Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 314, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1920 — MAINSTAY IN GOPHER LINE-UP FOR TITLE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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Ed Ruben is one of the players upon whom Minnesota fans have based their predictions This year for a Gopher championship in the Big Ten. He is a former Minneapolis high school player and is one of the best prospects Coach Williams has had in several years. Ruben played fullback on the 1917 freshman eleven and his line-smashing ability was the bane Of the varsity that year. He has an uncanny ability to pick holes in the opposing team’s defense. Ruben joined the navy late in 1917 and was a star player on the Dunwoody naval station squad. ’