The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-07

sink his own preferment in the furtherance
Of the best interests of the athletic organiza
alton of which he is a part; that he shall
keep ever before his mind the responsibility
he owes his fellow students to be faithful in
training in order that he may offer up the
best that is in him to his alma mater; that
in all contests he shall conduct himself with
high sense of honor such as becomes a
gentleman, and that with never-fagging
courage he shall at all times do his best, is
the standard Of our fond desire.
Murmurings of Discomfort.
Here was shown an attitude of mind
toward sports akin to that cf Stagg. The
athletically interested public was pleased
With the speech and was content, so far
as football was concerned, to wait for the
developments of another year. 1901 came
at last and with it an unbroken series of
victories until Nov. 16, when the Mime
sotans went down to defeat before Wis
consin. Then there were some slight
murmurings CT discomfort from the un-
sportsmanlike. These, however, were
largely silenced by the subsequent victories
against Northwestern and Illinois and the
magnificent work of Minnesota in the
Illinois game Phil Allen, certainly one
OF the best III not the best, judges of foot
ball in the west pronounced the Illinois
game the best he had ever seen.
With these murmurings still sounding
in ones ears, however, one wonders what
would be the sentiment among Minnesota
alumni in case for the next two years
the gophers should suffer series Of de-
feats such as Chicago has suffered in the
last two years. Other things being equal,
would the alumni stand by DR. Williams
as the alumni of Chicago have stood by
Stagg? The question is pertinent one,
to the minds of many who have watched
football at the university.
Minnesota has gotten to a point where
she does not have to win; all she has to
do is to play the game now" said uni
versity man prominently identified with
football a few days ago. With that in
mind and DR.. Williams working along the
lines laid down in his keynote speech at
the banquet of a year ago, football en-
thusiasts in the twin cities should never
doubt but that they will have a chance in
the years to come to see the best sport
the gridlron affords. The demands of
those who bet may be disregarded. Coup
ling sentiment with their desire for gain,
they will always demand a winning team
All the true lover of the sport should ask
is that Minnesota place the best team
possible in the field and win If she can;
If she can't that students and almuni
stand Loyalty by team and coach and cheer
them on to victories another year.
0rO1SSbOFsthp TOT WIII1AmH.
This is a fair attitude, say many who
have been following the game, and should
DR.. Williams be given a full professorship
at the university such as Stagg holds at
Chicago land such step is entirely like
ly) Minnesota will haYe taken her place
alongside Of the University Of Chicago in
her athletic ideals much in advance of
almost all Of the other schools of the
west.
A Bit of Gossip.
One needed to be only partially alert
among the numerous football enthusiasts
that gathered at the Victoria hotel Chi
cago last Friday and Saturday to be as
sured that Minnesota s place in football
and athletics was assured largely because
of the character of her athletic director
and his work of the past two years. No
class Of men was so much discussed as the
coaches. One could hear stories about
any OF them.
One of those that interested Minneso-
tans most related to Phil King and the
box he paid for at the Iowa-Minnesota
game. Various stories about Phil Kings
SIS have been told, but all have been
more or less in error. So far as a
Journal representative has been able
to get at the facts by putting together
pieces gathered in Chicago and elsewhere,
the real situation was this:
Mr.. King, the day of the Minnesota-Iowa
game, meeting DR.. Williams, made a request
for side-line privileges. He had been ex-
tended the courtesy of stde-line privileges at
least once before during the early season.
DR.. Williams replied that a box had been re-
served for Mr. King and has friends.
II would like side-line privileges, urged
Mr.. King
THE box has been reserved for you. Mr.
King, and the management viii be glad to
have you accept 1t with it's compliments, "
said DR.. Williams If The journal is cor
rectly informed.
The upshot OF 1t all was that Mr.. King re-
fused to accept the courtesy OF box, insist