The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-11-06
Contest On Gridiron at Chicago;
Big Game Draws Crowd.
MINNESOTA BOYS IN THE PLAY
Windy City Lads Walk Away With the
First Half BY a Score Of Eleven
to Nothing.
From Saturdays Daily.

Inc teams OF Chicago and Minnie
sofa universities met in their annual
football contest at Marshall field, Chi,
cago, this afternoon. The game com.
menced at two o'clock
Chicago kicked off to Minnesota
The play was mostly in the center
of the field for the first ten minutes
After an exchange of punts Chicago
by two forward passes and some start,
ling end runs brought the ball tc
Mmnesota's 10 yard line, from where
they worked it over in three plays
for touchdown. Schomness kicked
the goal. Score, Chicago 6, Mime,
sofa 0.
Chicago punts to Minnesota goal
line. Minnesota's ball on her own
10 yard line. o. ...,..... II
Minnesota punts Chicago's ball on
Minnesota's 40 yard line.
Chicago makes Is yards ChicaS jog
ball on Minnesota's 80 yard line. Min,
nesota penalties S yards. Chicago
penalties IS yards. Minnesota's ball on
her own 30 yard line. Chicago penalties
Is yards more. Chicago gets the ball
on downs, but loses it to Minnesota
on their 20 yard line. Minnesota
makes ID yards; Minnesota makes Ii
yards; Minnesota makes yards; Min
nesota'ss ball on Chicago's 45 yard line.
Minnesota loses ball on fumble-Chi-
cago's ball on her AZ yard line.
Chicago fumbles and Minnesota gets
tn ball on Chicagos 80 yard line Min
nesota makes yards. Man hurt.
Minnesota makes 5 yards. Minnesota's
ball on Chicago's 20 yard line Mime
sofa makes 10 yards. Minnesota pen
allies 10 yards. Minnesota's ball on
Chicago's 20 yard line.
Minnesota man fumbled the ball on
Chicago's yard line, Chicago man
got the ball, ran almost the entire
length of the field and scored the
second touchdown for Chicago.
Chicago gets the ball Minnesota s
10 yard line. Chicago penalized Is
yards. Minnesota gets the ball and
carries it to Chicago's 40 yard line
Minnesota makes 5 yards on a for
ward pass. Minnesota makes u yards
Minnesota fumbles. but regains the
ball and makes 10 yards on for
ward pass. Minnesota's ball on Chi
cago's 5 yard line. Minnesota loses
ball. Chicago punts to Minnesota on
Chicago's 30 yard line. Minnesota
makes 5 yards.
The first half ended with the ball
in Minnesota's possession on Chicagos
25 yard line.
Score at end of first half, Chicago
IL, Minnesota O.
Second Half.
Minnesota kicks off to Chicago on
her own Is yard line. Chicago re-
turns ball to her own 40 yard line.
Chicago loses ball on tumble Min
nesota gets the ball in the center of
the field. Minnesota tries a punt and
fails; Chicago's ball on Minnesota S
so yard line. Chicago punts to Min
nesota's 20 yard line. Minnesota loses
the ball on a tumble. Chicago makes
5 yards. :
Chicago loses the ball on downs. Min
nesota's ball on her own Is yard line.
Minnesota advances the ball to her
own 40 yard line. Minnesota makes
5 yards. Minnesota punts. Chicago's
ball on her own 80 yard line Chicago
makes 10 yards on a forward pass.
Chicago fails to gain. Chicago loses
ball to Minnesota in center of the
field. Minnesota makes 5 yards. Chi
cago gets the ball on a tumble. Chi
cago makes 10 yards in two downs.
Chicago penalties Is yards.
Minnesota's ball on Chicago's AZ yard
line. Minnesota makes yards. Min
nesota gains 20 yards. Minnesota
ball on Chicago's 25 yard line. Mime
sofa makes yards. Chicago gets
the ball on downs. Chicago punts
to Minnesota i'm center of the field
Mnnesota's ball. Chicago penalties Is
yards. Chicago on a forward pass car
cies the ball to Minnesota's 80 yard
line. Chicago makes 10 yards. Man
hurt.
Chicago makes 10 yards. Chicago's
bali on Minnesota's 10 yard line. Min
nesota gets the ball on her own 5
yard line. Minnesota advances the