The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-16

again by Murray on a forward pass
n the quarter ended.
Fingerson then punted far into the
territory of the visitors, who were
held for downs and with the ball in
their possession the F1ickertails then
marched down to the one-yard line,
. only to. be held. With three minutes
of.play left, a steady march was again
started, but time prevented them 60
ing farther with the ball on the sew
en-yard line when the whistle blew.
Thrilling Play.
The last quarter was the hardest
and most thrilling seen on University
field for some time. The crowd could
not keep their seats; When the ball
was advanced to the o%ne-yard line and
both teams fighting with every ounce
Of their remaining strength it surged
almost onto the field urging the war
riors of the pink and green to go over
the line. Here the referee carried the
bail back after a five-yard gain by
Pinkham to force the crowd back to
the bleechers.
1t would be hard indeed to pick a
star in either team. st. Thomas ran
their interference in better style than
the varsity. enabling them to get away
with end runs to a better advantage
than their opponents, but the defense
of North Dakota broke up their open
plays. The team work of the Flicker
tails was far superior to that exhibited
against Hamline last Saturday, which
was responsible for the amount Of
ground gained.
All Stars!
Every man on the varsity played
star football, Pinkham at quarterback
played the best game Of his life. He
ran the team with more confidence,
picked his plays better and played
a better defense than ever before. Rob-
Wedder, who got his first try at a back
field position, deserves a lot Of credit.
When called upon to carry the ball
from fullback position he usually
could be- relied upon to do his part.
He is new in the work, but is a tire
less worker and if he continues to
improve this season as he has in the
past he will be a find for the back
field. ,
Murray, sent in to take the place of
Clark, hurt early in the game, though
handicapped by a bad leg, played
great ball, n was only taken out
when the injured member refused to
carry him longer. This gave hoffman
a chance and he proved to be a dan
gerous man to the opposition, as he
advanced the ball on several occasions
when the outcome of the game was
hanging by a thread. Robinson, who
played the other half, was as consist
ent as ever. He handled punts in a
much better manner han in the last
game and his defensive work has i'm
proved.
Miles. the big half. who is almost
on the shelf with a twisted ankle,
was not started, but he vas sent in
during the early play, only to be with
drawn shortly after. He pluckily went
in again in the last quarter to help his
team when they were on the one-yard
line of the opposition.
Captain Harris was kept out Of the
game until about the same time, when
the coaches could stand his ~entreaties
no longer and allowed him to play.
He went in like a pleased kid Civ
ing his team confidence and ncou
agement by his presence. Not only
that, but he played as he generally
does, tearing up the plays of the Wis
itors and opening holes in the line
through which much Of the ground
was gained.
Lynch on the other tackle was able
to stay the entire game, though he
was limping badly. The sandy-haired
player was a host to his team both
in carrying the ball from his position
and in defense. Much Of tho ground
gained during the last few minutes
of play was don by him and consid-
erabl loss of the same, by the other
side was due to him breaking through
their line.
Jennison5 proved to De the man to
stop gains around the right end. He
has not been able to play for some
time on account of injuries and today
was handicapped to a great extent.
The other wing was we'll taken care Of
by Schlosser.
Great concern was experienced when
Forester, the big center, was injured
and taken from the game. His face
was cut considerably but his most SER
ious injury was from a kick in the
head, rendering him unconscious until
some time after the game. He played
a wonderful game while in and was
responsible for the breaking up Of
many plays behind the line.
The playing of Fingerson also de-
serves special mention. He was a tow-
er of strength behind the line on de-
Tense, and got away for several long;
runs at unexpected moments. Metzger,
who took the place of Harris at tackle,
lived up to the expectations of his
playing.
Taking everything into consideration,
the students and followers of the uni
versity team are we'll satisfied with the
game, and satisfied with the progress
it has made. They are confident that
games can be won yet this season and
that Minnesota can be held within
+ bounds of reason when it goes to meet
that team on Oct. 25.
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