Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-06
C0PHERS ARE
PLEASED WITH
PAST SEASON
Team Next Year Promises
to Be One of Strongest
In Big Ten Loop.

Minneapolis, Dec. 6.-HoldinE
Michigan to 16 points. after scoring
one touchdown in the opening period
OF the game. the University of Mime
sofa closed Its football schedule. feAt-
ing the promise that next seasons
the Big Ten teams. 81
At the opening Of the season a now.
~ organized athletic department un-
der the direction Of Fred Luehring.i
w.th>"Bill" S%pAulding as head coach.
and a squad of uncertain power, be-
gan the annual training grind.
In the first game Of the schedule
against the University of-North Dako-
ia the team looked raw, and old-tffh-
ers who have followed Minnesota foot
ball for years indicated they would be
satisfied If the team won one confer
ence game. ~ Y
The game with Northwestern result
ed in a Z to Z tie; Ohio State was de-
feated . to 6: Wisconsin, with O power
full team, won II to o: Iowa won aS to
IA, and the final game against Michi-
gan went to the invaders 16 to q.
Injuries Frequent. a
Injuries were frequent and served to
hold Minnesota below her actual power
throughout the season. The outstand-
ing feature Of Minnesota's play this
year was the fighting spirit Of the
players. With everything against them,
the members OF the squad vent into
eacf game, the underdog with a green
combination, and fought their way into
the respect Of each team they met.
Against Wisconsin Minnesota show
|ed q stubborn defense which required
all the strength OF the Badgers to pen-
citrate, twice. Against Iowa. Of tho
conference championship twins, Min
nesota took a severe beating during
the first part Of the game, only to
come to life and score two touchdowna
herself aga st the e~onquerers Of
Yale. Then came Michigan, the 9TH
or championship team, heralded "a
the greatest team Yost ever coached"
Forced to Iao Best.
During the first period Of the game
Minnesota made Michigan do every
thing that a great team should not do,
and scored one touchdown and the
additional point with q drop Kick
Michigan chastised Spaulding's mer
Tor being the second team to violate
their. goal line. but not until Minneso.
ia had held them on the one-yart
line, and to show the Yost men theS
still had something left, Minnesota
came near scoring twice on long for.
ward passes.
Among .M%innesota's brightest starr
were Martineau, Ecklund and Captain
Aas. Playing a backfield position
Martineau, with an uncertain line
ahead of him showed everything AZ
ideal player should possess. He tool
chances few players would attemp'
Land made but few mistakes during
the entire season. although he onl!
scored one touchdown. However, hi
open field running. punting and pass
ing were the factors which placed
Minnesota in q position to score tn
points collected during the season. ant
his defensive play cut down man!
almost certain touchdowns.
Call Ecklund One Of Best:
Ecklund's play at end marked hin
as one Of the best IN the conference
He smashed, blocked and tackled witt
q th~oroughnesss ~lt held gain
around his side of the line to the min
imum, did the drop kicking and som
Of the punting. Against Wisconsin
with a1wet ball, he received Q bad pas
from center when standing ten yard
back Of his goal line. With Cnrdina
tacklers apparently OF him from al
sides, he scooped up the ball and b
sheer, running power carried the ba'
to his 12-yard line. before downed:
Aas was the malnstay Of the line
Few gains were made through h.
position. His passing was an outstand
ing feature Of Minnesota's play. An
other player who did great work wa
McCreery,t Martineau's running mate
HE didRthe plunging work for hi
team, and was the back depeDde
upon to clear the way for Martinez