The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-27

lege at Fargo next Saturday after
noon. This game is always one of
the hardest on the university schedule,
but the varsity players are confident
that they can carry off the long end
of the score
A special train will be run to Far
go Saturday morning and 1t is expect
ed that q large number of students
will make the trip. Plans for taking
the band are also being made.
Play South Dakota.
Saturday, November s. the univer-
sity team will play its last game of
the season against the University of
South Dakota at WATERFOWL, S. d.
The latter team was defeated this
fall by the Minnesota eleven by the
score Of II to O.. Last year North
Dakota was badly defeated by the
coyotes, but this year they expect to
turn the trick. If South Dakota wins
it will be by a small score as the
pink n green players are determin-
ed to fight every inch Of the way
in this contest.
Following is what Joe McDermott,
writing in the Minneapolis Journal,
had to say Of the North Dakota team:
The lighter men from the sister
state put up little fight in the first
two periods. but they asserted them
selves in valiant style in the second
half and for a time gave the Gophers
all the battle they wanted. Two touch
downs were made in the first quarter,
one touchdown and the safety in the
second and the final touchdown in the
last period. Minnesota failed to reg
lister In the third period and for the
greater part Of that session the
Flickertails were in charge Of the sit
uation. Deceptive trick plays. fake
formations and bewildering spreads
made all sorts of trouble for the local
championship aspirants in the last
two quarters and several times it look
ed as though the visitors were going
to put over a touchdown.
DakOtans We're Game.
The Dakotans, defeated by st.
Thomas. Carleton and Hamline, were
billed as soft stuff for the Gophers.
but despite the to-heavy score, they
made the victors fight hard to escape
being scored upon Although out
weighed and outplayed, the visitors
showed the Gophers a little something
about dying gamely that should do the
Minnesotans no harm in games to
come. our times Minnesota lost the
ball within the five-yard line and with
their backs against the wall the
Flickers fought on even terms more
thar once. In the crises Minnesota
seemed to be up against worthy foe
men. and although the Gophers won
with ease, they were worried exceed
ingly in every quarter. One Of the
thrilling moments of an otherwise
listiess game came at h end Of the
third quarter, when Minnesota BY
hard plugging at the opposing line
had hammered n ball smack up
against the visitors goal. The Flick
ertail outer works took a noble brace
about that time and on the fourth try
with a few inches to go, Minnesota
failed to gain and the ball was award.
ed the other side on downs as the
whistle announcing the end OF the
quarter blew"
Henry J.. Lund, the Pioneer Press
sport writer. had the following to say:
North Dakota's eleven, which has
been used as a f1oor-mat by several
Of the minor colleges Of the state.
showed a complete reversal of form
and gave h Gophers a much harder
game than the score indicates. The
Flickertafls put up a beautiful battle
and twice during the afternoon cent
sofa olloWe by working the old
hidden ball trick. The man carrying
the pigskin, twice got away from the
Minnesota linemen and only the uuar
terback stood between the runner and
the Minnesota goal.
h contest was about as ~listless as
any seen on the Northrop gridiron in
many days. The Minnesota eleven aid
not exhibit any fighting spirit, the
men displaying the carelessness Of ov-
erconfldence. On the other hand. the
fight put up by the North Dakotans
was the one redeeming feature Of the
contest.
"Minnesota's interference was woe
fully weak and the man CARRYING the
ball was forced to fight his way single-
handed during the greater part. OF the
time. Time after time North Dakota.s
tackles sifted through the line and
nailed the runner before he vas fairly
under way. There vas a big hole in
the Gopher.s ranks between the
guards and tackles and this is where
the opposing linemen usually went
through. Minnesota's line played too
loosely or the offense.
Goplcrs Fail to Follow Bali.
"Another glazing error in the Goph-
ers' work was their failure to follow
the ball. Four times during the con-
test the Dakotans pulled the hidden
ball trick and three times the whole
team was sucked in-On the play. The
first time 1t was attempted. Lynch
got clear Of the Minnesota line with
only Rec a W1or hofv.oon h;,r, ,,l ~