The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
PLAY
LISTLESS GAME
Defeat Plucky Deaf Mutes in
Game MARRIED by Individ-
ual Aspiration.

In a game marred by constant
fumbling and wretched team work, the
Minnesota freshmen team yesterday de-
feated the eleven from the Faribault
23 to O. Spasmodic braces by the fresh,
men line when the mutes held the ball
gave the rooters some little encourage
ment, but taken as whole, the show
ing. Of the freshmen was extremely un-
satisfactory and the smiles of Coaches
King and Holt, who included the fresh
man game in their tour of inspection,
were not resented by The most enthusi-
.astic freshman team followers.
The poor play Of the freshman team
may be excused to some extent BY, the
presumption that Coach Harris, follow
I ing in the lead Of varsity coaches, or
dered the freshmen TO confne them
selves to straight football. This is no
excuse, however, for the fumbling and
loose play which characterized the
game thruout. Three touchdowns were
made in the first half and one in the
second-the play of the team getting
verse as the game progressed.
Mutes Surprise.
The work of the deaf and dumb
players from Faribault was a surprise
even to those who expected the team
t. make axe. a good showing s against the the
hind his center, Quarterback Garbarine
gave his signals by gesticulating with
both hands, the linemen turning in
their places, without moving from their
positions. The plays were executed
with speed and precision and at no time
sh9 IN eep wai to shtb be sgnas
\ The mutes seemed immune from in
1 jury and the eleven men who entered
The game finished apparently as fresh
as when they went in. Every man
on the. team kept his eye on the ball
and when there were fumbles, as there
emerged from the. scramble with the
ball in his possession. The showing of
the team was the better for the fact
that few games have been played by
the team and practice has been linn
tied to three weeks.
Individual playing, with disregard
for team work, marked the. freshman
play, altho at times some of the indi-
vidual plays were brilliant. Moore was
the best freshman ground gamer and
his run Of sixty yards for a touch
down~in the middle Of the first half
gave the freshmen their first tallies.
He repeated the trick for shorter, dis
lodging won a hand from the spec
tators. Ertle. Hubbard, Marrill and
Eakins also figured in the freshman
offense, altho their work was largely
due to individual effort.
Right Strongest.
In defense the right side Of the fresh
- man line held better than the left. The
= mutes gained ground thru Foker at the
% start of the game, but he solved their
- plays later and had no trouble in stop
!, ping them. A blocked kick in the sec-
- ond half was one of the defects in the
r. defensive showing Of the team, altho
= the freshmen made their best showing
~ when Faribault had the ball.
- The freshman tealu lined up as it
81 did in the Iowa game with one excep-
J. ton. Frykman was unable to get into
IS the game and Hubbard was played at
10 left halfback. He played consistent
e. game but the absence Of Frykman was
N apparent in the freshman offense. At
a. kinson, Holmes, By and Rasmussen
as were given a chance in the backfeld
ut during the latter part of the second
I'd half. but little could be judged of their
b. play. Rogers also went in at Castor e
er place at end. while Kaiser was given
try at tackle. .... ...s
II, One touchdown was the sum total
to for the freshmen in the second half and
Is. this was made only after the hardest
I'd kind Of struggle. Had the Faribault
en- team developed distance kicker be-
,r, fore its appearance on Northrop field
# the mutes would have held the score
down. Three or four men were tried
st when punts were needed, but none OF
be them were satisfactory. The lineup
lis inn Freskr n