The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08
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is Keeping the information. to himself.
The developments of the past week have
gone thru the four squads like a cyclone
thru q lumber yard and there are not
enough men playing in the position they
were slated for to Indicate where the
teams were when the twister struck
them.
The teams will recover and play some
football fully worth the price of admis-
sion, but the men who had made up
paper teams and were telling what they
would do to the other fellow, have. re-
ceived q punch like unto that historic
wallop which - almost killed father
With the exception Of South Side
every team in the city has lost some Of
it's best players and has filed their
places with others which may be just
as good, and then again may be not.
One thing is certain there are still lots
of energetic lads wearing moleskins and
ready to play to the last ounce of
strength there is in them, and while
there are such men there will always be
football of the right sort.
Championship Is Open.
No team has the championship
cinched. It is not safe to make pre-
dictions about the outcome, but one
thing can be said and that is the school
which has the most men who are ready
to work for the school is going to have
the best chance for first place. It is
not the men who are playing for them
selves that win the game. It is the mer
who are out to win for their school.
The one thing which, more than any
other, will give the victory to to some
| who line up for the championship
games will do the playing and make tn
touchdowns, but a large part of tn
credit will belong to the men who hav
been getting out day after day an,
bucking the line or stopping the charge
/ Of the first. At present three of tn
schools at least have good second team
and the school whose scrubs stay witt
it the longest will make the stronges
play for the championship.
/ North Side has seen several change
this week. Monday, Fred Burgan re
turned to the university to get out witt
taken by George Nye. Burgan did
great deal for the North Side team
! When he began work he had six veter
ans out Of a squad Of thirty-fve. TIL
other five places had to be filled fron
material which, while not exactly raw
was yet very far from high-schoo
form.
Il His steady conservative policy wa
well calculated to bring out ali tina
was best in the material at hand. B
beginning with the very rudiments O
the game he increased the form of tn
experienced men and at the same tim
worked his green material into shap
instead Of killing it off with wor
which was beyond its powers.
North Squad Large.
AS a result of this policy North Sid
has today squad nearly as large "a
that which turned out at the first prae
4 tice four weeks ago, and while som
of the men are far from frst-team cal
Der, there are many Of them who wi
make valuable substitutes this yea
and will win their "Ns' before the
graduate. North Side owes a. grea
deal to Fred Burgan. 2. - - r. i
George Nye, who has now taken th
squad in hand, is an alumnus of th
school and man who has the fullet
he, with Bernhagen, drilled North Sid
to championship form last year is SUI
fcient to fill the Fremont avenue roo
ers with hope and confidence for tn
year.
Jack Marks captain and fullbac7
, is out of the game with bruised thig
but will be in shape to buck the lii
, with all his old time force by the tin
the team has reached the critical stas
Marks is now playing his fourth We,
Of highschool football. During tt
time he has played he has been r
! garded as a sure ground gamer, al
r has fully justified the reputation. F
4 was fullback of last years all-st
team. The other all-stars who are O
with North this year are the Oswal
and Frank King.
Oswald Acting Captain.
! Jack Oswald, all-star guard, is
I present playing in Marks place a,
acting as captain Of the team. Hen
Z Oswald, all-star tackle, is playing
his regular place Of left tackle. FTa1
;, King, who made all-star substitute,
J playing right tackle.
With one all-star in the backfield al
three in the line, North. has a pref
good foundation upon which to bui
guard. made something of a showing
the Smelling game, and Armstro
seems to be developing into a cent
: in spite of the dismal forebodings
~ the early fall. While he is now a fl
man at the position his real value
: his promise for the future.
= Z In Wilkinson Of Shattuck and Ib
~ son of Fergus Falls, North has secur
= two men who are real addition to t
~ strength Of her squad. Wilkinson b
: shown good generalship in running t
= team and plays the game with all t
grim determination and utter disrega
- Of punishment which seems to be
~ distinguishing characteristics of
g players from the Faribault school. Ib
q son has proved to be one Of the grou
u gamers Of the team.
p Central's Hard Luck.
:, Central got most of her hard luck /,
~ 1pooL Tha 1nse of Dick ensnn WA q