The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-11

BY Gil.

Central high moved one step nearer the cham
pionshtp yesterday afternoon by defeating South
start to finish and large share of the honors
go TO the losing team South, tho clearly out
classed, made plucky fight that seriously
threatened the red and blue goal and held the
yictors to surprisingly low score.
I Both schools were well represented in the
igrandstand and the roofing was vigorous thru
out the game. The Central band was out and
added much to the enthusiasm Of the spectators.
The best of feeling was shown by the adher-
ents OF both schools. Between the halves the
Central band paraded the field behind. the ban
ners Of both schools.
Central won the toss and took the wind Far
nam kicked off over Soutb's goal line. Johnson
punted the ball from his 25-yard line to Schroe-
der, who ran 1t back five yards to the 45-yard
line. Tobtn was given the leather and smashed
thru Tor two yards. Carpenter repeated the
trick for the same gain, Pendleton called
back and took the pigskin five yards nearer the
South Side goal. Schroeder made smashing
fullback run around left end, but downed
by Solem after he had made nine yards.
South Side Braces.
The next play brought down three yards Pen
dleton was called back again and made one
and one-haf yards. Schroeder banged left end
right side Of the line. for five yards. Schroeder
made one yard on a line plunge. The next play
added yard. Schroeder made it fist down.
Hagana eueked thru center for yard
down, but made only two yards and the ball
went to South on downs on its own 3-yard line
The brace made by the orange and black at this
critical stage of the game was one Of the finest
features of the contest and won the praise of the
spectators, regardless Of their sympathies.
| South took no chance, but Immediately called
punt. Johnson booted the oval to Green, wht
returned it fourteen yards to South's 20-yar(
line. Here South again made a stone wall de
Tense and held for downs after Tobin hit lef
tackle and left guard for one and one-ha1f yard:
| respectively, and Green had been tackled behint
the line for fve-yard loss. W. Gunderso1
made four yards on fullback buck. Off-side
| cost South five yards and the next play failed
to gain johnson punted to Carpenter, who wa:
nailed in his tracks on the 5o-yard line.
Green took In ten yards on a quarterback run
Pendleton made three yards and Tobin broke
| away for fifteen yards. The next three plays
made first. down with asrfew yards to spare
| Bresky circled right end for fifteen yards ant
a touchdown. Farnam kicked goal.
Took Nine Minutes. ...
! It took Central nine minutes of actual pla.
to make this first touchdown. Both teams wer
| pretty well winded and took out considerable
time thru the remainder of the half. South
| lighter men showed the effects of the grim
more than the red and blue warriors and mad
more frequent calls for time. "
| Farnam kicked off to Solem, who bacl
ten yards to his 25-yard line: On the mex
play the ball went to Central on a tumble
/ The red and blue was quick to seize it's oppor
! tunity. Carpenter ran ten yards Bresky faile
| to gain. Central was called offside on thi
play and Denalized five yards. Schroeder car
| ried the ball thirteen yards to South's 7-yar
| line. Pendleton made two yards. Schroede
made three yards. Pendleton ploughed thru 70
! the second touchdown Farnam kicked goal.
johnson kicked off to Saxton, who returne
FIVE yards to his 3O-yard line. First down wa
reached in two plays After making three yard
more, Central was penalized fifteen yards fo
holding. Bresky made ten yards on a desperat
attempt to recover the lost ground. Contra
was forced to punt. Saxton booted the pfgski
out of bounds on South's 40-yard line. -:
South Gathers Thunder. nj
Here South made its hardest attack of til
game, and for while it looked as If the South
town boys would sc6seb a. touchdown. Holm
strom made five yards W. gGunderson buckle
the line for three Dahlquist was called bac
and add ed two yards. Successive line plunge
carried the ball to Central's 25-yard line, "
IGunderson broke thru for fifteen yards and Cel
trail seemed doomed. Farnams men braced an
forced kick. johnson tried to drop a goa
but the ball went low and was blocked an
touched back. Il ~.... AZ .--
saxton punted out from his 25-yard line t
Holmstrom, who was downed in his tracks O
Central's 50-yard line. Rose fumbled, but r.
covered after a 4-yard loss. w. Gunderso
failed to gain and Johnson punted to Greer
who was downed as he got the ball on hi
25-yard line. Central failed to make first dow
and Saxton punted to Solem, who was downe
after return of two yards on his own 54-yar
line. $3.50.
South in turn failed to make Its yards an
Johnson booted to Carpenter who returned thre
yards to his 35-yard line Central woke up an
tore off nine yards in the next, two plays. Tim
was called with the ball in Centrars possessio
on its 44-yard line. ( q. -<.s---~- .-...-E =
:. After considerable delay the part of Coac
Goldblum, the second half opened with Sout
kicking off. Parker replaced Schroeder at fu
for Central. johnson booted the ball to Bresk
on Centraps 1O-yard line. He ran it bac
twenty yards. After a few plays Central we
forced to punt. Saxton toed the oval to Holm
strom, who was downed in his tracks on tt
South's 4O-yard line.
South Again Held. sN:
After advancing seventeen yards, South ha