The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-05
After Three Years of
Defeat, the Badgers
at Last Succeed in
Taking the Scalps of
Gophers on North
rop Field.
A Goal from Field Was
the Winning Margin,
Each Team Scoring
7luo Goals from,
Touchdo.Dns --Sensa-
tional Runs.

"a complete analysis Of the pla
with diagrams, Illustrations, ETC., VI
be found In the green Sports Sectior
The cardinal triumphed over i
maroon and gold at Northrop Field
yesterday afternoon. Wisconsin defeat
ed Minnesota by score of 1912. A
field goal, kicked by Melzner, Wiscon-
SINS quarterback, gave the victory to
the visiting team.
The crowd in attendance at the game
was perhaps the greatest assembly ever
gathered at a western football game.
| The estimates run all the way from
| 2S 900 to $4,000, but those who should
| know say that no less than "a 900 per-
SONS were in the big stands, the stand
ing gallery and crowded around the
gridiron enclosure. Governor LaFollette
nor johnson, but was unable to attend.
Governor johnson and a party OF
friends occupied box near the center
of the field. On the sidelines were
Coach Booth Of the Nebraska team,
and Captain Norcross of the Michigan
! team. Booth was watching the gophers
and Norcross was interested in the work
Of the badgers.
The rooters were scattered all over
the grounds. The Wisconsin yelling
brigade was largely in the south stand
and yelled with just as much en-
thusiasm when Minnesota was in the
! lead as it did after Wisconsin had gone
to the front. Another big section in
! the north stand took up the yelling
when the south stand crowd stopped to
catch it's breath. The Minnesota rooters
:. were at. different ends of the fields, but
4 the co.eds in the section near the ar
q lnory succeeded in making the most;
noise. The Wisconsin and Minnesota
bands were in front of the south stand
and paraded the gridiron between the
halves and after the game.
The weather was ideal. 1t was warm
and the big crowd did not suffer in the
:. least. The sky did not become overcast
until near the close of the play and
no one suffered any discomfort. En-
: thusiasm was rampant all afternoon.
With their, usual good craftsmanship
the great crowd. friendly to Minnesota
in the main, cheered Justify when the
? Wisconsin players showed brilliance or
made splendid performance.
: Field Goal Did It.
Each team made two touchdowns
and kicked the goals. Wisconsin nego-
tiated a field goal and this gave the
badgers. the victory by margin Of
four points.
|, In the start Of the play Minnesota
CdIIltu w lScUuSlll Oil ueE l6et.
The kickoff was followed by few
rushes and a kick Minnesota got the
ball and started back down the field
but lost disheartening distance thru
i penalties. The gophers were forced tn
kick and after Wisconsin got the ban:s
the imposing of two more penalties
! put the ball on Wisconsin's s 25-yard
/ line, After attempts to gain, Wiscon-
/ son kicked and Minnesota, on series
| Of line bucks, CARED the ball back to
| Wisconsin g 40-yard line. Minnesota
/ caught another penalty and then
/ kicked. The punt was fumbled and
i Minnesota got the ball on Wisconsin s
/ 10-.sard line. It was carried the re-.
i naming distance by attacks on the
/ badgers right and left wings, Ittner
i going over for the touchdown and
i Cutting kicking the goal
/. Findley Makes Sensation.
| After the next kickoff there were
I line trials and advances by both sides
/! ! followed by an exchange of punts. The
Q fun started on Wisconsin's 2O-yard
;. line and on the third down Findley got
!. away for the first of his sensational
!. runs around Minnesota Is right end, 90.
. in eighty-four. yards for touchdown.
). The goal was kicked and the score was
!. tied.
An exchange Of punts and spirited
/: line-bucking for short gains marked
: the play following the third kickoff.
!. Wisconsin lost twenty-fv yards thru
the wretched passing of Remp, and
!. Minnesota followed this up with an
other punt. Wisconsin was soon forced
to kick, and after the gophers had sent
. the ball down to Wisconsin IS 27-yard
!. lone on punt, Findley again escaped
/. around the right end for a straight
:. sprint up the field for second touch
/. down, and the goal was kicked. The
!. score was now 12 to in favor of Wis
/. consin.
!. Following the fourth kickoff the play
. wavered back and forth across the CEN
!. ter of the field, but the fight was most
Y ly in Minnesota territory There were
!. fumbles by both teams and following
. an exchange Of kicks the half ended
s. with the ball in Minnesota s. possession
. on her 33-yard line.
!. Fighting in Minnesota Territory.
q The second half. following .Wiscon
3 sin s kickoff, did not find the ball bu
/. twenty yards within Wisconsin terri
]. tory at any time and that after punt
!. It was kicking battle, a see-saw il
!. which Minnesota was gaining. But tn,
2 heavy battering of the Wisconsin team
!. was telling on the gOphers. and fnall,
{ working the ball down to Minnesota
]. 25-yard line Melzner dropped back ant
. succeeded in try at goal from tn
. field. by drop kick. This netted fou
. point.
. Wisconsin kicked off to Minnesot'
!. again, and the old story was repeated
/. Wisconsin carried the ballson line buck
. from the center of the field to Mime
s sofa IS 20-yard line, where the gopher
. made stand and held for downs. Kick
. were exchanged and the play wentup t
fo 3c pI lf:,o
Il Here Cutting whipped around Wis
8 consin g end and, eluding severa
|. tackles, raced up the field eighty-sevel
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