Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-14
FOOTBALL SEASON
COMES TO CLOSE
YEAR OF SURPRISES ON THE
GRiDIRON ENDS IN EAST
AND WEST.
WOLVERINES ARE HUMBLED

Defeat Of Michigan by Notre Dame
One Of the Unexpected Results
Stage Displays True sportsmanshIp
importance of the Ends.
The football season has closed and
until spring when baseball games be-
gin indoor sports will have full sway.
There are few golf enthusiasts
who will stick to the links until snow
covers the green's, but the champions
will not be seen on the course again
until the birds begin to come north.
The surprises that have marked
football in 1909 were increased when
Michigan was humbled by Notre Dame
with II to score. Although it
was evident that Yost didn't have as
strong team as has represented Ann
Arbor in former years and it was
known that Frank Longman's Notre
Dame eleven was the best that col
lege has had in years the score was
unexpected
! Blame for the defeat of the Wolver-
ines at first was placed on Wasmund,
but Capt. Allerdice quickly came to
the front and exonerated the quarter
back.
Whatever error of judgment was
committed" said the leader of the
Wolverines, was my error and not
Wasmund's. The defeat hurt, of
course, and I probably feel more bad
ly about it than any one else.
thought the place kick was the proper
play and tried it. It failed and we
lost. Wasmund was in no way to
blame"
The quarterback wanted to send
Magidsohn through Casey, but Capt
Allerdice and Benbrook protested and
Washmund unwillingly changed the
sign.
Had Wasmund's plan been carried
out, it is figured that the score would
have been S to in Michigan's favor.
1t Is not improbable that the injury to
Borleske had much to do with the
result His collar bone was broken
and he was forced to retire from the
game. Borleske had shown himself
the best end Yost has developed since
the days of Redden and the team was
weakened with him out of the game.
1t was the expected that happened
| when, the Maroons beat Northwestern
"a to 0 although there were some who
did not think the score would be SO
large in favor of Chicago.
An incident happened in the strug-
gle which probably is unparalleled in
western football and goes to show
the true sportsmanship of A. A.
Stage. In the first half, after the
teams had struggled valiantly for Is
minutes. Northwestern finally oh.
tanned possession of the ball on its
15-yard line. The Purple could not
gain, and Schultz, the North siders'
quarterback, dropped back for a punt.
He got the attempt away clean and
It landed safely in the arms of Page,
the Maroon quarter.
The captain had no sooner caught
the ball than he took a running kick
at the, oval and sent 1t far and high
over the heads of the Purple backs.
The Maroon linemen,s according to %
signal, were down under the kick, and
Hoffman, the Chicago left tackle.
scooped the oval and ran for a score.
Referee MADDEN, thinking the ball had
been touched. allowed the score.
4 As the teams were lining up Stage
rushed upon the field and told the Of
fetal Chicago was not entitled to the
count, as the ball had not been legal
" touched by Northwestern player.
In the meantime the Northwestern
rooters were shouting to have Stage
put OF the field. Little did they know
that the Maroon coach was doing a
good turn for them and perhaps they
do not realize it at this time.
With the growth Of the modern
school of football there have been
many changes as to the relative i'm
portance Of the several positions.
Under the new system Of football the
end rush is the most important man
On the team. The only possible ex-.
ception is the position Of quarter
back. The latter must evolve the
play that is to come, and It is up to
the end rush to put 1t into execution.
Formerly most of these duties fell
upon the half backs, and the back
Held was considered the most import
ant department. :. II the players were
still permitted to formulate mass
plays the back field would still be the
more important, but the end rush is
the man on whom all teams must de-
pend for success under the present
system. ~
As a matter of fact, there is no
longer such q thing as right half
back OF. q left half back. They are
merely members Of the back field.
III the old days the backs stood In a
Tine parallel to the linesmen.. The
full back was In the center and the
half backs were on each side OF him.
That is where they got their names
sc right and left half backs. As the
teams line up to-day the backs stand
IN q row, which is at right angle to
the regular line, and consequently,
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