The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
Carleton.
BY O'LoughIin.

l.
agricultural college and Carleton col
lege played the first big game of tsnew
footbal5'' here this afternoon. While
climate conditions were against the
players, it was fast exhibition and
pleased a fair-sized crowd. The en-
thusiasts braved driving storm of
rain and snow, driven before strong
northwest wind. This made very hard
work for the players. The game was at
Athletic park, and in that part Of the
gridiron where skinned baseball dia-
mond was placed the going was heavy
and the play perceptibly slow.
.. Play Minnesota Game.
Carleton played wonderfully plucky
game in the face Of inevitable defeat.
Their opponents were heavier and
showed great flashes Of football of a
recognizable sort. They played Min
nesota football, and Coach Dobie has
put a wonderful amount Of snap and
60 into his men. The play demon
strated today that "ight fast men, in
the back field are negative quantity.
The "new rules looked like the good
old game. Jack Marks, the North high
star of years gone by, was playing full
back for the agriculture college and his
Line Line smashing was superb; He is fairly
into the line made downs an easy mat
ter for the aggies. Another star of the
agricultural college was Nemzek, the
former St. Thomas backfeld man, now
playing left half for the agricultural
college. He alternated with Marks in
the heavy work and did yeoman serv-
ice. Eakins Of last year s gopher fresh
men team, is an agricultural college
tackle, and played a steady and hard
defensive game.
Forward Pass Fails.
The forward pass was failure to-
day. 1t was tried repeatedly by both
teams and never gave anything save 2,
loss. The end in each instance failed
to connect. Once Mccarthy made a
beautiful pass to Bill, Carleton IS right
half on the aggies' left end. Bill made
forty-fve yards down the field for a
touchdown, but the play was called
back. The pass had been made direct
foul thru the 5-yard provision. The
Dakotans were equally unlucky with
their forward passes. There was not
the amount of kicking expected as the
A. G. was making the ten yards fire.
quently. The weather conditions also
nullifed any spectacular punting. 7.
On the whole new football is all
right. It is every whit as interesting
and as nerve-racking as the old. There
| is the same old line-smashing and
whirling end play with everybody up
on their toes, every instant to use and
break up the forward pass. Today time
was taken out but twice and this to
| repair torn suits. Not man was in
| iured or knocked down save one Garlic
ton lad, who received one of Mark Is
low rushes in the pit of his stomach.
It was nothing more serious than a
breath loss and he was up inside of the
period There re T S,sa but a.o one
| ton dropped the ball once, but re-
covered it. Today's was a clean, fast
game without injuries.
King Football may have a new
| wrinkle or two in his crown, but he
still reigns. The revolutionary points,
the ten yard on downs, the forward
pass and the all on side rule on kicks,
has not hurt the game or did not hurt
today's in the least. The short guar
/ terback kick was not tried by either
team. The new is just as good as the
old football.