The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11
CHICAGO BEATEN
AT OWN TACTICS
A Punters' Duel Between Eckersall and
Larkin Set the Grandstand Wild
with Delight.
Bobby Marshall Booted Wet Ball Over
from the 39-yard Line---Chicago
Scored on Safety. "

LhaC IT would nave been one .OI Cne
most spectacular games of the year
had, the field been hard and dry, The.
gophers had "new. football" but per-
haps Carlisle will get the package pre-
pared for the maroons. ~ .''
-.~ "A Fast Game. ~ +
! It was one Of the fastest games ever
seen in the west SO far as time was
concerned. From whistle to whistle it.
was only ninety minutes. including the
wait between the halves and the time
out, and both teams :: were surprised:
Minnesota had fed upon the story that
Chicago, g line was weak, but it proved
just about as good a line as that pos
did enough to keep the Minnesota team
from carrying the ball up. the field and
over for. touchdown. Any, team that
could stop the gopher attack of today
must be; credited with strong line.
But the primary defense was not suft
ficient, and the secondary was needed
many times. This bracing up of the line
was hard work for the back field and,
just as Minnesota xadherents had .esti-
mated, some Of Chicago's backfeld
speed '<ebbed out, in: the vigor of their
ing some of her locomotive plays at.
the Chicago forwards with N.'reprehen-.
sible'' Bill Ittner or Current acting as
cowcatcher. =, +; 80 'SS: S:' ~
Eckie Played Hard. :. =.
Ecke1sall played, like a. demon. In
fact, he and Parry were the stars Of
the maroon team. Parry was source.
OF much trouble in breaking thru and
the work and its speed told on the big
fellow, and he: slowed up =: notably,
Eckersall had splendid luck in. getting
punts, but had little chance Of getting
away as Marshall and .Doane with
Ittner and Schuknecht were. right on
him ALMOST every time and while he
made some splendid recoveries at times,
they were not up to. what Chicago ex-
pected of him. He ran his team at good
speed and with Judgment, save = in the:
last halt, when he kept pounding away
at Minnesota IS right TO find twas
place where toes were, stubbed. H.,
The much:vaunted Stefen made pit
liable showing. His gains were few,
few, few and far between, and hardly
noteworthy. Minnesota, had him spot
ted, and his showing was not Of ma
ture to please his; friends, His .dodg-
ing was nullified BY, the vigorous tack:
ling of the .gophers,. who refused to
stand still while he did his post pursuit
thru their ranks? Finger did not show.
anything sensational at fullback posi-
ton for Chicago, but played for all his
power. - =, ..sef.1 ~. ~.
= The soggy field doubtless slowed Chi
cago s fast men, but it also slowed
down Doane, Schuknecht and Ittner, a.
trio whose speed would have been just
as much greater had there been a dry
footing. :.I j, 49,, .:E3 4 49, q
: EckersalI's Mistake t@33sj : { e.
Chicago was treated to a surprise in
the speed and staying power, of the,
gophers. Minnesota,s line and back.
field went fast and Larkin kept plug
ging the team away at Chicago in a.
style that could not help, but be discon,
certing TO an Organization that had
expected to finds its opponents slow and
logy. " The gophers. Kept up their sea
son record Of few fumbles, and when
one or two, did occur, Chicago, could
never get the ball. There was flash
of maroon, Minnesota maroon, and the
ball was back in possession, !. & 'l.: ~ = :
tEekersall at one time made nearly a
fatal mistake in attempting to fake,
and Marshall was the man who detect
ed and broke it up. The ball had been
kicked down to near the maroon goal:
line and the tackle made short dis.
tanee IN the line. Eckersall dropped
nation for 4 kick: on receiving as iIs IL Tie:
ball he tucked it under his arm and
started to runsitzout, the same play, by
the way, that he worked SO successfully
against Michigan last Thanksgiving
day. Marshall. spotted it in = a flash
and tackled Eckersall barely a yard
outside the Chicago line, and tackled
him in ssstay there style. 1T was a