The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-09
PLAY RAGGED GAME
Gophers Give Farcical Exhibition
in Contest with Lawrence
The Popular Score.
Nearly All Minnesota Men Show {
Tendency to Loaf-Lawrence
Plays Plucky Game.
Scores Saturday.

WEST.
Minnesota 49, Lawrence 0.
Michigan S. Ohio State 0.
Wisconsin, SO. Oshkosh Normal 0.
Chicago IT, Haskell Indians IL.
Lake Forest 5. Depauw 0.
Coe IS. State Normal 8.
Ames A. Grnnell 6.
shattuck IS, Hamline O.
Nebra ska 33, Knox 5.
Washington 0, Missouri 0.
Monmouth IT, Penn College 0.
Beloit 3d. Platteville Normal o.
Notre Dame 2S, Missouri Osteopaths 0.
Oberlin So, Western Reserve o.
Michigan "Aggies'' AZ, Hillsdale 0.
Kansas II, Oklahoma 8.
EAST.
Yale so, Syracuse O.
Harvard IT, Pennsylvania 10.
Princeton II, Lafayette ..
Cornell 0, Lehigh 0.
Williams 6, Colgate 0.
Dartmouth IS. Amherst 0.
West Point So. Manhattan 0.
Washington and Jefferson Is, Annap-
ellis 0.
Carlisle 20. Georgetown s.
Brown "a, Vermont O.
Yale Freshmen 10, Princeton Fresh
men 0.
Colby II. Bowdoin 0.
Wesleyan Sc, Trinity II.
The popular figures of 46 to were
hung up at the close of Saturdays
game on Northrop field between the
Minnesota football team and the little
eleveo from Lawrence university Of
Appi n, Wis This Is the third time
this season. Ames and Beloit were
the other teams which had the COM
bination chalked up against them
In view of the severe adverse COM
ment oceasioned by the horseplay
seen on the field in the Beloit game,
1t was expected that the gophers would
be sent in with instructions to cut
loose and play the game. IT any such
instructions were given, however, they
were blandly ignored by the majority
ceptions. Current played hard game,
scoring large percentage of the
touchdowns, and bucking the line eff
fectively at all times, besides doing
some vicious tackling behind the line.
Bergen. who replaced Davies at left
half early IN the game, also worked
hard, and proved the surest ground
= gamer on the team with the exception
of Current. The stocky halfback set
tied all doubts in regard to his fitness
for the varsity, and his fierce plunges
off tackle were a feature of the game.
Irsfeld played a conscientious game,
and Davies advanced the ball well as
long as he was in the lineup. The
forwards, however, played in q listless
manner, and the interference given the
DdCkS WAS very poor. his was eSpe-
cially the case in plays directed a
Lawrence's right side of the line. AL.
ter, the neryy little right end, almos
invariably got thru and nailed Irsf1elC
before he could pass the line. More
than once the forwards allowed Law
rence's men to sift thru and tackle be-
hind Minnesota's line.
Fumbling and Offside Play.
In the first half Minnesota found i
hard work to push the ball over. II
spite of the languid character of the
attack, Minnesota's superior weigh
and the poor tackling of her opponents
rendered ground gaining easy, blu
the gophers back when they We're clos,
to touchdown. Fumbling can b,
condoned in the first month of the sea
son, but there is little excuse for it a
this date. The same can be said o
offside play and holding Minnesot;
was penalized repeatedly Saturday, il
spite of the object lesson furnished b.
the Michigan game. Once the gopher
had the ball one yard from Lawrence
goal line when a. ten-yard penalt
spoiled the chance to score.
In the second half Minnesota playe
with a little more dash and Lawrenc
weakened rapidly, allowing the gopher
to score cix more touchdowns On tn
whole, however, the play during tn
entire game was a disappointment. 81
T1dTTlS ulu not play up TO MS form i
the Michigan game, except in his punt
ing. His kicks were excellent in bot
height and distance, averaging goo
forty-flve yards over the line. Har
ris does not seem, however, to put a
much snap into the teams play a
does O'Brien, and he does not get int
the interference as we'll, while j
ground gaining there Is no compariso
between the two.
Few Long Runs.
The game was without special fea,
ures. Minnesota failed to get aro,1n
the ends for long runs, and most {
the gains were made on center pIutg.
by Current or short tackle bucks b
the halves. Current got thru for or
run OF forty yards. and Irsfield and De
yies made dashes of thirty yards ca cl
Minnesota again showed poor nhvs
cal condition, her men taking q,
much more time than a championshi
eleven ought to need when playin
against team twenty pounds to th
man below it in weight
Lawrence put up plucky, tho M
particularly scientific game, their o
Tense was weak and Minnesota's 90.
line was never in danger Harmon
a the big guard, and Alter, the right en-
played strong football. The Iine-1n. q
Minnesota Lawrence
Rogers Capt. Il. Z. Alter ....R
Webster Il. T. Wolter ...R
warren ...'....'L. G. Kxiarnapp ........R.
Thorpe r. G. Doyden I
Pattee ......... r. r. Ballantyne .L"
Burdick R. Z. Peck Capt. I
Davies. Bergen iHB Steven Stevenson n +
!, Irsfeld r. II. B. Roesch ..I n