The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22
GOPHER MINORS
BEAT HAWKEYES
Sig Harris : Team Wins, s to Q, by
Brilliant Play Against
IowaIs.
Nv u. a.. Collins.

BY L. l. Collins.
In clean, close game OF football
the Minnesota freshman team started
proceedings against st. the haWIkeyes yes
lings by to @. The defensive work
of the gopher freshmen was easily the
feature Of the game, Iowa failing to
gain in all more than twenty yards.
During the first half the play was
on practically even terms, neither team
being able to perfect it's offense. In
this period the Minnesota freshmen
Iowans were able to net only sixteen
yards. The gopher freshmen made
their only touchdown ten minutes after
the start of the second half. The touch
down was made after fifty-yard kick
by Frykman, a tumble by Iowa on the
25-yard line and two gains of ten yards
each by Frykman.
When the Iowa freshmen trotted out
followers of the freshman team saw
weighed and even the most optimistic
admitted that on appearances the
hawkeyes should win: The light gopher
iinemen charged hard and low, how
ever, and before the play had gone
far the spectators saw chat Sig Harris
had developed wonderful defense. At
no time was the ball in Minnesota ter
ritory. - -
| Frykman Star.
Oscar Ertle and Nat Frykman were
the star ground gamers for Minnesota.
Their gains were consistent in the Sec
ond half, Ertle being credited with two
man bucked the Iowa line for gains
averaging from three to fifteen yards.
Frykman did the kicking for the Min
nesotans and his boot Of fifty yards in
the second half made possible the only
touchdown. Merrill at fullback and
Eakins at guard also assisted in the
ground gaining. Moore, the freshman
quarterback, showed a tendency to. run
too far out on his quarterback attetmps,
but he played a satisfactory game in
other respects and proved good field
general. ~
| Harris put a find named Maloney at
right tackle and switched Rollin Smith
to right guard. Smith, tho outweighed
i twenty pounds by his opponent, out
played. him at every point, breaking
! thru time after time and going down
nesota punts. Maloney also held up
his end, charging low and hard and
preventing gains. Dunn at center
passed the ball with never a skip and
the game was married by only two
fumbles on the Minnesota side. Eakins
: at left guard had little trouble with
7 his opponent and with Foker opened
big holes for the Minnesota backs dur
ing the second half. Harris had drilled
his linemen in charging and in this
department every man in the freshman
line outplayed his opponent. "..5~
a Ends Up and Doing.
n The work of the freshman ends was
entirely satisfactory. On punts Castor
: and Coughlin were down the field wait
ing for the ball to drop and their
tackling was deadly. In the first half
Castor was drawn, in on an end play
right end, 1owa's longest gain of the
!; day. The little right end refused to
be fooled a second time, however, and
he was the principal in several pretty
tackles back of the Iowa line. -
r. The defensive play Of tie Iowa team
in the first half was on a par with the
defensive of the gopherg during this
Knowlton were particularly conspicu.
GUS, but the fact that Minnesota gained
only 40 yards during the first period
z shows that every man in the Iowa line
t was bearing his share of the battle
2 The backs, Cobb, johnson and Kirk
l helped out the line men in their de
: fensive play, the work of Kirk at full
- L
f work of the Minnesota backs was also
q noticeable and the gophers kept II w
: all thru the game, while the Iowa back
= seemed to be unable to master the Min
7 nesota formations toward the close.
: Condition Surprising.
~ g The condition shown by the fresh
+ man team was surprise. Not maj
: went out o the game. Coach Harri
~ al Ii Is ~
. count Of sickness, and Frykman, thu
;. acting captain, refused to take chance
y by changing his men.
-. Details of the Came.
3 Frykman kicked off to Cobb at 1:45
, Cobb fumbled but regained the ball o,
the 45-yard line after advancing TWEEN
ty-fve yards thru the Minnesota team
Line tries were failed and Cobb kicke
- ten yards out of bounds, Minnesot
+ getting the ball on Iowa IS 50-yard line
" end, but Iowa held :a,l got the Bal
on downs on her 35-yard line. TIL
gopher line held and Cobb kicked te
N yards out Of bounds. s
Y With the ball on the Iowa 40-yar
u line Minnesota failed to gain and Fryl
u, man kicked thirty yards, Griffith ru1
20 ing it back to the 30-yard line. Kir
CtuG6r lOr GuTSG YdrQS AMI NH
10 nesota was penalized five yards for of
al side play. Iowa punted twenty-fv
at yards and Frykman ran the ball bac
e. fifteen to the middle Of the field. Fryl
man, Foker, Merrill and Ertle took tl
lC ball to Iowa IS 35-yard line where low
lg got it on tumble.
a Minnesota held and on q fake kic
er Iowa lost the ball to Minnesota on til
* Iowa 35-yard line. Frykman and Me
IN ril, alternating, took the ball to tt
ID Iowa 20-yard line where Iowa held an
regained the ball. Iowa was penalize
y five yards for offside play and tt
% Hawkeyes kicked twenty yards to Fry]
IL man who carried to Iowa s 25-yard lin
re Time was called with the ball in Mi
ne nesota IS possession on Iowa Is 25-ya1
es I1ine.
he Score (frst alf)--Minnesota,
s, Iowa, o.
Ill Second Half.
,c-I 4
Cobb kicked to Merrill who took Il
ball to Minnesota IS 35-yard line. Fry
man kicked forty yards to Kirk wi
was downed by Eakins on Iowa's 8
yard line. Iowa kicked to Frykman {
n the Minnesota 35-yard line and MINI
u sofa, failing to garin, Frykman boott
fifty yards, Caughlin falling on the ba
on Iowa 8 25-yard line. Frykman mac
s, twelve yards around left end, Merr
sh four thru the line and Frykman toe
ay the ball eleven yards for a touchdown
rs Frykman kicked goal.
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