The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-24
CANNOT Met IOWA TEAM
MINNESOTA AND CORNHUSKERs
NOT LIKELY TO FIGHT
1T OUT
WEATHER Is TOO wINTRY
Knipe, of Iowa, Is Opposed to Post
Season Games ON Principle
Standing of the Rival
Teams.
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With the advent of weather Indicating
Enthusiastically that winter has come to
stay, the last chance for a post season
game between Minnesota and Iowa
seems to have vanished This is regret
able for several reasons, not the least Of
Which is the fact that the relative
strength Of the two teams can now be
estimated only by the extremely unsatis-
factory method of comparative scores
The admirers of both these elevens and
also those of Wisconsin's, can easily
satisfy themselves that their favorite
team is the only one entitled to claim
championship honors. if this way of ar
irving at conclusions is allowed to be-
come the criterion
Iowa and Wisconsin both administered
fearful drubbirgs to Stages pets. the
Badgers, in particular, rolling uD q ire
mendous score. Minnesota only tied
Chicago, but at a time when 1t was at
its best. The Maroons never recovered
from the punishment they received at
the hands of the Minnesota giants. and
have ever since proved easy prey for
even Second-class teams. On the other
hand, this contest cid the Gophers no
harm, and, in fact, served to put them
into condition TO defeat the Badgers, IN
game in which the better team ad-
mittedly won.
Both Iowa and Wisconsin have met
the Mfrnesotas, and, beat them by still
larger scores, but this is no proof OF
the superiority of either of these teams.
because, as said before, after any team
has met the Gophers, its strength has
invariably been seriously impaired in
future matches.
Therefore. if Iowa beats Northwestern
by a larger score than that rolled up at
Mortified last Saturday there IS no
reason why the Iowa rooters should
triumphantly point to their team as be
ing clearly the superior of Minnesota.
AS matter Of fact, last weeks game
was called many minutes before the ex-
piration of time, and several of the play
ers who showed up strongest for North
western will not be able to don a suit
again this season.
Taking 1oWa's own reasoning for it,
because Wisconsin beat Chicago by a
far greater score than Iowa, Wisconsin is
entitled to claim at least as good a team
as hers. Minnesota beat this same Wis
consin aggrega ton, and why, in the
name of all that's fair, is not 1t the
best team of the three? The fairest pos
sible ranking of the three would seem
to be: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa. in
the order named.
Coach Knipe, of Iowa, has come out
with g signed statement in which he
says he is opposed to post-season games
on ethical" grounds. This is as good
an excuse as any, and as long as 'ethi-
cal' is not construed to mean "afraid, -
it sounds well
Together with the championship of the
Northwest, that Of the state intercol-
legiate league is in dispute, being
claimed by both Hamline and Carleton
In this difference, however, one OF the
disputants has a very strong claim, and
there is no doubt but what Hamline is
entitled to the honor
Two games won, and one tied is Ham,
lines record, Carleton won one, lost
one and tied one. This is an inferior
showing, and one that should not have
been made the basis of claim for the
championship.
The game between the Minneapolis and
st. Paul Central high schools is to be
played after adj Articles of agreement
have been drawn up, and the date set
for Thanksgiving afternoon on Northrop
field.