The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11
BY o'loughlin.

Chicago, Nov. 10.-Chicago at some
distant day may erect great. bronze
statue to commemorate the feats of
Eckersall s toe in football perform
anee, but when it comes to setting up
the deathless figures upon the campus
at Minnesota the boot Of one Robert
Marshall will have to be accounted
with T..', r ,.: - ,..... .''
The great colored football player
kicked his way high upon the roll of
honor in Minnesota s athletic history
this afternoon when he dropped back to
soggy football over the sacred goal Of
the maroons, giving Minnesota: four
points, upon which rested her victory
over Coach Stages stars. =.
In addition to this, Marshall played
one of the greatest games at end that
has ever been seen in the west or the
east either, for that matter. He was
and had Eckersall stopped repeatedly
before the seasons greatest quarter
back could regain an inch. He OWNED
Chicago's attack on his side and few,
indeed, were the inches made around
his end.
He ripped holes from the backfeld
and played with the speed Of a race
horse and the power OF a traction en-
CINE. Twice he essayed a field goal
against the maroons, but, his second
effort fell short, altho lie had equally
good chance as compared, with his first
trial. 3" ~. .>...S'..,. = 49,. =.
But right here the rooters. should
stop to give Art Larkin and Stafford
credit for their part in Marshall s scor-
ball back to the kneeling Larkin with
the accuracy. Of rifle shooter who, in
turn planted it down true for Mar
shall,s kicking. Each man did his part
in effective style. T.. - '..''*-..
To say that Chicago: was surprised
is putting it mildly. The supporters
oh IF FareSS egy sad That to Mint adm
sofa had the edge on their favoritcs
on weight: Beyond that they were sure
there would be series of dreadful hap
penings with the gophers in the role
Of recipients of the gaf. They were.
overeorifdent-too much so for the good
of the team. +, They stood about the
Of ef sns and and t ss e tof ssnss
That lightning backfeld was going to
the north and there was to be moth
ing to it. The great men from the tall
timber were to be, run off their feet.
They were expected to do a lot of
things that they did not and they did
a LOT Of things that they, were not ex.
pected to do: =. H. p:
:, Gophers in Fine Shape. :@@ =
Chicago probably never. faced more
superbly conditioned team in the his
tory of football in the Midway. Every
man was fit for a battle at any pace.
They were in better physical trim
Of the kickers it was Chicago, not Min
nesota that tired. The big chaps had
q wonderful way of encireling those
lightning backfeld men when they
started toward the gopher goal. Ecker
sail gave one or two splendid exhibit,
tions of his prowess and. speed, but
Minnesota solved him and got him as
he had never been handled before:
Larkin was holding him about even
on kicking. Larkin s line was holding
like a stone wall and he booted care
fully and deliberately, never making a
bohble or a bad kick. ,Eckersall Was
forced to kick quicker and this may
Lave had something to do with his,
work. When the statistics Of the boot
ings are figured out it will be found
that Larkin was running right along
with the man who is generally the
accredited, and doubtless is, the vests
greatest exponent Of the leather boot
Ing game: g.. - - /,
The ground was soft. but not as bad
as was expected in the. morning. The
hay on the field, and the canvas had
kept much Of the water off the sur
face of the gridiron, altho the game
dimensions. The field was slippery and
the ball wet and heavy. It really gave:
neither team an advantage. Coach
Stages whirlwind attack was largely
inullitied by the rainfall, and so was
Minnesota, for that matter. = =.
DIR. Williams had delved deeper into
the new game than the rooters dreamed
of. This was not shown at all, however,
as the field would not permit it. The
water and soggy condition Of the grid
iron cut down. the attack for, both
teams to q marked degree. 500, j
Having a personal knowledge of. what
the gophers intended, and taking the,
chicago press at par ION, Stages in,
tended attack, 1T may be, safely, said