The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22
Minnesota First Out.


vanquished by the Minnesota first year
team 6 to o. When Captain Current
led his men on the field, the gopher
minutes the ttski-umah' y yell COM
p1etely drowned the booming Yells Of
the hawkeyes. Iowa soon appeared and
the enthusiasts, joining with the visit
hearty cheers. The officials then call
ed the captains together. The details
were quickly arranged and almost be-
fore the crowd realized it the ball had
been planted on the So yard line and
Iowa had kicked off. Then began the
fercest struggle Of the early season.
The First Touchdown.
After the kickoff the ball was. run
back to Minnesota IS 35-yard line and
on the second play was fumbled. The
! hawkeyes got it and after series Of
short gains Minnesota was given her
first penalty of the day. Iowa made
some few gains, forcing the ball back
4 to Minnesota's 22-yard line, when the
gophers took possession and in series
of straight line smashes carried it up
/ the field to Iowa's 15-yard line, where
Cutting got away for a touchdown and
kicked the goal.
The battle preceding the second
4 touchdown was fought entirely in Iowa
territory After the kickoff by Min
nesota and it's return to Iowa s 35-yard
line the contest settled down to line
bucking and defense, marked bya
tumble by Minnesota, when Iowa got
the ball and avoided the touchdown for
a time by punt. Minnesota got the
ball on. Iowa IS 44-yard line and again
went down the field and over the hawk
eye goal. Vita went over for the touch
down and Cutting missed goal:
: Iowa made the third kickoff and at
ter the return the teams battled for a
time between Minnesota s 30 and 40
yard lines, Iowa finally. punting oyer
Minnesota IS goal Larkin made fine
kick from the gopher 25-yard line to
Iowa IS 35-yard line and on the return
the hawkeyes fumbled. Minnesota
made her first distance without great
: trouble, but the Iowa line stiffened and
held for downs. After two line bucks,
the haWkeyes lost fifteen yards for
|: holding and were forced to punt. Get
ting the ball, Minnesota made first
down and this was followed a second
later by Cuttings escape for thirty
! yards for the third touchdown. He fol-
lowed this by kicking the goal.
Work Was Fast.
j On the next kickoff Minnesota put
) the ball well down into Iowa. territory
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8 charge or two, an interchange of punts,
s and Minnesota getting the ball again
3 marched down the field with irresistible
5 force and Ittner went over for the
s touchdown. Cutting missed goal.
5 Iowa kicked off to Minnesota and fol
s lowing an exchange of punts the frs
s half ended with the score 800 in Min
4 nesota IS favor.
81 Bands on Parade.
III During the intermission the band
i paraded the gridiron and the rooter
i gave their lyells. The teams soon ap
s peared again and Iowa, fighting wit
Z blind courage, made the gophers NOR
trouble in getting the next touchdown,
s than any Of the game. Minnesota kicke
i off and after several trials, folloWin
the run back, Iowa punted. Minnesot
. fumbled and Iowa got the ball near tn
. center of the field. They were 500
!. forced to punt and Minnesota gettin
s the ball hurried it back tos Iowa
. 45-yard line by a series of bucks an
81 end runs. Iowa stiffened and forced tn
s gophers to punt. Iowa was soon force
( to follow the same course and gettin
S the ball on tumble punted again. Min
!. nesota started the ball back from he
s own 30-yard line and pushed it to ti
!. hawkeye 25-yard line. Iowa held fe
s downs and punted again. Minnesota &C
!. it on her 47-yard line and walked dow