Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-01
TOTH'S DRIVE N|PS
MINNESOTA,
SIugging Penalty Paves Way
to NorthWestern's Score,
Ending Great Streak.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

thNOA OINs LII, SCtoUCI ol.
- The supposedly impregnable
citadel of Minnesota's foot ball
- power fell today before the
furious charge of Northwestern's Wild
cats, carrying with it the demolish-
ment of the games most celebrated
winning streak and the 1896 cham
pionship dreams Of the galloping Co
pliers.
Taking advantage of sequence Of
extraordinary breaks" Northwestern
pushed over a last period touchdown to
beat Minnesota, to 0, in battle that
was savagely fought in the mud ana
rain before shrieking crowd Of $1,000
spectators in Dyche Stadium.
WidSeth Slugs, GOphers Lose.
A PENALTY for slugging by Big Ed
"a Widseth, star tackle and co-cap-
tain Of the Minnesotans, followed the
recovery Of a Gopher tumble on the
visitors 13-yard line and paved the
way for Steve 10th, Northwestern
fullback from Toledo, Ohio, to plough
across for the winning score on the
second play of the final quarter.
'Widseth, in the pile-up of line
play. hit an opposing player twice IN
the face, after the whistle blew" said
Referee John Getchen Of st. Thomas
after the game.
The ofiense called for a 15-yard
penalty but since the Wildcats had
the ball only Is yards from the goal
line, the actual penalty amounted to
- yards and left the home team with
four chances to put the ball across
from the 1-yard stripe.
Third Play Gets Score.
MINNESOTA twice thrust back line
@A plunges, with Don Geyer and
10th carrying the ball. before and
after the teams changed sides Of the
field for the final quarter. 10th, on
the third play Of the series and sec
ond play of the last quarter, plunged
across his own right tackle for the
touchdown.
Toth's attempt to place-kick the
extra point was blocked by Anti,
Gopher end, but the mud-caked Wild
cats took the six points that the
''breaks" had aided them in collecting
and then proceeded to fight of Min
nesota's most furious counter charges
throughout the last period.
The dophers went down with col
ors flying, throwing all their Wanted
manpower into the game in their
furious efforts to turn the tide, but
they were stopped by combination
of the mud. the rain, their own loose
handling of the slippery ball and the
sensational defense Of the Wildcats.
Northwestern Leads Race.
THE defeat brought dramatic fin
- ish to the Minnesota winning
streak. which had extended through
n successive games, perched the
Gophers on top Of the foot ball world,
and made the system taught by
Bernie herman the standard by
which gridiron production was
measured.
The mighty men Of Minnesota,
under Bierman's shrewd tutoring, had
gone through % consecutive matches
without defeat. Just q week ago, in
taking their fourth straight game of
by 33-to-0 margin, they were hailed
as another invincible machine, headed
for national championship heights.
Minnesota's first setback since the
Gophers lost to Michigan In the final
game Of the 1882 season not only
rocked the entire American foot ball
world, but gave Northwestern COM
mand Of the Big Ten championship
race. The Wildcats also entered the
game unbeaten and their triumph
stirred a rain-soaked crowd Of parti-
san rooters to wild heights of cele-
bration.