The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-08

Chicago %, Cornell Iowa) 0.
Northwestern lS, Chicago Dental II.
Illinois 40. Physicians and Surgeons O..
Fast.
Yale 33, Wesleyan O. ~ .s,,
Harvard 23, Bates 0. -
Andover so. Dorchester A. A. 0.
Pennsylvania IS, Haverford 0.
! Princeton 6S, Gettysburg O.
Lehigh university 101, Swarthmore col
lege 5.
Dartmouth Sc, University of Vermont 0.
Columbia 30, Hamilton college O.
Wiliamstown II, Amherst Agricultural
college 0. i
Amherst %, Bowdoin 0. '.'
Dickinson %, Mercersburg g.
Altho Minnesota rolled UP score Of
SIS to 0 against Hamline yesterday,
the play Of the gophers was not as
encouraging to the rooters as the fig
ures would imply. In the first half
the varsity regulars scored eight
touchdowns and kicked seven goals.
Their plays were not often stopped
short of three or four yard gains, and
Hamline was unable to make ground
against the gophers. In the second
half eight substitutes were given
chance, only Schacht, O'Brien and
Current Of the first team playing to
the end Of the game. The scrubs
scored three touchdowns and Marshall
kicked all three goals.
Eight touchdoWns in tWenty-m1n-
ute half looks very satisfactory,
against a team as good as Hamllne.
The Methodists, tho we'll outweighed
by the gophers. were heavier than
Carleton or Manchester, and about as
heavy as Grinnell.
A rather discouraging feature was
the difficulty which the varsity ex-
perienced in trying to make gains in.
side Hamline's tackles. Only one play,
-l,s s.l~ SSoI 1,+ tod tlon hnl
proved consistently successful against
the Methodists' center trio, and gains
between tackle and guard were just
about as difficult. Nearly all the
gains were made between tackle and
end or around the ends. Even on
ends frequently sifted thru the inter-
ference and downed the runner. Many
of Minnesota's gains were due to weak
tackling by Hamline, or to the
strength, speed and lodging ability OF
the runner himself, rather than to
good team play. In short the Mime
sofa attack was ragged, and would
have proved comparatively ineffective
against good team.
Backs Slow in Starting. ,--
O'Brien ran the team well, and
started the plays in rapid succession.
The backfield, however, was slow in
getting under way after the ball was
due to the slippery condition Of the
field, is hard to tell, and until the
gophers get a chance to show their
ability on dry, hard gridiron, it will
be impossible to judge their true speed
with accuracy. t
ness of the interference, also, in the
fact that a number of new plays and
formations were tried yesterday for
the first time. 1t is fair. to assume
that these plays will work more
will be effective against the heavy.
Ames line is a question that will be
solved two days from now. 49,.
~ If the team work was faulty, how
ever, little criticism can be made Of
the individual work in carrying the
ball The runners kept their feet well
on the slippery field, and the work
of Davies and Irsfield in lodging and
Tending off tacklers deserves the high
est praise. Rogers was little behind
the halfbacks. Runs Of from forty
to sixty-five yards by this trio and by
O'Brien and Burdick were common.
Burdick's work was a revelation. The
big end has both weight and speed
and follows his interference well, tho
he has not yet learned to dodge, Or to
use his hands in warding off tacklers.
He promises to develop into star
ground gamer before the end Of the
season. Current and Schacht also did
good work in advancing the ball.
Hamline had the ball so seldom in
the first half that the defense Of the
GOphers~is still an unknown quantity.
The Methodists, however were unable
to gain against the regulars. In the
second half the second team was held
several times and forced to punt while
Hamline made a couple Of long gains
on end runs. In the last five minutes
of play, the Methodists fairly helc
a
Changes in the Lineup.
A number of changes were seen ir
the lineup yesterday. At the begin
ming of the game, DR.. Williams sen
in Big Smith at left guard, and War
rem at right tackle. Later in the hal
Warren back TO left guard ant
( Schacht played right tackle. Bis
the game.
Boeckmann was given another
chance at fullback, but failed to dis
tinguish himself. He is good ground
gamer, but in spite of two years ex
perience on the second team, he ha:
apparently never realized that there
are such things as blocking or tack
ling. Current is a much more valua
BILE man to the team, since he is il
the game all the time and is not afrait
Of getting hurt. Rand, the heavy
weight, played at left guard a part O
the second half. He is very green, bu
seems willing and plays low. Witt
experience he should prove a valua
BILE man.
Hamline's work on the whole wa
most creditable, and the state cham
pionship appears to lie between thi
team and Carleton. The Methodist
tackled we'll most Of the time, ane
played an aggressive game. The lin,
did better work than the ends ant
backs, who frequently missedee