The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-13
Both Teams Primarily Often
sive; Cophers Depend on
Veteran Ends

sofas strength at the ends offset the
experience of Purdue's rugged tackles:
1 The answer to the question that has
been agitating the minds of close fol-
lowers of Minnesota football for the
t last several weeks will be decided
when the two teams meet at Memo
rial Stadium Saturday III game thai
will have an important bearing on the
1888 Western Conference title.
Both Minnesota and Purdue arc
primarily offensive teams and eacl,
has its quota of backs capable OF
gaining ground if given chance
The task OF opening the way falls tc
the rival lines and it is here that the
battle will be decided. according tc
the views Of the Gopher coaching
staff.
Minnesota must depend largely on
pair Of veteran ends in Frank Lar
son and Bob Tenner to aid George
Svendsen and Dick Smith, its sophie
more tackles. in stopping the rushes
j of Purdue's backs. Both Svendsen and
Smith have been developing steadily
since the season opened but neither
has faced a team OF Purdue's calibel
as yet.
Purdue Tackles Strong
On Purdue's side Of the line III these
positions will be Capt. Bill Fehring
and Ed fingers, both veterans. and
rated among the best tackles in tho
middleWest. George Duggins and EN-
NETT Lowry probably will start at the
ends for the Boilermakers. They arc
veterans and served as UNDERSTANDS
to Paul Moss and Ben Merz, Purdue's
great ends Of 1882.
Capt. Roy Den, weighing ITO pounds
will lead Minnesota at center. H<
will be thanked by Milt Bruhn at on<
guard and probably Bill Bevan at thu
other. Bruhn has one campaign be-
hind him but Beyan will be facing hi!
second Big Ten start.
Coach Noble Kizer OF Purdue vii
fill these positions with three ex
perienced neil in Art Lawrence. cen
ter, and either Fritz Hebel, Byron
} Higgins or Robert Peters.
! Purduc's backfield has been rated q.
the strongest III the niddlewest Will
Paul Pardonner. Jimmy Carter. Daun
; Purvis and Fred Hecker as its per
sonnet. Each of these players Cal
!, kick, pass, run or block to make then
} the most versatile set of backs in tn
country.
! Pard0nner Is Sure
Pardonner, stubby little quarter
back, has dropkicking to add to hi
J list Of accomplishments and he has
mark of 81 points after touchdown,
out Of % attempts during the pas
two seasons Pardonner concentrate
on calling signals and blocking but h
is an elusive runner at returnin
punts.
Hecker averaged as yards as a ball
carrier last year while Purvis is
power runner. Carter already ha
shown Minnesota fans what he coul
do by scoring the single touchdown il
last years game. Doxie Moore is an
other deceptive runner whom Nobl
Kizer will send at the Gophers.
Minnesota'S backfield will includ
three sophomores. Francis Pug
Lund is the only experienced playe
behind the Minnesota line and he Wi
carry the kicking and passing burde
!again. George Roscoe is expected t
start at right half with Sheldon Beis
at fullback. Glen Seidel will be a
quarter, with another sophomore
Babe LeVoir, ready to relieve hin
Julius Alfonso, also a sophonloc,
showed some flashes Of ball carryin
ability against Indiana and he ma
break into the lineup at any time.
Despite the array Of hackfield tale1
on both sides, however, close follow
ers Of football are expecting the gam
to hinge on the question Of whic
side has the fastest, hardest chara
Ing line.