The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
Ante-Season High School
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when they are mentioned one naturally
thinks of hard luck. The plight Of
East high is worse, for when hard luck
is mentioned one naturally thinks Of
the East Side.$s,ssThe crimson played
three championship games and won
two Of them. The first game was played
with Central and has already been de.
scribed. The East Side team entered
this game badly crippled by unexpected
losses, and played very haphazard
and disorganized game in consequence.
On Nov. 8 East played South at Min
nehaha park and won by score of l2
to 0. The writer did not see this game
and cannot tell how the victory was
won, but the result was quite what
might have been expected. The Grim
son team was composed of older and
more experienced men than the South
Side bunch and undoubtedly won out
on superior play, both as a team and
as individuals.
.s Last Cloud Removed.
| A week later East ended its season
by running up score Of 33 to O on
the Mechanic Arts team of St. Paul,
This was not only victory for East.
but clearly demonstrated that Central
was superior to the st. Paul team and
removed the last cloud in it's title to
the twin city championship. s-.#
| Owing to the Kaleidoscope changes
in the East high lineup it is hard to
form a very accurate estimate Of the
ability Of any but few of It's more
persistent players. Captain Bunnell.
at full, played a good game and was
highly commended by all who saw him
play. Martin starred at quarter.
Crambrook, was a tower Of defense at
center. Hawley. the freshman right
end, played remarkable game, all
4 things considered. Barnard, who
played both tackle and end, was one
OF the best men in the crimson bunch
in both the offensive and defensive de.
partments Of the game.
South won only one of it's three
championship games. On Oct, 6 the
orange and black triumphed over the
Mechanic Arts team at Norton field
the Hamline athletic grounds, by a
score Of 20 to 5. South simply out.
played its opponents at every stage of
the game. The st. Paul team did not
have look-in at any stage of the game
The contest opened with 95-yard run
I Eby Solem for touchdown from the
4 kickoff. The other scores were made
4 on line plunges for the most part
. Mechanics Arts caught South mapping
near the opening Of the second hall
and succeeded in scoring one touch
down.
South Braces Up.
| ~
On Oct. 81 South had game SEIZED
uled with North, but it was called of
by the North Side manager because 0,
the dissatisfaction felt over the dis
barment Of several of the North higl
team by the board Of appeals. Unde
the contract between the schools tn,
game went to South.
!, South was defeated by East, whicl
had already lost to Central, by scor,
of IL to 0, in a game which was PLAYED
at Minnehaha park on Nov. 8.
From the outcome Of this game i
| looked as if South were slated for
terrific walloping at the hands of Cen
trail, but the orange and black took
Z remarkable brace and week late
held the champions to score of 10 t
O.. This game, which was played a
Nicollet park on Nov. 10, has alread,
been described.
South finished its season by losin,
!. to st. Paul Central by "a score of 33 t
j, 10. The st. Paul school had much tn
) stronger team and was prevented iron
!, running up higher score only by tn
muddy field and inclement weather
The game was played at Lexington
t park on Nov. "a.