The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
CENTRAL: WINS AT
ST, CLOUD, l0TO0
On Soggy Field Local High School
Team Defeats Normal
-. Eleven.
Special to The Journal.

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st. Cloud; Mimi, Oct. 14.-Central
High held to its tradition of doing it's
best work in the rain and defeated the
afternoon. The game was played at
st. Cloud. Rain was falling during the
entire contest and the soft field and
slippery ball did much to hold the score
low.
St.. Cloud has husky bunch Of men
who played a plucky,- clean game but
could not not make AK any headfWay against
apolis. !" Babe'' LOOMS has been
coaching the Normal team since the
middle Of the week but, tho improve
ment is evident, he has not yet yet had had
test was the first game Of the season
for st. Cloud and its work was prom
| Using.
Tie red and blue warriors played al al:
their plays in quick succession and with
out the slightest hesitation over sig
nails. The ball was wet and slippery
and fumbles were inevitable This
same condition Of the ball made long
punts and accurate kicking almost i'm
possible. II -
One touchdown was made in each
half: The first trip over the school
|
land early in the first half after a IS
man had the honor Of scoring the sec.
ond, and last, touchdown on a straight
line buck from the 5-yard line half a
minute before time was called.
]: Hoagland and Pendleton did a large
share Of the ground gaining for the
Minneapolis team and Shoemaker and
1 .Abrahamson Of the St. Cloud team were
l 4ho Sof of h.
| In the first half Campbell kicked Of
for the normals. Central returned
thirty yards but was forced to punt
The Normal player lost his grip on the
slippery pigskin and the ball went tc
4 Central on the Normal's 20-yard line
BY next; play the ball was advanced
a tackle back formation and ran fifteen
J yards thru close field for a touch
. down. Farnam tried for a goal but
could do nothing with the Shiny oval.
7 At the next kickoff Farnam booted
to Normal's 5-vard line The teacher:
returned it fifteen yards, losing tt
Central on downs. See-saw play began
!! and continued, until the last five min
utes Of play, when Central got thu
ball and started down the field: Tim
+ possession on the st. Cloud 15-yarl line
! In the second half Schooley went il
at left half for Central in place O.
: Carpenter. Farnam kicked off. bu
! failed to get good toe-grip on tn
slippery ball and it went no furthe
than the Normal's 25-yard line.
:. st. Cloud returned ten yards, only t.
: forfeit on downs. Central made fftee'
yards before losing the ball on q fun
1 Bile. The school teachers braced an
!: went down the field forty yards. blu
! we're forced to put and Central got tn
: ball on it's 25-vard line.
The ball hung until the last ten mir
i utes Of the half, when Central took
0 brace and played magnifcently. Bresk
Etook the ball around the end for invent
:. yards. Ten yards were credited t
straight football. Farnam tried q dro
4 kick from the 25-yard line, but tn
r ball was passed too low. He attempte
!. to run with it, but was downed for n
. gain. Another twenty yards of stra1gh
!. football and the Normals were force
: to their 5-yard line. Hoagland was sho
e. thru for a touchdown. Farnam MISE
> goal. ~
The game ended with the ball III tn
{ possession Of the school teachers.
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