The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-07
SOCKER FOOTBALL
PLEASED THE CROWD
First Big Game in Minneapolis
Met with Favorable
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Socker football made it's debut be-
fore the Minneapolis public yesterday
when the Superior association team
defeated the Clan Gordon eleven of
Minneapolis by score of 3 to l. AS
clean exhibition of physical activity
and scientific footwork the game was
decided success and at times the
crowd which watched the contest
of the historic high school Rugby
games which have been played at Mic
ollet park. .. ...
Socker football is conceded to be
great game for the player and the %
men who participated in Yesterdays
contest got plenty of exercise. 1t has
an advantage over football in that
90-pound man may have greater PROV
ess than an active man weighing twice
as much. For the spectator, however,
the game is not. as exciting as Ameri-
can Rugby, due to the fact that there
is absolutely: no rushing with the ball.
Dribbling, kicking the ball along the
ground, is permitted as is butting the
| pigskin with the head, but excepting
the goal-keepers, the players must keep
their hands off the oval.
During the first half Of yesterdays
game the local team had the better of
the argument and the score at the end
of the first half stood one goal to
nothing in favor of the Gordons. Su-
perior came back strong in the second
period of play and, largely thru the
| efforts of Broderick, scored three
goals. The mixes at the local goal
during this half were decidedly inter-
esting.
Tyre Kicked OF.
Superior won the toss and chose the
south goal, and Tyre Of the Gordons
booted the ball far into Superior ter
| ritory. For ten minutes the two teams
played evenly, but the local forwards
seemed to have it over their opponents
and Davis of the Gordons finally
scored goal, booting the ball thru
Knapp, the Superior goal.
and on the next play Tyre Of Mime
apolis took advantage Of an opening,
and with the assistance Of Shaw,
dribbled the ball half the length of the
field to within shooting distance of the
Superior goal. A corner kick resulted
and Davis made an unsuccessful try
for goal. During tho remainder Of
the half playing honors were even.
aosd sta5iGg ago the fhs sesond half with
ed a beautiful exhibition of teamwork
and worked the ball to striking dis,
tance of the Gordon goal, where Brod.
erick scored clean goal, shooting the
ball just beyond the reach, of Colqu
hon.
On the kickoff the Superior forwards
repeated their former tactics and
Broderick again figured in clean
goal. With the score 2 to l against
them, the locals made determined eft
fort to even up matters, but the Su
perior forwards were not to be blocked
, and in ten minutes Broderick had
scored a third and final goal. The
game ended with the ball in Superio,
territory. 80,
Individually the work of Broderick
Of the Superior team was the feature
; of the contest. His tries for goal were
uniformly accurate and he covered 8
tremendous amount Of territory. He
was ably assisted by Sheriff ant
Blackadder, two. veterans at the game
who, playing on the same side of the
, line, made things interesting for theil
opponents. a ~ -
5 For the Clan Gordons Tap,
, and Captain Cochran made the best
individual plays of the day. The
l lineup: ..5- S
; Superior (s). Position. Clan Gordon ~
Knapp. q. Goal ~. -. !. Coluuhoul
Blackadder right back. Redma]
Campbell. left back. H. Shav
McDougal. ........ center half Cochran (capt.
Wright. ............ left half ............ Rees
Aclntosh, outside right. Campbell. .