The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-24
SCORE ON VARSITY
College Eleven, With Hefelfnger in
the Line, Puts Up a Strong
CAME
First Eleven a Patchwork Affair
Contest Is Slow and Devoid
Of Interest.

Of Interest.
SATURDAYS SCORES. $780,.
WEST. -. ~.
Minnesota II, College s. - ~.~... -r...-
Michigan IS, Oberlin O.
Illinois II, Northwestern O.
Notre Dune 20, DePauw 0. r.
Purdue 81, Indianapolis 0. -
Cornell IS, Coe 0.
Ames II, Penn 0. .s p.
Yale %, Harvard o. = .es..
Dartmouth H. Brown e.
Virginia 6, Carlisle S.
|. = Lehigh 6, Lafayette O, 80 s--:,-
Saturdays game between the varsity
and college elevns on Northrop field was a
lars winning by a score Of II to s.
,, The poor showing of the. varsity was due
chiefly to two causes. The first was the
presence of Fudge" Heffelhnger at left
guard in the college lineup. The old
Yale players work in opening holes in the
varsity line was the chief agent in secur-
ing the touchdown made by the scrubs.
Inc other element of weakness in the
yarslty,s work was the poor passing of
OBrien at quarter. 1t was the first time
OBrlen had played the position in a game,
ana his untam1liarity with the duties of
the position made an effective attack i'm
possible. so. -
The promoters Of the game, the proceeds
OF which are to be used for someuniversity
enterprise set forth four reasons why foot
Dali enthusiasts should attend. These were,
hrst hta the game would afford the Ia st
opportunity of seeing Knowlton, Schacht,
smith ana Flynn on a local gridiron; sec
ono, that three old stars would take part
III the contest; third that the rQoters could
get a line on the work of the team before
the Michigan game; fourth, that the stu
oents couid size up the substitutes, and
estimate the strength Of the material from
which next years eleven will be chosen.
Promises Not Fulfilled.
Only one of these promises WAS fulfilled.
Two were fulfilled in part, and the fourth
was entirely disregarded OF the three
Ola stars only one, Heffelinger, was in tho
lineup. or the four varsity players adver-
t1sed to make their farewell appearance
three appeared on the gridiron, the fourth
KnoWlton, was visible on the side lines.
The rooters did get a line on the strength
or the men who will be candidates for the
varsity in 1903, but there was absolutely
no chance to size up the regular teams
work with reference to its probable show
ing in the Michigan game.
only SIX OF the varsity men were in the
lineup In their regular positions unless
Lafans be counted as a seventh. The line
was intact with the exception of Warren,
whose place at left tackle was filed by
Van Valkenburg. The backfield included
only one man who is likely to play against
Michigan. The work Of this patchwork
eleven would have been pathetic had it
not been humorous.
or the college players who took part in
the game, on either the regular or scrub
teams, Moore. Bidlake. O'Brien. Liggett,
Bergen, Wabster, Downing, Nye and Bur
dick showed varsity calibre. Moore at
left guard held his own we'll against Cap
tain Johnnie Flynn, and should prove a
valuable man in the line next season.
O,Br1en showed rare form in running back
punts: He proved the hardest man to
tackle on geither team. and his clover
!: lodging brought forth repeated applause
from the crowd Bidlalzes punting was a
feature, his spirals averasing from forty
to fifty yards. More than once he sent
the ball oyer Nye's head, and his kicks
moreover, were quite high, giving the
ends plenty Of time to get down the field
and nab the runner. Webster played a
good game at tackle, once breaking
through Schacht and, blocking a punt.
The: other men named all did acceptable
work. .Ali~ J
Heffelfinger's work at guard was
revelation, and he handled Smith like
child. Fudge opened big holes in the
right side Of the varsity line, and; the
scrubs touchdown was secured almost
entirely to plunges through right guard
and tackle. ;.-'&,s =
Detail Of tho Play. .=':.
Exchanges Of punts followed the kick
OF, neither side meeting with success In
Its efforts to rush the ball. Nye finally
fumbled one Of Bidlake's kicks, and Flynn
got the ball on the scrubs ffteen-yard
line. The varsity pushed it to the five
yard line, and the scrubs held for three
downs. Rogers then made a neat drop
kick Of a goal from the fifteen yard line.
Flynn stopped the kickoff. but FUN
fifteen yards to the varsity twenty-five-
yard line The scrubs soon pushed it over
for q touchdown, but Liggett missed the
goal, and the score stood to S.
The only feature Of the remainder OF
the hrst half was sensational run by
Nye on the kickoff The little quarter
caught the oval at the f1fteen-yar line.
and dashed up the field behind good inter-
ference breaking through the entire var
s1ty team with the exception of O'Brien.
Boeckmann however, overlook the; ol1ar
ter at the varsity S ffty-yard line Neither
goal was threatened again during the
half. -: -
Second Half.
Late IN the second half the varsity
WV
goal. Rogers put the ball within sxikina
distance by a pretty run of forty wards
through the line. O'Brien went round
left end on quarterback play, and Flvnn
got round the same end for another lone
run run. This put the ball on the f1ve-yard
lineup: LAC
Varsity. u Position. r.u
rogers -....... left-end-right ....:... Tnc,
Van Valkenburg. .left--tack1e-risht Nov.
Flynn .'....... left-gnard+-rlght, More 0Isnv
s ''ia'netn '''... center Pattee, Carl
Smith ,u.4 Hetfelfnger,
Schacht, ,2~s!,--- iattee
, Rurdick .right-tackle-lef wehstor !
G Gray ;........ right-end-left Bergen
BoecEmann ieft9qh iarser ,;ii........ Nye
LEANS ...... risht-half-left ...... Ligeetf
Umpire. Dr.. wil, tu1'Raef Refer,. Va Current
en-: Iouehdowns, Tuck, Bidlake. Coal from
1T!1c Rogers. Goal from field, Rogers.
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