Minnesota at Iowa

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  Minneapolis spokesman, Minneapolis, Minn., November 15, 1935, page 1

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  Simmons Stars Minnesota Wins Against Iowa GOPHERS TURN IN HARD WON 1876 VICTORY TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED oy NS4LlS DOOSOu The Minnesota Gophers, staging a second-half comeback, turned on the power to defeat fighting Iowa eleven 1876 at Iowa City on Sat urday. 1t was a hard won victory, victory made all the more diff cult by the elusiveness of the great Hawkeye Negro star, Ozzie Sim mons. Simmons squirmed and wriggled his way through time after time only to be stopped by the Bierman boys just as the stadi- UNI Homecoming crowd was on its feet expecting a touchdown run. Simmons team mates were blocking for him, but the speedy back from Fort Worth, Texas, was usually far ahead of his blockers, running in that upright way that is distinctly his own. But in spite of the Iowan’s slipperiness, the Minnesota players were prepared for him and they kept him from scoring by downing him before he could get within striking distance of the goal line. The first half of the game was all Iowa. Minnesota wasn’t able to quite combat the unorthodox eight man line that the Hawkeyes had prepared especially for the Go pliers. The far-reaching effects of the bad feeling brought on by Iowa’s charges that Minnesota had roughed Simmons in the 1884 game, told on the Bierman squad, for in the first half they were afraid of Simmons, afraid to go after him with determination The two fac tors joined in favor of the Hawk eyes and made them serious threat to Minnesota’s title hopes for an anxious thirty minutes. Second Half Turning Point In the second half, the Minnesota boys took the field and started right off with that vicious, relent- / less pounding which has worn down every team they have met this year. Time after time Sheldon Beise, the charging back of the team, bucked the Iowa line for dangerous gains. Beise didn’t go around end, he made straight into the center of the fight, dragging two and three Iowa men with him on every attempt. He fought and charged his way through with the powerful strength which has made him feared by all opponents. The Minnesota boys were cool and determined. Babe LeVoir called signals from that upright position he uses, and his voice rang out clear and calm in the misty gloom of the afternoon. fluffy Thompson, who had been stopped for short gains in the first half, began to shake himself loose and get into his old stride. Nal Eiken came into the game and made a beautiful g. yard run before he injured his an kle and was taken from the game. Andy Uram began to click in the way that his coaches have been expecting him to do all season. The Minnesota line, feeling the Hawk eyes weakening, added more power to the attack, and Gopher fans who had been anxious and worried dur ing the first part of the game, sat up and saw that their team was playing the kind of football that had brought them safely through ! to national championship in 1884.

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  St. Paul recorder, St. Paul, Minn., November 15, 1935, page 1

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  Simmons Stars Minnesota Wins Against Iowa GOPHERS TURN IN HARD WON 1876 VICTORY TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED By Nellie Dodson The Minnesota Gophers, staging a second-half comeback, turned on the power to defeat a fighting Iowa eleven 1876 at Iowa City on Saturday. It was hard won victory, a victory made all the more diff cult by the elusiveness of the great Hawkeye Negro star, Ozzie Sim mons. Simmons squirmed and wriggled his way through time after time only to be stopped by the Bierman boys just as the stadi- UNI Homecoming crowd was on it’s feet expecting a touchdown run. Simmons team mates were blocking for him, but the speedy back from Fort Worth, Texas, was usually far ahead of his blockers, running in that upright way that is distinctly his own. But in spite of the Iowan’s slipperiness, the Minnesota players were prepared for him and they kept him from scoring by downing him before he could get within striking distance of the goal line. The first half of the game was all Iowa. Minnesota wasn’t able to quite combat the unorthodox eight man line that the Hawkeyes had prepared especially for the Go piers. The far-reaching effects of the bad feeling brought on by Iowa’s charges that Minnesota had roughed Simmons in the 1884 game, told on the Bierman squad, for in the first half they were afraid of Simmons, afraid to go after him with determination. The two fac tors joined in favor of the Hawk eyes and made them serious threat to Minnesota’s title hopes for an anxious thirty minutes. Second Half Turning Point In the second half, the Minnesota boys took the field and started right off with that vicious, relentless pounding which has worn down every team they have met this year. Time after time Sheldon Beise, the charging back of the team, bucked the Iowa line for dangerous gains. Beise didn’t go around end, he made straight into the center of the fight, dragging two and three Iowa men with him on every attempt. He fought and charged his way through with the powerful strength which has made him feared by all opponents. The Minnesota boys were cool and determined. Babe LeVoir called signals from that upright position he uses, and his voice rang out clear and calm in the misty gloom of the afternoon. fluffy” Thompson, who had been stopped for short gains in the first half, began to shake himself loose and get into his old stride. Nal Eiken came into the game and made beautiful g. yard run before he injured his an kle and was taken from the game. Andy Uram began to click in the way that his coaches have been expecting him to do all season. The Minnesota line, feeling the Hawk eyes weakening, added more power to the attack, and Gopher fans who had been anxious and worried dur ing the first part of the game, sat up and saw that their team was playing the kind of football that had brought them safely through to national championship in 1884.

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Officially, Minnesota leads 63–⁠54–⁠2; as played, 62–⁠54–⁠2 in the 118 games on file; the official count covers all 119 meetings, counting the 90 since this game.