Carleton at Minnesota

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., October 10, 1897, page 9

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  SKI-U-uAH ASLEEP CARLETON TEMPORARILY PAR ALYZED THE AGGREGATION FROM THE BIG U. SCORED WITH GREAT EASE, GOODEUl GOING THE LENGTH OF THE GRIDIRoN FOR a TOUCHDOWN. BUT LAuRELs ARE WITH THE U They Pile Up “a Score OF Forty-eigh1 Against the NcrthsieId Boys. The university football aggregation held it’s annual picnic with Carleton yesterday afternoon at Athletic park and kept the country boys busy to the extent of 48 to 6. 1t was the same Old story. however, Carleton managed to dodge a shut-out in the very wind-up of the game. With startling rapidly . the Iong-haired men from the U piled I’D goals and touch-downs until the score was AZ to 0. Then with glori- Gus so to score in sight they slumped and watched Carleton’S doughty little left half run across a clean Held Tor a sensational touchdown, with men like Nelson, Finlayson, Harrison, Cole and Loonlis looking on in a trance. SO Carleton went home with joy in all hearts. while the university cohorts, though rejoicing in the work OF the team, felt the bitter disappointment OF having failed to score a shut-out AGAINST the Carleton boys. Hundreds of dollars changed hands on that one lit tie funk by the Minnesota braves, as the opinion was general that Ski-u- Nah would whiteWash the lightweight aggregation from NOrthfield. 1t was not a great contest, Of course. But it was a very nice little game of football 1t was a splendid game for g. starter, and gave the local rooters splendid opportunity to size up their favorites. The result of this critical investigation was indeed most heartening. The general verdict, after yesterdays game, will be that Capt. Harrisons men are great football players and evidently a strong factor in the 70, NnctpT1- cha n1niGnShlD. The Carleton boys played stiff defensive game, and though greatly out classed they proved themselves to be men of mettle The work of Capt. Donovan. of Stark, and of Goodhue was very fine Goodhue was the little bow that did the sensational 35-yard run that scored a touchdown for Carleton He ploughed his way across the field like a creased pig at Fourth of July celebration. The locals were sadly off at that particular moment, when they should have had their wits about them. Instead of turning Goodhue in when he had his good start. they tried to run him down and tackle him, and he got away from them all. It was a perfect day for the game, and there was a very good crowd OF root ! ers out who cheered the team on with ! several free-foral ski Man shouts. The work of the locals was very pleasing to the critical portion OF the audience, and the enthusiasm was aroused to such a pitch that IT VIII not die out before the next game. The Carleton team was cheered on bya lit tle4 handful of the faithful The visit. ors had only words of praise for the local team and gave three rouslng cheers for the university at the conclusion of the game The game was free from accidents, and not single olsagreeable feature marred the pleasure of the occasion. FIRST HALF. If took five minutes for the universe +v to make their first touchdown Don oyan kicked off to Cole, who made ten wards. Nicoulin and Reynolds We’re good for ten and five apiece, and then Nelson went around left end for twenty wards. A few short gains ana a ten-yard run by Harrison TOOK the ball to Cartoons thirty -1ve-yard line. An off-side play gave the ball to carrie tom but they Immediately lost 1t on downs REYNOLDS was good for twelve wards and with short gains by Loom is. Smith and Nicoulin, the ball was carried to the vineyard line. Reynolds carried it over Harrison kicked goal Score, 6 to 0. Cole caught the kickoff, making i’ve wards. Evans and Nelson made ten, and then ingalls, raised yell from the crowd by a twenty-five-yard gain through center. Off-side play gave the ball to Carleton. Toan and Stark made several good gains, when FUN BILE was costly, as Nelson fell on the ball. LOOMS kicked to twenty-five yard line, Harrison getting the ball. Creation, Cartoons plucky left half, then went out, and Mccarthy took his place Minnesota got the ball on downs and Harrison opened up with twelve yard gain around right end Reynolds made two and Nelson three. Then Smith was given the ball at the twelve yard line, and he carried it over for the second touchdown. Harrison kicked another goal. Score, II to O. The next touchdown was done in short order, and in less time than it takes to tell it. Only four men carried the ball, but they went so far each time that it was good for a touch down. Evans opened up with a forty yard run, followed by fifteen by Nicoulin and fifteen by Harrison. Nelson found a hole, and, after crossing two of the bars, crossed the line Harrison missed the goal Score 16 TO o.

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Minnesota leads 9–⁠0 in nine meetings, counting the seven since this game.