Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-17
GOOD FOUNDATION
FOR next SEASON
Something Wrong with team
This Year, For Material
Was There.
ANDY GILL IS MAN
FOR COACHING JOB
Has Demonstrated His Abil-
ity as a Football
Mentor.
lRY REN'l

y (BY BENZ
The North Dakota university foot
pail season is over. and, while it could
nave been more successful, there Is no
cause for regret. 1t was one Of the
most strenuous seasons Flickertail
team has undertaken, and. all things
considered, the men did remarkably
we'll.
1t is true that they lost the state
championship by their own poor ef-
forts, but such things come to all
teams. ''.r ."-
No one will gainsay that the eleven
is indubitably the strongest and best
in the state. 1t should be holding the
state title today, but break in the
luck turned the needle the other way
and the poorest team walked away
with the honors.
The season which has just closed
presages great things for next year.
with the men and has laid a wonder-
fully strong foundation for next sea-
son. He has some great material, and
there is no reason why he should not
have one OF the best machines in the
northwest.
All Honor to Gill.
Before passing on to a resume Of
the season. 1t is fitting to speak first
Of the coaching. Very little has been
said during the season Of Gilrs work,
for 1t has spoken for itself. but, now
that the final game has been played,
1t is mot amiss to drag the former
Indiana star into the limelight.
In the ken of the present writer,
Gill is unquestionably the best coach
the university has had. He is one of
the brilliant players the west has pro-
dnced. and he knows football thor
oughly. Added Ito. this. he< has the
ability torteach it. He is popular
with the 9players, and is able to get
the best results out of all of them.
ing with football coaches, the uni
versity authorities appear to have
found the Solution. Gill has proved
his ability. and, next year. ought to
be able to get pretty much what he
wants.
Resume of Season.
The university started its season
with practice game against the high
school. The showing was not par
ticularly brilliant in this game, but
the men made up for it the following
against Minnesota. The score Of this
game was 2S to 6, and it was the first
time that North Dakota team scored
on a Gopher eleven. In several re-
spects. the Flickertails outshone their
opponents.
The s.tsa1eS fo,eTinE Saturday, t 1ds Msm,ne
had played the game they are capable
af. the score would have been much
larger. st. Thomas defeated the uni
versity team, to 6. but this. too,
should have been victory for the
Pink and Green warriors.
Then. came the game with the
To 1rr1f to1 {r1
ITO victory for the university. The
following Saturday, South Dakota
university was played in this city.
The Coyotes won, 80 to 8. but the
score should have been smaller.
The next Saturday, the state Aggies
z to 6, a break in luck giving the vis-
itors a touchdown in the last few
minutes of play.
The season closed last Saturday at
Brookings, S. D., when the South Da-
kota state college won, IA to g.. This
game also should have gone to the 10.
calls. They had much the better of 1t
during the second half, but lacked the
final punch to put a touchdown across.
The university team played seven
scheduled contests and won but two OF
them. If they had played the game
they are capable of. they should have
taken three more.
the team this year, but it's hard to
put a finger on the right peg. At times,
the men lacked the fighting spirit that
would have won. Several players act
ually appeared to be 'afraid" to take
chances. while at other times, the
field eeneralship was poor.
North Dakota football candidates
need to learn one thing. The sooner
they realize that the coach's word is
law. the better for the tedn.
Instructions Not Followed
In one local game: weS-know of.
Gill's instructions went for nought.
and. as a result, the team lost .an op-
portunity to do something. Just be-.
fore the team trotted out upon the
field, Coach Gill gave instructions to
do certain thing, but it was o. not
DONE Several substitutes carried the
same message to the field. but still the
Instructions were not followed.
This same complaint has been
made by other coaches. DIR. d. l..
Dunlap. who coached several good
teams at the university. used to tell
carry out his instructions.
II we are not mistaken in our judg-
ment Of Gill. this complaint will not
be made next year.
Gill has great hopes for next years
teams.
''There are some men on that
freshman squad" he told the writer
recently. that are going to make sew
eral of the present first team men go
some to hold their positions. have
one or two men that are going to
make western stars. You watch their
playing next year."