The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-06
NO COMPARISON
BETWEEN E[VENs
Maroons Outgeneraled, Out
played and overwhelm-
ingly Defeated

Minneapolis. Nov. 6.-Minnesota ell.
minated Chicago from the big. eight
conference championship Saturda,
afternoon by a % of. 800. Mime.
sofa has in days gone by given Chi.
cago some royal trouncings, but yes.
terday's performance was the most
overwhelming defeat the Maroon,
have v sustained at the hands OF
the Gophers.
Chicago was outdone in strength
strategy, knowledge and execution OF
the new game, and so ineffective wa
the attack of the Maroons that onl.
twice during the entire period of pla,
did they make first downs, and ther
through the medium of the forward
pass.
1t was a great victory for Minnesota
The team in the. week following the
game with Iowa made such gains ir
tions as to make it appear like an al.
together new organization. 1t played
with snap and vigor from start to fin.
tsh. and only once during the entire
contest did the Gophers miss a sigma,
and only once was there a tumble.
New Plays by GOphers.
Another series of puzzling shifts had
been evolved by the Gopher coach
and SO carefully had the secrets OF
practice been guarded that Chicago
was bewtldered by the versatility Of
the attack thrown against it. 1t was
helpless before Mtnnesota's onslaught
and the display Of speed and strength
amazed even the closest followers OF
Minnesota's fortunes for the year.
The Gophers played throughout the
game as a unit and the machine was
In perfect condition. When it struck
there was a positiveness about the i'm
pact which left no conjecture as tn
the result. Chicago's line, heralded in
advance as a great one. was shattered
from end to end, and the Gophers bat.
tered it into decentralization and gain.
ed throughout at will. The ends were
boxed and skirted freely throughout
the contest. and long before the first
half was over it was manifest that
Minnesota was a certain winner, anj
the only line Of grandstand surmise
was guessing on the size of the prob
able score. It was the most smoothly
Minnesota standpoint-since the $50
game against Wisconsin in 1904.
The Line a Bulwark.
The Minnesota line was a stone wall
on defense n a terror ON offense.
n forwards took the jump on the
Maroons from start to finish, the Ma
rooms not exhibiting the speed former
lines of Stages tutoring have shown.
The only men Of the Maroon rushers
who might be given more than pass
ing mention were Kassulker and
Rademacher. Scruby was a distinct
disappointment, as he failed to show
the form promised for him and his
kicking SO far as field goals were con-
rerned was minus quality. Chicago
only had one chance which might be
termed as good for a field goal and
elected to scrimmage rather than
make the try for goal. Scruby's punt
Ing was first-class, however, with the
possible exception of one or two eff
forts. Kassulker and .Rademacher
made more trouble for Minnesota in
the way Of splitting" plays than did all
of the Others combined.
Chicago was literally helpless at
stopping the Gopher rushes or passes.
Captain Pickering ran the team with
splendid judgment and made Il suffi-
Gent liberal use Of the pass to keep
the Maroons guessing all of the time.
Chicago surprised the spectators by
not attempting a great many passes
and such as were used were of little
assistance. Minnesota had q faculty
of intercepting them. and Stage only
showed one complicated play, a dou-
BILE pass, ending with a forward toss.
Minnesota nailed this cold the only
time it was shown. The Gophers'
passes were mostly. short but were
sent in all directions. Minnesota was
far more successful with the passes
than yNvns h{0nr