Lawrence at Minnesota

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, October 5, 1908, page 1

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  MINNESOTA DEFEATS LAWRENCE GOphers score But Six Points, to Sur prise of RIOTERS. MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Oct. Anime sofa opened the foot ball season here today by defeating Lawrence university by a score Of 6 TO nothing. The game was a surprise to the Gopher %rooters. who expected a larger score. Lawrence showed greater advancement than Minnesota and outplsyed the Gophers in all points of the game in the first half. The Lawrence team is, perhaps, the fastest aggregation that has ever represented that institution on Northrop field. The Appleton men were especially prof. cient in the use Of the forward pass, work. ing this play for long gains in the first half. Minnesota had no trouble in getting through the Lawrence line, while the APP pleton men opened up large holes in the Gopher defense. McGovern at quarter and Rademacher at end starred for Mime sofa. Lundy played a good game at quarter for Lawrence.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 4, 1908, page 1

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  Minnesota Wins Tight Game. MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, October 3.-Minnesota opened the foot ball season here today by defeating Lawrence University by a score of 6 to 0. The game was a surprise to the Minnesota rooters, who expected a larger score. Lawrence show ed greater advancement than Minnesota and outplayed them in the first half. The Lawrence men were especially proficient In the use of the forward pass, working this play for long gains in the first half. Minnesota scored in the second half when Coughlin took a forward pass on Lawrence’s 35-yard line, and lodging four tacklers. ran for a touchdown. McGovern kicked goal.

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  Tonopah daily bonanza, Tonopah, Nev., October 6, 1908, page 1 (results column)

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  Blu FOOTBALL GAMES IN The SCHOOLS EAST CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-Football came into its own throughout the country Saturday, and important games were played by most of the colleges. The results follow, as received by telegraph from the different campuses: At Princeton-Princeton, 18; Springfield Training school, o. At Annapolis -Midshipmen, IS, Rutgers, O. At New Haven-Yale, 6; Syracuse, At Ithaca-Cornell, IL; Hamilton college. 0. At Lawrence-Univers of Kan sas, q st. Mary’s, 0. At Oberlin-Oberlin, 80; Hiram, At Pittsburg University of Pitts burg, “a; Mount Union college, 4. At Highland Falls IN. Y.)-West Point, s; Tufts, o. At Benton Harbor-Benton Har- Dor, 20; Grand Rapids, o. At Characterization university, 26; Highland Park college (Des Moines), 0. At Wilkesbarre (Pa.)-Carlisle Indians, 12; State college, s. At Providence-Brown, 6; Col gate, 0. At ,Pittsburg-Carnegie Technical school, IL; Maynesburg, 0. At Ann Michigan, 16; Case, 6. At Hanover IN. H)-Dartsmouth, %; Massachusetts, Agriculture col lege, 0. At Minneapolis-M Minnesota, 6; Lawrence, 0. At Lincoln (Neb. NEBRASKA, 43; +; Doane. 0. At Marshall Field (Chicago)- = Chicago, 80; Purdue, o. At Philadelphia (Pa.)-Pennsylvania, 16; Bucknell, O. At st. Washington university, 0; Carleton college Charming ton. MOI, 0. At st. Louis-St. Louis university IT; Rolla school of mines, 0. At Bloomington Qnd.)-Indiana Is; Eepauw, 0.

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Minnesota leads 6–⁠0 in six meetings, counting the two since this game.