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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
STILL IN TIE DARK
Football Cranks Get Little Light
From Saturdays Games in
/ the West.
Chicago and Michigan Still Appear
to Be in a Glass by Them
selves.

Saturdays games in the west failed
to throw much light upon the football
situation. 1t was the opinion of most
critics week ago that Michigan was
as strong as last year; that Chicago
and Minnesota were stronger, and
to give the big ones a hard rub, and
Northwestern and Iowa out Of the
running. This theory still holds.
It is possible that Wisconsin may
prove stronger than was expected. The
badgers scored 40 points against Law
showing, but II points better than
Chicago did two weeks ago. mas
much as Wisconsin started practice
later than Chicago, the work of Curtis
men is creditab1e, and the young coach
expressed himself as fairly well sat
isfied. Still, it does not seem probable
that the badgers can get into form to
furnish some more convincing proof Of
strength they must be rated below
Chicago, Michigan and Minnesota.
chicago made a showing against
Purdue which ELECTED high praise
from visiting coaches who saw the
contest. Mccormack of Northwestern
says Chicago's four backs are as good
quartette as he ever saw on any
team. Coach Cults of Purdue also
was greatly impressed with the excel
lence of Stages back field, and Huff Of
Illinois unhesitatingly declared that
the "old man" had turned out a great
team. The impression is strengthened
that Chicago has but one team in the
west to fear. H., r. r. .. -
| Michigan showed surprising scoring
! ability, considering. the small amount
Of scrimmages work the team has been
given Yost has done wonderful work
IN getting his comparatively green
men into form SO early. In Heston
! and Graver he has a pair of backs sec
| ond to none in the west, and Ham
| mond at fullback is clearly a find.
Michigan and Chicago still look
stronger than any Of the other teams,
and no one will know which is the
stronger until Thanksgiving day.
illinois made big score against the
Rush medics. Woodruff's men look a
bit stronger than last year, in spite of
the loss of stars like Stahl and Cook.
They should win easily from North
western and Iowa, and are likely to
give Minnesota a tough argument
Not much can be cleaned from the
puppies game with Washington uni
Yers1ty as the southerners are in a
different territory, and their strength
IS un unknown quantity. Northwest
ern and Iowa both, however are
| clearly second division teams.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
MACHINE is WE'LL OILED
Yost's Scoring Apparatus Works Well
Against Beioit

Ann Arbor, Mich, Oct a12.-Michi-
gan defeated Beloit Saturday in an
othef hurry-up game by 10 to 0.
4osts old scoring machine is well
oiled, and the green men played in
veteran style, except for funlbles and
James was again the most constant Of
Tender. The "help-him- along tao
TICS were very pronounced and when a
Mlch1gan man was tackled it did not
necessarily mean that he stopped
there Captain: Redden was the star
OF the game. His interference was
hne, and: nearly all Of Heston's long
runs We're. due to Redden's fine block
ing. Belo1t was not within sight of the
goal at any time: Jack HOLSTER had
noped to hold Michigan to 40 points,
and was surprised at the DEVELOPMENT
reached by Yost's new men.
Inc flrst half was simply romp. Nor
cross made runs offorty, forty forty and
nfty-flVe yards, While Heston showed
OUT brightly with gallopings of eighty
nVe, thlrty-five, sixty-five. forty-five
ana e1ghty-flve yards for touchdowns
In the second half Yost commenced
ms substitutioEs, and before time was
called Dad Gregory was the only vet
efan left. Beloit twice made first
down IN this half. Once was on two
bucks and the other occurred when
crane ran to Michigan's right on q
LICK 1rlck double pass for fifteen yards.
frame ~ got by Dunlap, who was playing
James When he slipped. Michigan
was also held for downs in this half
thompson and Reed, who were AT
malt, alternated for good gains. The
former showed up in good style. He
hurdled well.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
IOWA HAS A HARD GAME
Drake Puts Up Stubborn Fight and
4 Scores on Hawkeyes.

Iowa City, Iowa, Oct. 12.--The Unt-
versity of Iowa defeated Drake uni
versity here Saturday afternoon by the
score of % to s. Both teams scored
in the first half, and the period ended
with the tally standing: Iowa. 6;
Drake 6. Iowa overpowerel the vis-
itors in the second half, getting three
touchdowns.
Drake won the toss and Stewart Of
Drake kicked fifty yards to Allen, who
returned it thirty. Iowa went steadi.
ly down the field on line smashes.
After five minutes of this Fred Buck.
ley went over for the first score and
Jones kicked goal.
p On the following KICKOFF byiStewart
Of Drake, Griffith of Iowa fumbjed
and the ball went to Drake ON Iowa,s
25-yard line. Stewards place kick
failed and Griffith, attempting to RIM
out, again fumbled on Iowa's 5yard
line. The ball went back and forth In
the kicking match that followed. a
twenty-yard penalty for Iowa count
ing Allen of Iowa fumbied again ON
brakes forty-yard line. Stewart
missed a place kick and then Hordan
made 35-yard run and got Itrake's
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
HARVARDVERY WEAK
Crimson Eleven Bids Fair to Lose
to Both Yale and Pennsyl-
vania.
Tigers Are Stronger Than Last Year
and Will Give the Ellis
Trouble.

Harvard's defeat by Amherst was
the sensation of Saturdays football
games in the east. While the crimson
had been rated below Yale, Princeton
and Pennsylvania, it was not expected
that it was in danger of losing to one
Of the minor teams. Harvard was
weakened by the absence from the
game of several veterans, but even
with the teams full strength brought
into play, it is a very weak eleven.
Yale and Pennsylvania should both
win from the crimson this year.
The Ellis caught a tartar in the
Springfield training school, which was
able, to break Yale's giant rush line.
The Ellis do not Look as strong as they
were year ago, especially at the cen
ter of the line. Princeton, on her
good showing against the strong
Brown eleven, appears better than a
year ago. Yale and Princeton, are on
pretty even terms just now, with
Pennsylvania stronger than she has
been in five years. Cornell, Columbia,
West Point and Carlisle do not prom
Use to give the big three much trouble.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
State College
YALE CATCHES A TARTAR
Springfield School Eleven Pierces Els
Giant Rush Line

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 12.-Yale
caught a tartar in the Springfield
training school eleven here Saturday
afternoon, for, altho the blue made
points, the team had to fight thirty
five minutes of the fercest football
seen this year to accomplish the trick.
For the first time this season Yale
found an antagonist who could break
its giant rush line, and during the first
half the ball was at one time at the
Yale thirty f1ve-yard line. Here the
Springfield team made its stiffest
stand, but was met and fought back
for three downs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12

scarcely one Clearly. Davies was not
much better. If O'Brien is to play
quarter thru the season, he needs a
lot Of individual practice in this de-
a lot of fumbling in the scrimmages.
strange to say, the men fumbled more
than they did in the two preceding
games, when the wet field furnished
an excuse. This undoubtedly cost
Minnesota two or three touchdowns.
True, Ames tackled harder than Ham
line or Grinnell, but certainly no
harder than Michigan, Illinois and
Wisconsin must be expected to do.
Davies was the worst offender in fun
bling in the scrimmages.
= AS an offset to the weakness of the
line, and the fumbling of the backs,
the speed shown in the offense was en-
couraging. 1t was the fastest play
shown by a Minnesota team in years.
Irsfield, Davies, Schacht, Rogers and
Burdict started quickly and got to the
scr1mmage line so quickly on plays off
tackle that Ames could do little to
stop them. O'Brien again shone as
ground gamer, carrying the ball "a
number Of times for big gains on di-
rect passes. Isfeld and Davies also
did magnificent work in advancing
the ball. Davies got in a number of
long runs, altho he spoiled some of
them by fumbles. Burdick and
Schacht showed up we'll In plunging,
and Rogers was much in evidence.
In the first half, only Minesota's
fumbling checked her repeated dashes
down the field towards the Ames goal
line. The backs fairly took the Ames
men off their feet by their fierce
rushes. In the second half there was
a short period of fierce play in Ames
territory. The. Iowans fought desper-
ately to defend their goal, but were un-
to
continually. Fumbles by Minnesota
STAYED off the touchdown for while,
but finally O'Brien made the score by
"a long end run. This was the only
stand OF any consequence made by
Ristine's proteges. -.
BaclSfeld Is Strong.
Summing up the play Minnesota
is very strong on the offense, if the
line can be braced up we'll enough to
hold against strong team. On the
defense the line is weak and the back
field strong. In fact the real strength
Of the team is in Irsfeld, Davies and
O'Brien. The ends look good altho
Burdlck has not yet been tested on
defense. The tackles and guards are
weak, especially, with. Schacht out Of
the game. Thorpe played we'll Satur-
day, occasionally breaking thru on the
defensive. Warren was slow, and sev-
eral gains were made thru him. Web
ster did fair work on the defense.
Ames played a strong game, and
fought like demons from start to fin
lsh. Her men were about ten pounds
lighter than Minnesota. Their tack
ing was vicious. On the whole the
sophers did we'll to run up such a
score. for the Iowans are unquestion-
ably somewhat stronger than last year
When Minnesota was able to make
only 16 points against them Never
theless the prospect of defeating Mich
1gan is, slim. ~ Currant at fullback is
hardly up to standard. Saturdays
lineup: $780,. -.r-. >. - - - :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
PRINCETON rs STRONG
Tigers Offense Is Superb in Game
with the Brown Team.

Providence, r. l., Oct 12-In a
drilling rain Princeton defeated
Brown, 20 to o, Saturday afternoon.
local men greatly, but Brown put up
a stiff fight and in the first half held
their opponents down to II points, S
of which We're made on a drop kick
from the tWenty-three-yar line by
DE Witt. -
In the second half Princeton exhib-
tied greater dash and more united
team play, with the result that Foulke,
Hart and Moore frequently made runs
Of ten to thirty yards. The offensive
playing of Princeton was superb, and
the big linemen never lost an. oppor-
tunity of pulling a runner along after
he was down. Foulke also played a,
star game, scoring all of the four
touchdoWns.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12

did not wriggle along for big gains,
leaving a long trail of prpstrate
"medics' strung along behind aim.
A bowling mob of rooters, enthu-
siastic at the unexpected showing Of
the varsity, cheered the team asItouch-
down after touchdown was added to
the big total that was accommodating.
When the half-century marx was
passed the bleachers howled fol more.
The fumbling and mishandlhg of
punts, which was a grave fault Of the
Illini heretofore, was absent ONLY
two fumbles on the part of Woddruff's
men were recorded, and except Tor one
or two slips the handling of pu1ts was
perfect, but the remarkable thing was
the manner in which the entire Eleven
got into the plays. From t.Big'
Hazlewood down to little MuhNeach
player helped to pull along the man
with the ball. hasten, a tackle andi-
date, was shifted to end, when he
played strong game. He was aiven
frequent opportunities to run with the
ball, and was responsible for fiM of
the touchdowns the Illini made
against their marooned opponents
Illinois p,,.I, Mt
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12

Nesmith were put out of the game for
smuggling, and Randall and School
kopf replaced them. Lemoyne, the
big shot putter, was sent in to replace
Clothier at left end, as he was a
strong punter. His punting Saturday
was the worst seen on the field this
sea son.
With four minutes to play Harvard
got the ball on tumble near her own
goal line. Lemoyne was sent back to
punt, but the best he could do was to
shoot it: slywards, and it fell near the
goal line, and Coggenshall fell on it
and was pulled over for a touchdown
A punt out was tried, but the effort
was a failure.
Harvard at present has a very poor
team, and unless a brace is made
soon Yale should score one of the big
gest victories in years over her great
rival The line-lIp. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
PURPLE is WINNER
Northwestern Makes a Fair Score
Against Washington Uniyersy.

ST.. Louis, Oct. 12.-NorthRstern
University's football team dfeated
Washington university SATURDAY. after
noon at League park in a battlewhich
was closer than the followersof St.
Louis team had cause to hope ,r. the
final score being 23 to 0. Tk first
half was all one way, Northwestern
crossing Washingtons goal linfthrea
times, but only kicking two goals.
The second half was more stufornIy
fought and Northwestern scord hut
once, tho the fight was in WBhine-
ton S territory q good part of tls time.
A stubborn stand by Washingto1in its
own three-yard line robbed forth
western of the goal. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
Columbia Has Hard came.

New York, Oct. la.--Columbia defeated
Williams Saturday afternoons S to o. Both
teams were weak on the offense and re-
sorted to Kicking frequently In the sec
ond half Columbia scored by a series of
straight bucks and tandem plays Time
of halves, 90 and Is minutes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
Minnesota
= NORTH HIGH TIES SHATvtrcK
Coach Bernhagen's Men Make Good
aars-zae Showing at FaribauTt

Faribault, Mimi, Oct 12.-The
North Side high school team of Min
neapolls held the strong Shattuck ag-
gregation to a tie here SATURDAY.. The
nigh school several times threatened
the soldiers goal, but were unable to
push the pigskin over and the game
ended with the score 0 to O.. Best
and Marks played a fast game for
the visitors. North high has a re-
n1arkably strong team for high
school. The lineup:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
COLGATE FIGHTS WE'LL
Cornell Eleven Is Held to a Score of
~ on Muddy Field

Ithaca, N. Y, Oct. 12.-Cornell Sat
urday defeated the strong eleven from
~ to O. The game was PLAYED under
exceedingly discouraging conditions,
the long. rains rendering the field a
perfect sea of mud. But this fact did
not detract from the interest in the
game, and Colgate contested every
inch of the ground
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
Carleton Beats Normal School.

Northfeld Mimi, Oct. Carleton coll
lege team defeated Winona normal here
Saturday in an interesting game, the score
being u to 0. The Winona boys played a
fine game against their fast and heavy OPP
ponents and were unable to score Curdy,
Cartoons fast halfbaek made four touch
downs and made two brilliant 50-yard
runs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12

Captain Gray dropped back for a
drop kick on the fourth down. His
try went low and short, crashing into
the Yale rush line as it came surging
thru on him, and Tom Shevlin cor
rallied the ball for Yale to kick away
out of danger.
The line-un~ follows.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12

Touchdowns-Peterson 3. Vanderboom, Burk-
hart Perry i, Hanna 1. Goals-Baine 2 Washer
g. Referees-Driver, Lennon. Umpire-Bertke.
Lineslnan-Harvey. Timekeeper-Harvey. Time
of Halves--Twenty minutes each
Observation-Disclosures for Bartelet. Burk-
hart for Raine. Holstein for Price, Perry for
Peterson. Thompson for Herschberg. Schreibers
for Fogg. Hanna for Perry.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
SOUTH HIGH REORGANJzEs
Joe Zalusky Will Have Charge of the
Second Team

South high schools football team,
Whlch practically disbanded a few
days ago, has reorganized, and will
make strong fight for the champion
ship. Joe Zalusky, the old South high
player, who made a brilliant record
at Knox college, will have charge
of the second team. Thirty-five men
nave promised to report for practice
every day. The team plays the alum
nj Friday, and the first championship
game will be played Oct. %, with st.
Paul Central.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
PENNsY MAKES BIG SCORE :.
Coach Williams Men Have a Picnic
with State College Men,

Philadelphia, Oct. 12.-Pennsyl-
vania defeated State on a muddy field
Saturday by. the score of SO to @.
State was greatly outweighted, and
only gained one first down. Pennsyl-
yania gained as she pleased thru the
line. Smith made the best play of
the game by carrying the ball sixty
yards from a Kickoff. The lineup
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
western OF the
The lineup:
Northwestern;
shnrIaol- uY1Y1IL

Score: Northwestern %, Washington o: toa'
downs Cotton 8: Blair L: goals, Cotton 8; J.
p1re, Howard. Boogher Of Vanderbilt: refer
20 minutes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12

Amherst Harvard
Daniels ......... r.. e. Clothier, Lemoyne l.. e.
D1ehl RI. ned l.. e.
JoOSt r.. g. Parkinson $50. L.. r.
Howard ........... G. Shea, Blake L. G..
Palmer. ......... L. G. Carrick ....!....... c..
t Pierce L. T. Coburn R. G.
Chase Il. e. Knowlton .......R. Il.
Lewis ...........Q B. Bowditch, Mont
Hubbard ....R II. B. gomery ........R e.
Shay ........L. H. B. Moves ..........O b.
Coggenshall ......F. B. Nesmith Ran
doph ......L H. B.
Hurley, School s
kopf .R. II. B.
Hanley, Mills -. F. B..
Score.-Amherst s. Harvard 0. Touchdown
GoggenshalI Umpire-H. II. Holden. Referee
a.. Saul. Observation-Disclosures and Hudson Time
Fifteen and twelve-minute periods.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
High School Games.

4 La Crosse 10, Winona 0.
Grand Rapids, Wis. II, Stevens Point,
Fargo SO, Fergus Falls 0.
North Dakota A. G. Il, GAINESVILLE high,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12

Montevideo IS, Appleton 0.
Blue Earth H. Madelia s..
Grafton, N. D., 49,. Mimic 0.
Eau Claire 43, Omaha Operators of St.
Paul 0.
Mason City 5, Austin 0.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12

Score: Cornell 12, Colgate o; touchdowns, Hun
:; goals from touchdowns, Brewster 2; referee
Evans of Williams; umpire, Short of Cornell
head linesman, Folger; assistant linesnen, La1
Vincenti time of halves. IS and 80 minutes
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
iEBELT IS INDIFFERENT.
Says He Has Forgotten Wife
Defence To Be Insanity.

Calmly smoking cigarette and with flushed
face. Martin Ebelt, the self-confessed and youth
ful slayer of his bride of a year, Augusta Ebelt
was taken from police headquarters at Mount
Vernon yesterday and locked up in the West
chester County Jail at White. Plains. He was
put in murderers' row, on the third tier Of the
jail. There are now four alleged murderers in
the jail Perhaps never before in the history
Of the Jail has such cool and indifferent mur-
derer been locked up there. He talks little, but
when questioned about his crime tells the same
story he gave 10 Coroner Weisendanger at the
inquest Not since ne has been under arrest has
he shown sorrow for his deed. He declares he
has forgotten all about his wife.
"She treated me mean" he said yesterday.
-'She prosecuted me and got what she deserved.
She had no love for me. She told me 1 had no
strings on her. and that she could love whoever
she pleased, and that made me mad"
Before he went to White Plains Martin was
visited by his sister, Mrs. Nellie Mitchell, who
wept almost continually while talking to him
Never mind, sis" he said, 'it is all right
couldn't stand her treatment any longer"
AS his sister swayed TO and fro in front OF his
cell, moaning, Martin did not even change color
He rolled q cigarette, liz il and blew the smoke
in small circles out Of his cell. We'll, think
1t is better that it is all over he exclaimed
Whats the difference? She is better dead thar
alive"
Judge Syme, after a conference with the
slayer, said the defence would be insanity
There is no other defence" said Judge Syme
Il think that the prisoner is insane. He is a
degenerate and his brain is not healthy and be
sides. he is stupid and even now does not realize
what he has DONE
The westchester County Grand Jury viii not
consider Ebelt's case until October Assistant
District Attorney Weeks says there is no doubt
that Ebelt will be sent 10 the electric chair.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
AFRAID HE WOULD BE KILLED.
So Even Promised to Testify to Any Old
Thing at Jett and White Trial.

Cynthiana, KY. July 29-Whils the defence has
subpoenaed over hundred witnesses to impeaeh
those testifying for the cOnmonw wealth and provo
alibis for Jett and White IN the Marcum murder
case. the prosecution is also securing many valu-
able witnesses who could not be reached in the
first trial Officers arrived to-day from 8reathift
County with Samuel Little, who is considered a
stronger witness than either B. J. Even or John I.
Patrick. 1t Is said that Little not only saw Jett
and White just before Narcum fell. and again
after the shooting. but also that he witnessed the
ShootinS In the courthouse. Little was arrested
last nlSnt by the soldiers while in hIdiug and
DroughL here to-day By deputy He is related 70
GURUS Jett John Freeman, another important Wit
ness Tor the commOnw wealth. who is said 10 have
was In progress last month was also brought In
oy deputy to-day Both will be held uuUfI they
are called by Commonwealth Attorney BYRD who
- again conducting the prosecution
captain Even was the first witness called 10
Qay by the commonwealth. After his testimonv
Judge Osborne asked him II he desired guards 10
take him across the river TO the camp. He said
thaC ne did. and was placed in OF the Jury
rooms until soldiers were called and took him 10
On the witness stand 1t developed that he had
told different story from the one he told to-dav
70 Judge Hargts and others Immediately after the
hl4Ilng or MarcuIn- He said that he did so because
ne was afraid OF Hargts and Callahan. He said
INTO consultation Immediately after the killing and
told him what 70 say, and that he had agreed 10
there. 7 N '-0N anu