The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

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under as perfect weather conditions
as could be desired, the Mankato
high school eleven toyed with the
Fairmont boys for four quarters,
Saturday afternoon on Lewis Athletic
field. 1t was Mankato's game from
the very start and when the last
buck had been made, the score
stood 33 to in their favor.
Mankato piled up their score in
the early part Of the game, especially
in the first quarter. After that the
touchdowns and goal kicks came a
little less often. In the second half
of the game the Fairmont aggrega-
ton settled down to business and
began to show a little better form,
although they had not even then
gotten over the first scare.
Kicked OFF to Badger.
Simpson, for the visitors, kicked off
to Badger who went through the line,
but was caught. Badger later re-
ceived the ball again and sent it to
Allworth who fumbled and the locals
were penalized. Badger then threw
the ball to Johnson, working the for
ward pass, but very little ground
was gained. Hughes made the first
touchdown but failed to kick goal.
Williams kicked off at the end of
the first quarter but the ball was
brought back to the 20 yard line,
being penalized five yards for kick
ing over the goal line.
Weed got Fairmont's ball, and
fumbled but little later worked one
Of the most spectacular forward
passes during the game, and secured
a touch down. Williams failed to
kick goal and the score stood 10 to O..
Series of Line Bucks.
Williams kicked off after which a
series Of line bucks held the teams
from any big runs. The ball was
worked Jack some distance and
then Hughes secured another touch
down, making most brilliant run
around the ends. With goal kick
the score stood 16 to 0
In the next series of plays the
punt figured in well, but in most in
stances failed to get the desired
results. After a few fumbles, punts,
and line-bucks, Hughes the speedy
right half made a wonderful break
away and sailed around Fairmont's
end for another touch uown, raising
the score 21 to 0. williams kicked
goal and added another point.
Fairmont then kicked to Piper,
who fumbled, while the visitors
break away but the runner was
caught by Badger the left quarter
back. AS Fairmont had failed to gain
the necessary ten yards in three
downs, they tried the drop kick but
failed. Mankato then punted from the
25-yard line. For the first time in the
game Fairmont tried forward pass
but failing, fell back to the usual
old style game.
Number of Forward Passes.
Thus with series of four alter
nate forward passes made in the
first quarter, the locals gained the
larger portion of their score. 1t was
seen from the start that Fairmont
was up in the air. The team went to
pieces as soon as the first touch
down was made. In fact, the new
plays, the aggressive work of the
Rosewald boys kept the visiting highs
guessing to such an extent that they
forget to play ball.
With the able coaching of DR.. ]. P.
Rosenwald, the defenders of the ma
room and cream had learned the
open style of playing which is the
latest in football science and to-
gether with their harmonious team
work displayed skill that astonished
the spectators to no small degree.
While the Fairmont eleven held fast
to the old style, close plays, seldom
using the forward pass, but resorting
to the line bucks, the locals toyed
with them Notwithstanding their
eveness in weight.
BackfieId Men Played Well.
The backfeld men played very
we'll, and their actions as we'll as
those of the other men were being
secretly watched, it is said, by the
captain of the Faribault team, SO as
to learn the different plays. Although
he rooted for Mankato he noted
every play that was made, but he is
likely to be fooled, for it was later
learned that his presence had been
noted and some of the plays that
were intended to be passed off on