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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-25
.CHAMP|0 0Ns OF STATE,
DULUTH TEAMS BOAST
Playing Superior to Standstill,
Zenith City Claims Gopher
Honors.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 24.-The great
est game of football Duluth has ever
seen was that of today between the
Duluth and Superior high schools on
the Duluth field. The two teams fought
for two thirty-minute halves without
score.
The Superior team defeated st. Paul
Central last Saturday and has cleaned
up almost everything in Wisconsin. It's
men weigh ten pounds to the man more
than Duluth and even Duluthians
looked for their team to be defeated,
and would not bet except at odds.
The Duluth boys were swift and
gamey, however, and on a heavy field
that ought to have favored the larger
men, outplayed their opponents in
every department of the game except
punting. and they held them about even
there. The ball was first in Duluth
territory and then in Superior's.,
The wind favoring them and keeping
back Duluth 8 punts, Superior in the
first half got the ball within five yards
of Duluth s line and Duluth held like
a wall. Again on it's ten-yard line it
Neither team made it's yards more than
a half dozen times during the. game
Tonight Duluth claims the high school
championship Of Minnesota. St. Paul
Central defeated the Minneapolis cham
pions and then lost to Superior. Du-
luth, on a field that favored the Supe-
rior men, holds them to no score, and
now claims the state championship.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-25
BASKETBALL AT NORTH
Blue and White to Be Well Repre-
sented in School League.

The basketball team representing the
North Side High school will be among
the strongest this season, as a few Of
their old players have been retained,
and the newcomers are all displaying
their good points in the few practice
games which have been held at the
school this year., They have for a
coach one Of the best players in the
basketball field and who has played
against all the great eastern schools
and knows every position to it's worth
from left forward to right guard, A
new member of the team is Chicken,
the North Side g star fullback, and who
is hailed as future basketball star.
He has shown up well at practice ac-
cording to the words of the coach, and
he will. hold his . own against many
others. They all feel that they have
lost a good man in "MooreD Oswald.
but there is a fast man trying for the
position.
Gambelgard is trying for a forward
position and in all respects will make
good, while Robinson and Sawyer are
back and will play their same old DO
sltions. Other good men in view are
Leighton, Heinrich and Patterson,
North high has a few open dates and
would like to arrange games with some
fast out-of- town teams who are in the
championship running. For games ad-
dress Frank Lee, basketball manager,
North High school.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-25
MANCHESTER JOINS
Presbyterian College Team Taken into
Twin City Basketball League.

At meeting of the managers repre-
senting the Twin City Basketball
league last week, it was decided to in
vite the Manchester college team into
the league, thereby filling the gap
opened by the withdrawal Of Ire Globe
Business college. The matter was
brought before the athletic board OF
control of the college and afterwards
1T was announced that the Presbyte-
T11ans had accepted their offer. The
league controllers will not allow Mac
alester to play in her own gymnasium
on account of the huge pillars support
ing the ceiling. This will necessitate
: the securing Of another floor and ne
gotlations are already in progress with
the Midway and st. Paul Y. M. C..
As for the use Of their halls. The
college team will participate in about
sixteen league games this season, be-
sides taking on few intercollegiate
teams They are the strongest bunch
OF baJ tossers that has represented that
Z institution for years, having already
defeated the Midway team in two
games.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-25
CAMBRIDGE IN GLOOM
Special to The Journal.

special 70 Xne journal.
Boston, Mass, Nov. 24-There was
gloom in Boston and Cambridge tonight
among the Harvard supporters for the
crimson team had been figured a sure
winner at New Haven. About the only
comfort the rooters got from the re-
suit was the admission by the Yale men.
Rockwell, especially, that the new game
is a sure success ~
Harvard was the college, to inaugu-
rate last fall the agitation for a reform
IN football. Yale's consent to this was
reluctant, and that today's contest
should have demonstrated the superior
ity Of the new over the old was GER
tainly a comfort. Why Harvard did
not win is now apparent. Yale has de-
yeloped the new game, especially the
than Harvard. Ali crimson men unite
in saying that Reid is deserving Of the
greatest praise for the team he de-
veloped and his departure to California
to- remain permanently will be regretted
by all. {. #
Cambridge tonight was the scene Of
year. Newhall seems to be the favor
ite Of the undergraduates for his show.
ing today seems to have entitled him to
the honor. President Eliot was asked
tonight what he thought of the game.
ssOf course / did not see it, but the
bulletins have seen indicate that it
was cleanly played contest. I am
still of. the opinion, however, that the
game is susceptible Of Improvement
along the lines already adopt
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-25

Jack Marks, well known in Minneapolis
thru his wonderful work with the North
high team in years gone by. He is
one of the best players ever receiving
his preliminary training in Minneapolis,
and was terror to the teams the ag-
gies' encountered. He was good for
line smashing, for end running and did
all the kicking. Marks was the star
of the team.
Dobie worked with these men early
and late, and the accusing fngero
was ever pointing out the weakness Of
the play. Dobie is everlastingly pes
slmistic about his teams and is always
predicting his own defeat. He kept
the 'aggles' to the point Of beliey-
ing that they were to be everlastingly
started, and they Vent in b belieVinp Sn thsg tbat
it was a. forlorn hope but with fight
ing chance-.maybe. The result was a
season of victory. Dobie was not do
ing this for effect. He believes every,
thing ne says to team. He always
gives the opponents more credit than
they are entitled to, and it is safe
plan, y, = S:3 s..s. =, a.ss.@ s. 49,
! A Valuable Man.
F'argo,s, success this season was
tpersonal one for the coach. and the
school is to be congratulated upon se-
curing him and his services. He is the
best coach turned out Of a western uni.
yerslty IN the past five years. It might
pc, safe to say the best turned out Of
any institution in the country in that
period. He knows football thoroly, has
the faculty of imparting his knowledge
to others, and is a clean sportsman.
HIS team worked as he had coached
them, fast and clean. It was the most
powerful organization Of the class in
the west this year, and il: the material
IS available next season Dobie will re-
peat. Followers Of Minnesota football
have taken a keen interest in the de-
velopment and progress of this team.
and while it has been a wonderfully
successful organization, it has no more
than was expected. The rooters knew
Dobie. = - p :. - : =
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-25
STRONG AMHERST TEAM
BEATEN BY SWARTHMORS
By Publishers Press.

By Publishers Press.
Philadelphia, Nov. 24.-In one
sided but spectacular game, Swarthmore
defeated the supposedly strong Am
herst eleven today by a score Of 81 to;
Quakers and a sorry one for Amherst,
who were outclassed at every point Of
the game, excepting perhaps the kick
ing Of Hubbard, who sustained his
reputation as an all-American halfback
and easily outpunted O'Brien. But
|O'Brien more than made amends by
his brilliant work thruout the game
and he and Hubbard were the bright
stars of the contest.
After the first few minutes Of play
It 1T could pa be e, seen that Amherst nh would
could not withstand the heavy batter
ing Of the beefy Quakers. Up-to-date
football was used by both teams.
Fnmbling was frequent on both sides.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-25
MONMOUTHS WINS GAME
IN MIRE AND SLUSH
Special to The Journal.

Monmouth, ILL.,, Nov. 24.-Monmouth
II, Beloit 0, was the score of one Of
the most stub bornly contested football
contests of the season on the local
grldiron. The field was mass of slush
and mud and the game was devoid of
brilliant plays. The locals outclassed
the visitors in effective work. They
We're also more successful in punting,
altho the pigskin was enveloved in a
case OF mud, making successful gains
impossible.
In the first half the teams surged and
slid to and fro in the mud on Beloit g
territory until within forty seconds Of
calling. time, when, by straight buck
ing, Plckings was pushed over for a
touchdown. s.~
Score, first half: Monmouth 4, Be-
In the second half Beloit braced up
and for brief period threatened to
tie the score. Monmouth kicked off.
the ball being captured by johnson,
who made sensational run of forty
yards. Another stubborn scrimmage
took place. terminating by Robinson
blocking a punt, resulting in series
Of gains. In the second touchdown.
kicking goal by the locals, they
clinched their claim as champions Of
the western colleges.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-25
MAY ORGANIZE SKI
CLUB IN THIS CITY
South Town Enthusiasts to Hold
Meeting Tuesday Night at
Thoresen's Hall.

A meeting of all persons interested
in the ski sport is called for Tuesday
evening at Anchor Thoresen IS hall,
Cedar avenue and Eighth street to or
gsanize a Minneapolis Ski club. This
city is not blessed with good ski hills
SO, that there is little or no use in at
tempting to arrange any tournaments,
but there are other phases of the sport
to which club could devote itself.
Cross country runs are as matter of
fact fully as interesting and considera-
bly, more beneficial to the skiers than
jumping contests, and one Of the OBJ
jects Of the proposed club is to advance
this feature. There are few slopes
in the vicinity Of Minneapolis which
offer mild form Of hill contests and
these can be located. ~ -
There are several experts located in
this city who have achieved fame in
Norway, and it is desired that they at
tend the meeting on Tuesday evening
f they show good form the club IS,
likely to send them to the Red Wing
and Ishpeming tournaments as the
club 8 representatives.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-25
Pub

Stafford was a very sick man for
three days after the Chicago game, and
was in bed that length Of time. He
dropped off in weight from ITS pounds
to ITO before the Carlisle game and
played then with a big carbuncle on
his neck. Weist, playing at guard in
the same game tipped the scales at lit
ooha and this ~ made ade big discrepancy il the
heralded. Larkin IS weight was, "a a
:" "fooler" to most Of the 7Ftalent', as
ne does not look to be carrying the
bulk, he possesses. Ittner is almost
ten pounds lighter than he was last
season and Dan Smith is also growing
more willowlike as he grows older.
Vita carries the impression, by vis-
ion. of 200-pounder, but Is far of
that figure. Doane is another decep-
tive. youngster, and looks heavier than
he is. Current is deceptive in foot
the ability to of pull dow down 10 the poss5ssua Beam
near the 200 mark, but he is twenty
five pounds short Of that figure. Weist
also looks heavier than he can show
on the scales. These are scale weights
and a comparison with the published
weights which have passed current this
fall show that the gophers have been
slandered when alluded to as
giants. The true weights were not
given out by DR.. Williams, despite nrg-
ent requests by newspaper workers, for
obvious reasons.
s''I would like to accommodate the
reporters" said he at Chicago. "but 7
pointing out to our opponents the weak
spots. I could, Of course, deceive the
writers about the weights, initiate them
or even them up, but would prefer
not to give out any figures rather than
resort to sabterfuge.'.' This is the
reason. why the gopher scale readings
were closed book until last night.
Out Of this list Of players, veteran
material, there will be at least seven
absentees next season. Marshall has
played four years. Smith is another
four-year performer. Vita and Ittner
are caught by the three-year rule. Cur
rent is four-year man and Larkin has
completed his third year Of play. Weist
just made the team for the first time
this year, but graduates in the spring.
There will probably be other losses SO
that the athletic director will have a
lot Of new material to break in next
season. McRae, who gave brilliant
promise as halfback, graduates next
spring, and Archie Robertson is a sem
ior. The same applies to Snyder, who
broke into yesterdays game with such
a splendid showing.
The team broke training last night
but brokeo very gently. They at
tended the theater and several Of the
more desperate and devilish were seen
manner, in the neighborhood of IL
O'Clock as they boarded an East Side
car.
The season is over.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-25
BY o'Loushlin. g..
n ORTIZ DAKOTA has taken q
: new prominence on the foot

new prominence on the foot
ball map this season thru the
coaching ability of former Minnesota
star, Gilmore Dobie. The football sea-
son closed in that state a week ago
with the Fargo Agricultural college
holding undisputed possession of the
state championship, having gone thru
the season without a defeat and humil-
1ating every organization in the north
west which met the "aggies.''
Dobie went to Fargo from Minneapo-
lis, with splendid football reputation.
He was star quarterback on some of
the gophers' most famous teams and
after he had finished his period of play
he acted as assistant coach for several
years. The schooling he received as
a player. and assistant coach under DR..
II. L. Williams was thoro one and
when ne went up to the prairie dis
trlcts his friends knew that his success
was only a matter of material. -.
:" Superiority in football in the state
had always rather rested with the state
university at Grand Forks, coached bv
Dr. Sweetland. The material at the
agricultural school, as at the state uni
versity, was late in showing up on ac-
count of farm work. Dobie was CON
fronted with but three men of any ex.
Perience when he started to build his
team and the work performed puts the
stamp of successful coach upon him.
Football stands high in the esteem
of the heads of departments at the Far
go. school, altho there are the usual re-
qulrements as to scholastic standing
and an obedience of the state confer,
ence rules as to eligibility, Dobie
found plenty Of moral support and
went to work to build up an organiza-
tlon. Barring Minnesota he had, at
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-25

his defensive playing was superb.
strong on on football, as joe Quitting, = the he
University Of Minnesota backfeld man
of last season was a-high school mate
of jacobson Is. He had some high school
training the same time that Cutting
was playing in Sleepy Eye, but chose
to finish at Fargo in agriculture in
stead Of following Cutting to the state
ttaggie'' team, is taking his last year
of work in the Fargo institution, and
never had any experience in football
until this year. He weighs about 200
and should he return will be one of
Dobie's most valuable men next year
Center Veteran.
Swenson, the center, is Fargo vet
eran, having played three years on the
team: He weighs l9o pounds and plays
for his lack of weight in fighting quail
l3ity. He is just finishing his course in
the school. Eakins played right tackle,
and is well known to Minnesota rooters
ithru playing on the gopher freshman
team of last season. He was taking
special work at Minnesota last year and
enrolled at; Fargo this. fall. IL:
He is fast and aggressive and a
good all-round man. Birch, the captain
of the team, was at right end. He
weighs 145 and has had three years Of
play at Fargo: Hallenberg, quarter
back, was light, weighing but 1856
pounds, but he was one Of the finds of
the season. He is fast, has unlimited
nerve, and kept the team well in hand
at all times. His home is in Fargo,
and this is his first year of college foot
I Nemzek, left half, came over the
river from Moorhead. He PLAYED one
year with Ed Rogers at st. Thomas,
but decided to 60 to school nearer his
home. He is all that half needs to be.
He was fast, q hard plunger and got
into motion quickly and was the most
clever at lodging. At fullback was
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-25

Former Cincinnati Player Opens
Negotiations for Berth in the
American Association,
Special to The Journal.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 24.-At the 10.
cal business headquarters Of Charles
(Dustv) Miller, a ball player with the
Cincinnati National league team years
ago, it was said today that Miller is in
Chicago for the purpose Of completing
negotiations for managerial berth in
the American association. Miller in.
tends, it is said, to return with Joe
Cantlllon. President Comiskey, of the
white sox, and others, who will leave
Chicago for the Mississippi river hunt.
ing and fishing ground near Memphis.
Charley Frank, manager of the Z New
Orleans club, Charley Babb, the Mem
phis manager, and other ball players. Z.
will prepare the camp. - = -
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-25
NORTH DAKOTA SUCCESS COMES WITH GOPHER COACHING,

the close of his season, what was prob
ably the strongest football team in the
northwest, and that is classifying this
years Wisconsin team as northwest
ern affair. 81 ,E..s
| Carleton, Hamline, Yankton college,
and the University of North Dakota
were subdued in rattling games and
North Dakota GU" declined the
final game Of the season on days no.
t1ce. North Dakota had one of the
strongest teams i'll its history this sea-
son, holding Wisconsin to low score.
but the eleven was not equal to the
task of holding the aggies. .
Material Not Plentiful.
In the fall Dobie' was discouraged
over the outlook, but the students
started to roll in and he soon had a
fair-sized squad at work. He started
IN as tho none of the players knew
football from goal post and this was
necessary, as some Of his best-looking
men knew nothing of the game. 1t.
was necessary to teach football for a
time, in kindergarten style. 1t paid
two or three splendid players who
knew nothing Of the game when they
first turned out for the practice. He,
worked out a good stiff, altho versa
tile attack under the new rules and it
worked wonderfully well against the
teams met and vanquished during the
playing season. = - =.
The team at the end was very strong
and fast enough for all purposes. South
played left end and went into the
agricultural school with slight foot
ball experience gained at Oberlin,
Ohio. He weighs 15S pounds, and is
now resident of Casselton, N. D.. tax
ing the regular agricultural course. He
played more Of a safe than spectacu-
lar end, and was fairly fast in getting
down the field.
Jacobson, left tackle, halls from
Sleepy Eye, Mimi, and lent 1856 pounds
of energy to the line. jacobson was
one of the star men of the team and
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-25
IOWA AND AMEs FIGHT
TOOTH AND TOE NAIL
Hawkeye Teams Work Every
Trick They Know, Scoring
One Safety.
Special to The Journal,

5PocidL 70 IQe journal.
Iowa City, Iowa, Nov. 24-Iowa uni
tverslty lost to Ames today in one of
the hardest-fought battles in the his
tory of Iowa football, by the score of
2 to o.
Inc only score registered by the ag-
g1es came early. in the first half, when
q quarterback kick and end run bv
johnson and Biller, and again on ex-
change of punts, gave Ames the ball
on loWa's 10-yard line. Jenson sent
three plays against the Iowa line and
the Hawkeyes held, taking the ball on
their own 5-yard line. Kent attempted
to punt out of danger, standing behind
the goal line. Mills broke thru, stop
ping the punt, and the ball rolled back
of the Iowa goal and back of fence.
where Brugger fell on it. Referee
Hoagland gave Ames a safety on the
play, scoring the only two points made
by either side.
...,: Ames Kicks Off. '."'~
Iowa won the toss and chose to de-
fend the south goal, Ames kicking off.
Kent kicked the ball forty yards. Iowa
failed to- gain and Kent kicked to
Ames' 45-yard line. Jones grabbed off
twenty yards around left end, Biller
n1osaa t9oh f9nr 9h an and quarterback kick
of Iowa's goal
1t was at this point that Iowa scored
on the safety. From that time until
the end of the first half Ames and
Iowa fought it out, the play being first
in Ames' territory and then in Iowa 8.
The aggies were penalized twice for
offside playing.
The half that followed was largely a
game the Ames aggregation PLAYED a.
terrific game, and none of the Hawk
eyes was successful in playing thru or
around it.
The only thing that saved the Hawk
eyes from being defeated decisively
was that mono of the Ames men in the
backfeld was able to handle Kent s
punts. The work of Jenson at quarter
back. was rotten in the extreme, and
by Hubbard.
Fails at Free Kicks.
Ames made a desperate ATTEMPT to
score in the second half on free kicks
from fair catches which were made in
the center of the field. The aggies
tried the play six times, but only once
did the bali sail dangerously near the the
Iowa goal posts. Kent failed in his
one attempt to make a goal from a
free kick. After a fair catch he at
tempted to drop the ball between the
posts from Ames' 45-yard line, but the
oval fell short ten yards.
Plays permitted under the new rules
were not much in evidence. Ames
worked forward pass once but lost
twice. Coach Chalmers "skiddooD
was ruled off by the officials on the
ground. that it had a tendency to
draw the opposing teams offside.
Ames has clever backfield trick.
that worked three times successfully
Streff, Kent, Allen and Kirk played
the star game for Iowa, while Reppert,
Brugger and McElhenney were the star
performers for the aggies.
The lineup:
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-25
THREE-I LEAGUE COUNTS
ON TRAVEL BY TROLLEY
Special to The Journal.

special to The Journal.
Bloomington, ILL.,, Nov. 24.-The
year 1907 promises to be the most pros
porous in the history of the "Three-I'
league. With the advent, Of Danville,
as now appears assured, the league will
be composed Of eight Of the class cities,
five of which, Danvine, Decatur,
Springfield, Bloomington and Peoria,
will be connected by trolley lines, al
lowing quick and cheap transportation,
while the organization will be saved
the annual drain of excess travelling,
due to the necessity Of playing Rock
Island and Davenport in separate cir
cults.
Not only will Davenport be absent,
with its small attendance and lack Of
interest, but all the clubs will be re-
quired to make only three trips to the
opposite end Of the circuit, whereas in
every previous year of the leagues
history six trips were required in order
to avoid conflict between Rock ISL
and and Davenport. J.
The saving in travelling expenses is
estimated at 10 to 20 per cent. The
league is also to reduce the salary ex-
pense, the new limit being $1,000, in
cluding the salary Of a manager.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-25
COLT WORTH 100000 rs
LODGED IN LIVERY STABLE
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 4.-salvidore,
valued by Owner J. E. Madden at $780,
OOO, and regarded by many as the
champion 2-year-old of the eastern turf
during the last season, has been forced
to occupy quarters in an ordinary liv-
cry stable. stalled next to common pub
Lie cab horses during the entire week in
Little Rock, Ark. It is said here that
Salvldore is sent there to spend the
Madden secured his first start in 1897
at Little Rock, and Rowland, a COM
panion Of Hamburg, won in his colors
there. He has always valued the mild
climate and great track for training
purposes. He figured on shelter at Clin-
abandoned in Little Rock for two years
and the roofs on the stables at the
course are decayed 50 that they have
recently been used for cowpens.