost on downs at illinois, five yard; lin,
3 Stahl punted, and Sig got past the IllinoI
! ends, and got back nearly all the: distanc,
finally landing the ball on the fifteen-yar
2 line. Then Van smashed the line twic,
n and five more points We're added to Mime
2 sofas score. Knowlton made the goa
and the score was II to 8, the figure E
r which it remained. After the kikoff Mir
8 nesota rushed the ball to Illinois twent,
t. lard line and and lost it on downs jus
n as time was called. The lineup: -
- Minnesota. Position. : Illinois.
= Rogers. ......... left end Coo
!. | Warren. left tackle :... .!.. Stall
n Flynn. ..:...... left guard :... .Bundy. Stor
strathern. center :................W ilse
Schacht. Van : -, -. :, :. :. sA'
Valkenbu,g. right tackle. . Kaston Bund
. | '.''' - 49, VILE
: Gray. right end 49,. Rothgab. Bee
e Aaffls quarter Parker. Mckinle
y ! Van Valkenburg, ..-.. S.; -. .,
d Boeckmnnn. :. left half 80. Pitts. Bronsc
e Thorpe, Irsheld. 49,. :',~
S | LaFans. Down. --..- =
~ Knowlton. .fullback ...... Bronson. Park,
Referee Rinehart: umpire. Phil Allen: time
II halves, thirty-6ve minutes touchdowns, Schach
II Van Valkenburg 2; goals. Knowlton 2: drop Rio
1t from field, Cook; score, Minnesota IT, Illinois
d CRITICISM BY. WISE ONES =. j..