The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08
NORTH DAKOTANS
lost TO GOPHERS
Score Against the Fhckertails
Goes Higher Than that Of
Last Year.
BY o'Loushlln.

tne InerInOMeteT registering ABOVE on l
degrees, the gopher machine showed
team by a score Of 49, The machine
has places where the wheels turn slowly
and wobble now and then, but taken as
q whole yesterdays exhibition was the
best given by the gophers on Northrop
field this season.
The most pleasant feature of the play
was that, despite the fierce scrimmage,
the gophers held the ball. Only once
did they tumble the ball, and that was
when Smith crossed the Dakotans goal
and in planting the ball into scoring ter
fora 25-yard line free kick and proved
an expensive tumble.
North Dakota s resistance was spir-
tied and continuous. The team has been
trained by DR.. Sweetland to play all
OF the time. The men were not in as
good physical shape as the gophers, but
We're hardy young fellows fred with an
ambition to keep the score against them
as low as possible, and they worked like
demons. The esistance offered was bet:
tersthan that of any other team seen on
the flickertail9 line. hold the gophers on
downs.
Minnesota's Shifts. Isl
Minnesota's work was better all of
the way than any shown before this
year. The men got into the plays with
fair speed and precision and followed
thru with everything. Irsfeld was out
of the backfeld, and this called for the
Ittner was put in at the end and later,
when George Oech retired, Ittner took
his place. and Burgan came into the
game to play the end. Stafford went in
at center and Dan Smith played guard.
The battle was fought almost entirely
in North Dakota s territory. When the
fickertails did get the ball they usually
tried the line twice, and then Conmy
dropped back; to kick. The visiting
quarter played a star game at his posi-
ton, getting his kicks away SO quickly
!sotans, who usually broke thru, but a
little too late to block the kick. He
twas speedy at his end trials and most
! of the ground gaining was made on his
quart erback tries. = :
Z : When the gophers had the ball the
play resolved itself into something of a
!. procession. Jkremer and Cutting dis
tinguished themselves by long runs
around the ends ni; Kremer played e with t b
is coming into form and Joe Cutting,
slippery as an eel and as fast as a
iaekrabbit, was thorn in the side of
North Dakota at all stages of the game.
He was peculiarly successful in warding
off tackles after he had outstripped his
interference and his work was one Of
the features of the game. Kremer did
not go so far but his work was good.
Backield Worked Well.
Both men on the defense were line
plugs of AL variety and whenever it
looked las tho one of North Dakota s
husky forwards was about to get thru
Cutting or Kremer hit the threatened
spot with slam that discouraged fur;
upon to do great deal of ground gain.
ing today and played his usual steady
game On offense and Defense
Larkin's work was giltedged. H
played steadily and ran the team with
good generalship. When called upoI
in nice shape and high enough to give
his enGs plenty Of time to get down ane
check runbacks. His passing was above
Brush played another ripping game
The big tackle did not fail Of gai1
save in an instance or two and wa
called upon successfully whenever meyer tn tn
downs. arose. Ittner was another sta
better with every succeedingAg game
Dan Smith did heroic work in cfashin'
thru the right and left wings Of tn
Dakota line and Sandborn was used t.
relieve the others when the heat an,
activity began to tire them. Marshal
had a light day and Burgan was no
pressed into much work.
Ragged Spots Apparent.
All was not smooth and unobstructe'
progress BY any means. At times La1
kin delayed starting his play to Civ
the men little more time but this wa
of in short time. In getting the play
started the gophers bumped each other
. shoulders now and then but on such oc
casions the men showed much promls
Of individuality and the losses from thl
cause were small.
Minnesota's interference shove.
palmer today than it has before. l
was quick to form most of the tim
and effective in it's progress. TIL
gophers showed to good advantage i
getting about thru broken-uns IDS an
lodging tacklers
North Dakota's Work.
North Dakota g offense seemed weak
er than it really was thru the stron
work of the gopher line. It SCENE
Minnesota forwards and Cenmy directe
most of his attention to end work. TIL
meeting greater defeat than they 81
perienced last year the visitors did nc
quit fighting at any time and did every
thing in their power to stop Mime
sofa s offense. tt was not uncommo
to see at least five or six men on til
ground as a result of attempting to pil
up Minnesota effort and some Of til
gophers were only pulled down whe
fairly surrounded by their opponent
At other times the Dakotans got
the man with the ball with dash tina
sent the gopher rolling without furthe
progress. The visitors played cleal
gentlemanly game Of football and at tn
close of the game the Minnesota teal
gathered at the center of the field an
gave three rousing cheers for their d.
feated opponents. The visitors caugf
the same spirit and gave just as heart
cheers for the victors.
At the start Of play Minnesota spec
took the visitors fairly off their fee
The. first touchdown came in less tina
minute with Brush going over for tt
touchdown, following series OF rusht
after the Dakotans had fumbled
their first effort following the kickoff
The next score came in comparative
short space of time and after that TT
play started to lengthen. The heat We
almost too great for the players to 81
dure and much time was taken out art
the work was started in earnest. Coz
sidering the conditions it is remarkab
that so few substitutions were mac