Photo loaned by Minneapoli s Journal 1909-1st Row-Rademacher, Stn"en" Pickering, John~t(\n, 1IcGo\'ern, Atkinson, Rosenwald. Vidal, Pettijohn 2nd Row->;lolen. McCree. Powers. Farnam. 1Jolst"d, \Valker. Ostrand. 3rd Row-Faegre. Williams. Stewart. Leach. Smith. L. Erdall. Schain. Photo loaned by Minne apolis Journal 1910-1st Row-Stevens, McGo\'crn, Johnston. Ro,enwald. L Erdal1. 2nd R ow-~lo rr e ll . Roblt1son, \ \'alker, Bromlc) 3rd Row-Young, Frank, Smith, Pickering. Rear Row-Williams, coach, and Leach, manager. SPECIAL FOOTBALL ISSUE 89 yards came as the result of some heavy compelled to retire from the game .. ~in­ playing and two S-yard penalties inflicted ne ota's playing was wonderfully bnlhaot upon Chicago. as well as effective. Chicago's team, though beaten deci ively, played high class b.all The second score came from a drop kick. and made Minnesota earn every pomt Minnesota got the ball on Chicago's 37- scored. 11innesota's defensive work was al­ yard line on a forward pas~ attempted by most as good as her attack. Chicago. Stevens made a thlrty-.seven yard Minnesota' line-up was as follow : Rade­ run; eighteen more were added 111 the next macher, right end; McCree, right tackle; five plays and then l\lcGovern booted . the ball between the goal posts for three P01l1ts. Powers, r ight guard ; Farnum, center; Mo!­ stad, left guard; Walker. left ta~kle; Petti­ Soon after this there followed one of the john, left end, ~cGovern, capta1l1, quarter­ most brilliant plays ever seen on To rthrop back; teyens, right half; Rosenwal~, left field. Minnesota had the ball on Chicago:s half; Pickering, fullback. Substitutes; SO-yard line. In a bewildering and beautI­ mith for Rademacher. fully executed play, Farnum pa ed the ball to Rosenwald, who passed it to Pettijohn, who had dropped far back behind the line; Minnesota 34--Wisconsin 6. Pettijohn passed it to McGovern, who stood Never was a Wisconsin team given a on the line where the play started but more decisive beating than that of 1909. with no one to oppose him. McGovern N ever did a Minne ota team give a fi ner started down the field like a streak but exhibition of teamwork grit and stayi~g ran into a bunch of Chicago men; assisted qualities, than did the ~innesota team 111 by his own clever dodging, and some fine this same game. The M1I1nesota team be­ interference, he got free and went over the gan well , and continued to improve all Chicago goal line without a Chicago man through the game, and, at the end, had within ten yard of him. "Vhen attempt­ \Vi con in completely routed. At the very ing to plant the ball behind the goal posts, openin g of the game, Minnesota took the he wa tackled by two Chicago men and ball eighty-five yards for a. touch~<?wn, not fumb led the ball, a Chicago man falling on once losing the ball. WI cons1l1 s score it for a touchback. Three times later in came next. After a few plays, 1finnesota the game thi- arne play was used for fumbled an on-side kick to Wisconsin, 00 good gains. fter the ball had moved back her own 6-yard line, and the three plays and forth several times, Minnesota got it allowed were needed to send it over for a on Chicago's 2S-yard line and McGovern touchdown. Then followed some fie rce was good for another three point by the fighting and it wa well along in the half, air route. The end of the first half saw before 1Iinnesota could get another touch­ !I1innes ta ripping up the Chicago line for down which was made by carrying the ball from ten to twenty yard at a time. 67 y~rds o n ten play . The remainder of At the opening of the second half the the fi r st half aw some fine playing down Chicago men came back determined to in Minnesota territory. score. Ju t here occurred the fierce t work \Vi consin came back strong, and early of the day, both ide playing to the limit. in the second half, Anderson carried the 1Iinnesota carried the ball from her own ball fifty-five yards in two end runs and then 25-yard line to Chicago's ZO-yard line, with­ a forward pa added ten more; on the out once 10 ing it and th en McGovern's next play "Visean in fumbled and he r last toe was good for another three points. chance to core wa gone. It was Iinne- Iinnesota then put up some wonderful ota's game from that time on and linne­ football. Taking the ball on Chicago's sota's attack was varied and effective­ kickoff, on her own S-yard line, Pettijohn long return of punts, end run, and heavy returned it 27 yards; a forward pass wa gains through the line, brought fo ur more good fo r ten more and then every style touchdown. Ro enwald made one touch­ of football known was used to advance the down on a eventy-five yard run and Pick­ ball to Chicago's 2-yard line, where it was erin g another o n a n eighty yard run. This lost on downs. A couple of exchanges of run immediately followed Erdall's twenty­ kicks was followed by Minnesota's carrying five yard return of \Vi can in' kickoff. the ball over for a touchdown. \Vhen the game clo ed. \ i consin s de­ Then came Chicago's one chance to cheer. fense had been completely shattered and Minne ota fumbled the ball to hicago on finne ota made di tance at will. her own IS-yard line, but Chicago could Pettijohn played quarter in place of "Mc­ not gain a nd u ed an onside kick. l\Iinne­ Govern, out with a broken collar bone, sota could not gain and kicked. Chicago and did fi ne work until he wa injured had the ball on 1innesota's 43-yard line. and ta ken fr om the field. tki nson, who A return of fi e yards was followed by took his place played a wonderful game a five-ya rd pass; seven more came through personally. and hawed remarkable quali­ the line and another forward pass gave tie a a field general. Ro enwald sho\ ed the ball to Chicago on Minne ota' S-yard himself the peer of Johnston, whose place line, and two more plays put it over and he had taken, and Pickering, at full back, saved hicago a shutout. was simply a whirh indo tevens at half Minn sota team showed wonderfully well­ and Rademacher at end, put up a great balanced work. l\lcGovern was the bright game of football. The line men were in particular star of the day; he broke hi every play and were never called upon to collar bone in his fierce playing, and was open lip a hole through Wi consin s line 7 90 THE MINNESOTA ALUMNI WEEKLY for the backs, that they did not make good. (With unmeasured contempt on the final The field was wet and slippery and pre­ Yah.) vented the fastest sort of work. A Wisconsin writer, speaking of the game, The Wisconsin rooters started their "Ole" said, "Minnesota's victory was complete. yell and kept it up until Minnesota invented The team showed itself in a class by it- a new one that put their's out of business. self and is one of the finest aggregations It was: that has ever won the championship of the Ole Olsonl Yon Yonsonl West. Had Wisconsin met Mmne­ Ve skin Viskonsin! sota today on a waxed floor i!1stead. nf Yah-h-h-h! a field of mud, the Badgers wearing spikes SPECIAL FOOTBALL ISSUE 91 an d the Gophers slippery shoes, Dr. Wil­ in the game, for seventy-five yards without lia m's splendid football machine, combin­ once losing it, for a touchdown. Minne­ ing everything that constitutes an ideal team sota same back strong and carried the ball would have won the championship hands fifty yards in the same way, aided by two down." forward passes, and made a touchdown. Minnesota's line-up was as follows : Vi­ Michigan had a clear advantage during the dal-Schain, left end; Walker, left tackle; remainder of the first half. Mo lstad-Stewart, left guard; Farnum, cen­ Minnesota came back strong in the second ter; Powers-Ostrand, right guard; McCree- half and repeatedly threatened Michigan's J 1Y1(~6 HIII"o(O 2 o·~ '5 '5 !;Iolen, right tackle; Rademacher-Faegre, goal line. It was not until a poor for­ TIght end; Pettijohn-Atkinson, quarter; ward pa 5, went into the hands of a Michi­ Rosenwald, left half; Stevens-ErdaH, right gan man, and was converted into a touch­ half; Pickering, fullback. down, that Michigan again showed superior Michigan IS-Minnesota 6. form. lVlichigan finally got a fair catch on Minnesota's 43-yard line and made a place Minnesota met Michigan, on Northrop kick; Minnesota again tried the forward field, November 20th, 1909. Michigan won pass that had proved so disastrous earlier deservedly, carrying the ball, quite early in the game and again lost to Michigan; 92 THE MINNESOTA ALUMNI WEEKLY it was only by Walker's fine tackle that Walker, L. ErdaH, Pickering, Bromley; Dr. anot~er touchdown was averted. Williams, coach. Mmnesota was not in anything like the form shown in earlier season games. Mc­ Schedule and Score Card.