The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
FAST SCRIMMAGE
FOR The GOPHERS
Team Prospects Were Never
Brighter Than at the Pres
ent Time.


ent Time.
BY O'Loughlin.
Open scrimmage marked yesterday
afternoon s work of the gopher foot
ball forces on Northrop Field The
squad out for practice was not as large
as usual, many of the players having
turned out to participate i'll the alumni
games against the high schools. There
were four of these contests on yester-
day afternoon, and as the high schools
forty four men on the alumni teams
had a large percentage of university
players in the ine-ups.
The early part Of the afternoon was
given over to signal practice and punt
ing, but later the first and second teams
donned headgear and the fray started.
The varsity kicked off to the, college
team, the ball going to lO-yard line.
There was a runback Of about fifteen
yards. The college eleven made inef-
fectual efforts to get around the var
sity ends and were forced to punt, us
ing quarterback kick. The varsity
got the ball at the center of the field
and started hot 'doings for the collie
CLANS. Snyder, Shuknecht, Current
and Ittner went whirling around. the
ends for long gains and Bobby Mar
shall finally went over for touchdown,
but not until after the second team
had put up smashing fight.
The collegians then took the ball and
kicked off to the varsity. The ball
was returned twenty yards, and the
fight started in earnest. The college
bucked up for all there was in it, and
whenever varsity tumble let the ball
on the ground there was a second team
man on 1t like fash. Once, this way,
the ball got to within ten yards of the
varsity goa, but there was a recovery,
center of the field where the scrimmage
was finally ended without score. It
was warm practice and serimmage
all Of the way.
The First Team.
The makeup Of the first team shows
an organization Of splendid strength. It
was as follows: Marshall, left end; IT.
ner, left tackle; Vita, left guard; Ban
dein, center; Smith, right guard; Case,
right tackle, Woodrick, right end;
Larkin, quarterback; Snyder and Shuk-
necht, halves, and Current, fullback-
chances for team worthy of the insti.
tuition this fall are brilliant. =. The
loss of single one Of them would be
no less than a disaster. Marshall was
last year generally selected as the all
western end, and Ittner was variously
chosen as the best Of the western tao
kles, some even going so far as to shift
him to guard to keep him on the all
western team. This is the big chap g
last year at football under the three.
year rule, and it is expected to be his
greatest He is in splendid condition,
and in him Minnesota has the best tao
kle of the west, bar none, this year.
Vita, his runningmate at guard, is
another chap who is tower of strength
in the gopher line. He was late in
getting out, but his return made it a
certainty that the great line would be
nnbroken and new man would not
have to be broken in. It is Vita 8
last year, as well as that of Ittner, and
with Ittner, Marshall and Vita there
is not bit of danger in the left wing
of the gopher line. Should one of these
chaps fall a victim to scrimmage in
jury the loss would be well nigh be-
You'd repair and the gopher hope of
victory this fall would go glimmering.
Bandelin Steady.
Bandelin is not a sensational CEN
ter, but is thoroly reliable at all times.
He has wonderful strength and agility
for his weight, and is a persistent.
Dan Smith, playing his last year, is
expected to reach the height of his
football career. He is weightier than
ever and going into the scrimmage with
more spirit than he has shown in pre-
vious years. Case is back at tackle
and, with Ittner, constitutes the great
est pair Of tackles to be seen In the
west this season. Case is in great form.
Woodrick is promising candidate on
a candidate for Bogtan IS old position.
Larkin is giving ample evidence that
hig experience in running gopher teams
will be of inestimable benefit this sea-
son. Back Of him are Snyder and
Shuknecht, who are performing we'll in
scrimmage for the halves, both possess.
ing good speed and showing lot of
dash and courage. Back Of these is
found the man who, playing his last
Individual to bring Minnesota into
notice in football affairs. It is Current
He is almost certain to gain the all
western fullback honors this year, and
it will be deserved. He is heady, has
the courage that knows no such word
as fear and persistence that is won.
derful, He is Minnesota g greatest de-
pendence back OF the line, and next
season the coach will have to seek
far to find his successor. There are
none like him in the squad at present
i Injuries Menace.
The only menace to gopher supremacy
this season is the specter Of scrimmage
injury. The northwest and the country
at large is awakening to the fact thai
the gophers will have great team
this year, and with the best schedule
in the history Of the institution the
attendance at games should be record
breaking. .-.--. -...r .s>-..-...
The gopher governors have never
sympathized with a lot of the "bi&
nine' folly. over football, which il
even now going SO far, according to re
port, as to cause an apprehension Of
falling attendance in some of the insti
buttons. Football may attract much at
tention to college fields in the fall, bu
university can, after all, have no bet
ter advertisement than football team
Of clean young chaps who sweep tn,
boards before them in clean, fast play
That is why everybody about the ttU'