The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-23
HIGH TEAMS SHOW
DECIDED GAINS
Coaches Are Making Roadway
with the Juniors in Foot
ball.
By Gil,

6y NIIs
Leaving out Of account the university Central
game, which is not properly part of high
school football, the two most important features
of the past week the rapid development Of
South Side and the Nsrth, Central and South
schedule 1mbrOglio.
So far South Side Is concerned, the dsa-
greenlent with North Side bids fair to be soon
adjusted. Not with Central. Manager Gay
lord of North has issued ultimatum of 'Oct.
q or no game If the deadlock is to be
broken and the scholastic schedule made COM
plete, one side the other must give way.
Central argues Its prestige and standing while
year.
If the disagreement Is not settled in
way it will be great misfortune, as the city
championship will be hard to settle without an
actual game between North and Central
South Side Progress.
The rapid development Of team from raw
material at South Side is perhaps the most
remarkable thing brought out by the weeks
practice. The southtown candidates are rather
lighter than those at the other schools, but are
showing speed and earnestness which will carry
them thru the season with credit even tho they
should not make strong bid for first hOnOrs.
The followers Of the orange and black
to be thoroly walked up to the fact that If
South expects to be In the game next year 1t
must have team and play thru a schedule this
year, and it is to this end more than any other
that Manager Solem and Coach Goldblum are
working. Too much. credit cannot be given to
Paul SOlem for his work
The opening Of the season found the school
with no old players back, its finances disorgan-
lied and the student body d1sheartened. No
captain elected last year and the sole rep
resentative of the athletic interests Of the school
was It's business manager. Taking up the task
at hand Solem has done the work OF captain
and manager both. In the face of the obsta-
ces before him he has induced promising
lot of young players to get out and learn the
game, hunted up suits and worked out sched-
ule. In few years South Side should be back
in her old place in the football world and the
credit will be largely due to this years man
ager. ri
Coach Goldblum is a South Side man Of the
days when South stood at the head Of city
athletics. 1t is too early in the season to say
what is the quality of the football he is teach
ing, but one thing is certain, he understands the
| temper Of the men he has to work with and
manages to get remarkable amount OF work
out Of them. This Is no easy task In school
where athletics have fallen down and competi-
ton for places on the team Is not intense.
OF the squad which is reporting for practice
eleven men can be found who will make very
creditable first team. The great difficulty will
be to find second team strong enough to give
the first team the practice it needs. d. =
A captain will be elected next week. This
will take a good deal Of work off Manager
his old position at end. Holstrom, a member
Of the 1908 team, is expected back Monday and
will probably be given the captaincy.
North Trying Men. \.
At North Side the week has been spent In the
| tedious work of giving all the thrty-ive candi-
dates fair try-out at the positions they want.
So far the men have been shifted SO often
that 1t has been impossible to form an estimate
Of their ability from the side lines. The Os-
walds, the Kings and the Smiths all seem to
have good chances for places the final lineup.
Wilkinson from Shattuck and young Eertl
will probably alternate at quarter thru the sea-
son. Captain Marks will have no difficulty in
| keeping his old place at full. Armstrong, the
25O-pound freshman, is still trying for center.
| He has weight which makes him an ideal man
for the position, but is slow-so slow that If he
does not develop speed he will hinder the play
| ing Of the team.
DR.. Burgan, the coach, has come out emphat-
icaly against the proposed University North Side
contest. He takes the position that high-school
| players are not far enough developed physically
| to go up against university team without
WINGED that the forced training necessary to such
| a game will be followed by serious loss III
| form and condition. His plan seems to be to
| work his men .up to climax for the East Side
game. -...-,:
East Has Many Men.
East Side has bunch of men who will be
| worthy opponents for the heavy players in the
Fremont avenue squad. The line which Coach
Wyman had in practice Thursday did not re-
veal Its weight at first glance. The men were
SO evenly matched in size that they failed to
give the impression of weight. ..---.--
| The Sherbooms have proved find, and, with
| CrdluDrOOk at center, go TO make center tr1(
which will be hard to break up. Barden, ar
old man, will be back next week and is ex
pected to make good at Of the tackle posi-
| lions. Hunter may be moved from his place al
left guard to left tackle. Rollins and West
brook, both 'E'' men, out for the ends
| This would make line which, according to Eas
| high enthusiasts, will average ITO pounds OF
better.
In the backfield Captain Bunnell will play a.
| right half Martin and Williams both '.E'
men, are out for quarter and there is husky
bunch Of aspirants for the other half and fo1
full
| Coach Wyman Is passing out good stiff
article in coaching. Scrimmage began soon afte
the opening of the season, and Thursday sigma
work was begun.
Central in Iimelight.
So much has been said of Central thru tn
paste week that there is little left to write. 1
can be safely said that the practice of the re,
and blue warriors has been at least twice a.
hard as that of any other squad. The develop
ment reached in fourteen days is wonderful bu
Coach Morse will find even harder work befor
him next week. A setback is bound to com
after such forced training, and the squad will
have to be handled with to bring it thr
its period of relaxation and up to condition
again. The work done by Morse so far woul
indicate that he is capable Of handling the tas
before him.
Only few games have been added to tn
schedules this week. They are: Sept 20, Ger
trail VS.. alumni and South vs. alumni: Oct 6
, East VS.. Carleton and South VS.. Mechanic Arts