The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-29
ECKERSALL' 'LAUDS
: GOPHER ELEVEN
Were Won Fairly and
Not on Flukes-Easy
Champions
(By Walter Eckrsall)

10y wafer ECKrSallJ
Chicago, Nov. 2s.-with the play
day the 1911 chapter Of football his
tory will be completed and the sea
o must be said to have been tn.
most successful since the new gam
was introduced in 1905. In mos.
cases the games have been Tough
and won on their merits and with few
exceptions the champion elevens have
undisputed claims to their respective
titles.
To local followers of football. Sat.
urday's contests were featured by the
great playing of Chicago. which de
feated Wisconsin 5 to D., and which
resulted in the Midway eleven being
placed on an equality with Wisconsin
for second place in the conference
race. Maroon supporters now assert
this years Midway eleven is one o.
the best of late years and it's de
cisive defeat by Minnesota earlier T.
the season is completely forgotten.
No Elukc Victory
Those who saw Stages aggregate
against Minnesota's team. the wor,
Of the Maroons in Saturdays gam,
was a revelation. The players wen
out on the field determined to win an.
their efforts were rewarded. The me.
played a brand Of football which
would have bee nmighty hard for ans
team ! nthe country to beat, and i,
was no disgrace to WISCONSIN to fal
before h great playing of Captain
Rademacher and his worthy team
mates.
There was nothing Of the fiuke var
iety IN h Maroon victory and Wis
constn players and rooters did not tr.
to dteract a bit from the Midway vic
tory. ThnNy y.a fNI,Soo~ ~ alN xho a,1l
1t for its wonderful exhibition. II
support Of these opinions, 1t must he
said. the Badgers made frantic eff.
forts to score a touchdown in the las.
quarter, when all sorts Of tricks, for
ward passes and onside kicks were at
tempted. The powerful and alert de
Tense which Stage had taught hi:
warriors was too much for Wiscon'
sins attempts. while the hard anc
deadly tackling Of the Maroons hard
~ could have been improved upon
Richards Makes Good
The Wisconsin team was one Of the
elevens Of late years. Coach Johr
Richards has accomplished great re-
suits at Madison and the defeat b,
Chicago Is the only black mark or
h slate. Under the able tutelagt
Of Richards. Wisconsin can he relied
upon to be a factor in conference foo
ball every season.
Illinois observes a lot Of credit fo,
its wonderful game against Minneso
Ia. Although defeated II to 0, thu
Orange and Blue eleven succumbed t.
defeat only because of the Gophers
superior weight and strength. Lab
oring under handicaps caused by in
iurtcs to some of the star players, tn,
state aggregation has made a gooC
showing and its playing against tn,
powerful eleven of the northwest me
with hearty approval from the Him
OILS alumni. who tiocked to Urbana 70,
the annual Homecoming.
Rallying after the decisive and un
expected defeat by Chicago, Illinoi
has played hard and aggressive foot
ball. AT times when it looked as /
Coaches Hall and Lindgren had, de
re.oped the team to a high point o
football efficiency, an injury would oc
cur to one of the star players which
IN some cases. compelled a recon
structton of the team. Under sucl
conditions Illinois season should b
pronounced successful and it's defeat
should not be taken too seriously.
Gopllers Win Title
BY defeating Illinois. Minnesota
won six CT it's seven games. Wiscon
: sin played the Gophers to a tie. AS
| result the big team of the northwes
rightfully is entitled to the confer
nee championship. The eleven ha
played good football all season and 1t
claim to the hOnors cannot be dis
puted.
Purdue won its first conferenc
game Of the year, Indiana being tn
victim. IL to 5. The Boilermaker
have improved since their defeat b
Wabash early in the season. while In
diana has played Indifferent football
all year. In all probability Coacl
Jimmy Sheldon of Indiana now vii
resign his position and devote all hi
time to his law practice.
Wolverines Are Tied
In its final struggle Of the yea
Michigan was forced to the limit t
walk off the field with a tie scor
with Nebraska. The Cornhusker
We're a powerful aggregation this yea
and they met the Wolverines Will
the latter eleven was in a cripple,
condition. Roth teams registere,
their scores in the third period. an,
according to reports the team ives
of the river outplayed Yost's aggrega
ton for three periods.
season by injuries. and Yost said h
never had such bad luck since'he ha
been in football. Under these condi
tions the Wolverines have don
mighty we'll, the defeat by Cornell.
to 0. being the only game on tn,
wrong side of the ledger. The Nebras
ka contest showed that teams west o
the big river play an efficient bran,
Of football. and are worthy opponent
for the teams farther east.