The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-29

last three quarters OF the game the
Mankato Commercial college lost to
the Shamrock team OF st. Thomas
college, st. Paul, at the Mankato fair
grounds last Saturday afternoon by
the scure Of thirty nine to six.
Superior training and experience IN
the handling of the forward pass gave
st. Thomas the game. The Com
mercial college completely outplayed
st. Thomas in the first quarter and
made a touch down in the first four
minutes of playing. The CONNER
cial college, although defeated, played
a very much better game than one
week ago. The Commercial college line
played well for the first time this year.
The back field men were unable to
cover the passes thrown over the
line by the st. Thomas quarterback
and these passes were responsible for
the touch downs made by st.
Thomas.
Captain Dixie for the N. c. G. won
the toss and chose to defend the south
goal St. Thomas kicked off to Tan
berg, who was downed on the twenty
yard line. The Commercial college
started a steady march to the goal.
Tapberg made ten yards through
tackle. On line smashes, Commercial
carried the ball to the thirty yard
line. Tanberg made twenty-five yards
around right end and on the next play
Dixie went through the right side for
touchdown. Dixie failed to kick
goal. Score. NJ. e. c., g.; St. Thorn
as, o.
Commercial kicked of to St. Thorn
as, who returned to the twenty-five
yard line. They failed to gain and
punted to the fifty-yard line. Dixie
made fifteen yards through tackle
Jones was substituted for Gales. The
ball was carried to the courtyard line.
where St. Thomas held and recov-
cred the bali, st. Thomas punted TO
Dixie. who returned the ball to the
thirty yard line. End OF first quar-
ter, score, 6 to 0.
The ball was on the 25-yard line
at the beginning of the second quar-
ter. Commercial failed to make gains
and the ball went to ST. Thomas. st
Thomas was penalized for of side
81. hiuuC q diu pass
Jones of st. Thomas fumbled and the
ball was recovered by the CONNER
cial college on the twenty yard line
Commercial was forced to punt and
St. Thomas returned the ball thirty
yards. St. Thomas was penalized
for illegal tackling. There was for
ward pass from Dietrich TO Quinn
who ran twenty yards for a touch
down. Quinn kicked goal. Score
seven to six.
st. Thomas kicked of to Tanberg
who returned the ball to the twenty
fve-yard line. Commercial punted
and the ball belonged to st. Thomas
on the fifty-yard line. BY a series
of smashes through the Commercial
left guard, Jones OF st. Thomas went
through for another touch down. End
OF first half. score. thirteen to six.
At the beginning Of the second half
Henrickson relieved G.. Hakes and
Reynolds played right guard. Com
mercial kicked of. st. Thomas re-
turned thp ball TO the thirty-yar
line. Potter made ten yards through
guard. ST. Thomas made fifteen yards
on a forward pass. Commercial held
| St. Thomas on the one-yard line FOL
| downs and the ball went to CONNER.
! cial. Tanberg. standing behind his
own goal line, punted to St. Thomas
and the ball was returned to the thir-
ty-yard line. Dietrich made a for
ward pass to Donahue, who lodged
Mclaughlin and ran twenty-yards
for a touch down. Quinn kicked goal
Score, twenty to six.
st. Thomas. showing superior con
dition now. had possession of the ball
almost the entire time. St. Thomas
kicked off to Tanberg, who carried Il
to the thirty-yard line. Mclaughlin
made a gain around left end. but
fumbled the ball. and Quinn for St
Thomas recovered the tumble. and was
downed on the three yard line by
Hendrickson. after a run OF twenty
five yards. Potter was pushed across
the line for another touchdown. The
goal was missed. Score, twenty six
to six.
NJ. G. G.. kicked of TO ST. Thomas
who returned II to the twenty FIVE
yard line. St. Thomas tried a for
ward pass. which Dixie intercepted
and. in the confusion got his direc-
tions mixed. and carried the ball to-
ward his own goal Before he realized
which way he was going, and by the
time he started to return. st. Thomas
tackled him on the thirty yard line
End OF third quarter. score. twenty
six to six.
II was Commercials ball on the
thirty-yard line. Tanberg punted and
the ball was In st. Thomas posses
sion on the twenty-five yard line. A
pass TO Donafue Melted twenty yards
After a few line plays. a pass was
made TO Potter. who made a run OF
twenty yards for another touch down
Score. thirty-three to six.
st. Thomas kicked of to CONNER
cial. who returned II to the twenty
seven yard line. After a series OF
gains. Hirsch fumbled. on a tackle
swing and st. Thomas recovered on
their thirty yard line. st. Thorn
as was forced TO punt Commercial
punted immediately and st. Thomas
returned the ball to the Commercial
forty yard line. Another forward pass
was made to Quinn for a gain of If
teen yards. Again there was a for
ward pass to Donahue. who converted
this into touch down. Score. thirty
nine to six. The final whistle blew
and the game ended.
Although outclassed, the CONNER