The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-10-07
Visiting Captain Steps Back Over
Own Goal Line and Touches Ball
to Ground on Bad Error.
EXCITEMENT AT THE FINISH
Husky Aggle Downed With Ball on
Gopher Fifteen Yard Line When
Final Whistle Was Blown.

football team found itself Saturday
on Northrop field, outplayed the
Ames eleven in every one of the four
quarters and finally triumphed by a
score of to O.
A perfect drop kick by Russell Toll
lefson from the Is yard line ac-
| counted for three Minnesota points
in the third period. The final two
markers came from a safety made by
Captain Hurst of the Aggies when
he stepped back in the last quarter,
after catching punt and touched
the ball down behind his own goal.
The visiting captains action came
as surprise to the crowd, but he ex-
planned after the game that he
thought he had made the catch back
OF the goal line, and so touched the
ball down for what he thought was
a touchback
The improvement in the work of
the Gophers in every department was
one Of the most pleasing features of
the day to the local rooters The re-
yersal of form Of the green Mime
sotans in the LIST week, was phen-
omenal and they battled their oppon-
ents on better than even terms
throughout. In the last two min
utes of play, the farmers sent shiv-
er of apprehension through the crowd
when they opened up with every
thing they possessed and rushed the
Gophers off their feet for a time.
Trouble started late in that period
when Hayward fumbled a punt and
the ball was recovered by Ames on
| Minnesota's 23-yard line. Straight
| away cheer went up from the hand
full OF Ames rooters. With Mime
sofa basking in the sunshine Of a
bare 5-point lead and the final whis-
| tie expected momentarily, the situa-
ton was intense with possibilities.
Captain Hurst decided to win the
game or die in the attempt. Lining
his men up in a flash he called for
a forward pass, but the excitement
of the moment filled the players with
nervousness and the attempt failed.
Right back, he came with another
| forward pass. The second was per-
feet and an Ames man was downed
on the 15-yard line with the ball in
| IN fasaY
again and then-the whistle blew
and it's shrill note was the dirge to
whose accompaniment Ames' hopes
were inferred. 81.
To all intents and purposes the
day was perfect for football, if the
feelings of the spectators are consid-
cred. From the standpoint of the
players it was killer. Perhaps new
er before in the history of Minneso-
ia football has game been played
under such blistering sun. The
game dragged Unfortunately and time
was taken out frequently in every
quarter to allow the tagged men to
get breath Of air. Following every
whistle for the taking out of time,
i gladiators of both sides were strewn
all over the field intent only on a
brief respite from their gruelling
4 work.
All hands escaped without injuries
OF any consequence except Chris
Juhl, the Ames right guard, who sus-
tanned a broken arm in the second
period. Juhl's injury came early in
the quarter but in the heat of bat
| tie he did not find time to take stock
of his hurt and finished the period
with the member dangling at his
side. DR.. II. L. Williams examined
| the injury after the game and pro-
nounced it bad fracture of the "a.
dius. The Gopher coach set the
break and told the injured man that
perhaps he would be out of football
for the year. Several members OF
both squads sustained painful bruises
and all were on the verge of physi-
cal exhaustion at the end of the
game.
The contest was not in session
long before it became evident that
Ames would have to show her very
best stun to get the long end of the
score It was a far better team
fCouttnued on last paEo).