The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-20
BADGERS ARE READY
TEAM WILL LINE UP IN BEST OF
CONDITION AGAINST THE
GOPHERS.
ODDS ARE WITH MINNESOTA,
HACKERS OF THE WISCONSIN HAV-
ING MORE ENTHUSIASM THAN
CASH TO DISPLAY.
MORE HOPE FOR THE MADIsoNs.
Game With South Side High, of Min.
neapOIis, Also ArOuses Much
Interest.
Special TO the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
MADISON, Wis, Nov. 19.-The last
hard practice before the big game was
taken by the Wisconsin university
eleven this afternoon. The practice was
behind closed gates at Camp Randall
and none but the members Of the sec
Ond eleven and football authorities
were permitted inside. Tomorrow aft
ernoon the men will line up in the gym
nasium for signal practice, but will do
no hard work. The Minnesota team
will reach Madison tomorrow evening.
The arrangements for Saturdays
game are the most complete ever made
for an athletic contest in Madison, and
if the day be fair the city will be
thronged with people. Manager Alsted
has billed the game far and wide and
every Wisconsin town and village
within radius of fifty miles of Madi-
son will be represented by lovers of
the great autumnal contest A big
delegation will come from Milwaukee.
and word has been received from many
Wisconsin alumnus in Chicago who are
also arranging to come.
Seats for the game are going with
a rush. The auction Of boxes was be-
gun tonight and a number of the best
places are already taken, many of
them going to men who will yell for the
Gophers. Bleachers have been placed
on the grounds, which, with the grand
stand and boxes, will provide seats for
nearly 10000 people
II yells can do anything the Wiscon-
sin eleven will be favored A mass
meeting Of students was held tonight
and committees appointed to take
charge of the different sections Of the
field to lead the cheering. Committees
were also appointed to get up appro-
pirate parodies on popular songs to be
sung before the game and during the
intermissiOns
The Wisconsin team is in fairly good
physical condition. The practice this
week has been secret and for this
reason it is impossible to "get a line
on the eleven's work. It is said, how
ever by those who have been permit
ted to pass the Camp Randall portals.
that marked improvement all around
IS shown. Every man on the team
realizes the Importance Of Saturdays
contest. and most Of them would rath
er defeat Minnesota than any team in
the East or West
Inc lineup for Saturday has been
decided upon. The men who will start
down the field for Wisconsin when the
oval is kicked-off, with their weights
and positions, are:
Brewer, right end 155
Pyre, right tackle, 10
6yan, rlght guard, $50.
ComStock center, 100.
RiOrdan, left guard 100
Atkinson, left tackle 100
Sheldon, left end $50
Gregg, quarter back $50.
Karel, right half back 16O
Nelson, left half back 49,
Richards full back, $50.
Wisconsin expects to win the ganoA
but knows the struggle will be a hard
one, and large number Of good sub
StltuteS Will be in football garb ON the
field in case of a contingency. Among
these will be O'Dea, who NAV e,o into
the game at the beginning. He is not
in the best of condition, a broken arm
having interfered with his practice
Hls Kicking qualities are, however, I'M
impaired. He can punt all around anv
football player ever seen on a wis
conSin campus, and Coach King saws
he never saw his equal in the East
Other available substitutes are Ander-
son and Bean at ends, Dorschell and
Alexander at tackles, Forest at guard
and Peel at half back
Very little betting has been done on
the game thus far. Wisconsin men feel
that the badgers will win, but they are
not so confident as to risk any very
large amounts. Some Minnesota
money has been placed, but usually the
Gophers have given odds. Madison
business men are, as a rule, more in
clined to support the local high school
team when it comes to a showdown
In betting, and it is probable that all
Minneapolis South Side money will be
promptly covered. To state the case
clearly, the feeling here is that the
Madison high school eleven has a bet
ter chance to win the morning game
against Minneapolis than the varsity
has to win the afternoon contest
against Capt. Harrison's men. In fact