The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-27
STUDENTS LOSE TO
SCHOOL ALUMNI
Mechanic Arts EIevenOutplayed
by Graduates in Annual
Thanksgiving Game.

After three successive defeats at the
hands of the regular eleven of the Me-
chanic Arts high school, the alumni
team Yesterday morning broke the
hoodoo and defeated the students by
q score of to 0. The game was one
of the best amateur exhibitions ever
witnessed at Lexington park.
The alumni team was made up OF
graduates of the school and embraced
many former stars of the school team
The lack of practice prevented good
team work on the part Of the alumni
team, but the graduates outweighed
the students twenty pounds to the
man. and this counted for much, being
largely responsible for the graduates
victory.
Many costly fumbles were made by
both teams, but the errors were more
costly to the graduates than to the
regulars. During the first half the
play was altogether in the students
territory, and but for the frequent fun
bles of the graduates, their victory
would have been a more decisive one.
tween the Mechanic Arts team and a
team representing the alumni was in
augurated several years ago, and has
grown in popularity with each sea-
son. Regardless of the cold weather,
there was a large crowd out to wit
ness yesterdays contest, and the vic
tory of the graduates, after having
been defeated in 1901, 1902 and 1903,
was enthusiastically cheered by the
alumni rooters.
While the students suffered from
lack of weight, they put up a strong
offensive game, their little backs max
ing frequent gains around the ends Of
the grads.
Capt. Pierce a Star.
Capt. Pierce was easily the star of
the alumni team, while Block, Williams
and Edwards did the most brilliant
playing for the students. "Scud"
Smith, the alumni center, and Edwards,
center for the regulars, were about
evenly matched, both playing strong
offensive game, but showing weakness
In offensive tactics, each of them be-
ing responsible for many of the fun
bles.
But for the costly fumbles the grad
touchdowns in the first half. -Four
times the oval was within striking dis
tance of the students goal line, when a
tumble by a graduate lost his team the
ball and a chance to score.
In the first half Tostevin kicked off
to the students 20-yard line, but
Schaub fumbled, and the grads fell on
the ball. Twelve yards were gained in
four successive line bucks, but fun
BILE on the 8-yard line gave the ball to
the students and ruined the chances
for touchdown at the very outset An
offside play cost the grads yards, but
the students were unable to make first
down, and Williams punted 25 yards.
Steadily the grads worked the ball
down the field until within Is yards of
the goal line, when another tumble lost
them the ball. The students were
again compelled to kick, and once more
the grads brought the bali back toward
the coveted goal when another tumble
on the 10-yard line gave the little fell
lows another chance. Here the stu
dents braced, and by fierce playing car
ried the ball back 20 yards, where they
lost 1T on their own 30-yard line.
The grads gained but 3 yards when
they lost the ball on the fifth successive
tumble. Williams punted for 80 yards,
and Pierce returned the bali 10 yards,
being downed just as the whistle
brought the half to an end, with the
ball on the students 23-yard line. Not
once during the first half was the ball
In the grads territory.
Many Changes in Alumni Line.
In the second half the grads lined up
with almost an entirely new team,
eight players being substituted.
The students kicked off to Staples,
who caught the ball 5 yards back of
the goal line. He was tackled on the
spot, but made Is yards with three stu
dents hanging to him, being downed
finally on the 10yard line. Mills was
used twice for 5 yards each time, and
then Staples went through for S, when
another tumble gave the ball to the
students
Block gained yards. but his team
was penalized this distance for offside
and after two short line bucks the ball
went to the grads on a tumble.
On the next line up the ball was
passed to Capt. Pierce, and the quar-
terback circled the students right end
and ran so yards for the only touch
down of the game. LaFkin kicked goal
and the scoring ended./
During the rest of the game the stu
dents worked hard to even up matters
but they were outplayed, and the game
ended without the grads goal having
been in danger. Only once during the
game We're the grads forced to kick
and the ball would have been in their
possession almost all Of the time ex-
cept for their fumbles
The team lined up as follows:
.NechaWc ArrS. POSITION. Alumni.
Jargens 1. E.. OehIer- Bond
Mortenson L. t.. E. Meyerdine
Weitbrecht Il. G. .Moritz- Meyerding