The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-21
VARSITY TEAM is
SHOWING GOOD FORM
First and Second Squads Are
Put Through Hard Scrim-
mage Practice

With ideal weather DIR. Williams put
his aspiring youngsters through series
or PAGES that taxed their capacity yes
tefday afternoon, and the big mass OF
raw material is beginning to take shape
similar to football team. The work was
fast and trying and of character GER
tain to bring out any latent football pos
sibilities that may be lying dormant
:, Divided into squads, the men were put
through speedy signal work to warm up
son. and once having got their breathing
apparatus attuned to their exertions, the
nrst and second squads were sent into
football, filled with experiences calculat-
ed TO impress upon the green hand what
IS proper and what is physically unsafe
In the matter of individual methods.
While the varsity, the first squad,
had the better of the argument at all
times, they nevertheless had their hands
fuii with the scrubs, and there were no
afternoon. Both teams seemed to be
stronger in carrying the ball than on the
defensive, and considerable gains were
made, although the varsity advance was
always longer.
The backs appear to be learning their
lessons more readily than the other po-
Sit1ons The ends display more or less
verdancy and the line men are yet in
clined to rush forward regardless OF the
direction of the oncoming play, which re-
suits IN avenues which are eagerly taken
advantage of by the backs.
Brush. playing right tackle was given
the ball, and Invariably made good gains
and demonstrated that he is a hard man
TO stop He IS well put up and carries
his weight well. and has enough of the
same to present a problem in overcoming
momentum to any who desire to impede
his progress. He gets away we'll with
the ball. and when the, team get lined
up to its interference be should make
a valuable ground gamer.
Bergen, kfemer and Current made up
the varsity back fields and made satisfac-
tory progress with the ball. Varco, at left
nalf Tor the scrubs. and Gleason. at full
casionally made long gains. Gleason de-
Teloped quite lodging streak, and ON
one occasion it required the efforts of
the entire squad to bring him down. An
other time Varco cleared the field and 1t
lazy TO Hunter to stop him, which the little
quarter did in nice shape. but not without
hard sprint and good tackle.
Jimmy frsfield. who shone Respondent
at right half last year, is out of the game
by reason of faulty requirements. A
flaw of some kind or the other has been
found in his registration. and hsfield
will not be allowed to play. Another vet
eran gone just when vets are most needed.
| Along with the news of Irsfield's ineligi-
bility came the rumor that Davies had
arrived at the conclusion that life without
football was bare and barren, and hence
forth he would be seen in company with
the swine skin.
Davies wasn't out yesterday, but the
ardent followers of the team have hopes.
Marshall is still on the resting list with
a heel that won't permit of football serv-
ice, but he expects to get busy within a
day or two.
Saturday the varsity and the South
Dakota university teams will meet for
the first time. The game will begin at
8 o'clock, and thirty-five minutes halves
! will be played. The general admission will
] be IS cents. reserved seats so cents and
box seats rs cents. Seats are on sale at
| TibbeIs' cigar store.
There is a bridge going up on Harvard
street and the grade is being raised so
| that it is on a level with the Northrop
| field fence, which furnished a great oppor-
tunity to see the game without any cost.
| which is contrary to all athletic principles.
The board of control is confronted by a
serious problem and has come to no other
/ decision than that some means must be
devised to cut off the view. The wall
could be raised. but its appearance would
be spoiled. and any canvas arrangement
will be unsightly, to say the least, but If
worst comes to worst the scenery will
have to suffer. The squads lined I'D as
follows in yesterdays scrimmage: