The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-12
GOPHERS STRIKE
LIKE AVALANCHE
Bury South Dakota Under 81 to @
Score-Record Should Have
Been Better.

Minnesota won from the South Da-
kota Agricultural school of Brooklngs,
s. D., on Northrop field yesterday after
noon. She won by one of those good
old double-fgure scores that the Yost
methods have made popular in the west,
and the "Ski-U-Mah' rooters, who are
always crying for more touchdowns,
left the scene Of combat very we'll sat
isfed with the one-sided count of 81
to 0.
Minnesota won, not on account OF
the form her team showed, but thru
the lack Of form showed by her oppo
nents Outweighed, outtrained, out
generated and outclassed, the farmers
failed to offer any effectual resistance
to the gopher gridiron artists, and from
whistle to whistle it was a ffty-min-
utes go-as-you-please, with Minnesota
doing all the going.
If the game was intended for prac-
tice, it missed it's calling, for never
did the aggies make it necessary for
the gophers to display any real foot
ball. But three times. during the two
halves was Minnesota held for no gain,
and once did the visitors succeed in
making q gain in scrimmage, and that
once the pigskin was advanced just
two yards. Never was the varsity forced
to punt, and the majority Of its at
tempts resulted in long, staggering
plunges thru the South Dakota line,
or clean lieut. end runs varying from ten
to fifty yards each.
Gophers tumble.
Minnesota showing was disappoint-
ing to gopher followers. Fumbling was
all too frequent. Ittner, Cutting, Lar
kin, Weisel and other members of the
team offended in this line and, had
their opponents been strong enough to
take advantage of this weakness dis
Rster would have been inevitable.
In the first half Minnesota s inter
ference was practically worthless. 1t
was either slow in forming or else got
away ahead Of the man with the ball.
AS a result, the gopher gains were
made by the Individual players who tore
thru their opponents resisting line,
and the man with the ball, unassisted
by his team mates, often dragged two
or three of the enemy yards toward the
coveted goal. The long gains were al
prowess. In the latter part of the game
there were some evidences Of ma
chine and some Of the runs then were
made behind perfect interference.
Joe Cutting was easily the sta1
ground-gainer for the gophers. His re,
sistless offense was feature of the
game. Every time he was given the
DILL ue Was ROou 1Or SuDSIduClal Sdlu,
and over and over again he got away
mer played Captain Currents position
at fullback and played it we'll. He
was usually good for long gains and
his line plunging could not be stopped
Larkin played the first half at quarter
and ran the team with good judgment
and some speed. He was injured and
was replaced in the second period by
"Mummy'' Weisel, who seemed to get
more speed and better team play out
of the gophers. His brilliant quarter,
back runs resulted in long gains.
Linemen Are Strong.
In the line the men all played the
game, altho their strength was never
tested. They always got the charge
on their lighter opponents, and the few
times the visitors, had the ball, pre-
sented an invincible front. Brush car
ried the leather time after time. San
born also was called upon often ant
responded with good gains. lttner
when called back, was always there
Marshall and Brush, on the ends, als'
did their full share Of the ball-lugging
The aggies were plucky and Playe'
as hard at the end as they did in tn
they were powerless both on offens
and defense. McGillivray, at quarter
carried off the honors for the visitors
while Tuttle at left end once brok
thru and tackled gopher for loss.
The defeat administered by the bad
gers last week has already borne fruit
5 as shown by the unusual display of SIX
and one-sided game. The varsity yell
ing brigade was in evidence, with tn
old gopher battlecry, and several time
new yells we're tried with good effect.
First Half.
South Dakota won the toss and chose tn
west goal. Kremer kicked off to Youngbere
who carried the ball back to South Dakota
l6-yard line. South Dakota failed to gai1
McGllivray kicked to South Dakota's 25-yar
line. On the first play Schuknect aroun
the right end for fifteen yards. Cutting adde
five yards thru left tackle and then carried til
ball without opposition for the first touchdown
Cutting kicked easy goal.
Score, Minnesota, 6: South Dakota, 0.
South Dakota kicked of to Kremer Mime
sofas 25-yard line, from whence Larkin T.
turned yards. Bergan made fifteen yart
around right end. Cutting added another fl
teen around the opposite end and then mad
thru center for seven yards. He then adde
another four yards thru left tackle Kreme
ran fifteen yards around right end Kreme
made three and Sanborn plowed thru *
the second touchdown. Cutting missed goal.
Score. Minnesota, IL: South Dakota, o.
The Dakotans had no defense and Minnesot
South Dakota kicked off to Kremer, who fun
bled and South Dakota got the ball on Mimi
sofas 85-yard line. Hughes failed to gain
line buck. Fox thrown back for tire
yard loss. McGillivray swung at the ball b.
missed It on attempted kick. Three MINI
sofa men fell on the ball on Minnesota's 5O-yal
line.
Minnesota made fifteen yards around rigl
end. Cutting ran thirtyfve yards with tv
South Dakota men hanging to his clothin
1ttner negotiated five yards thru LETT tackl
Oech then carried the leather over for the th
touchdown and the crowd made effort
smile Cutting kicked goal.
Score, Minnesota IT; South Dakota, o.
South Dakota kicked off to Marshall. who r
turned the ball fifteen yards to Minnesota
80-yard line. Cutting went ten yards off rig
tackle. Larkin waded thru the of Dakota
for seven yards. Sanborn added five yard
Brush put four yards on the pile off left tackl
Marshall fumbled on the next play: but Mimi
smashed the line for four yards more Burg.
sk1rted right end and raced thirty yards
The fourth touchdown. Larkin kicked out
Cutting, who failed to make fair catch.
Score, Minnesota, %; South Dakota O.
South Dakota kicked off to Marshall, vi
carried the ball twenty-five yards, to MINI
sofas 35-yard line. Cutting renewed the slaug
ter with four yards around left end. Burg,
was the first man who failed to gain. Bru
carried the ball fifteen yards. Kremer ma
three. Cutting duplicated Brush's gain Burg
made eight yards around right end and Bru
added three yards in the same place on Il
next attempt.
Larkin then made another touchdown with
2O-yard quarterback run around left end On
ting kicked goal.
Score: Minnesota, %; South Dakota O.
South Dakota kicked off to Larkin who ,
turned twenty yards to Minnesota's 35-yard lii
Larkin was injured in the melee that f,