The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-16
RIOTERS ARE ON
THEIR WAY
CHEER VARSITY ON TO
VICTORY.
On TO Ma6isnni

On to Ma0ison
Loaded down to the standing-room
limit the first section of the Milwaukee
train running into the Badger stronghold
pulled out of st. Paul at 1910 o'clock last
night. This first section, a train Of seven
sleepers. was followed ten minutes later
by second section. A third section
pulled out behind the second, a fourth
followed the third, and a fifth brought
up the rear.
1t was Minnesota's army of rooters
hurTyiDg to Madison to cheer on, as they
believe to victory, the maroon and gold
giants of the North who are scheduled
to bump up against the time of their
lives in the Wisconsin town this after
noon.
Two thousand strong this army is GO
ing down to Madison to see that the
game ends the right way. They will be
unloaded in the Badger town this morn
ing and the Badger citizens will know
that they have arrived. A number OF
the goods sat in the sleepers of the diff
ferent sections last night elutching green
slips emitting them to an upper or
lower berth, but there are enough husky
iunged young men left to create diver
sion when the sections of last nights
Milwaukee train pulls into the Madison
stations.
This army is going down to Madison to
see Minnesota win. and the members
don't want that fact forgotten. This
morning they will be telling this def to
all Madison Last night they tried to
tell it to all st. Paul, ard succeeded in
telling it TO everyone Of sound hearing
who happened to be within three blocks
of the union station.
Fanatics Were All There.
And the football fanatics were all there
The young man with the U. of III. cadet
trousers could not get away from his
studies, but he was down to the station
to see the trains go by The young man
who once lived in Madison was going.
and he was waiting for the train and,
chance to start excitement for the Min
nesota followers.
Before the first section pulled in. about
four yards Of wide crimson ribbon helped
conceal him from the gaze Of a few bold
railroad men and d rude travelling pub
lie. He was still wearing the crimson
ribbon when he climbed up the car steps
and into car of bowling youths all
bound in maroon and gold yarn. It is
not certain that this particular foolish
boy viii see the game this afternoon
Then the alumni had to come down to
see the boys off and the girls came down
with the alumni and the plain students
who had decided to content themselves
with a close study of the bulletin boards
this afternoon.
Farmers and others living along the
Milwaukee tracks between ST. Paul and
Madison had bad night of it last night.
The man up with bad tooth will report
to his neighbors that five streaks of noise
were responsible for the weird sounds
heard during the night A few of the
rooter captains feared that strained
voices would interfere with the rah, rah
rahs of this afternoon but the army
insisted upon practice work and that
helped some.
The practice was on when the trains
pulled into the union station. It was on
when the sections pulled out, and a num-
Der of the young travellers confided the.
news that it would continue until the
trains pulled back into the ST. Paul and
Minneapolis stations the day after the
great victory.
Great Blast of Noise.
1t was just one great blast of noise
at the depot one minute after the flag.
man shouted. Here she cones.'' A hiss
OF steam and a squeak of the air brakes
and Section No sid in under the train
sheds. From every window leaned two.
three and sometimes four heads. ON the
platform stood damned a mob and from
every head in the windows and from
the mob came howl of:
'Rah, rah. rail,
Ski Z Nah"
The old gray-whiskered conductor has
hardly started on his trip, and here he
was mopping mostly forehead as he
stood reading his orders. A brakeman
with his lantern between his feet was
wrestling with a collar torn off during
| his attempt to save his company several
damage suits started by youths who ap-
peared determined to fan of the train.
1t was all fine and dandy for the army
OF noisemakers, but the railroad men
viii embrace feeling of rest when the
army is safe back in Minneapolis.
Mueller won't play
happy-faced youth shouted Hello,
Bill" at a friend on the station plat,
| form and reached out his hand.
Mueller won't be in the game said
| the friend.
.sWhat?''
Mueller has been barred
Mueller has been barred" repeated