The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-13
CENTRAL'S TEAM
QUITS GRIDIRON
Players Finding No More Foes to
Conquer, Close the
Season.
BY Gil.

Central high has disbanded its team for the
season. The moleskins have gone to associate
with the mothballs in Manager Britzius cedar
chest, and the warriors who have battled long
and bravely for the red and blue have returned
to the less stirring business of acquiring knowl-
edge. n
After learning that North had called off the
game scheduled for Nov. Il, Coach Morse held
telephone conference with the members of the
team. While the boys were willing enough to
stay with the team as long as there was city
rival in the field they did not care to play any
out-of-town games. Several of the best men on
the team have paper routes which they have
been farming out thru the season, and anx-
ious to direct the shekels into their pockets.
The Central squad has been in training ever
since Sept. 6, and release from the steady
grind will be very welcome.
|. Morse at University.
In view of these facts Coach. Morse has de-
cided to disband his team, and. unless
unexpected development should call it back from
the shades Of 1905 Central high team has passed
into history. There was no practice at the
Members of the team by
first day of liberty from the practice tread
mill, and Coach Morse was out trying for d
place the university freshman team
Football is not quite dead at Central, how
ever, for Manager Britzius is trying to arrange
an interclass tournament to be played at Nico-
let park next Friday. If the plans go thru, the
freshmen will play the sophomores and the jun
Tors will play the seniors Both games viii be
short and the winners will meet each other on
the same afternoon for the championship of the
school.
To Central has disbanded and the city cham
pionship is settled, there are still some good
high school games in prospect. North Side plays
Lincoln (Neb.) high school here on Thanks
giving day and South plays st. Paul Central in
st. Paul Nov. "a.
The Thanksgiving day game between North
Side and Lincoln high promises to be one Of
| the best if not the best, game of high-school
football seen in Minneapolis. Their VIC
| tory over the university freshmen has placed
the North Siders in a class by themselves As
couid not be touched By any team in the city.
and would probably prove too much for any team
in the state intercollegiate league.
Lincoln Is Strong.
Lincoln is said to be out of the high-schooI
class and able, as it stands, to give the Ne
! of this caliber on the field, the battle will be
worth going distance to While it
looFs at present as if the university manage.
ment would refuse the high schools the use Of
Northrop field, it is to be hoped that the board
Of control will change its decision.
The men who are playing on the high-school
| teams are the material which will make the
future varsity teams. and it is well worth
while to give them all the recognition and as
sstance possible. Northrop field is an ideal
place for this game, which will attract much
South has no game for this week, but will
keep in training for its st. Paul game in the
week following: 1t is very probable that Man
ager Solem will secure practice game for
next Friday. After the showing made against
Central last Friday, the orange and black fol-
lowers have good grounds to hope for vic
tory over the st. Paul bunch, and the team
will work hard with this in view.
East still has a team in the field, and Man.
ager Turnstrand is trying to arrange a game
with Central for next Friday. In view of the
disbanding of the Central team and the proposed
interclass tournament, it is doubtful if he viii
succeed. In case he does not, the crimson team
will probably disband.