The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-13
CENTRAL DEFEATS
ST. CLOUD NORMAL
Coach Morse's Boys Make Great.
Showing Against Heavy
Team. i

The Central high football team made their
seasons debut yesterday afternoon at Nieollet
park when the st. Cloud normal team was taken
on and drubbed to the tune OF. 1S to O. the
visitors had every thing in beef, outweightng the
Central boys about seven pounds to the man,
but superior coaching won the game. Morse has
a team Of light, wiry men who are always On
their toes and always looking for work.
Bresky and Tobn were the best ground
gamers for Central, and time after time these
men were alternately sent thru the line and
around the ends for long gains. Captain Green
at quarter played the game of his life, using
great head work and running back punts like
veteran He succeeded in making the first touch
down for his team in just nine minutes Of
play. Putnam at left tackle made long gains
around the saints left end, and on the defense
play after play, often getting the ball In the
mixup. Kreig played good game at full,
smashing thru center at will and out-punting the
St. Cloud man by many yards. &.
For st. Cloud Thomas at right half, .yogel
at quarter and Wickman at left half played
star games, doing most of the advancing and
all playing hard on defense. .Ahles, fullback,
and Thurman, end, deserve mention; for their
work, both men stopping plays that meant long
gains for the locals. ass.-.-
The st. Cloud team lacked training, for time
and again forward passes and fake plays were
tried, and only once was such an attempt sue
ceSsful. The Central boys played well together,
and, outside of little fumbling, the game was
a clean exhibition.
At $40 the whistle blew and Thomas kicked
of 80 yards to Putnam, who was downed in
his tracks. Putnam and Tobin failed to make
the 10 yards in two plays and Kreig punted 20
yards to Vogel, who returned g. St. Cloud was
forced to punt. 49,. Is q p.
Thomas kicked 80 yards from his own 1O-yard
line and Green ran 1t back 10. On the next
| two plays Central made only yards and Kreis
punted to Vogel on St. Clouds 5-yard line. 'Vosel
misjudged the ball and fumbled, Green getting
it and going over for the first touchdown of the
day. BreSky kicked an easy goal. Score: Gen.
trail 6, st. Cloud 0. y ~
Thomas kicked of 40 yards to Barnard, who
| made return of 20 yards. Sundby lost yards
| on a tackle play, Putnam made around end
and Kreig punted IS yards out OF POUNDS st.
| Cloud failed to make an impression On Central's
| line and Thomas dropped back for punt, but
| before it could be sent Off Lewis bloke thru
and blocked the kick, Bresky falling on the ball.
| On the first down for Central Lewis made a
bad pass, the ball going back for a 16-yard
loss.7 Tobin and Barnard failed to make up
the loss in two downs, and Kreig punted to Vogel
| on his own S-yard line. Punts were exchanged
several times, and time was called with the
! ball st. Clouds 30-yard line.
Tobin kicked of for Central, the ball going
to st. Clouds 5-yard line. Forward passes and
line bucks made 20 yards for the saints, and
4 Thomas spunted E25 yards to Green, who was
downed in his tracks. Central fumbled the
1 second play and st. Cloud, after, trying end
1 plays, kicked to Green in the middle of the
field. Green returned 20 yards. Tobin made
Is yards OF tackle and Bresky took more.
Kreig punted to yogel. who fumbled, and for
the. second time Central made a touchdown on
4 "a fuke, Putnam getting the ball and crossing
the line. Bresky kicked difficult goal. Score:
Central -, st. Cloud o. -
] Thomas kicked of to Sundby Centrala
tt 30-yard line and the latter failed to make
return. Punts were exchanged continually until
the ball was finally landed st. Clouds 20-yarG
line. With. their opponents goal so near, sne
, with the rooters calling for another touchdown
e the Central boys began. some fierce line-buckins
8 and end plays, and in less than five minutes
Bresky went over for the third and last touch
down. He also kicked goal. Score: Central IS
st. Cloud o. -..74 -.
Thomas kicked of to Centrars 20-yard line
& and the ball .seesawed from one side of the cen
i ter to the other until ~timee1wasr called. ~