The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-26
MECHANIC ARTS HIGH SCHOOL
TEAM NARROWLY ESCAPES
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Manufacturers LONG SPRINT
SCORES THEIR TOUCHDOWN
Despite Field of Heavy Mud sloan's
Fast Men Rush Down the Field in
Rapid Time-Wet BalhspoiIs Raiders
Goal Kicking.

OutWelghed almost ten POUNDS TO a
man and compelled to play on heavy
field that gave the advantage to weight,
| the fast Central high school team had
no trouble running away from the team
from the Mechanic Arts high school
at Lexington park yesterday afternoon.
Score, Centrals 80; Mechanic Arts 6.
Yesterdays drizzle made the gridiron
at Lexington sea of mud, and when
the stocky kickers from the Mechanic
Arts came onto the field the Central
stock slumped. The Centrals looked
speedy, but the field promised to make
speed worthless. The wiry backs of
the Central team soon spoiled the
promise. Once in possession of the
ball Pringle's men went through and
around the Mechanics line in way
that was painful.
The Mechanics could not stop the
rush Of red and black. The heavy line
would smash into the scrimmage only
to dig out of the mud and l1ie up again
for another first down. In seven
| minutes of play the red and black af-
ter a steady march down the field,
pushed over the Mechanics line.
CentraIs Score in Fast Time.
IL was SllIOSt IilO ociiilC Will liz
second scoring. Larkin kicked off for
the Mechanics and again the Central
| line started back through the mud 1t
was smash, slip, slide and smash again
| and the 4'stonewalP' pleadings of the
Mechanics supporters failed to help
1 the heavy line 1t was around the end,
| mass on tackle, bump against the CEN
| ter and around the other end. Every
| try for a good gain.
The Mechanics were surprised at the
sudden arrival of the first touchdown.
They came onto the field confident that
the Mechanic Arts team of 1902,
though repudiated by the school man
agement was to lower the proud Cen
trail colors in the mud and now with
one touchdown recorded and another
scheduled for rapid delivery they abus-
ed each other in their helpless anger.
You let him through guard"
81 did not
You did, and hold him next time"
Hold him yourself"
Signal
-Four, ten, eighteen, nine.'
''Smash!"
Lineup"
First down..
Wet Ball Spells Kicks.
That was the story of almost the en-
tire game. McGregor, pushed along by
his teammates, slipped through the
mud, hurdled fighting Mechanic play
ers and the second touchdown arrived.
RAIDER kicked goal this time. With the
ball in the wet, slippery condition it
was almost impossible to kick, and the
tackle must be excused for his failure
to land four of his goals.
This fast work on the part Of the
Ceptrals collected four touchdowns in
the first half. The half ended when
the Centrals were preparing for an
other rush that would have gained an
ether touchdown.
Mannhei1ner saved the Mechanics
from complete disgrace in the second
half by carrying the ball behind the
CentralS' goal posts seven minutes af-
ter the kickoff. The touchdown was
the one feature Of the Mechanics play,
and was one of the sensations of the
game.
Manufacturers Long Run.
Central kicked off and the Mechanics
brought the ball back to their forty
yard line. Mannheimer was given the
ball and with good interference got
around the Centrals' left end. Sven
son and RAIDER were shaken off by the
runner and breaking away from his
interference he started his sprint to
touchdown. Todd tried to drop him,
but started too late, and pursued by
the entire team Manufacturer carried
| the ball in behind the goal posts. Lar
| kin kicked goal.
Considering the conditions the game
was played through in fast time. Lit
tie time was taken out for injuries and
the two teams played clean game.
Coach Sloan deserves much credit
for training a winning team for this
game. The Mechanics worked all sea-
son with one thought-to beat the
Central, and Sloan taught his men the
only style of play that could win for
| them.
On the muddy field of yesterday
Central attempting a game Of mass
plays would have been beaten in fast
time, but Sloan taught his men to sup
! port his speedy backs with strong in
reference and the Mechanics were
| helpless against this style of play.
The Lineup.