St. Paul Central High at Minnesota

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., September 20, 1903, page 1

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  GREATER NORTHROP FIELD is OPENED Varsity Team Easily Defeats St. Paul and Minneapolis High Schools. SCORES: Minnesota Fl, Minneapolis Central High g. Minnesota SO, ST. Paul Central High o. SCORES: Minnesota Fl, Minneapolis Central HIuh 6. Minnesota Sc, st. Paul Central High o. Greater Northrop Field is now q rec ognized football battle ground. Yes terday the new athletic field of the Minnesota university was formerly dedicated to clean amateur sports. More than 5000 persons interested in the welfare of the maroon and gold participated in the opening ceremonies ana cheered the utterances of Gov S. X. van SAINT, Mayor Haynes, of Mime apoIs, Former Senator Fred B. Snider, the president of the Minnesota alumni, and President Cyrus Northrop. FOLLOWING the speeches the new grid IRON received double baptism, the Varsity team clashing with the teams from the st. Paul and Minneapolis high schools. The ceremonies marking the opening OF the new field were simple yet i’m pressive. Senator Snider, who as a former university student has followed the career on the maroon and gold men through many seasons, acted as master of ceremonies and in turn introduced the governor, Mayor Haynes and President Northrop. The stand for the speakers was erected in the center of the new i’m mense grandstand but owing to the strong wind the audience found it impossible to plainly overhear the addresses. Gov. Van SAINT expressed his great delight at being able as chief executive of the state to be present at the dedication Of the greatest athletic field of the West In happy manner the governor referred to the past career of the Minnesota teams and declared himself first and always for the athletic col legiate life. 1.-THE man who trains his body alone” said the governor, lis a mere brute, while the man who trains his mind alone ceases to exist. The two must be combined” Closing the governor expressed the hope that the present team would surpass any ever in the history of the university. President Northrop devoted his adj dress to extending the thanks of the university and the friends of the in stitution to the persons who have made possible the new field. In turn the president of the institution referred to the late Gov. John s. Pillsbury, AL fred Ptllsbury, Prof. Jones, of the athletic association, Gov. Van SAINT and the state legislature. He explained that the state had gained and not lost in appropriating money for the new field, that not one cent of the states money had been expended in making the field an athletic field and that in purchasing a portion of the land the state had recefVS from the city of Minneapolis ana the railroad companies property worth Tar more than the amount presented by the state. IN closing President Northrop an nounced Minnesota’s determination to hold the new field from the blight of professionalism. Reading from a let ter written by DR.. Henry Williams, the coach OF the team, the president an nounced that Minnesota TODAY has a team whose standing in the world of amateur sports cannot be questioned. Minnesota Has Honest Team. In his letter DR.. Williams said. First-Minnesota has a team ready and willing to work first, last and ali the time for the state university, 1870 has been tried an eSe tss+a man on the team single individual is tainted by the suspi cion of professionalism Inlrd-Ihat every man will train hard and faithfully, and will not ever bring dis grace upon the institution he is represent Mayor Haynes and Senator sn;der 90 old Minnesota men, told of the trials and tr1bulations Of the universities athletic association since the birth of the first Football team, and each expressed the hope that this season would give Minne sofa team that the state must feel proud invaded before the work of the contra ctors was completed, Manager Barnard and his assistants handled the large crowd in ager Of the Gophers won many words of praise from the small boys and the softer hearted spectators by throwing open the crowded about the entrances. A well trained corps Of ushers attended to the reserve seat sections. and the crowd was seated without hitch Ine -GOpherS- made an excellent Sh0rvinc IN this their initial appearance of the season. The Minneapolis Central team succeeded In scoring on the varsity, and killed at the very outset the idea of hold ing the Minnesota line of 1903 sacred but despite this Dr. Williams men showed that before the season is well on Mime sofa Will have a team that will cause the coaches of the big institutions much nervousness and worry The Central team of Minneapolis must receive full credit for their scoring on Minnesota, as the touchdown was the resuit of straight football, but 1t was some what In the nature of fluke on the part or the Minnesota men, and a play that must be regarded as a case of pure luck The Gophers did, it is true, show raw in a number OF spots, and there were cases of poor tackling and other mistakes but the men as a whole played q game that must win for them In the long run. Minneapolis Central Scores. Hunter, of the Minneapolis team, drew the credit for the lone touchdown that marred the hope OF clean record for MinneSotaS first effort Minneapolis lined up against the var sity for the first half, and for the first fifteen minutes the high school boys hard struggle, finally scored on the Cen trail team, and then came the kickoff that made possible the Minneapolis touch down. With the ball in the possession of the

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Minnesota leads 3–⁠0–⁠1 in four meetings.