The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-10
CENTRAL LOSES
TO NORTH HIGH
Captain Leighton Wins the Game
by Making Pretty Place
Kick.
BY Frank A. McInerney.

In one of the best played games Of the sea-
sou the Central high team went down before
Dr. Burgan's North Side aggregation yesterday
afternoon at Nicollet park by q score of to O.
Both teams played a clean article of ball and
the battle whole was close, the North
team making their four points ON a place kick
from the 3U-yard line. ..
Before ten minutes of the time had ELAPSED
1t could be plainly seen that neither eleven
would have watkaway, and as the contest
went on both sides resorted more to the kicking
game. In this Nichols and Leighton put up a
grand fight, in which neither excelled. Both
men got off some pretty punts which ranged hi
distance all the way from twenty to fifty five
yards. - +GT Fin ~
first half and seemed to have a slight ad-
vantage over the blue and white team, but
only once was the lattersI goal In DANGER and
this when the Centrals were pushing the
ball toward their goal at never-stop pace and
the call Of time put check to their PUSHES.
In the second half Morse's men used the double
pass several times, but the Northsiders got
wise to these plays after Central had nearly
scored touchdown, and stopped them
At the beginning of the last half the Cen.
trails walked away with North and things looked
real dark for the latter, as line bucks and enc
runs simply rushed them of their feet, and
it was not until the ball on the three-yard
line that they braced enough to stop the Cen
trails rushing.
Lauritzen Leighton, Chicken and Lee were the
best ground-gainers for the North Side team anG
Central's ends hit her line for long gains
Casey played a great game at quarter, running
the team with good Judgment and returning
punts in veteran style. =. s s.'..-se I.
Nichols a Wonder. = :.
Nichols was the bright individual star for thu
Central team, and in fact his work was the
main feature Of the game. Beside doing some
fine work at the punting game, this made
about one-third of the ground covered by Contra
| anH leo re ctro %hn do
Tense. In running with the ball he has nc
equal in the high-school teams. He uses hi
head at all times and makes gains where Other
men would give up in despair.
Tobin was back at his old position behind ths
line and his presence was noticeable at all time:
during the game. Kelso played at full, and i,
Ia good man in. that position. His line-buckint
is good and his work in backing up the line
played his position in his usual steady manner
and he handled the ball clearly at all times
Green, altho small of stature Is a. fearless mar
at all times and is whirlwind in running
with the ball. Putnam and Sundby played hare
| at the Tickle positions, but both had hard mel
| to buck against. Putnam made some long gains
during the battle.
First Half.
The game started out with North high kick
ing of to Central's 1O-yard line, where Sundby
who caught the ball, downed in his tracks
Central started right out to tear up Norths line
and for few downs things looked dark fol
Burgans team.
Putnam went around end for three yeards an6
Tobin tore eight more from the place
Green played himself for gain of two yards
and Nichols followed this up with five more
Nichols tried again and failed to gain and the
ball went to North in the middle of the field.
|. Roy Leighton made three yards around enc
and Chicken added two thru center. L. Leigh
ton punted twenty yards and Lee Of North got
the ball. Two more plays directed at Central's
| center failed to gain and Leighton kicked thirty
yards to Nichols, who returned five. Exchanges
of punts followed this and for fifteen minutes
the ball was kept seesawing from one side OF
center to the other.
Central finally had the ball on their own Is
yard line and after failing to gain on end runs
Nichols made side kick of twenty yards
Casey of North getting the ball. LauritzcI
made yard off tackle and Chicken pulled of
six thru guard. Two more plays put the ball
On Central's 4O-yard line and Leighton tried a
place kick which was blocked, North man
falling on the ball. After trying two end plays
without gaining Casey attempted drop kick,
but this was also blocked and again North re-
covered the ball, but moment later lost it on
tumble.
After Central had punted out Of danger the
ball was kept in midfeld until at the end of the
half Central was On North's 20-yard line on a
march for touchdown, but this was prevented
by the call Of time.