The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-10
DIFFICULTY IN
PICKING WINNER
High School Teams, at This Time,
Appear to Be Evenly
Matched.
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Picking the winning colors for the high school
football championship continues to be as diff
cult and uncertain as picking the winning color
on wheel of fortune. No line can be gotten
OH the respective merits Of the teams, but one
thing is certain, there is plenty of hard work
and good coaching on the different fields. All
the teams have played games except
South high, and, perhaps, South is the most
feared team of all account Of the wh1rlwind
finish made last year. North Side will probab-
ably have the heaviest team, and Coach George
Nye is the best man to get every ounce to tell.
North's chances are very bright, and it is to be
regretted that they did not have a game with
Hamline last Friday. AS it is now, their
strength will not be shown until they meet East
high, Oct. q. East high relies on its speed,
and the royal game put up against the Shattuck
boys last Saturday, altho Shattuck out,
has given lot of courage to their supporters:
Central is unfortunate in having the school
field far away from the school. The team is
working hard, but there not half as many
fellows out to cheer the team there should be.
The team seems to be making the best of Its
| splendid coaching, and they have been having
plenty Of it, Jimmy Irsheld and Sig Harris be-
ing seen on the field every day. The material
| is not as good as some years, but the team play
! will have one of the smoothest machines the
Minneapolis gridirons This was shown by the
game with Manchester last Friday, when the
lighter >schoolboys outplayed the heavier collie
gians and excelled in offense and defense, altho
outweighed almost to
| The twin city championship is not likely to be
| nelu Dy any team unless central nlRn OF ST.
Paul wins the championship Of st. Paul and
Central high Of Minneapolis does the same
| thing here, as they are the only two teams
scheduled to play. They meet Nov. and
| the game will be of the best of the season,
whether the championship is determined not.
1t is not improbable however, that a game will
be arranged between the championship teams Of
the two cities. There is evidence this year
that any team is gutter, and If all the sched-
ules not played out it will be big sur
prise. In spite of the spirit of the players in
wanting to get at the other teams there has been
a holding back in making out the schedules.
At one time it feared that one of the schools
might be left out account Of delay, but there
is doubt now that the championship will be
fairly earned
Two touchdowns in each half tell the score OF
the East high-Shattuck game but the story OF
the battle is entirely different. The high school,
of-town game, both factors being against them
and lost touchdown by official blocking the
runner. 1t was the best Of practice for thu
East S1ders, and will play small part IL
rounding them in shape for the championship hon
ors. The team played fast, clean ball, bu
their work was hindered by the fact that Captain
Fryckman had to go In at quarter to take thu
place Of Martin, who was injured in the Hamlin
game. This took the most valuable man ou
, of the list Of halfbacks and prevented the run
ming off Of end plays. The team relied almos
entirely on bucks, and often gained their distanc
thru their heavier opponents. The Shattuck boy
, used mass plays to great extent but occasional
ly used end runs.
Capron, for the military college, played mag
, nifcent game, making magnificent run of six
l ty-f1ve yards for touchdown. He is oil
South high boy. Prince and Wilkinson ais
3 deserve credi For East high Westbrook an
, the latter returning punt to Shattuck's 7-yar
line a forty -fve-yard run, and on the mex
play clearing the end. A collision with a
: Official spoiled sure touchdown.
Mo