The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-17


to the center of the line.
Attempted a Forward Pass.
They then attempted forward
which Gredyig intercepted and re-
turned it for about twenty yards
for a touchdown. The visitors then
kicked off to Mankato and by long
end runs Hephner carried the ball
thirty-five yards down the field. This
was the longest run of the game as
we'll as one of the best. 1t looked as
if he would gain touchdown but
he was caught.
After this Mankato carried the ball
by end runs and forward passes to
within four yards of the Wells goal
line and Captain Walsh again broke
loose on an end run for the last
touchdown. This was accomplished
by short end run. He kicked goal
on this touchdown which was the
only time that Mankato succeeded
in kicking goal.
The field on which they played
was very slippery from the sleet
which formed during the day. This
also made the ball hard to hold as
it would slip in the plays. The cold
weather made it most disagreeable
to the players as well as spectators.
NormaIs Worked Well Together.
The normal team worked well to-
gether all the way through; better in
fact, than at any other game. Their
interference was good and their
tackling sure, while with the Wells
team the interference was ragged
and the tackling too high. Most of
their tackling was done around the
neck. The visitors were also little
inclined to rough work on the field
but none of the normal boys were
laid out. Swearing was also slightly
INDUCED in, and Referee Nichols had
to warn them several times.
Braizer did excellent work at
quarter back with the possible cX
ception of one or two times when a
little more open field work instead
of line plunges at the goal would
have served better However, this
is the first year that he has played
quarter back, as he usually played
in the line in his high school days.
The normals have put up good
season and had their team not been
shifted and replaced with new men,
at times, especially for the Madelia
game, they would have put up one
of the best showings on this part
of the state.
Record for the Season.
Their first game was with st.
James when the score was II to
in favor of the normals. The second
game played at Madelia when they
lost % to O; the third game was
held here with Redwood Falls, the
game ending in tie, 0 to 0, and the
fourth and last game of the season
was held here Saturday with Wells,
the score being 26 to 0. Thus they
gained 81 points and lost 90
At the game yesterday the follow
ing lineup was presented: Weech
center; Frandle |. e.; Clarke, +. g.; Pa
vek, ]. t.; E. Schweickard, +. t.; Shin
ota, |. e.; Gredvig, r. e.; Brazier, q.
b.; Farisy. f. b.; Hepner, +. h..
Captain Walsh, l. h.
Mankato, 2; st. James 0.
The high school football team
journeyed to st. James on Saturday
and defeated the high school team
there in spite of a four year hoo
doc. The game was played in a
blizzard with snow flying and a
twenty-mile gale blowing. The groun6
was hard as rock and the footing
very bad. The faithful few who
saw the game returned from the
field with frozen ears and noses
Under the circumstances nothing il
the spectacular line could be eX-
pected 1t became a matter of
cd, ;ohf &Ian hot -
playing safe.
Fail in Forward Passes.
In the first quarter both sides at
tempted to execute a few forward
passes, each of which failed and aft
er that both sides limited them
selves to carrying the ball. The
score does not represent the rela
tive ability of the two teams. The
fact that st. James made first down
only three times during the game
tells the story. Fatal fumbling by
the locals when they were within
striking distance was what held the
score down. Time after time they
rushed the ball into st. James ter
ritory, only to lose it on fumbles
The cold, of course, made fast, &C
rurate playing impossible.
Score Resulted Form Safety.
The score resulted from safety
and came in the first quarter. The
locals had carried the ball to st
James third yard line and lost il
on a tumble. On the next play, st
James attempted to advance by q
rush. Page got through and mussed
up the play. The ball was fumblet
and st. James man fell on il
back of the line. Matthews tackled
and held him for the safety.
Only once did ST. James threaten
Mankato's goal. In the third quar-
ter, Peterson, the fast quarterback
for st. James, got away for 4 Ions
run and succeeded in reaching Man
kato's ten yard line before Captain
Alworth tackled him and then saved
the day. On the next, through
downs, st. James gained only three
yards. Mankato Immediately kicket
out of danger
viii Play Blue Earth.
Next Saturday the locals go tt
Blue Earth for the last game of thu
season. So far all the games haN,
been victories for the locals ant
should they win next Saturdays con
test they will have a clear title tt
the championship of this part o
he fafn