The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
Pencil Pushes BY Wing on the Sideline

and dashed up the field like streak OF
light and was thrown on Northwest
erLt's 53-yard line. Kremer made an
other Of his hair-raising sprints on the
next play and before he was stopped
had the ball on Northwestern g l7-yard
line. A series Of linebucks put the ball
back Of the purple goal.
A straight procession Of inebucks
from the Minnesota goal line followed
Northwestern next kickoff. There
was a l4-yard runback and the lin
buckin'g and end running started. kre
mer, Shucknecht, 1ttner, Brush ana
Current did most of the work, and 1t
was so speedy that the Methodlsts could
not gather themselves into anything
like resistance form long enough to stop
it. It was long smash up the HELD ana
over. -,
The same order prevailed on the next
kickoff: Northwestern IS kick sent the
ball to Minnesota 10-yard line and
Shucknecht made 27-yard return. kre-
mer, then repeated his famous get
away on double pass and went forty
yards before he was downed. The
touchdown came on the seven follow
ing efforts.
Minnesota kicked off next and the
Northwestern offense made it's best
showing of the day. There was a Z
yard return of the kickoff followed by
! trick plays and line bucks which gave
twenty yards A 15-yard penalty forced
and punt and after getting the ball on
their own 35-yard line the gophers
started another irresistible crushing
movement for the Northwestern goal.
Brush and Marshall made sensational
advances in this work.
49, The Purple Score.
Then followed the scoring by North
WESTERN. Minnesota kicked off and sent
the ball down to within yard Of the
purple goal. There was a 22-yard re-
turn by Mccormack men and eight
} -.rds advance on line bucks. Then
! .Rueber caught the Minnesota right
wing in a little woolgathering bee and
made the most sensational and longest
run of the day. The stands disliked to
see it, but Minnesota sportsmanship
rose to the occasion and the captain
Of the Northwestern team was cheered
to the echo. A tumble marred Mime
sota's advance after the next kickoff
. and following kicking bout the half
ended with the ball in Minnesota s
possession on her own 25-yard line.
In the second half Northwestern
started off with 20-yard kickoff and
it was returned to the center Of the
field. Straight down over the chalk
1 lines went the gophers for another
/ touchdown. Shucknecht's 18-yard gai1
. was the predominant feature of this
: march. Northwestern 8 tumble aftel
8 the return of the next kickoff gave
/. Minnesota the ball on the purple's 30
j yard line. Marshall made a 15-yarc
r dash and Brush made another Of hi
1 /" cowcatcher' runs. Smith tore fv,
e yards over the purple line for the touch
}, down.
,. Held for Downs.
a Following the next kickoff int
j Northwestern territory there was
good runback and about fifteen yard
n advance, followed by punt. Mime
a sofa bucked the ball thirty-three yard
e when the Methodists braced and he'll
a for downs. They were, forced to pun
e in short time and following a penalt
4 Minnesota came from her 50-yard lin
!. down the field and over for touch
'r down. Ittner made the star gai1
g seventeen yards, of this rush down tn
q. field.
$ Northwestern IS territory saw almos
all Of the next battle. The return c
a. the kickoff was followed by few lin
"a bucks and punt, after which th
Ia gophers went down and over the pu
e. pie goal with q rush. Weitzel's 20-ya1
g run was the feature of this perform
"a ance. On the following kickoff Mort
western fumbled on her 16-yard lii
on the runback of the kickoff, and Mi
ar nesota getting the ball, smashed
# right over. Much kicking and sho
ne gains followed the next kickoff and Il