The Minneapolis journal., 1902-09-26
FOOTBALL
CARLETON IS NEXT
Varsity Football Will Meet the Col
lege Team From Mortified
Tomorrow Afternoon.

Knowlton, La Fans, Gray and Bid
lake Will Be in the Lineup
at the Start.
GAMES TOMORROW.
WEST.
Minnesota vs.. Carleton NorthroD field.
Wisconsin Lawrence at Madison.
Michigan Albion at Ann Arbor.
Chicago Monmouth at Chicago
Purdue VS.. Franklin at Lafayette
Northwestern Naperville at Evanston
Illinois VS.. lnglrwood high school at Cham |
pagn.
Kansas VS.. state agricultural at Lawrence.
Nebraska Doane at Lincoln.
EAST
Harvard Williams at Cambridge.
Yale VS.. Trinity at New Haven.
Cornell VS.. Colgate at Ithaca.
Pennsylvania Lehigh at Philadelphia.
Tomorrow afternoon the football season Will
be formally launched 1T nearly every one CT
the big western and eastern universities: All
the western rleyenS Iowa have games scheG-
uled. and all of the important eastern
teams, save Princeton and Columbia, will play.
To-mOrrow's games naturally attract little in
tcrest outside of the institutions involved. The
contcsts will serve to give some idea OF the
strength of the elevens, but most OF the teams
have had little practice and are consequently
too green to allow an accurate estimate OF their
ability.
The Minnesota Carleton game attracts consid-
cradle interest locally, Carleton nearly always
puts out fast though light team The Min
nesota squad s in good condition, except for the
absence of Harris who has bad thumb. Sew
eral players i'll be seen in the lineup who did
play against the high schools Monday.
Knowleton will" be tried at quarter in the alb
sencc Of Harris, and La Fans Will play right
tackle for Il part of the game, while Roger
Gray will guard right end. Jack Bidlake, who
put in appearance yesterday, will play at
right half at the opening of the game.
THE LINEUP.
Minnesota Carleton
Ven valkenburg. left tackle ......J. NJ; Hayes
Flynn Capt left guard. ... Riordan
Webster center. ........... MoWery
Smith right guard. ....; -; Noses
La Fans. .rgh: tackle. ..... E. " Hayes
knowlton ......... quarter: :....... Hendrickson
Davies ........... left half. .... Norton n
Bidlake .......... right half Rose
Lggett ............ fullback. ............ Freer
During the progress of the game substitutes
will be made in the Minnesota lineup from tie
following men: Bergen, left end; Waist, lett
Tickle; Nelson, left guard Strathern. center;
Olsen right guard; Downing, right tackle Tuck
right end; Gray, quarter; Van Valkenburg, left
half; Irsfeld, right half; Thorpe, fullback
CARLETON TEAM IS LIGHT.
Football practice at Carleton has not devel
oped far enough yet to determine exactly the
strength of this years team; but the prospect
are good. Several positions filled by new
The team is not heavy one, averaging
about 16O pounds
Two elevens have been out daily this wee
and Coach Jones has given them some good. live
ly practice; Jim Hayes is the new captai
elected to fill the place resigned by W. D. Harris
Captain Hayes Is playing tackle.
The initial game was played with the Austin
high school eleven last Saturday.
TO-mOrrOw's game will begin at 4 clock. Pre-
vious to this contest, the third and fourth teams
of the varsity squad Will line up for short prac-
tice game.
PRACTICE IS SPIRITED.
Practice Northrop field yesterday spir
tied. The regulars put in an hour in hard
scrimmage work against the second team ard
succeeded in scoring two touchdOwns. The
sity put in most Of the time, when it held the
ball. in line work, and smashed into the scru,i q
in vicious style. The substitutes, however, ME t
the charges of the veterans doggedly, and tn
first team had its work cut out.
The second team also did good work in ad
vancing the ball, and got the pigski
dangerously near the varsity goal line. The
the regulars held for downs and punted to- ii .
center of the field When the squad dis
missed. the scrubs were working the ball steadily
down the field.
The appearance of Knowton, La Fans Gray
and HiIlake on the first team. in the positions
which they will play tomorrow. a feature
of the practice. Gray has apparently succeeded
in overcoming the objections of his parents to hi
playing. and held down right end like veteran
His work in smashing interference good
and, the whole. he made creditable show
ing. Jack Ridlnke struck town yesterday NOR
ming and reported at once to DR.. Williams
Within hour the big back studying the
signals. and when practice began he ready
to take his place at right half on the frst tear
Ridlake Is in excellent physical condition anc
looks decidedly fit.
Smith and Bergen also appeared the frs
team, playing in the line. During the practice
Earl Current received injury which necessi
tnted his being carried off the field He WEI
not seriously hurt and will be back In the gam
in day or two.
O Cans sophomore medic. who formerly payet
end on the ST. Cloud normal team. was in th
same position on the second team and put up
strong game.
CENTRAL HIGH IN HARD LUCK.
The Central high school management has ,
prize hard-luck story. Earl Luce and Clarenr
Bideke. who have been playing strong gam
in the tackle positions, have been obliged t
Quit the game account of parental oppositicu
This necessitates breaking in two men fu
tackles. and Yesterday Coach Loomis switched tn
two big guards, Morse and Blackwell, to tackles
trying Burns and Todd at guard. Both or
heavy men and showed up we'll in the ne,
places. although Todd was slow in getting int
the play
Back of the line, Yerxa and Hunter are bot
disabled. and altogether the prospects for te
days game against the alumni were not tn
brightest.
George Kegg. substitute end on the Sout
Side team. had ankle thrown out Of joir
and bone broken in his leg in yesterday
practice.
The East Side high school is turning out tw
teams every day. and at present is under tt
guidance of Captain King. who is unable to pla
on account of wrenched knee. The manage
ment is looking for good coach, but there seen
to be in sight.
The team plays st. Anthony team to- morrow
and the probable lineup for the game will bt
Center Moody; right guard, Sherburne or Loci
rim: left guard. Winters: right tackle. Gille
left tackle. Wyman; right end Mitchell: le
end Lafans: quarter, Ludwig; right half, King
left half. Dirymple: fullback, Fryhman.
CORNHUSKERS IN HARD LUCK,
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 26-Unfavorable weatht
has consDircd to make the weeks football pra
tice at Nebraska university of dscourag
ment On Monday Booth hustled his men out
the rain, but half hours fOundering about
the mud convinced him that swimming lessor
not part of the football curriculum an
back to the gymnasium the squad was ordered
Here they have remained, the elements DR.
venting outdoor work each succeeding da
Booth had cut out program Of stif practic
the need Of which was most apparent in the mr.
1iminary game last Saturday against Linco
high. The cornhuskers wen, but their opponen
md short nf .o L.