The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-01
FOOTBALL
TEAM WORKLACKING
Gophers Score So Points on Hamline
but Play Erratic Game at
l. Times.
Individual Work in Ground Gaining
Good-Varsity Puts Up
Fast Game.
FOOTBALL GAMES TODAY.

Chicago vs.. Fort Sheridan at Chicago.
Northwestern VS.. Chicago Dents at Evanston.
Pennsylvania Franklin atDd Marshall at
Philadelphia.
Cornell VS.. Rochester at ithaca.
Yale Tufts at New Haven.
Harvard Bowdon ut Cambridge.
Princeton VS.. Swurthmore at Princeton
p Columbia VS.. Brooklyn Tech at New York.
sprinkled indscriminately through the play OF
both the Minnesota and Hamlne teams yester-
(ay. In spite of the score of 80 points rolled up
the visitors from the midway district, the
TX rooters saw much to criticize in the play
II oir representatives.
- j, in the second half the gophers smashed
IL ".sh for touchdown In two plays after the
Kickoff Almost immediately afterward they
were held for downs by Hamline twice in the
space of five minutes.
or the work Of the Minnesota team as a whole
little can be said in praise. that 1t was
faster than in the game against Carleton Satur-
day. This largely due to the work Of
Gray at quarter. He passed the ball much
quicker than Knowlton, and got into the inter
ference Well
But If the quarterback fast the Interior
ence not. The backs in the first half re-
peatedly got under way so slowly as to block the
progress of the runner instead of arording him
assistance. Van Falkenberg, especially, SOL
diered the interference. On many plays prac-
ftcally protection accorded the runner,
who tackled Mt behind the line. In gem
eral the gains Of the varsity were made by main
strength and awkwardness aided somewhat by
speed. Only occasions there SEM
blance Of team
Most of these occasions came Hamline 3
kick-offs. Twice in the second half the team
gave Gray splendid protection in running back
the kicks. and the quarterback followed his In
reference with rare judgment, landing the bali
well inside Hamline's territory. Once, too, Smith
was given good interference end run, and
enabled to make thirty yards. Aside
from these and few less conspicuous instances,
however, it every man for himself.
LINE NEEDS BRACING
1t was also demonstrated yesterday that the
varsity line needs bracing badly. Time and
again RAIDER Kennedy would break through
and tackle gopher runner behind the line This
resulted In the varsity being held for downs three
times during the game, and the ony reason this
circumstance did not happen more often was the
weakness Of the Hamline in tackling. They
seemed unable to hold the heefy goDhers, who
with their lighter opponents cingng to theil
waists. Moreover, Hamlne repeatedly
missed easy tackles after breaking through the
line. Had they tackled with a little more ac
curacy and force, they could have held tho
gophers' score down to pretty small figures.
RAIDER especially broke through with equal ia
cility on either side of the line. 1t was appa
rent either that the gopher lnemen were loaf
ing or that they had great deal to learn about
the game. Smith showed disposition to shirl
all the work except that which would be appre
ciated by the grand stand, and the same tendency
was evident in one or two others Of the ten mel
who played in the line during the game.
One encouraging feature was seen in the dis
position of the varsity players to keep fighting
after they were tackled. In this respect Davies
and La Fans shone. and 1t common
currence to either shake off three OF
four Hamline, ,tacklers before he finally
downcd. Davies is, clearly the most aggressive