The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
ST. THOMAS NOW
MUCH IMPROVED
In Hundred Per Gent Better Form
Than Week Ago-Poor Tack
ling Only Fault.
By "Percy.''
u5|tiE

The work Of the st: Thomas team has
improved 100 per cent during the past
week and the team is getting into
fairly good shape. After the poor ex-
hibition of football in the game with
the Hamline needles the team has
pulled together and in it's game with
the Fort Smelling team gave evidence
of waking up and showing some knowl-
edge Of the game. 49,.
The team in that game charged and
when they tackled their man he was
usually downed behind his own line.
This is" a very encouraging sign, and if
will be among the frst-class teams. The
team work was also better, the runner
being helped onto his feet by his team
mates several times and compelled to
cover many more. yards before being
finally downed. e...&
! Some Of the men still have a tenden-
cy of playing high, notably Mulrooney,
the big left tackle. He will start low,
but just as soon as the ball is snapped
and he charges he will persist in get
ting up in the air. Consequently if
his opponent is not a small man and a
play is directed at him, he is pushed
back a yard or two, altho he gets at
the man with the ball. -, >.
ling, most of the members Of the squad
evidently being so used to putting
their arms lovingly around the other
party's necks that they now cannot
break themselves of the habit. They
should get their man low and hard and
throw him back toward his own goal
with the force of an avalanche.
This poor tackling must b9 remedied
and the team. when .tackling, tearing
thru the line or breaking up interfer-
ence, must hit the opposing men low
and NOW them down as a sickle does
grain. When they begin to do this
they are playing football, and injuries
to themselves are not SO likely to oc-
the other side.
St. Thomas is just now beginning to
experience little hard luck in the way
of injuries to some of his best players.
Cunningham, the little quarter, has not
been able to play since the Minnesota
game, and it will be week before he
will again get into the scrimmage.
Pennington, fullback, has injured his
arm and the doctor has ordered him
from the game for two weeks. Conmy
right end, has spralned ankle which
will keep him out for several days
Injuries to these men are proving seri-
has none too many men to pick from
second team had to be dispensed with
couple Of days the past week on &C.
count of lack of men to form two
teams. ...-....
Nemzek has been playing fullbacl
in the absence Of Pennington, anC
seems to be better adapted to that place
than to any Of the other Of the back
field positions he has tried. He backs
up the line in splendid style and as
sists the runner in great shape He Is
in good physical condition and never
tires. Pennington excels him only IL
hitting the line.
Harrington has played left half reg
ularly and will, in all probability, hole
down that position. He is very fast
and made several long runs in thu
game against the soldiers. Captain
| o 'Shaughnessy is holding down the 9th
er half-back position and, altho no
as fast as Harrington in a long-dis
lance sprint, when it comes to gettinl
sary, the captain can always be de
pended on to cover the required dis
| lance.
Sandborn has been running the team
in good shape, and is good on carryin,
the ball himself. He is developing int
dangerous man as drop kicker, an,
he kicked a beautiful goal in the gam
| against the Hamline medics. He must
however, learn to give his signals wit
more accuracy and more distinctly, an
drive the team little faster.
Jereczek, center, has been shifted t
left tackle in place Of Mulrooney, VIII
is laid up with a sore shoulder. Jerec
EEK has played tackle before, and i
some suitable man could be develope
to play center he could be left to TT.
out for that position Harmon, the sui
center is little weak a and du to
and is trying for center, is yet a littl
green. Either Of these men, how
! ever, with a little hard work, will d.
velop into good men.
The weeks work has been very sal
isfactory. and the team has improve
immensely. The object st. Thoma
must now work for is to get her play
off with all possible speed, and to hav
every man on the team in every PLAY