The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-30
With LINE up TODAY
BADGERS AND GOPHERS IN BEST
OF CONDITION FOR THE An
NUAL STRUGGLE.
ODDS ARE WITH THE VISITORS
THOUGH FRIENDS OF THE MAROON
AND GOLD ARE CONFIDENT
OF SUCCESS.
YOUNGSTERS WILL ALSO MEET.
CbomDions of Minnesota Against
Champions of Wisconsin
High Schools.

The twenty-five brawny lads from
Wisconsin, who will do the battle work
with an equal number of equally as
brawny lads from Minnesota on the
gridiron today arrived in Minneapolis
Yesterday morning, slept last night
the sleep that comes to men IN goou
physical condition, and are prepared
TODAY to do battle for their lives, IL
that be necessary.
The Wisconsin university ana lhe
Madison high school send teams
worthy of the Badger state. They are
an ordinary looking lot of fellows anu
+bai7. presence in town would hardly
he noticed were it not for the nrlght
cardinal colors one sees about the
West hotel. and now and then upon
the streets. The high school team oc-
c,,niAs quarters at the Nicollet mouse
and the younger Badgers do not lack
that confidence necessary to AID them
to a victory.
The university boys came in over
the Milwaukee road, with Capt. jerry
Riordan at their head. There were
TWENTY-FIVE of them, not including
Coach King, Manager Clark or Ludl
A1stad the manager of the Wisconsin
team last year.
After a hearty breakfast and "aIA'
followed by luncheon, they repaired "
Athletic park, where they engaged III
n1actice. It was strictly an executive
session Coach King and Capt. R1ordan
uniting everybody out of the GROUNDS.
This nractice may be repeated TINS
morning before or after the hgh
school game. ,, +.,ara
Of the big game this afternoon there
ere few partisans of either team apso-
lutelv sure of victory. Inc Wiscol nSoia
men appear possessed OF d COll7iCei -a4
deorae of confidence. They do not
bcee+ however. but by their actions
one is lead to believe that they con-
Sidar their chances good. STORES OF
ali kinds are going the ROUNDS SOME
+o the effect that the Badgers nave
little hope of victory, and others ma MAJ
they are absolutely sure Minnesota VIII
come out second best.
The game today will be Wisconsin 351.a :
first of the season some Oh LnT W., w rs
consin men believe that TINS Will prove
+o be a blessing in the game TO-DAY.
Ttev have worked hard and are IN the
hest of condition. and unlike the Min
nesOta team. none of their men nave
been injured. They are therefore aple
TO put up a brilliant fight. ON me
other hand however, the fact that lhey
have. played no big games TINS season.
leaves them without that experience
which thew should have had, and MIN
,7eeota men are prone to believe that
This condition will show. Minnesota mas
played two hard games up to GATE, anu
while she has not filled the hearts OF
her admirers with joy on those two
particular occasions, she mas hdu an
opportunity of realizing her WEAK
roints and is therefore ahead OF the
bnys from the Badger state, just so
much experience This may be point
IN her credit, and there are many VINO
believe it is.
When a comparison is made OF the
e1evens. man for man, it leaves ABOUT
an even thing, At the ends and at the
tackles Minnesota should snow up III
better form than her opponents. Smith
and ingalls,, the Minnesota guards, VIII
find plenty to do for the Wisconsin men
in those positions are old and tried in
the severe service, and take pack
seats from no one. At center MIME
sofa is we'll fixed. Winkjer is in good
form and his work so far this season
has been good. He plays for all he Is
worth and is a very reliable man. Min
$4,000
their opponents, but in this respect
alone is there any difference. Andy
O'Dea is not as reliable a full back
as Loomis His long suit is punting,
and in this his admirers claim him to
be q wonder. LOOMS, however, Is his
superior in all-round play and Mime
sofa has nothing to fear in this quar-
ter.
These comparisons would seem to
Give Minnesota 2 slight advantage, and
if her line holds out she should win
There was considerable money wager
ed yesterday and last night, but
all in small amounts. Minnesota men
are asking odds, and in some cases
Wisconsin men are giving them, but
the great part of the money put up
was covered dollar for dollar. A few
bets of 500 to $50 on Madison were
made, but these We're exceedingly few,
S25 being the limit of the average bet.
The lineup in this afternoons game
will be as follows: