The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-15
BURDICK JOINS
GOPHER SQUAD
Right End of Minnesota's
1903 Team Returns to
University

One more of last years football yeter-
ans has returned to add strength to the
Minnesota team and send its stock boom
ing, in the person of Usher l.. Burdick,
the right end of the 1903 team. Burdick
arrived yesterday afternoon at the uni
versity, where he intends to register for a
post graduate course in the law depart
ment. He is in excellent condition and
will don the moleSkinS at once.
His return does away with DR.. Williams
doubts about the left end position and
makes the varsity line practically in
vincible
Burdick came out on the gridiron during
practice last night before any one knew
he was back, ard stood on the side lines
apparently taking notes down on paper OF
DR. Williams pet plays. A guard sus-
pecting a spy. went up to him to investi-
gate. and upon the discovery of last
year S star an informal ovation compelled
practice to be suspended for ten minutes
The news spread like wildfire all over the
campus, and knots of elated enthusiasts
gathered everywhere discussing the
frightened prospects.
With Burdick and Marshall at each
Thorpe at guards and Brush and Case at
tackle the line will be like a wall of
masonry on defense and like an avalanche
on the offense. The backfield is well TAX
en- care of by Burgan, Current, Davies and
kremer- Hunter is giving promise of a
star quarter. and O'Brien will probably be
In the game. This makes varsity eleven
that, barring injuries should stand in
the championship class by the close OF
the season.
The fact that two old players returned
to the team after the season was well adj
Vanced may be commented on unfaVor-
ably by other colleges. but there are no
grounds upon which charges that induce
ments have been offered can be based
Burdick, who graduated second in his
class last spring has returned for work in
the post graduate department of the law
school, which did not open until Oct 10.
Thorpe. who intends to enter the army,
wants to take a course in higher math-
ematics.
Today at o'clock the varsity lines up
against the husky agriculturists from
Ames College Iowa. The game will be
the first hard one of the year. Ames has
always turned out a good team in years
past. They have a lot of strong farmer
boys down there and know the game well
This year there were nearly a hundred
men out trying for a place on the team,
and ten of the old players are back. In
weight the team is reported to be a little
lighter than the varsity. Their ends are
and on tackling and other elements of the
game they are strong. Thorpe and
Hunter will be in the game.
The varsity lineup will be as follows:
Luce, left end; Tschabold or Vita left
tackle; Thorpe, left guard; Strathern,
center; Smith. right guard: Brush. right
tackle; Marshall, right end; Hunter.
quarter; Kremer left half; Davies, right
half; Current, fullback.
Secret practice was resumed last night.
No scrimmage work was INDUCED in, but
DIR. Williams ran both teams UP and down
the field in fast signal practice He then
practiced them up In hurdling over chairs
and barrels and concluded with some
stunts at the tackling dummy.