Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-28
VARSITY Wins
FIRST CONTEST
Triumphs Over High School
in Annual Practice
Game.
O'KEEFE ELEVEN
PROVES SURPRISE
The University Line Showed
Great Weakness-Back-
field Played Well.

In the first game of the season. the
university football team Saturday aft
ernoon triumphed over the Grand
Forks highs, 20 to Z. The result was
rather surprising, as many expected
the university to run away with the
younger team.
The high school players showed
strength, however, that even their
coach did not know was there, and
the university men were weaker than
they have been in scrimmage
The weakest feature Of the Varsity
machine was the line. The high
school players had little difficulty pen
etrating it successfully, and this made
their showing seem much more re-
markable.
The university line is heavy, but the
players must develop better football
ability to successfully hold their own
Backfeld Worked Well.
The Varsity backfield did good
work. except on interference. At
times, the men ran ragged interfer-
ence. and high school men had little
difficulty spilling the plays.
The high school backfield also did
good work. jacob. who played at
half back for the first time, perform
ed exceptionally we'll, and. on several
occasions, upset university plays. Car
ter, at quarter, also was one of the
stars. He is a fast, heady team pilot
and plays steady. consistent game.
Forward passes were not very sue
cessful. The high school tried this
feature oftener than the university.
but failed to make most of them go.
In the third period Lodmell, high
school tackle, had an open field to the
university goal but he missed a per-
feet pass by half a foot. The univer-
sity men intercepted a number of the
passes.
Score in Five Minutes.
The university received the initial
kickoff, and, by a series Of heavy line
smashes, carried the ball over in FIVE
minutes, for the first touchdown Nc
Kay made the first score, but failed
to kick goal.
The high school received the kick
off, Duggan returning the ball twen-
ty yards. JacQbi made a long end
run for ten yards, after which the
quarter was called.
On the opening Of the second quar-
ter, the highs tried forward pass.
which Murray intercepted. He ran 25
yards before being tackled by jacob
Murray later rushed over for the sec
The high school players received
the kickoff, and had little difficulty
making it first down in three plays
From this period until the close of the
quarter, the high school men showed
good form.
Gill sent second-string men in for
the third quarter, and they had diff
Guilty holding the highs. The high
school men started steady march
down the field. and, when the quarter
ended. were about fifteen yards from
the Varsity goal. Three plays in the
next quarter showed the ball over
After the highs scored, Gill sent the
first string men back, and they held
their own. The started with the ball
on their own thirty yard line. A Sc
ries Of line smashes added another
touchdown. Mckay kicked goal.
The Varsity crew showed much
better ability in the last quarter
Lineup and summary:
North Dakota. Grand Forks.
Johnson, Co.. C., Loughlin
Rohwedder. r. g g........r. g., Bridson
Murphy. !. g............l. i. e., He.
Marmon. ]. t.. Il. t., Collins
Fingerson, r. t............r. r. t., Blair
Schlosser, r. e.. #. t., Lodmell
Jennlson, l. e.. I'll. e., Elton
Mckay. q. b...... b., Carter
Mills. I. b.. f. b., Dryden
Lowe. |. h. h..............l. Il. h., Duggan
ubstitutes-North Dakota, Mann
for Johnson. Whitney for Rohwedder,
Cleveland for Murphy, Schultz for
Marmon, Boyce for Fingerson, Flint
for Schlosser, Muir for Jennison,
Payne for Mckay, Whitson for Mills
Helmkay for Lowe, James for Muir
ray, Knutson for Flint. H. Johnson for
Muir, Clark for Helmkay, Boyce for
Marmon. Grand Forks: spriggs for
Henry. Dow for Carter. Time of quar-
ters, seven minutes. Touchdowns,
Mills, Mckay, Murray, Duggan.
Kicked goals. Mckay q Iodrnell 1