The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-03

Captain and Center, Gophers Of 'o4.
did account Of themselves in their class, but
against the varsity they presented of
resistance than did Shattuck and South Da-
kotq.
The situation, in brief appears to be that
Minnesota will have another winning team this
fall. In the hands Of a coach of less ability
than Dr.. Williams there would be danger for
the Ger of the There are many faults
big game, but that the coach has almost
completed his try-out work, the evolution OF
team play. tackling and all.round usefulness can
tackling. strong on offense and fair on de-
fense. ;V.
First Team Selections.
The first team is generally said to be picked"
but arst teams never picked in these
times. The men who show the best ability
btaor to the big games get into the play. From
the showing Of the games SO far, and without
The slightest knowledge of what DR.. Williams
I would pick first team from the following:
Case, strathern, Smith. Brush. Marshall, Hun
tsa, Kremsr, Current, Davies, Burgan and Rick
d: Bor substitutes Luce. Tschabold Cutting
1ttner, Gleason, Harmon, Kjelland, Nuessle, Oech
sense 4 ''boost'' or "knock." It is an opinion
Players in the four games to date. Meritorious
persor1nanees of those on the "sublist", or
slovenly work Of some Of the first selections in
futnre contests would put these selections badly
aWay, the men not far apart in ability.
Saturdays play resulted in another boom Of
TIE stock Of Hunter. His running is marvellous,
and he has the football instinct Joe Cutting
oarne into the game near the close of the first
half and Hunter shifted to the half. It
was the PONY backheld" mentioned in these
columns few days ago, and It worked we'll
against Carleton. What it would do against a
heavy team is merely conjectural.
IN picking a possible" first team, there is no
It's game by any means. Davies has not played
as yet but. barring accidents, should prove one
Of the most valuable men on the field
Case Not Altogether Green.
Case come to the team with fair idea of
football and gets into every thing with dash.
Hs Is hard, earnest worker, and will be a
pillar Of strength in the line. Earl Luce's stock
took drop by his permitting Cundy to get
away with semitrick play Saturday afternoon.
There isn't cleaner out. harder working, more
asa than manly hyos y01 pa fellow Sa n. D ths
yards Of work cut out for him
II he makes the left end of the line. Kicker is
a problem at times he goes in with vim and
snap, and again plays listlessly. All he needs
is more ginger. He should be Of Mime
sofas most valuable men, and will be when his
Brush and Marshall constitute a right wing
which looks promising. Brush is correcting his
faults and developing into good ground gamer
Smith Is always going with vengeance, and
Bobby Marshall is one of the most slippery ner
who ever donned football armor. Hunter and
Cutting are two fast little men, Hunter having
is a conner. Kremer is wicked back at plum
ging. and is showing improved work at advancing
around the ends. Current goes into line
with the abandon and vigor Of an indignant goat
and generally leaves a hole to show just where
he went in. If any spots are touched IL
this brief expression of opinion, it is regret
table. The size-up is the honest opinion of the
writer, disregarding all personal friendships.
Varsity Was Strong.
An analysis Of the Carleton game would result,
in nothing more definite than the description 0,
the advance Of the ball given below. Mnnesots
generally took a couple Of smashes thru earle
tons line and then sent some one around the enc
for good big gains. Right or left 1t made ne
difference. No one point of Carleton's line wal
favored with assault more than the other. Min
nesota could gain almost at will. n
Of the Carleton team, Cundy was much in eyi
ldence and ran his team well as any captain
could have done under the circumstances. IL
This credit and that Of his players it may he
Maid that he did not ease up bit turnout eithe.
half, but when the ball was in Carleton's DOS
session the backs were sent smashing against
Mtnnesota's line only to be thrown
back, save in one two instances when the
gopher ltnesmen were not attending to their knit
ting Payne Banks and Monroe were much IN
the oFense and showed football spirit. They at
tempted vigorously to stop Minnesota's procession