The Saint Paul globe., 1903-10-24
CENTRAL IS DOWNED
Minneapolis High School Team
Proves Too Strong.

Inc ST. Paul Central high school
team was defeated at Lexington park
yesterday afternoon by the team from
the Minneapolis South Side high school
The final score was % to 0.
The two teams played fast and clean
football, but Central was outclassed
by Minneapolis, and the score would
have been much larger but for the
costly fumbling indulged in by the
South Side team.
The second half of the game was in
terrupted by general fight between
the st. Paul and Minneapolis students
The battle started when South Side
rooter attempted to tack the colors Of
his school to one of the goal posts
The colors were torn down by the ST.
Paul students and the st. Paul colors
were tied to the pole. In the clash one
Of the South Side substitutes swung
hard. and landed on the nose of a ST.
Paul youth. Then the general fight was
on, and when 1T ended a number of
the young men were able to boast Of
black eyes, and one drew a broken
nose.
Central won the toss and chose the
south goal. Erickson kicked off for
South Side to the CentraPs 10-yard
line, and H. Clauton returned the ball
ten yards. Central could not gain and
was forced to punt. Clayton booted to
the middle of the field and Erickson
got the ball. From that time on 1t was
procession to the CentraPs goal line,
Berg and Ostrand going through for
steady gains. Erickson scored the first
touchdown after two and a half min
utes of play and then kicked an easy
goal
B. Clayton kicked to South Sides 20
yard line, and the Minneapolis team
brought the ball back yards. The
parade Was resumed and continued un-
~
reached, when South Side fumbled and
Central got the ball. The st. Paul
team again failed to gain and punted
again.
On the next play Ostrand made Is
yards, and after several line bucks,
each worth from three to eight yards,
South Side again fumbled. A wrangle
followed the decision of the umpire,
and the ball was returned to South
Side. Johnson went through tackle for
10 yards. to Centraps 6-yard line. Cen
trail made a hard fight, but Berg was
finally showed over for the second
touchdown. Erickson kicked goal.
Clayton kicked off to Erickson on the
5-yard line and the South Side player
came back 25 yards. South Side then
advanced the ball to Centrals 40-line
line by good gains, principally through
tackle and around the ends, and then OS-
strand circled the end for 15yard run.
South Side here fumbIed again and Cen
trail got the ball. The Minneapolis line
continued a stone wall to the Centrals
and again Clayton was called on for a
punt. The kick was blocked, South Side
getting the ball on CentraFs 25-yard line.
Berg made 10 yards around the end.
Solen made 5 more, Berg crawled still
another and then, on the next try. went
over for the touchdown. Erickson missed
his goal.
In the second half Clayton kicked off.
South Side bringing the ball back to her
2S-yard line. South Side then pushed the
ball along to CentraPs 25-yard line. the
ST. Paul team holding the Minneapolis
| team, here for the first time. South Side
was forced to punt and then McGregor
made the CentraPs first and only large
gain, going around the end for 10 yards.
Central was held again and was forced
to punt. Minneapolis getting the ball in
the middle of the field. After returning
the ball 20 yards South Side was penalized
10 yards for holding, and Erickson punted
to Clayton, who returned the ball to the
22-yard line. The ball was exchanged
here several times on funbles, but finally
South Side secured it and, after a series
of line rushes pushed Berg over for the
fourth touchdown. Erickson kicked goal.
After five minutes of featureless play
johnson went over the line for the last
touchdown. The teams lined up as fol-