The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05

looked as IL Gne- re-enJry OF NOrCn WOulu
mean serious complications because of
Of the score Of SIS to against q team
which defeated South IS to 0, South $
claim to the championship, or to sec
ond place, by virtue Of forfeited
game, would receive scant considera-
tion. AS things stand at present the
re entry of North would mean two good
games, one between North and East
next Friday and the North-c Central game
! With the exception of Fridays games
and the developments in the North
Side. affair, the past week has been q ;
slow one. The premature arrival of
winter weather has seriously lnterfered
with the work of developing the teams,
and has brought much discomfort and
some real hardship. Practice in the
snow and slush which has covered the
fields has been well-njgh out Of the
question. At the opening, of practice
in the slush. At is close they have ac-
cumulated bruises by falling on the
hard bumps of frozen turf and ice.
Central Team Strong.
Central has a splendid teams The
men have played together since early
in the season and have learned their
work we'll. In weight and strength the
men are individually up to the highest
high-school standards. The strength
and development Of the team has been
normal thruout the season, and, with
the exception Of the loss of four men
thru the antifraternity rule, the red
and blue has met with no reverses.
There is little to be said of Central
which has not been said several times.
The team which North Side played
against Superior Friday is phenomenal:
It is seldom that such bunch OF
heavy, experienced men are found In a
high school at one time. There Is no
high school class in the blue and white
lineup. Men Of the same caliber are
to be found on almost every high-school
team, but it is unusual to find so many
excellent men in a school at one time.
1t is a thing which no school can hope
to experience more than once in a
Has Bright Prospects.
At present the decision Of the North
Side management is attracting more
attention than it's team. There is no
doubt but that the Fremont avenue
school will make a wonderful record 1t
| it plays a season as an Independent
team. A game with the Lincoln (Neb. }
high school is almost assured, and with
few other games with out 0f-toWn
class, the North Side bunch could win
northwestern reputation
The North High Athletic board will
make it's final decision tomorrow. The
question before it is far from simple.
The advantages Of remaining. in the
city league are obvious. But there are
other conditions which the board must
population Of North Minneapolis
seems to be up in arms against the de-
cision of the board Of appeals and any
course of action which involves submis-
sion to it's ruling will be decidedly un'
popular Then, too the parents of sew
eral men who are not affected by the
ruling of the board threaten to with:
draw their permission it the dlsbarred
men do not play.
After shaking off its hoodoo long
enough to win one game East should
be feeling considerably better. The
crimson team has suffered disasters suf
fcient to completely demoralize less
sportsman-like bunch. From start tc
finish the East Side boys have shown g
fine amateur spirit. While they are as
willing to win as anyone else they have
manifested love Of the game for its
own sake which is the distinguishing
mark of the amateur in any sport.
Future Uncertain.
Just what will be the future Of thu
University avenue team If North can
GELS the game set for next Friday Ii
uncertain. The North Side game
marked the end of it's schedule and i
is question whether it will think i
worth while to secure other games t:
drag out their season.
South Side has been removed from
the championship running, but thi
should be no blow to the pride Of thu
orange and black rooters:, The team
has already accomplished what i
started out to do and all, and NOR
than all, that could have been reason
ably hoped for it at the opening Of thu
season. It has tided over an off yea
in the athletic history of the school AM
laid the foundation on which a cham
pionship team may be built in the nea
future.
When one considers the condition D.
the team at the opening Of the season
it's present standing is remarkable. O.
the men who reported spasmodicall,
at the early practices not one knev
anything about the game. Out OF thi
material has been developed a team
which has been able to play thru tn
season and from which better team
will be built next year.