The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
.CORNHUSKERS MEET
REGULAR WATERLOO
Gophers Put Nebraska Basketball
Team in List of
. Also Rams. i
BY L. L. Collins.

Another scalp was added to the Min
nesota athletic belt last night, when
the gopher basketball quint defeated
the strong Nebraska team 25-16. The
game was not the equal Of the famous
Wisconsin contest played last week.
but sensational plays by both teams
kept the spectators interested from
whistle to whistle and the game will
go far toward building up basketball
as a collegiate sport at the university.
Nebraska came to Minneapolis with
an enviable record. Defeating the
strong teams of the Mississippi valley
the cornhusker five started on it's north
ern tour resolved to add another link
to the Nebraska athletic chain and re-
trieve the disastrous football defeat
suffered at the hands Of the Minneso-
tans last fall. The strong team of Shat
tuck academy fell before the Lincoln
visitors and altho the Red Wing team
succeeded in defeating the men from
their energies for the crucial contest
at Minneapolis and had visions Of not
only the championship of the Missis-
sippi valley, but the championship of
the whole west.
Gophers Ready.
The gophers, however, playing the
strong game that has resulted in their
winning the western championship,
played their cornhusker rivals off their
* feet and added another argument to
their claim for the United States collie
giate championship.
Starting in with a rush the gophers
overwhelmed their opponents and the
first half resulted in a score Of II to
Minnesota rooters, who before the game
had been dubious of the gopher chances
enlivened the intermission with foot
ball yells and it was freely predicted
that the gophers would swamp thei
rivals in the second period Of play
Nebraska, however, showed remarkable
recuperative powers and the play during
the second half was at no time one
sided. It was only by the hardest kim
of work that the gophers succeeded il
running up eleven points during thi
4 period and Nebraska held Minnesot;
practically even scoring eight point
despite the efforts Of the champions.
Taking the game all in all it was
disappointing contest from the stand
point of the spectator. DR.. ClapE
Athletic dictator at the Lincoln inst
tute, started things by demanding tina
the rules played under last year be en-
forced by Referee Kaiser AS result
it was after 9 o'clock when the tw
teams lined up for play and altho tn
approved eastern rules were enforced b
the official, the wrangling had tired tn
to criticize the Nebraska attitude.
CT tod 4ho -
. teresting. Minnesota early assumed tn
lead and for time it looked like :
walkaway. The Nebraska brace in tn
second half came as a welcome SUI
prise to spectators who had made u
their minds that Nebraska was no
dangerous as basketball proposition
The Star Work.
For Minnesota, Clark, Louis INrso
and Brown acted the leading role.
altho Captain McRae, Martin Larso
and Ely. who was substituted for LOU
4 Larson during the latter part of tn
second half, contributed substantial
to the Minnesota success. The stale
ness of the gophers was plainly appal
ent, however, the effects of the long
hard schedule showing in all depar
ments of the team work.
Individually the play of Hoard c
Nebraska was the redeeming featu1
Of the game. He covered his opponer
in excellent shape and spoiled man
Of the Minnesota plays. Walsh, of IL
cornhuskers, also played strong gam
landing four baskets fro mthe field, tt
best Individual record Of the night.
The game was remarkably free fro
fouls and only eight violations of tt
rules were registered. Of these Mi
neseta contributed five and Nebrasl
three. The line up:
Minnesota Nebraska
Clark. right forward -. ~. Wal
McItae, captain. left forward ..... .Hagensi
Louis Larson Ely. center ............... .Most
M Larson. -. fright guard ............ Ho
Brown ....... left guard ... ......... B
Goals from field. McRae 8, Brown 3, L. L,
son g. Clark g. Walsh 4, Hagensck 1, Mosl
1. Goals from fouls, McRae /, Hageusick g.
Referee--Kaiser.
The browns and cardinals ha,
snapped training camps, the browns b
ing now at Houston, while the Natio