Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 277, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1910 — MINNESOTA’S FOOTBALL STAR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MINNESOTA’S FOOTBALL STAR

To eulogize the work of any Minnesotan in particular in the recent game between the Gophers and Maroons, in which the latter team met defeat, would be only an Injustice to the others, for the eleven in every department is so thoroughly and powerfully organized that it is equally irresistible on offense and defense. The 1,400pound line ripped the the lighter Maroon battle front into shreds or shoved it far out of the way and I hen turned and resisted as a stone wall when attacked by the futile Maroon offense. The back field, led by the agile and alert little McGovern, was set for the

next play before the present one was determined, and the. end runs of McGovern and Johnston and the crossbucks of Stevens and Rosenwald seldom failed to gain ground> McGovern was everywhere. He tore off run after run of good size, fooled the Maroons at every point and kept the Gopher speed at top notch. Once he got away for 60 yards. The brilliant quarter-back, who earned a place on last year’s All-American, was the prize terror throughout, and not the least of his achievements was his headwork in solving some of Chicago’s pet defensive formations

Johnny McGovern, Crack Quarterback.