The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-06
GOPHERS FORCED TO
HALT CLOSING RUSH
IN UPSET SKIRMISH
Wildcats Hold Oft Bierman's
Team in Three Great Scor.
ing Efforts
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT FAILS
Great Play Of Lund Only Bright
Spot in Saturdays
Performance

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or even approached in college foot
ball, Northwestern's Wildcats trotted
off the field with scoreless tie with
the Wanted Gophers from Minnesota.
Rising up to meet the powerful
Gophers, team that now has been
tied three times in Big Ten football
battles, the Wildcats Stemmed the
northland tide after three threats
and then hammered at their goal re.
peatedly only to watch their chances
Of a great upset victory float away
with fumbles, intercepted passes and
penalties.
As the game was principally one Of
fumbles, the Wildcats had the edge
along with their moral triumph. They
fumbled "only" five times to the
Gophers' seven. In penalties, they lost
SIS yards to MinneSota's IS and al
most every penalty came as q cruel
blow to their hopes which budded with
the Gophers mistakes and were swept
away.
10000 See Game
Thirty thousand spectators, huddled
together as a cold northeast wind
swept Dyche stadium. cheered them
selves hoarSe as the rivals alternated
in attacking each others goal and
then fumbled their chances away. In
the final period the Wildcats ham,
mered to Minnesota's 4-yard stripe
twice and then again to- the 9-yard
mark only to miss. Twice the Wild
cats tried to score via field goals but
each time the backs seemed to juggle
the ball and make hurried kicks that
missed their marks by mile. Min
nesota also tried a field goal in the
first period, but that too, was wide
and low.
Led by Pug Lund, who electrified
the spectators with magnificent dashes
and punt returns. the Gophers start
ed out as If to drop the Wildcats with
out any trouble. First they drove to
the Wildcat 30-yard line, where Be-
van dropped back for field goal try.
Back they came with q drive to the
l0-yard mark but Roy Augustson,
Wildcat safety man, broke up that
threat by intercepting Lund's pass to
turn back what appeared certain
touchdown march.
Thereafter. the Gophers sailed into
Northwestern territory repeatedly as
punts were fumbled and passes were
intercepted but the IS yard mark of
the Wildcat defense zone was the
farthest they could travel.
R0sin Needed
The Wildcats, who had previously
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first downs on Minnesota's % and 81
yard line. might have scored In that
final period drive if they could have
located a bag of rosin. Their first
chance came as Howard Kostbade,
reserve Wildcat linemall, blocked
Lund's punt and recovered on Min
nesota,S 7-yard mark. Ollie Olson,
punting showed the Gophers back
time after time, hammered to the 4
yard mark on two smashes but the
Gophers pushed him and Leeper back
six yards on the next two tries and
Minnesota took the ball on their own
10.
After Auguston had intercepted an
other of Lund's passes and raced II
back 20 yards to the Gopher 43-yard
stripe, Leeper, Cruice and Olson open
ed up a shovel pass attack that car
ried them to Minnesota's 9-yard mark
Then Chambers tried again for field
goal only to miss. Another tumble
gave the Wildcats the ball on Min.
nesota,s 1 but they fumbled and Lunt
punted out Of danger.
! Statistics follow:
], First downs: Minnesota 10, North
western 6. Yards gained by rushing
Minnesota 226: Northwestern 1lo
Forward PASSES: Minnesota
Northwestern TO-: completed-Minhe
sofa 2; Northwestern 1, intercepted
Minnesota o: Northwestern 5. Yard
gained by passing-Minnesota Is
Northwestern 81. Opponents tumble
lrecovered-Minnesota 4: Northwest
rrn 5. Yards lost by penalties-Min
inesota IS; Northwestern S..