Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-28
KANSAS VERSUS MINNESOTA.
THE JAYHAWKERS GO AGAINST a
STRONG ELEVEN TO-DAY.
The Minnesota Team Is One of the
Best in the West and the Game
This Afternoon VIII BE the
Hardest of the Season.

The last big football game of the season
in the West will be played on the EXPOSE
ton park gridiron this afternoon, when the
victorious Kansas Jayhawkers will try con-
cllsions with the sturdy sons OF the North
who represent the University of Minnesota
The Minnesota eleven has made a great
record this season and probably ranks as
strong as the Michigan eleven among
Western teams, SO it can readily be imag-
ined that the Jayhawkers have undertaken
a big contract when they go up against
them.
Kansas, however, flushed with well
earned victory over Missouri, and conf
dent that she has a line strong in offense
and defense, supported by speedy backs of
admirable ground gaining abilities, will un-
doubtedly go into the game with great
deal of confidence, and they are not TO be
beaten merely by the reputation of the
visitors. 1t will take all the good, hard
football that Minnesota knows to win to-
days battle with Kansas, and If the Wis
ttors are allowing themselves to become
too confident they may have their eyes
opened before to-iay's sun sets.
The SIinnesotans attended the Thanks
giving day game in a body and devoted
themselves strictly to watching Kansas
style of play, and they got many valuable
pointers which will help them in to-day's
struggle. But Kansas has a number of
plays which We're not tried at all in the
Missouri game, simply because there was
no reason for using them when it was so
easy to gain ground simply by pushing
Missouri's yielding line. The ground was
too heavy TO permit any star runs around
the end, and if half an opportunity is pre-
sented this afternoon Noights may show
the visitors what he can do in the way of
sprinting, and he is anything but slow.
The Kansas players did not let UP in
their training or their work yesterday to
celebrate their victory over Missouri. They
paid a visit to fire department headquarters
| and in the afternoon they put in some good
work in the gymnasium limbering up for
the task of to-day. The boys were all in
good shape and felt no bad effects of the
game of Thursday. The players all stood
the game well and there will be only one
change in the lineup, Crooks replacing
Whitney at right end. Noights at half
back may not play the game out, and if he
| retires Manager Burney will take his place.
The work of the Kansas eleven is too
well known here to need any comment.
| AS for the Minnesotans they have half a
dozen men who are ranked among the
| stars of the football armament. The team
| has been well coached by Jerrems. the ex-
| Yale fullback, who has taught them the
| game as Old Eli plays it. Trainer Moulton
|
| dition and capable to-day of putting up
their best game. The eleven has been
| practicing at Thirteenth and Central
streets. and yesterday did fifteen minutes
| of lively work, followed by signal practice.
Perhaps the star player of the Mime
| sofa aggregation is blond-haired Hard
| ing, who plays right guard. Harding is a
| terror at breaking through the opposing
| line and smashing up interference, and is
| also a great ground gamer when given the
ball. However, if Harding makes any
holes between Fitzpatrick and Hamill he
will have to be doughty warrior indeed
| The Minnesota ends, Harrison and Scand-
| rett. are reputed to be a very fine pair
| Harrison being an aggressive player who
has the habit of getting down the field
| well on punts and is also good line
| bucker He will have all he wants to-day
| to take care of the lively and vigorous
| Crooks, who will be opposite him. The
| Minnesota backs. Tiegen and Bagley, are
a good pair. Bagley hitting the line hard
| when called upon. Loomis, at fullback
| is a good kicker, but in this respect he
| will at least be no more than match fol
Hester, who is some pumpkins on tht
| kick himself.
The following record of the Minnesota
| eleven for thiS season up to date shows
| what a really formidable team the Jay.
| kawkers are going against to-day: