The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-12
GOPHERS ARE
THE VICTORS
Prove Themselves Real Blue
Bloods, as They Defeat
Chicago 4 to 2.
ECKIE HAS RIVALS
Marshall and Larkin Outshine the
Brilliant Maroon Player In
Last Game of Career.

Minnesota outplayed and defeated
Chicago Saturday, and what is more,
they redeemed their reputation as a lot
of hoodlums, and by their magnanmity
towards the Maroons proved them
selves to be the bluebloods that they
are.
Chicago, on the other hand, drank
the bitter dregs of defeat reluctantly
and were anything but sportsmanlike in
becoming reconciled to ATOP score
in the other fellows favor.
Weather conditions favored Min
nesota, it is true, but a the same time
it must be admitted that Larkin, the
Minnesota quarter, playing precisely
under the same weather conditions as
EckersaH proved himself the equal of
the Midway star as a punter, and ran
back the ball much better than did the
famous Chicago player.
AS alI-around star Marshall, the
Minnesota right end, outshown Ecker
sail by the brilliancy of his playing,
and it is strange that in which is prac-
tically the closing game of his re-
markable football career EckersaIl
should have found two men who are so
capable of playing the stellar role that
has been undisputably his for SO long.
Chicago's line was expected to
crumble beneath the attacks of the
heavy and fast Minnesota backs, but it
held. 1t was also expected that the
fast Chicago ends would be able to get
around the Minnesota team for good
gains, but instead of that the Min
nesota ends were superior, and able to
consistently break through the line and
nail the slippery Eckersau in his
| tracks.
Straight football was out of the
question for either SIDE and it seemed
that the ball was in the air all the
time. The ten yards was too much to
gain with such superb defence on both
sides. and so the ball would be carried
as far as possible in the two downs
and then Larkin or Eckersau would
punt it far back towards their oppon-
ents' goal posts
When Larkin proved himself the
equal of the famous Eckersan in the
punting department of the game it be-
came question as to which team could
run back the punts the farthest.
Eckersau made several of his usual
brilliant lodging runs for good gains.
but more often the ball would be punt
ed, he would catch it and juggle it for
a moment, perhaps tumble it. and
then start down the field, only to be
tackled by those vigilant Minnesota
ends before he had made any subtantial
gains.
When Larkin got the ball, instead of
starting on wide detour he grasped
the oval without the suggestion of a
tumble and started straight ahead
through the opposing players, and
x4rbiI 10 hi 4
long as Eckie's, there were more actual
gains made.
After the first ten minutes of the
play it was seen that only a miracle
could save the Maroons from defeat
Eckersan was expected, as usual. to dc
the miraculous, and he failed
Minnesota's place kick was made il
the latter part of the first half wher
Marshall, by a twenty-yard run. pu,
the ball within forty yards of the goa
posts, and then kicked the goal him
self
Chicago's two points were mad,
when Larkin lost his head, and. aftel
catching punt, ran back over his owl
goal line.
Between the halves the crowd, which
had been patiently standing in tn,
->---' 49, 4NORS AolAi piOOQilS over incl
soaked clothes by the antics of a scor,
Of student burlesquers. who frolicke,
over the gridiron and amused it,
The features Of the game, outside o
the playing were the enthusiastic an,
sportsmanlike conduct of the Min
nesota rooters, who cheered Chicag,
and Minnesota players alike, and tn
Minnesota band, which is the cracl
college band of the west.