The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-22
ADDITIONAL SPORTS
Big SQUAD OUT
AT MINNESOTA

Minneapolis, Sept. 22.-There was
good news for all when the gophers
lined up on Northrop field in Satur-
days cleaning for their first official
practice Of the year. Several features
about the afternoon should give the
coaches no cause to gnaw their fin
| gernails. Chief among the gladstone
tidings was the information that the
faculty had given clean bills Of schol-
astic health to Russell Tollefson, Bill
McAlmon, Loren Scion and Joe Mat
tern, the men who are expected to
Their standing with the faculty had
been clouded for some time and the
news put a zip and zest into the work
of the entire squad. Captain Aid
| worth, Fournier, Rosenthal, Snyder,
Rarron and Shaughnessy Of the line
men have also been pronounced elig-
lille. The status of the others is not
yet certain.
Another cheering thing was the
number Of candidates on hand. One
hundred and twenty-three men were
In armor. On opening day last year
only sixty answered the. roll call,
Northrop fields oldest inhabitants
said last night that never in the his
tory Of local football has there been
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past season there have been as many
as $50 candidates off and on during
the fall, but Saturdays turnout is he
lieved to be a record for inaugural
work. Local gridiron soothsayers say
the first days attendance is an augur
Of the seasons fortunes. If they have
the right dope Minnesota appears to
be in for an extremely healthy season.
Men Looked Like Huskies.
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spect from the tasks mapped out for
the boys on each opening day since
the PUNK of a football first sounded in
southeast Minneapolis. Every mar
seemed to be in the pink of health and
full of the joy of living. There was
not a player guilty of overweight and
those from last years squad seemed to
be physically just where they were
when they hung up their uniforms last
ing, tackling and a little springting
made vi the days work but a dash Of
simple signal practice was also inject
ed for good measure. All hands SEEM
ed to be sound of limb and wind and
ready Tor whatever the coaches order
ed.
Last years varsity squad was out in
all, decapitated by graduation last
June. From end to end the line was
intact, and looked ready for business.
Most of the Gopher linesmen were
green, untutored football n]onenities
opening day last year, but yesterday
they went at their work backed by a
years grilling experience. They went
through their tasks with a certainty
and precision foreign to their natures
this time a twelve1nonth Ago.. There
was a little ripple of unrest in the
ranks Of the linesmen for there are two
Or three bear-cats who have thrown
their hats in the ring and have an
nounced their determination to make
the vets fight for their places.
Because they made good a yea ago
does not give any of the old timers a
cinch on the positions. and the vets
seemed to be aware of the situation
during the practice. A forecast of
stormy times ahead came toward the
shank of the afternoon, when a first
eleven was picked to run through some
signals. In the years first lineup, two
of last years .llnemen played the
bench and a pair Of 1912 scrubs took
their places. 1t caused a little COM
ment among the fans, also among the
contestants.
The day was cold and raw and the
sun was nowhere in sight. 1t was great
weather for a big getaway inc it re-
quired lots of pep and dash to keep
the blood circulating. Despite the gen.
eral belief that the Gophers are in for
q big aso and the knowledge that
chances are UNNECESSARILY better than
a year age, only a handful Of specta-
tors were out to look over the young
men. 1t WIS too chilly. Following
custom from time immemorial, the Wis
itors tramped over the field and took
closeup views of the athletes before
the arrival Of DR.. Williams. Then the
decks were cleared for action and the
crowd, if it can be called such, vas
shooed into the grandstand and back
Of the wire fence.
South Dakota Saturday.
South Dakota is to be met mex Sat-
urday and everybody seemed to know
about it yesterday. That was why no
time was lost in greetings or feIicita-
enough for that sort of thing later on,
but with only six days available to pre-
pare for the Coyotes, the team that
rubbed the Gopher's noses in the mud
last year, work is the thing now. Aft
er a hurried sketch Of the years pro-
gramme, the athletes were turned on
the tackling dummies and the old pull
leys ~screeched through their rust and
the very stuffing was hammered. out of
the manikins before the work was
halted. Falling or the ball and a little
lodging practice followed the on
slaught on the dummies and Their the
first eleven "a picked along the fol-
lowing lines: Left end, Captain AID
Rosenthal; center, Robertson; right
guard, Ostrom; right tackle, Snyder;
right end, Fourier; quarterback, Toll
lefson: left half. McAlmon; right half