The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
FOOTBALL
MAKE RECORD SCORE
Gophers Run Up a Total Of 112
Points Against the Light Macal-
ester Eleven.
Highest Score Ever Made by Mime.
sota-Fast Play on a Wet
Field.

downs so fast that reporters had trouble
keeping up with the score, Minnesota
rolled up 112 points against Manchester
college yesterday.
This is the highest score Minnesota has
ever made against any team, and 1T bids
fair to be the record for the season. This
score was made In S3 minutes Of actual
play. Twenty minute halves were sched-
uled, but the game was called Z minutes
before time was up on account Of dark
ness. -sg
The gophers made 19 touchdowns, and
Rogers knocked IL goals. One safety
brought the total up to 112 This Is with
in points of Michigan's high score last
year, which was the record for 1902.
,Yost's men, however, took SO minutes to
pile up their 119 against the Michigan
Agricultural college. l@
The size Of the score, however was due
quite as much to Macalaster's weakness
as to Minnesota's speed or strength. For
the first three or four downs after the
kickoff the Presbyterians held pluckily
against the big gophers, who outWeighed
them full rs pounds to the man. The
giants were slow in getting started. This
stand by Manchester, however, lasted less
than a minute. The gophers struck their
gait and started down the field at brisk
clip, and in about two minutes Davies
dashed over the line for the first touch
and fast, and Manchester fairly smothered
under an avalanche Of touchdowns.
Game Becomes a Farce.
generated into a farce, and Manchester
was unable even to give Minnesota good
practice. At first the formalities of the
game were observed, but soon, by mutual
consent, both coaches trotted out on the
field and took up Stheir stations behind
their teams, urging the men to renewed
exertions, and berating the offenders
against good football form Later in the
game, Coach Mueller was allowed to kick
off his team, which materially helped
Manchester, as Ma" usually sent the oval
well down the field. :. IT,.
Before the end Of the first half it was
plain that Minnesota had a good chance
to beat her own score of 1O2 against Grin
nell last year, the gophers' high water
| mark until yesterday. The handful Of
rooters cheered the gopherss on TO break
the record and the players responded by
working hard all the time ,s.:.z.. -
SO one-sided was the game that little
could be told about the form of the
gophers. An encouraging feature, how
ever, was the speed with which O'Brien
ran the team. frequently the men were
lined up and getting; away for the next
play before the Presbyterians had reached
| their places in line. Another good point
| of the play was the way in which the
| backs fought for distance, and the manner
In which the interference stayed with the
runners dragging them along at times for
fifteen or twenty yards after they were
| tackled. -
Long runs were common. Davies, Irs-
heid, OBr1en and Rogers doing the best
work. Rogers made the record sprint of
! the day, dashing round left end for "a
YARDS, and Davies and sIrsfeld were not
far behind. "
In the second half Manchester put uu
only the merest shadow Of defense. In
| the drlzzllng rain the gophers fumbled re-
peatedly, but their opponents were always
too slow to take ADVANTAGE Of Mime
sofas slips Once the back field 20,
| mixed up on the signal, and O'Brien found
no one neady to take the ball. After
standing irresolute for several seconds. The
gathered the pigskin In his arms, an6
dashed round left end for a, touchdown
after running Is yards, and frequently the
runners violated the principles OF gooe
! football by running back, and similar of
lenses, but they, usually got away witt
the plays Minnesota was quick to TAKE
| advantage Of Macalester's errors. and nr
matter which side fumbled, q gophe,
usually landed on the ball. I.~s.,..
! DR.. Williams made several changes ir
his lineup, moving Warren in: to LEFT
guard, and shifting Webster to LEFT
tackle, schacht taking his old place on thu
right side Of the line. Thorpe played
| right guard, and appears to be stronee,
than any man who has yet been tried II
that position. Burdick was given a tria
at right end. He had no chance to show
his defensive ability, but displayed GOOD
speed for a big man in running with thu
ball. = -
Manchester had the ball only half a doz,
en- times after the kickoff She was un.
able to make first down once and could
not once hold the gophers for downs no,
force them to punt. The lineup: