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

Defeat, but not disgrace was the
phare Of Minnesota in yesterdays
st1gggls with Wisconsin on Northrop
Two end runs and field goal proved
She undoing Of the gophers, putting the
Ewo touchdowns and kicked the goals.
The story of Minnesota s defeat be-
gan last June when the Big Nine con-
Ference barred freshmen from the play.
This caught the gophers at time
when she was losing a number of vet
eran players. >.,
The defeat of yesterday was helped
eity barred four star players early in
It was helped along again in the
Lawrence game when Vita received a
severe wrench Of the knee and on
Thursday afternoon when Stafford, the
varsity center, broke his left hand in
scrimmage. This called for the play
the game. Of yesterday: Without de-
tracing. from the credit of Kjelland,
who weighs but 161 pounds, it may be
said that his lack Of weight proved the
magnet which attracted the attack of
the badgers heavy backfeld and en-
abled them to gain consistently thru
the gopher line. @.,fr e. 75'."
Phil King has built up this year the
best team that has represented Wiscon-
sin in years. It weighs right up with
the gophers and as Minnesota was or
gained yesterday afternoon the favor
on beef was with the badgers.
Strong on Offense.
The play indicated that both of tho
beams We're stronger on offense than on
defense. When Wisconsin had the ball
1ttner, Brush, Cutting and Current
seemed to be able to gain almost any.
where on the badger line. When the
badgers were attacking, the favored
plan was to call on Roseth or pull
Bertke back and take straight plunge
into the line. The badger ofense was
great deal faster tEan it was in thu
Chicago game of two weeks ago, ani
holding for downs were few and ia;
between, as the quarters resorted to tn,
boot in almost every case when Their,
was distance to negotiate on the thir(
down.
Minnesota's left wing stood NOR
were, inclined to. slide the plunges OF
Smith and the big fellow did not hav
the power to crumple up tho dashe
against his position. Kjelland, playin
at center, was the subject Of repeate
attacks. but the little chap met ever
oHSi1uSut WlClouL H1ncnlnG. Inc sec
ondary defense Of the Minnesota tear
was in splendid form and dashed in t
k]elland' g support every time he wa
assailed. This work wore on the me1
and as result they were not I'M sue
good condition for ball Juggling whe
the gophers had the leather in thei
possession - s:
Findley Wisconstn's Star.
Findley was the star of tho Wisco1
sin team in getting his two long rul
for touchdowns. These came in the fir
half. Five men came shooting arou1
Mlnnesota's right end in interfereni
and these took care Of Burgan and Kr
mer in both instances. Weisel was in
quarter and on the first run got to Is
ley for leg tackle, only to be throw
off. Findley, with all kinds of inte
ference to help him, raced down the fie
and twice planted the ball back Of Il
gophers' goal. =. .'>:
The other scoring came when Melzn
dropped back of his line and on a DIR,
kick sent the ball fairly between II
goal posts. Had the gophers block
this kick the game would have gone
tie.. That would have been somethil
of an injustice to Wisconsin, as the tea
Minnesota was forced to put in t
game YESTERDAY was not quite up
the badger standard.
Joe Cutting and Will zIttners ma
Minnesota g touchdowns. timers: "
the usual Ittner goal-the' irrcsistit
smash over the line and the struggle
distance over the chalk mark. Cutting
goal wa also the typical Cutting go
a dash out of a scrimmage for a 10
run and touchdown. Cutting was
fast that he outstripped his own int,
ference-and every badger who W
after him. -
The Team Play.
Minnesota IS team play was the be
of the wear. The men played fast a
Their was only once when there was a
noticeable confusion in getting in
the formations. Individually the m
played good football. Marshall was
whirlWind on defense at left end, b
did not do anything notable on often.
He is usually a strong man at carryi,
the ball, but yesterday, when he {
make his attempts, he picked up b
few yards. He was persistent in bres
ing thru and spelling attempts at |
end of the line, but was not called
for a great deal of ball-carrying.
Ittner played another star gan
There was hardly time during.the
ternoon when the big fellow did I
rip a wide hole thru the badger Ii
when he was called on to do ball-c
hing duty. His gains Wesa not 10,