The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-01

one or the Gophers' Star Groundga1ners.
Dobie sees the points of attack every time
play starts, and directs his players to it with
liberal use of an extensive and learned football
vocabulary. AT times there points in dis
pute between the two directors Of the play and
argument wakes warm. Dobie is out every
team score on the varsity. On the other side
of the ball there is difference OF opinion on
the scoring question. This makes spirited
scrimmage work now and then.
Nose Strathern's Work.
Nose Strathern Is about the hardest worked
man on the field and gets less of the glory than
any of the players. While the backs are start
ing to skirt thru and around broken fields for
spectacular runs. the eyes of the crowd fail to
see the big center working like a Trojan with
his line to keep the varsity's adversaries from
getting the ball. In every signal practice Nose
has more work to do than any other man in the
team. While others fake their stoop for the
start, Nose has to get low and snap the ball or
put the work all to the bad. He never shirks
in play or practice, and, like the old horse
among the colts, steadies up the entire line.
Earl Luce is having his troubles these days.
No one ever worked harder to make a team than
this lad. but he can't get going to suit himself
his friends. He is speedy and tries to get into
every play. He seems to- have trouble with his
tackling. and I'M advancing the ball has made d
tumble two that looked bad. He shows i'm
provenent, however, and If work and consci-
entious attendance at practice will make the
team, Luce will be hard to deny.
Case Plays Hard.
Case gets to going stronger and harder every
day. The big fellow Is the best man in the line
save perhaps Dan Smith. at breaking thru an
opponents line and getting the man with the
ball before there is chance at an advance E,
Percy Brush. During the week Max Kicker has
done harder and better work than since the
season opened. Marshalrs injuries have kept
him out of the going and this gave Weisel an
opportunity to come into the end position. Wei
sci is light, but he manages to get into every
play. Hunters work has been manfestly good.
Kremer is a dangerous man at line bucking, and
goes In, generally, with the speed which is rec
commended as preventive measure against
accidents. Burgan's lame leg has kept him out
of the play this week, but he will be back
by the first of next week. Varco shows more of
an inclination in getting into the scrimmage
as Hunter. but we'll when in the clear.
Current has not worked hard, but does not
need It. =, He; with "Hunky" Davies, can de-
rent is one of the best line buckers in the west,
and ''stonewall lines have no terrors for him.
On the second team several men who make
gets around in slippery style and Harmon is one
Of the wicked plungers into the line. Tschabold.
Ittner and Vita are all promising men, slow
in getting into the play being their great
: est drawback. Nuessle is husky lad who
breaks forth now and then and does things, and
big Oech makes holes thru the varsity line too
frequently to be pleasant for those who attempt
: to hold him.
Z Joe Cutting. who generally runs the second
Iedu Is q quarterback OF quite a uCCle promise.
Dan Clark is hard man in the seconds line,
and Weist is going fully as fast. There are
others who promise to be football players next
year, but who have too much to overcome tc
make 1t this year. The training these are
getting this season Is necessary for them If
they ever hope to get into the football going
4 at the university.
st. Thomas Next.
St. Thomas team will be the next to come tt
Northrop field, the game being scheduled fol
next Wednesday. George Mueller is coaching
St. Thomas and has probably put them up tt
some sort Of chicanery to try the ''U' team
The game will be called at o'clock and the
=. gate tariff has been fixed at 25 cents On ac
count of the nearness of the schools large
crowd Of st. Thomas supporters are expected al
the game II 49,.
The teams lined I'D this afternoon as follows