The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-20
GREATER NORTHROP
FIELD IS OPENED
Varsity Team Easily Defeats
St. Paul and Minneapolis
High Schools.
ScORES:
SCORES:
Minnesota ri, Minneapolis Central High 6.
Minnesota Sc, st. Paul Central High O.

SCORES:
Minnesota 81, Minneapolis Central High 6.
Minnesota SO, st. Paul Central High o.
Greater Northrop Field is now a rec
ognized football battle ground. Yes
terday the new athletic field of the
Minnesota university was formerly
dedicated to clean amateur sports.
More than 5000 persons interested in
the welfare of the maroon and gold
participated in the opening ceremonies
and cheered the utterances of Gov. S.
X. Van SAINT, Mayor Haynes, of Mime
apolis, Former Senator Fred B. Snider,
the president Of the Minnesota alumni,
and President Cyrus Northrop.
Following the speeches the new grid
iron received a double baptism, the
Varsity team clashing with the teams
from the st. Paul and Minneapolis
high schools.
The ceremonies marking the opening
of the new field were simple yet inn
pressive. Senator Snider who as a
former university student has followed
the career on the maroon and gold men
through many seasons, acted as master
of ceremonies and in turn introduced
the governor, Mayor Haynes and Presi-
dent Northrop
The stand for the speakers was
erected in the center of the new i'm
mense grandstand, but owing to the
strong wind the audience found it
impossible to plainly overhear the ad-
dresses.
Gov. Van SAINT expressed his great
delight at being able as chief execu-
tive of the state to be present at the
dedication of the greatest ath-
letic field of the West. In
happy manner the governor re-
ferred to the past career of the
Minnesota teams and declared himself
first and always for the athletic col
legiate life. 1.-THE man who trains his
body alone,' said the governor, lis a
mere brute, while the man who trains
his mind alone ceases to exist. The
two must be combined" Closing the
governor expressed the hope that the
present team would surpass any ever
in the history of the university.
President Northrop devoted his adj
dress to extending the thanks of the
university and the friends of the in
stitution to the persons who have made
possible the new field. In turn the
president of the institution referred to
the late Gov. John S. Pillsbury, AL
fred Pillsbury, Prof. Jones, of the ath-
letic association, Gov. Van SAINT and
the state legislature.
He explained that the state had
gained and not lost in appropriating
money for the new field that not one
cent of the states money had been
expended in making the field an ath-
letic field and that in purchasing a
portion of the land the state had re-
ceiV$l from the city of Minneapolis
and the railroad companies property
worth far more than the amount pre-
sented by the state.
IN closing, President Northrou an
nounced Minnesota's determination to
hold the new field from the blight of
professionalism. Reading from a let
ter written by DR.. Henry Williams, the
coach of the team, the president an
nounced that Minnesota today has a
team whose standing in the world of
amateur sports cannot be questioned
Minnesota Has Honest Team.
In his letter DR.. Williams said:
F1rst-Minnesota has a team ready and
willing to work first last and all the time
for the state university.
SecondIThat every man on the team
mas been tried and tested and that not a
single individual is tainted by the suspi-
cion of professionalism
Th tdt,t every man will train hard
grace upon the institution he is represent
Ing;
old Minnesota men, told of the trials and
tribulations Of the university's athletic
association since the birth of the first
football team. and each expressed the
hope that this season would give Mime
sofa team that the state must feel proud
invaded before the work of the contractors
was completed, Manager Barnard and his
assistants handled the large crowd in
most satisfactory fashion. The new man
ager OF the GopherS won many words of
praise from the small boys and the softer
hearted spectators by throwing open, the
gates TO the youngsters who pushed and
crowded about the entrances well
trained corps Of ushers attended to the
reserve seat sections. and the crowd was
seated without hitch
Inc -GopherS made an excellent showing
In this their Initial appearance of the
season. The Minneapolis Central team
succeeded In scoring on the varsity and
killed at the very outset the idea of hold
ing the Minnesota line of 1903 sacred, but
despite this DR.. Williams men showed
that before the season is we'll on Minne-
sofa will have a team that win cause the
coaches of the big institutions much
nervousness and worry.
The Central team of Minneapolis must
receive full credit for their scoring on
Minnesota, as the touchdown was the re-
suit OF straight football but 1t was some
what in the nature of a fluke on the part
Of the Minnesota men, and a play that
must be regarded as a case of pure luck
The Gophers did, 1t is true, show raw in
q number of spots, and there were cases
of poor tacl1ling and other mistakes, but
the men as a whole played q game that
must win for them in the long run.
Minneapolis Central Scores.
Hunter, of the Minneapolis team, drew
the credit for the lone touchdown that
marred the hope of clean record for
Minnesota's first effort.
Minneapolis lined up against the var
sity for the first half, and for the first
fifteen minutes the high school boys
fought a game fight. Minnesota. after a
hard struggle, finally scored on the Cen
trail team, and then came the kickoff that
down.
With the ball in the possession of the
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