Carlisle at Minnesota

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  Evening star, November 17, 1907, page 54

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  INDIANS BARELY WIN OUT DEFEATED ONLY BY 12 TO 10. MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, November 16.- The Indians defeated the University of Minnesota today, but it was close call for Carlisle, who won only by II to 10. Within the first four minutes of play Minnesota had carried the ball to Car isles S5-yard line. from where Capron kicked a goal The Indians fumbled, and repeatedly failed to get their forward pass under way. After the field goal, Carlisle dropped trick plays and stuck to straight foot ball. but failed to kick field goal from Minnesota’s 30-yard line. By line work and delayed pass the Indians made short gains, pushing the ball to Min nesota’s 22-yard line. Mount Pleasant made a forward pass to Gardner, who went over Minnesota’s line for a touch down. Houser kicked goal. Score, Mime sofa, 4; Carlisle, G. From the middle of the field penalty yard line. Mount Pleasant got away for 30-yard run. Carlisle failed to make a place kick After an exchange of punts Carlisle obtained the ball, and on forward pass made touchdown and kicked goal Score, Carlisle. 12; Mime sofa, 4. In the second half Carlisle took Min nesota’s kickoff and tried to get the ball back on line work. On the 3I-yard line Minnesota gained the ball on a tumble and got fifteen more on a penalty imposed on the Indians for holding. Capron tried a dropkick from Minnesotas 5o-yard line, but il fell short. and Carlisle punted back to the middle of the field. An exchange of punts left the ball on Car isles 3S-yard line. Carlisle lost ; yards on a fake play. minnesota gained ~ yards on straight foot ball and missed field goal from the 30-yard line Indecisive plays with the advantage slightly in favor of Carlisle brought the ball to Minnesota’s 10-yard line. Schuknecht secured it on a tumble and ran 100 yards, crossing the Indians goal line. Minnesota kicked goal. Final score Minnesota, 10; Carlisle L.

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  Arizona republican, Phoenix, Ariz., November 17, 1907, page 1

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  The Defeat of the Princeton Eleven by the Narrow Margin of II to 10 Ann ArbOr Beaten On It’s Own GridirOn First Time--The Carlisle Indians Take the Scalp of Minnesota. New Haven, Conn.,. Nov. 16.-The tiger on the football field this after noon by score of l2 TO 10. Thirty four thousand enthusiasts saw the hardest fought game Of the year. the result being in doubt until the referees final whistle. For the first time since 1903 the orange and black crossed the goal line of the blue, and aided by the toe of Harlan, added the score of a field goal 10 touch down. II was 10 to nothing against Yale at one stage OF the game, but Yale’s grit came to the rescue and good generalship found holes in the Princeton line in the sec ond half. Through these her men bored and Coy was driven over the line with force that crumpled up the Princeton line. Twice this happened and twice Captain Bigelow kicked the sorely needed goals With a margin Of two points Quarterback Jones uncovered for Yale many fake kick fake formation and deceptive lineup which brought much ground gain. But the brilliant plan of the campaign did not bring another score though many times Yale had the ball almost under Princeton’s posts Princeton’s game line stiffened and Yale failed to score again. There was spectacular play much OF the time and sensational all the time. Yale was never at ease. for Princeton’s grit WIS seen throughout the second half when it seemed as IL the men were Outplayed because they We’re played out. There was always a danger Of final spring Of the tiger to snatch victory from the jaws of the Yale bulldog. Individually. Coy of Yale did the most work in ground get ting Miss Ethel Roosevelt daughter Of the president sat in Yale’s stand

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 17, 1907, page 11

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  CARLISLE INDIANS BEAT MINNESOTA GAME IS VERY CLOSE AND THE INDIANS WIN ONLY BY USING EVERY TRICK PLAY THEY POS sEss. Minneapolis, November 16.--(Special.) The Carlisle Indians defeated Minne- sota on Northrup field this afternoon in the most spectacular game seen in the city by a score of 12 to 10. Until the whistle blew at the close of the last half it was anybodys game. neith- CT team having enough advantage to be assured of victory. Minnesota outplayed the Indians at old style football, while in open field work and forward passes, the Indians excelled. During the second half the Minnesota offense proved effective and for time a victory for the Gophers appeared certain. The Gophers proved a decided surprise to the 15,000 specta- tors who had expected Carlisle to run up a big score, showing a decided gain in team play and a brace in defensive work since the game with Chicago two weeks ago, that was remarkable. The Gophers went into the game with determination to win, or at least hold the score down better than Harvard did the Indians. The Gophers got the jump on their opponents at the start and scored on the fourth play by a field drop kick by Capron. The kick off Carlisle fumbled to Rademacher of Minnesota on the Indians 23 yard line and after two tries at the line Capron booted the ball over the cross bars. Carlisle came back strong on secur- ing the ball on a punt soon after the kickoff and showed a versatility of knack that for time threatened to bother the Minnesota players and car ry them off their feet, but the line braced and by brilliant tackling the ends succeeded in holding the fleet footed Indians. Final score, Carlisle, 12; Minnesota, 10. ba 1ipa nm.

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  The Washington herald, Washington, D.C., November 17, 1907, page 9

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  INDIANS Win CLOSE CONTEST Carlisle Held Twelve to Ten by the Minnesota Players. Gridiron Conditions Just What Red skins Want, but Opponents Play Them TO a StandstilI. Minneapolis, MINI. Nov I6-Mlnnesota gave Carlisle much more Of a fight this afternoon than even the most sanguine Minnesotan expected. Twelve TO 10 il finished. after two periods Of hot football Among the l6.000 spectators there was 200 Indians II was the biggest crowd that ever saw a game here. The gridiron was just what the Indians wanted-dry. springy. ard fast-but the Carlisle men could not draw away from their opponents. Minnesota made the first score with a field goal by Capron within two minutes after the start. Minnesota followed up her lead desperately, but Carlisle held on. Hauser circled the Minnesota end for 81 yards and a touchdown. Carlisle made two failures al goals from the field. but just before the end OF The first half Gardiner followed long for ward pass by “A pretty run for . yards around left end and gained another touch down. Minnesota braCed again in the second half and finally found a soft place on the left Of the Carlisle line and twice got within striking distance. bat both Cap rons attempts for goals failed. Then he Indians forced the ball back to Minresota’s l0-yard line. Gopher adj herents resigned themselves to a touch down. when a tumble saved them. and Chestnut sprinted the length Of the field for a touchdown. Capron kicked the goal.

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Carlisle leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.