The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
HURRY up The
FRESHMAN SLOGAN
Team Must Rely on Speed to Win
from Iowa and Wiscon-
sin.
By l., L. Collins.

Minnesota g freshmen team, the first
in the history of the university to com.
pete with other freshman teams in the
big nine, must rely on speed to win its
games from Iowa and Wisconsin. The
first two weeks of practice has shown
this much. .-.. ~
There are heavy candidates, but there
are not enough of them to give the
team a weighty average, and Coaches
Sig Harris and Sidney Stevens will,
with the beginning Of next week, in
augurate a "hurry up system, with
"hurry up' as the freshman slogan.
Whether or not the system will be
success rests with the men of the team,
but in the first practices of the year the
right sort of spirit has been shown by
the first year gridiron aspirants and
barring accidents the team should finish
the year creditably.
Many of the men who will figure in
are former twin city high school stars
and on this account the freshman games
will be of particular interest to the
twin city public.
Nat Fry kman ofEast high is probably
the best known Of the men eligible to
the team. During the last week Fryk-
man, captain of the East high team
lege team, and his showing against the
varsity has proven him Of varsity cali
Der. He is a sure ground gamer,
steady man on defense and the best
punter in the university. Frylzman will
probably play on the college team dur
ing the first few weeks of the season,
but he will Join the freshman squad
in time to get in shape for the big
games of the year.
Caster, end on Central last year and
chosen for the twin city all star high
school team, is another man who has
made a reputation in high school foot
ball and who should make good on the
freshmar team. He is light but fast
and in the preliminary practices has
done good work Smith, also from Cen
trail, IS being played at tackle. He is
fairly heavy and played a creditable
game at guard during his high school
course. Other twin city men who are in
the freshman squad are Bly, and Kyser
of Minneapolis and Kroche and Moore
of St. Paul Bly, played at Pillsbury
last year, is one Of the heaviest men in
the squad and has been doing good work
at fullback.
Hawley is one of the new men who is
expected to make good in university
athletics. He is said to have been a
fast prep school Splinter and is being
played at halfback.
During the week Robertson has been
Hawley S running mate at halfback and
in the practice game with east side he
did the most CONSTANT ground gaining
of the day.
Other men who are candidates for the
freshman team are Gilchrist, Gurnee
Kief, Carpenter Murphy, Maley, Piper
Lamberts, Bachus, Marion, Cart, Mar
shall, Hubbard, Vidal, Eakins, Dibble
Dunn, Gage, Melin, Henderson, Smith
Caster, Meaney, Weitbrecht, Caughlin
Jelle, Atkinson, Rasmussen, Schaith anC
Rogers, brother Of the famous Ed.
The coaches will make an effort thlt
week to stir up enthusiasm in the fresh
man class and get out for practice sew
eral men who have played football bu
who have not appeared as candidate!
for the team. A special room is to bt
constructed in the armory for the use Of
the freshman players and everything
will be done by the athletic board t.
encourage the members Of the squad
The men who play in the intercollegiate
games will be awarded their 700 mum
erals atathe same time that the I'M s.
are awarded the varsity players.
The schedule of the freshman team 81
far arranged is as follows:
Oct. 2.-South Side high at Northro]
Field. Practice game.
Oct. 7.-Central high at Northro1
Field Probable.
Oct. AN; D. Agricultural college
Northrop Field.
Oct. 21-Iowa freshman. Northro
Field.
Oct. 28.-Open.
Nov. 4-W1sconsin freshman. MOI
throp Field.