Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-11-18 | Page 11 | Minnesota Steps One Peg Nearer Big Ten Title

Minnesota Minneota Steps One Peg N Nearer Big Ten Title MINNEAPOLIS S. S Minn Xo Nov Nor 17 Minnesota's flashy gridiron eleven playIng playing play- play In Ing with a 1 dash that rolled roiled back tile the years for thousands of old grads grada parI participating par par- I in its the tho home coming day celebration celebration cele cele- bration downed tIme the hard bartl fighting Iowa team here hero today 20 to 7 I It was waa a game replete with thrills for Gopher followers fitting final that marked the passing of historic Northrup I field for next next- season the Gophers ex expect expect ex- ex to play In th their lr new anti and larger I stadium Out of the Cite detail ot of play l I iea ap p the names name of Captain Quarterback Quarterback Quarterback Quarter Quarter- back Graham and the plunging Lidberg i stellar performers In a contest that set tt tile the Gopher claims to Dig Big Ten championship championship champion champion- I ship considerable ble to the front with those of Michigan and Illinois noh It was not a II slipping Iowa team that made victory possible today for for the gave a performance as brilliant brilliant bril bril- as atm as' as any showing they have hae made mado this year ear but bul they met a a. Gopher machine ma ma- dime chine that recalled the days das when the giants of the tho North piled plied up champl cham- cham pl ll In the first fArst quarter r after a sally down downtIme tIme field a lard forward pas pa shot from front the Cing fingers of Martineau hurtled through the air for thirty yards Into the and fard of Eklund just dust across the tha Iowa lini- lini This touch lown t WI was followed in tie second period perlo by one ono on a dealt dash by Martineau Mar Mar- from front the Hawkeye 2 25 yard ard line after a baffling baUling cross criss-cross and delayed pass had thrown the Iowans lowans completely off the trail It was a similar play with Martineau finally receiving the lIla ball bal that counted the Gopher third 1 In tho third p period Abrahamson kicked two goals after touchdown lo f. f touchdown came In lit the third thirl of of- ofa a line plunge from Minnesota's 3 yard 3 ar line where the ball had bad been botn placed on a 15 yr 1 penalty when Gross wa was tas charge with unnecessary roughness rough rough- ness Graham who ho had gone one li ii In C for r took thus the ball over then fumbled but Otte and Romey Homey fell tell on the ball bail nl- nl nutt simultaneously though Otto Otte a up- up cd first to grab Krab it itIn It In the tim final period Iowa opened up upa a forward pass paes directed by Par Par- hi kli who lio ho had replaced r l Fry at quarter and teok the ball down n tie the field using ullin forward passes pases exclusively only to lo lose tue tte fie ball when whOn It was grounded 14 over 1 the KC Kra nl I line on a toss from front Minnesota's 8 tI at d line 11 Minnesota's line proved a. a stone tone wall will on If a amie aru 1 tha t Iowans lowans fr fri fr i u stopping the tho sprinters b bl iio bif-iio ito 1 th thy thiv could get well under unar way dY Mil Milieu- Milieu in Fry and Parkin wire were re hc the b f b-f u rI ife r i u. u ram for Iowa T I. I- I Ic c cular J dashes h of i Martir rau cau end nt irlham of Minnesota With Ith ll I. I b b cs c's Mg s 's u s 's and end tack off Ic run runs c coupled d with perfect Interference on n man many o occasions occasion marked the tile as one ne ne of or the m mOat at dangerous offensive teams leant In lit the time conference In the opinion of newspaper writers WOO have seen all tb the Big Ten teams In action The lineup and arid summary Minnesota 20 0 H Iowa 7 I klund Eklund 1 1 Otte OUe Gross It Romney I Gay Coay 11 Ig Cooper c c Griff en Abrahamson cg re Olson 2 Cox a rt t O Iris 3 I I Merrill le Hancock Graham ib Fry Ih lb Dauber c rh Fisher Peterson fb fb Miller c Score by periods period Minnesota X 6 5 7 7 0 O-O O JO Iowa 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 Minnesota Touch Touchdown Touchdown Touchdown-Bk- lown Ek Ek- Ek lun lund 1 2 Points from try after touchdown Abraham eon 2 2 Iowa Touchdown Otte Points Footing from trout t try after touchdown n Fisher Ri Michigan umpire Schon 1 Sc ir mer r Chicago field field- judge ju judge Mower Ohio tat stat head heal linesman linesman Adams Adami Ohio h 10 uni- uni I t