The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-13

again. BelOlt trled the enuS, out ner gains
were small. and the gophers took the ball
on downs at the fifty-yard line. They held
it just about a minute, when Beloit took
1t in the same manner. ~.
Then little Mills tried to get around
Bergen. The latter turned him in, but
Davies was unable to get through the
interference, and Mills ate up twenty
yards Of territory before he was downed.
McRae, on the next play got outside
Freeman and tore off eight metres more.
The gopher rooters gasped for breath, and
DR.. Williams hurried Van Valkenburg and
Boeckmann out on the field, Davies and
Freeman taking positions on the side
lines. The new arrangement worked bet
ter. Van smashing through the Interior
ence and tackling Mills for five yards
loss on the first play. A trial at Boeck-
mann's end was just as futile, and Smith
signaled a punt, but Webster hurdled the
line and stopped the ball with his chest,
Bidlake falling on the ball at the center
of the field. .' y.
Minnesota made ten yards over the
tackles before Umpire Allen took a hand
and gave Beloit the ball. The badgers
lost ten yards on two plays. and Smith
punted to Gray. Bergen was given a
chance and covered fifteen yards, but
tumble on the next play cost five yards.
and Bidlake punted. Merrill got away
from BoeckmanL and returned the punt
twenty yards. Then Smith punted and
Gray fumbled. Beloit getting the ball on
Minnesota's forty-yard line. Up to date
Beloit had fairly held her own against
her beefy opponents. Beloit couldn't gain,
however, and Gray caught Smiths punt
at the twenty-yard line.
Van tore off ten yards of earth, and
Minnesota hammered the tackles in
vicious style, carrying the ball to Beloit's
forty-yard line. where the visitors braced
and held for downs. Beloit failed to sig
nal kick on the third down, and the
gophers took the leather again. Bergen
and Van Valkenburg tore off five yards
| each, and steady punching at the tackles
| took the ball to the twenty-five-yard line,
where it was lost on downs. Smith punted
to Gray at the center of the field, and
the same old tackle smashes were re-
| sumed., Beloit was groggy and took time
repeatedly. Van Valkenburg, Bidlake and
Bergen carried the ball steadily down,
until Bidlake was pushed over from the
| five-yard line. Bidlake also kicked the
goal. The half ended after Gray. caught
Smiths kickoff
Second Hail.
Warren was put in at left tackle in the
second half, Thorpe replacing Liggett at
full-backs and Lafans playing right-half.
Thorpe kicked off to Smith, who returned
the ball to the twenty-yard line. Then
Mills furnished the most sensat ional play
of the game. Behind splendid interfer-
ence he got outside left tackle, passed the
second line of defense, and went down the
| field like an antelope. Gray was playing
back, but the little Beloit sprinter was
surrounded by four of his team mates, and
| the best Gray could do was to bowl over
one or two Of the blockers.
| At that there were enough left to put
| Lafans out Of the running when he tried
to tackle the flying half back. Mills now
had clear field, and it looked as if the
gopher goal line would be crossed and
double crossed, but Boeckmann saved the
day by a long sprint and vicious tackle
Mills had covered sixty-five yards and
the ball was on Minnesota's twenty five
yard line.
McRae then got outside Boeckmann for
five yards, but then the gophers braced
and Smith tried a drop kick. Lafans
got through and stopped the ball, Bergen
dropping on it at the twenty-yard line.
Minnesota hammered the tackles until the
fifty-yard line was reached, when Beloit
held for downs. After losing fifteen yards
on two trials at the ends, Smith punted.
Gray misjudged the punt, it went over
his head and rolled behind the line. Thorpe
| punted out and exchange of kicks
/ followed and then Merrill failed to hold
the ball and Tuck dropped on it at the
i fifty-yard line.
/ " BeIoit Weakens Fast.
l Here Beloit began to weaken. Her sec
ond wind had come and gone and Mime
sofa was still fresh and strong. Lafans
did most of the ground gaining for Min
nesota, and the ball was pushed steadily
down the. field, Van going over for the
second touchdown. Thorpe kicked the
goal
The next score came easily, Mime
sofa losing the ball only once after the
kickoff, and that time on the umpire's
decision. Beloit held the ball just about
minute and was forced to punt. Irs-
field took Lafans' place at half and opened
up we'll, smashing right tackle for five
and ten yards repeatedly Warren. finally
hit tackle for ten yards carrying the
ball over for the third score. Thorpe's
, kick hit the bar, and bounded over, scor-
ing a goal. Score, Minnesota, 18, Beioit
: 0. Thorpe punted after the next kickoff
and Merrill again lost the ball for his
side by a tumble. Minnesota tore u1
:: the weakened Beloit line almost at will
and soon pushed Irsfield over for a touch.
down. Thorpe failed at the goal, An.
other score followed in quick order, anc
the gophers lost another by letting Beloi
hold for downs on her ten-yard line. The
lineup:
Minnesota. Beloit
Bergen: left end ......Little, Plum
3 Olsen. .......:... left guard $500. :Hauko
Meb thern =, center ter: oronk Roller
sehaeht r rlfnt factie cniian
!, Freeman, Boeckmann,
t Tuck. ............ right end ......... William
=. Gray. ............ quarter ........,.: Merrill
5 Davies 80 =
Van valkenburg... left half .......,.... Mill
Bidlake, Lafans
Irsfeld, Downing. right half ........... McRa
Lggett ThOrpe.... fnllback ............ .Smit
Touchdowns, Bidlake, Van Valkenburg Wal
. rem. Irs6eld 2. Goals kicked, Bidlake, Thorpe !:
Umpire. Phil Allen. Referee MIR. Wheeler. Tim
of halves, 25 minutes.
Not All Dead Ones.
i A morning paper tells a wild story abou
injuries to the Minnesota football play
i. :. ers. According to the tale, nine. of tn
y best gopher men are laid up, and unlikel
to play in the big games. Phe: list o
casualties as given by the morning pape
follows: - -
=. Lafans, shoulder broken in two place
in Beloit game. Bidlake. rib broken
K Rogers, arm crippled. Flynn, knee in
p jured. Harris, hand damaged. Knowltor
3 injuries not specified, but mot of a seri
Gus nature O'Brien, knee injured
: Boeckmann, knee injured. Davies, Gu
= over eye.
DR.. Williams, when questioned in regar
d to these cripples, remarked laconical lily
n "None of them are likely to die just yet.