The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11
BY O'uouqhlin.

Chicago. Nov. 10.-Chicago at some
distant day may erect great bronze
statue to commemorate the feats of
Eckersall s toe in football perform
ance, but when it comes to setting up
the deathless figures upon the campus
at Minnesota the boot of one Robert
Marshall will have to be accounted
with.
The great colored football player
kicked his way high upon the roll Of
honor in Minnesota s athletic history
this afternoon when he dropped back to
Ghicago's 40-yard line and booted the
soggy football over the sacred goal Of
the maroons, giving Minnesota four
points, upon which rested her victory
over Coach Stagg's stars.
In addition to this, Marshall PLAYED
one of the greatest games at end that
has ever been seen in the west or the
east either, for that matter. He was
down on the field under every punt
and had Eckersall stopped repeatedly
before the seasons greatest quarter,
back could regain an inch. He OWNED
Chicago's attack on his side and few,
indeed. were the inches made around
his end.
He ripped holes from the backfeld
and played with the speed of race
horse and the power of traction en-
CINE. Twice he essayed a field goal
against the maroons, but his second
effort fell short, altho he had equally
good chance as compared with his first
trial.
But right here the, rooters should
credit for their part in Marshall s scor-
ing performance. Big Stafford sent the
ball back to the kneeling Larkin with
the accuracy Of j rifle shooter who, in
turn planted it down true for Mar
sIoIl 70 l. oh l. Il L
in effective style.
TO say that Chicago was surprised
is putting it mildly. The supporters
OF the maroons were ready to admit,
cheerfully ana .Eillingly, that Mime
sofa had the edge on their favoritss
on weight: Beyond that they were sure
there would be series of dreadful hap
of recipients of the gaff. They were
verconfdent-too much so for the good
OF the team. They stood about the
hotel lobbies and told of the prowess
of Eckersall and Steffen, OF Iddings
and Finger. '' -
That lightning backfeld was going to
dart around and about the "giants of
the north, and there was. to be moth
ing to it. The great men from the tall
timber were to be run off their feet.
They were expected to do lot of
things that they did not and they did
lot Of things that they were not ex.
pected to: do. 80. =. ~ -
Gophers in Fine Shape.
Chicago probably never. faced more
superblyc conditioned team in~the his
man was fit for battle at any pace.
They were in better physical trim
than the maroons and in the long duel
of the kickers it was Chicago, not Min
nesota that tired. The big chaps had
q wonderful way of encircling those
lightning baekfeld men when they
started toward the gopher goal. Ecker
sail gave one or two splendid exhibit
tions OF his, proves and speed, but
Minnesota solved him and got him as
he had never been handled before.
Larkin was holding him about even
on kicking. Larkin's line was holding
like stone wall and he booted care
fully and deliberately, never making a
bohble or a bad kick. Eckersall was
forced to kick quicker and this may
Lave had something. to do with his
work. When the statistics Of the boot
ings are figured out it will be found
that Larkin was running right along
with the man who is generally the
accredited. and doubtless is, the vests
greatest exponent Of the leather boot
Ing game. :.
The ground was soft, but not as bad
as was expected in the: morning. The
hay on the field, and the canvas had
kept much Of the water off the sur:
face of the gridiron, altho the game
was played in downpour of no small
dimensions, The field was slippery and
the ball wet and heavy. It really gave
neither, team an advantage. Coach
Stages whirlwind attack was largely
nullified by the rainfall. and so was
Minnesota, for that matter.
DR.. Williams had delved deeper into
the new game than the rooters dreamed
of. This was not shown at all, however,
as the field would not permit it. The
water and soggy condition of the grid
iron cut down. the attack for both.
teams to q marked degree. i -,
Having personal knowledge of what
the gophers intended. and taking the
chicago press at par on Stages in.
tended attack, 1T may be. safely said