The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
FRESHMEN LIGHT
But HAVE SPEED
Sig Harris Team Not Worried By
Heavy Odds Presented In
Badger Rivals. go *. ~ u:
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Minnesota freshman team will en-
ter the Wisconsin game next Saturday
morning with a clean record.
Three games have been played and
won. In the Iowa and Fargo agricul-
tural school contests the gopher young
sters were pitted against teams de
a decided advantage in weight. Both
games Were close, but the freshmen
won on straight football and on the
form shown during the past week should
be in shape Saturday to give the big
badger youngsters an interesting morn
ing session. In weight the visitors will
oatsass sg Harrs pretseges but the
a lack of beef and with their fast back
field in condition the Minnesota fresh
men should stand an even chance. q
e In the work of the past week the
freshmen coaches have kept in mind the
big game of the schedule and have de-
veloped the team in the points that will
help in the badger. contest. :. Realizing
outweighed Sig Harris has taught his
center men the art Of quick charging
and the result has been most satisfac-
tory. The line work was entirely sat
'isfactory in the Iowa contest, but the
practice of the last week, owing to the
coaching Of Sig Harris and "Sunny'
Thorpe, has increased the defensive ef-
Frykman Returns.
The development of strong back
field has been handicapped by the alb
sence Of Nat Frykman from the fresh
man squad. He can be. spared less than
any other man on the team and the an
nouncement that he will appear for
NTH eraeh,,, an MopSov mill
be good news to the followers Of the
play. The coaches have, however, made
the best of the situation and in back
field possibilities the Minnesota fresh
man squad is on par with any squad
in the west. Ertle has been at right
half and his work thruout the week has
been consistently good. He is a man
tacular and individual play, but always
reliable. His defensive work last week
was one of the best features Of the
scrimmages.
Among the other men who have been
played at halfback Hubbard, Atkinson
and Holmes, have made the best show
ing. Hubbard's work has given him
of Fl ykman. He is one of the best line
plungers on the squad. Atkinson and
Holmes had been plugging along with
the second team until they won the at
-tRltion of Coach Harris and both Of
them have done we'll in their trials on
the regulars.
Contest for Fullback.
, Merrill and Bly, are fighting it out for
fullback with the odds slightly in Mer-
rill's favor. Bly, made a splendid show
ing and was conceded the place during
the first week of practice, but illness
" kept him out Of the game for two weeks
and he is hardly yet in condition for
hard work. He is heavy and fast, a
-er, while Merrill is light but speedy and
. particularly strong in backing up the
line. Vidal has been playing at full
back on the second team and has earned
several trials on the regulars.
Moore has been holding down the
quarterback niche ever since the sea
y son started and his work during the
past two weeks has justified the choice
altho for time itlooked apparent that
he could never develop the faculty OF
singing out his signals and starting his
: plays with speed. But he is rapidly
rounding into form. Moore is the fast
est runner .onA the squad and rooters
look for quarterback runs against the
badgers.
"a. No changes have been made in the
personnel Of the line men during the
week as the coaches were satisfied will
ing features in the development Of tn,
freshman forwards has been the worl
Z Of Maloney at tackle. Maloney is
freshman medic who appeared on tn
once attracted the attention of tn,
coaches and altho light he was PLACED
at right tackle. He recently came t,
the United States from Ireland wher
he played sNSocker' football on som
of the best association teams on tn
island. He has never played the Ameri
can game, but his experience in Socke
has stood him in good stead. = -. =
b., : Foker a Surprise. =. -,
T. The work of Foker at left tackle i
a most surprising thing. He weigh
%less than l65 pounds, but his activit,
sand determination have made him on
&of the. best men in the freshman lin
$and he has held his place against tackl
saspirants who have outweighed him b,
twenty pounds.
Smith and Eakins are still at guard
Il Smith is. another light. line man, but h
uses his head and causes his opponen
more trouble than any man in the line
2 Eakins is heavy enough for any tear
T. and he has been, fixture since his frs
appearance on the, field. He is fas
runner and a good kicker. s.
u Dunn, the freshman center, locke
impossible at the start Of the season
but he has adopted the suggestions 70
the coaches willingly and is at las
Z showing the effects of the teaching. HI
passing has been sure and all he seem
to need is increased fighting spirit. )
Googhn Will PLAY left end il th
ssGon the right wing. All of these me
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