San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-18
.|NNESOTA|S
| HANDICAPPED
BY INJURIES
i&ry, on Football Tour,
Finds Coaches Still
/ Building.
levi VERSUS THORPE
Ninnesotans Think Haskell
Captain Better Than
Famous Jim.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

Downright. by The San Antonio Lisht.
University of Minnesota, MIMI, Oct.
Blast season Minnesota's new
puches began to build as much for
ne future as the present. The work
as we'll done and the Gophers took
be field this fall with a number Of
layers who had learned great deal
nd were prepared to 60 on and reap
he fruits of enlightened instructions.
tut fate. always ready to confound
he well-laid plans of gridlron coaches.
htervened and presented Minnesota
nth the latest hospital list she has
nown in years.
As net result Ct play in the first
vo games of the season, five of the
Fading candidates for quarterback sus-
LINED incapacitating injuries; Cox.
eally great tackle prospect. was put
lit for the season, and Martineau. the
|azzling halfback. broke his hand. Con-
|s,quences are that Bill Spaulding. the
Head coach. and his assistants. have
Zen compelled to turn their hands to
thitial development work ct a time
Then they had hoped TO be squared
|way for the important tests.
Fortunately. the Gophers have what
hey hope will prove to be "breather"
$lme against North Dakota next Sat
rday, and on the following Saturday
here are hopes that they will set
[hil for Wisconsin with equal chances
4 victory. Here is the way the Go
HERS probably will line up against
he Badgers:
Eklund Star on End.
Ends: Eklund and either Morrill,
h School. Eklund is sterling wing
ban. and Morrill,. while not so flashy
Is Scholl. is likely to get the call as
he steadier. The tackles will be Gross
nd Macdonald. Gross is quite all
Eight in every way. Mcdonald is a
flashing offensive lineman. but is not
, good defense. The guards. Gay
| nd Abramson, are consistent and
Ready. Cooper will play center. His
Inc defect hGs been tendency toward
Unsteady passing.
In the backfield will be Martincau.
laying with a stiff hand; Lidberg,
IS5-pounder. who promises to be n
Iensation. and Peters or Oster. At
|unrterback. possibly Graham. just out
II the hospital. or Gusey. a little 125-
iound chunk of dynamite. who has
cen making rapid Roadway. Eventu-
.ily. a young man named Swanback
|hay win the helmsman's post.
As the team now stands. the line Is
list and powerful and the backfield
nifty. with no such dazzling perform
| E. however. as Taft Of Wisconsin.
|<inke of Michigan or Grange of Hi
| OILS. 1t will not be as far along for
he Wisconsin game as it will be for
he Iowa and Michigan games in No
ember. A hard and close battle is
kelly n the Wisconsin game with
he breaks deciding the issue. Later
will be surprising if Minnesota does
OF emerge as one of the most for
bidable teams in the conference. The
ritter gathers this impression from
he size of the varsity SQUAD. the Uual.
of the material and the methods
Employed in coaching and training.
Use the Direct rass.
When Minnesota's backfield arrange
hents has been adjusted. almost any
! hing in the way of plnvs NAV be ex-
ected of il and any Of the backs would
e mighty bad man to lose. The
|,rwards use the weak and strong COM
|ination with the backs operating from
set position either in tandem or
Y" alignment. Passes go direct from
enter to the. backs and. inasmnch
Wisconsin is feeding the ball
trough her quarter, it will be in