Evening star., 1936-09-27
MINNESOTA AT
VICTOR ON BREAK
Receivers tumble of Kick to
Get Winning Marker in
Final Period.
By the Associated Press.

~ EAl LIE, SepISHlucI Go.-0llll oiA
a triumphal rampage. the Uni
versity of Minnesota opened its
~ 1896 foot ball season today with
its eighteenth consecutive victory,
smashing the touted University OF
Washington Huskies, IA to 7, before
a capacity throng of $1,000 in Wash
ington Stadium.
The big intersectional battle was a
toss-up until the final period, when
the Minnesota warriors, making their
own breaks and taking advantage OF
them, put over the winning touch
down on a perfectly executed pass.
Just when it looked as If WASH
angton might forge ahead, with the
ball in possession of the Huskies on
the Minnesota 20-yard line, big Earl
6vendson came from nowhere to in
tercept a long pass and the national
champions were off to the races.
They punted, hoped for break and
got it. Byron Haines, Washington's
cracker-jack triple -threater. fumbled
o punt and Ray Anti recovered for
Minnesota on the Washington 30-yard
line.
Taking to the air for the first time,
Clarence Thompson wasted one pass,
but the next, Julius Alphonse to
Charles Wilkinson, clicked for 90
yards to carry the Gophers to Wash
3ngton's 10-yard stripe.
Unable to Stop Pass.
THE Huskies knew another pass was
- coming. but it was screened so
well they couldn't do a thing about
It. Halfback Andy Uram, who played
rs a substitute, shot the ball over
the goal line and Ray King, an end,
hauled it down in the clear.
Washington never did get the up
per hand, although the Huskies made
twice as many first downs as Mime
sofa.
After the Huskies had marched IS
yards to Minnesota's 25-yard line be-
fore the Gophers got their hands on
the ball in the opening period, a fz-
cling lateral, halted the drive.
Jimmy Cain gave William Matheny
. chance to get away for the longest
run of the day. 3l-yard dash around
right end to the Washington 22-yard
line, and the Gophers kept going until
Whitman Rork scored at the start Of
the second period.
Alphonse and Matheny took turns
cracking the Washington line and they
got within three yeards of the goal line
before the first period ended. Starting
the second Uram bucked for one and
Rork plowed through center for the
FIRST touchdown.
AeriaIs Tie Score.
WASHINGTON came back with q
wv vengeance in the third after it
Got the advantage on another break.
Matheny fumbled the kickoff and
Fritz Waskowitz recovered for the
Huskies on the Minnesota n. Three
downs made little or nothing and Was
kowitz whipped pass to Elmer Logg
for first down on the Gopher 10.
The Minnesota gridders dug their
cleats into the turf and held Haines
and Waskowitz to 4 yards. but they
failed to fathom the following pass
which Haines heaved to Dick johnson
In the end zone, and the Huskies had
matched the Gopher touchdown.
johnson caught the aerial shot 60
ing away from the opposition. ALI
three try-for- points were converted,
Wilkinson booting the two for Min
nesota, and Logg one for Washington.
The Huskies lost their chief line
splitter in the first period when Cain
vas injured on the lateral pass he
tumb!ed and he was carried from the
held. Minnesota also lost Rork for a
time when he was hurt in the second.
The game was played under ideal
conditions. A bright, warm sun was
shining and the turf was dry and
gpringy.
Continues Long String.
THE triumph safely protected the
= Gophers' undefeated record OF