The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
UNIVERSITY TEAM e:
t.. IS PICKING UP
Vehmeier's Sod Busters look
Stronger Each Day
Students Encouraged.
(By Tudor owcn.>

Coach Vehnieier put his men
through another stiff practice yester-
day afternoon on the university field.
Each day improvement is seen in the
way the squad works. Tackfing a
dummy was part of the program and
for half an hour the players were
shown how to hit their opponents and
stop the man carrying the. ball. The
varsity has been weak all season on
tackling,. but rather because they have
no been properly shown. After the
practice at tackling signal practice
was INDUCED. in and then the second
team was placed against the first for
a few minutes OF -scrimmage. The
scrubs had the ball all the time and
the varsity tried to break up plays.
There are a number of good players
on the scrub team and they made sew
eral long gains against the regulars.
Gullickson' has made a strong team
out of the material which he has had
and these men have aided Coach Veh-
meier very much in finding the weak
POINTS in. his team. 49,
The university team, was beaten last
Saturday at Hamline. but Il good fight
was put up. by the pink and green
players just the m The new coach
had only been with the squad for
about three practices and in that short
time he could not:be expected to build
up an aggregation that would play as
we'll as u team that had. been working
hard for a month.
The practice yesterday was success
full from every standpoint and with
the same kind of work the remainder
of the week the U. N. u. boys. will be
in fine trim for the. contest with Garlic
Tor college next Saturday.
Gill, the former star of the univer-
sity. team was out again yesterday and
is fast gaining. his old time form.
When he hits. his opponent the other
husky man and knows how to play
the game. When called on to carry
the ball in scrimmage Gill smashed
his way through. the line for long
gains and il he does this in the game
Saturday the result of the game will
be more favorable to the university
than the score last week. -.
According to the coach Gill will play
half or. full OF the offense and tackle
Gn the defense. With this d at. any
4: .,sition on the team he will be a big
hcip. - : .:
Batten and. .Pinkham ran the team
- uu tie SiS a dEiSA ~ lIoS
.i'e the players chance to loaf at
al.
Bacon was put in at half Monday
md Yesterday. and showed up very
cell. Miles, Lowe. Flint and. Lynch
are all doing: good work in. practice
p ad. should. be ready for a hard game
8 .turday. 80.
achlosser at end is still playing a
!rong. game and with another man
Ike Russell at the other end these po-
q n should be taken care of in fine
shape.
George McClintock, who has been
laying on the second team. is show
ing up strong and may be given a
chance on the first squad at of the
unds. McClintock is one of the best
lighters on the field and if put in a
game will undoubtedly make good.
Payne and Smith are both running
The second team in good style. Feet
ham at half and Williams ut full are
making the followers of university
football sit up and take notice with
their. sensational playing.
The game Saturday will be the first
same of the season to be played at
Tome and there will probably be a
large crowd out to watch the two
teams battle for honors. The big
anne of the ear will be with South
Dakota at Sioux Falls on November 8.
II North Dakota beats South Dakota,
IN that game it will be a big boost for
the institution, as the latter team de-
fcated Minnesota the first Of the sea-
son.