The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
THREE To THE GOOD
FARIBAULT WON GAME BY SMALL
SCORE; WAS TO O.
One of Their Touchdowns Declared H.
legal; a Fast and Clean Contest
Throughout; Game Called Early
and Halves Cut to Twenty Min
utes Which Was to the Advantage
of the Visitors; Gridiron News.


by the heavy team from Faribault Oh
Saturday in score of 3 to 0.
Faribault made a touchdown on
forward pass that was illegal, which
accounts for the score. Robillard O
Faribault pulled off place kick from
the twenty yard line, making the onl,
points of the game. The game wa:
fast and clean throughout, and the
high, although outweighed fifteer
pounds to the man, played for all there
was in them, and the rooters did not
go away disappointed. Not for some
time has the school displayed the spirit
and enthusiasm that was very much
in evidence on Saturday. The rooters
two hundred and fifty strong, met at
the high school at l2:45 and headed
by clown band, composed of twenty
pieces, marched in a body to the ''Y, y
the band playing Hail, Hail. and
other inspiring numbers. There, they
were Joined by the two teams in
buses, and the procession then march
ed out Front street to the fair
grounds, with the band still playing
and the rooters giving their yells.
Front street was lined with inter
ested spectators and the rooters are
surely deserving of much praise. Their
spirit got into the team, as was evil.
denccd by the kind of ball the latter
played, and the team should be proud
of their part in the game
Game Was Called Early.
The game was called at l:35. Man
kato won the toss and received the
ball. Faribault kicking off to them
Mankato carried the ball thirty yards,
using Ash and Hughes around the ends
and Merchant through the line. The
ball was lost on Faribault's four-yard
line. Faribault made first down twice
and were forced to kick. Both teams
were unable to gain consistently from
this on, and on an exchange of punts,
Faribault got the ball on Mankato's
twenty-yard line and place kicked,
scoring them three points. The first
half ended with the score 3 to in
favor of Faribault and the ball in
Mankato's possession on Faribault's
six-yard line.
During the second half, the teams
played back and forth, neither team
having any chance to score. On an
illegal forward pass by Faribault, which
was not settled until after the game
was over, Faribault carried the ball
thirty-five yards for a touchdown. The
officials decided not to count this.
h. L.
half, Mankato worked the ball down
to Faribault's fifteen yard line when
time was called. Officials, Physical
Director Wirth, referee; Rev. E. H.
Willisford, umpire.
Lineup as follows: Mankato, Ford,
lie; Girvin, Kuhn, 1t; Davey, lg; Jonn
son, C; Wiedenman, rg; Moore, TT;
Lloyd, re; Hayward, q; Ash, Ri; More
hart, f. Bob Hughes, III. Faribault,
Crawford, lie; Lieb, 1t; Grant, lg; Don
Grant c; Kaiser, TT; Newell, re; Skin
ner, q; Robillard, I'll; Sweet, Torif,
f; Goodman, In.
Mankato normal school played
good game of foot ball with the deaf
and dumb school team at Faribault but
were defeated in a score of "a to 5.
The game was called at l:30 Man
kato won the toss and chose the south
goal. Mankato gained four yards on
line plunges, but lost the ball on
tumble. Faribault carried it to within
onehalf yard of Mankato's goal and
carried it over for the first touch down.
They kicked goal and the score was
6 to 0 in favor of Faribault. Man
kato then kicked off to Faribault. and
by an exchange of punts, Faribault
gained the ball on their forty-yard line
again. Faribault advanced the ball by
end runs and line plurges, for the
second touch down, failing 10 kick goal
Score ii to 0 in favor of Faribault.
Faribault then kicked off to Mankato
by three well directed forward passes,
made their first and only touch down.
Half ended score ii to in favor of
Faribaut. Second half, Mankato kick
ed to Faribault and Faribault made the
first touch down in this half in one
and half minutes. Mankato kicked
off to Faribault again, but seemed I'M
dplc ~ supp Gnu runs ana FORWARD pas
ses, and Faribault made three more
touchdowns in the second half, leaving
final score 81 to 5 in favor of Fari-
bault.
The teams were well matched as re-
CARDS weight, but the Deaf and Dumb
school had the advantage over the
Mankato normal in that they have
been able to get good practice games
with the Shattuck team right along.
The game was a good clean one and
the friendlest of feeling existed be-
tween the two teams. Both dined to-
gether at noon, the school authorities
also the men of the Faribault team
entertaining the Mankato boys, and
although nearly all of the converse
ton was by means of pencil and pa
per, thoroughly good time was had
by everyone.