The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-07
SOUTH HIGH VICTOR.
Dobie's Team Surprises the Wise
Ones by Defeating East Side
Team.
Berg Does Star Work, Making Three
Touchdowns East Highs
Plucky Brace.

South High schools football team
surprised the wise ones by defeating
East High by score Of 16 to 6 this
morning in a game on the North High
school field.
In the first half South High had
things all her own way. East High
could not make Roadway thru the
beefy line Of their opponents, who
outweighed them from fifteen to
twenty pounds In the rush line. South
High on the other hand gained freely
thru center and tackles. Berg and Os-
trand proving the most consistent
ground gamers. Early in the first
own territory. Ostrand broke thru
left tackle for twenty yards, and soon
after Berg plunged thru and ran for
| ty-flve yards. for a touchdown, shak-
! ing off half a, dozen tacklers before he
reached the LIE. The punt out was
poor and South High lost a chance
! for a goal.
| Soon after the next kick off South
| High got the ball III the center of the
runnig fifty yards for a. second touch
down.. Chestnue failed to make goal
South High was rushing down for an
other touchdown when the half
ended.
Soon after the second half opened
South High got the ball on tumble
4 at East Highs twenty-five yard line.
Ostrand ploWed thru tackle for fit.
/ teen yards. and after a succession OF
/ short lire plunges. Berg was given the
ball and went over from the 2-yard
| line. Chestnut kicked goal, making
! the score i 6 to 0.
4 East High braced after this, and
getting the ball in the center of the
field worked it down to the ten-yard
/ line, where it was lost OH downs. The
gains were made by short plunges al
best work, with Frykman and Ludwig
not far behind. South High was
forced to punt, and East High slowly
i forced the ball from the f1fty-yard line
down toward South Highs goal. Lud.
wig helped matters, along by q pretty
dash of thirty yards round left end
Fryknan was finally pushed over
after several minutes of gruelins
. work in front Of the goal posts. Fryk
7. man kicked goal, and the score was
! 16 to 6. South Highs line was weak.
ening and East High was on South
High s ten-yard line With1a good show
for another touchdown when time
; was called.
South Highs showing was a dis
tinct surprise. The team has devel
oped a powerful tho ponderous at
tack. The eleven is. one of the heav
. lest if not the heaviest ever turnes
out by high school in the state
The team lacks speed, but IL this Col
: he developed. South High will max
things interesting for North High
next week.
OF the Individual players Berg an
Ostrand were the stars. Both ar
powerful men, and Keep their Zee
we'll in hitting the line. Berg is no
SO good On defense as In carrying tn
: bull. Bowman did good work on de
' fense, more than once breaking thr
: and spelling East Highs plays Chest
: nut defended his end; we'll, but nj
: kicking was very poor. IF 8
For East High Wynlan. Ludwig an
), Frykm an did good work In advanc
: ing the ball insthe second half. Lud
9 Wig will develop into a star if II
learns to fight for distance whe
: carrying the ball. Frykn1ars punt
= ing was a feature of the game, an
: the spirit shown by the whole. Eas
: High team In pulling out their touch
;, down was magnificent. The lineup