The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-16
Minnesota 0utpIays Purdue But
Game Winds Up In TT Deadlock
Not Until Fourth Period Are In.
dianans Able to Put Pig
skin Across

minneapolis, OCC. l0.-lHJ-FuEOue,
bewildered for three periods by q
strong Minnesota teams dazzling
rushing and aerial attack, intercepted
q Gopher pass in the last half Sat-
urday to pave the way for q touch
down and tie the Maroon and Gold
gridders, z and z.
The famed backfield Of the Boiler
makers, Big Ten title favorite, was
stopped dead by Gopher forward
wall that outplayed its veteran OPP
posing line for most Of the game, and
it remained for a second string back
field to supply the punch that put
over the tying touchdown in the final
period.
In uncovering q new star, julius
Alfonso, halfback. who teamed brilli-
antly with the flashy Pug Lund, Min
nesota out-tricked, out-maneuvered
and frequently crossed up the Purdue
team. The Gophers' work paid divi-
dends In the second period, when for
t.he third time they drove to the Pur-
due 10-yard line and finally went
over for a score.
Not Until Fourth Period
It was not until the fourth period
that Noble Kizer. Purdue coach,
abandoned hope that his backfield
veterans would start clicking, and
sent in a new set Of backs. A min
ute before Hecker had rushed into a
mass of players to intercept q Min
nesota pass and this was the turning
point With the Gophers temporarily
demoralized, the fresh ball toters,
DALEY, Basker, Keegan and Peelle
swept the ends and worked Spinners
into the line time and again for
gains.
Starting from the Minnesota 90
yard stripe, Basker and DALEY crack
ed the line to bring the ball to Min
lesota's 4-yard marker, from where
Basker smashed over two plays later.
pardonner. taken out In the backfield
shakeup, was sent in and dropkicked
the tying point.
Minnesota scored as q result Of .
brilliant catch of Lund's pass by Lar
son, Gopher end, who went up into
the air between two Purdue men to
slnag the oval. It was good for SO
yards and placed the ball on Purdue's
21-yard mark. Another heave, to Sci
/, del, made it first down on the ll-yard
stripe and two smashes at the line
gave the Gophers a touchdown. Al
ionse going over. Bevans kicked the
extra point.
Desperately, Purdue resorted to
;,asses as the half neared q close
Purvis throwing one 55-yards that
Haas. substitute end. narrowly missed
while in the clear near the Gopher
goal line.
| Penalties Nullify March
! Penalties nullified budding Mime
sofa marches in the third period as
over eagerness and q tumble had
| ihwarted their chances in the first
period. The play sce-sawed back and
forth during most Of the third quar-
Ter and it was not until Purdue had
knotted the count that the Gophers
made q determined effort to march
down the field. But again funblea
and penalties spotted their play,
forcing them back from their own-4o-
yard line to the 20 yard stripe II
three plays.
Statistics Of the game follow:
First downs: Minnesota 10; Purdue
Il.
Yards gained by rushing: Mime
sofa 1872; Purdue SO.
Forward passes tried: Minnesota 8:
Purdue Z.
Forward passes completed: Mime
sofa 2: Purdue 0.
Yards gained by passing: Mime
sofa 20: Purdue 0.
Average distance Of punts: Mime
sofa 10; Purdue 6.
Average return Of punts: iMnne-
sofa 10 purdue 8.
Yards lost by penalty: Minnesots
50: Purdue 80.