The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-13
MUST Be WORRIED.
WISCONSIN CHAMPIONS FIND ALL
KINDS OF FAULT WITH
MINNESOTANS
CRITICISMS ARE RIDICULOUS
DIR. williams Men show RemarIsa-
bic Improvement in Form,
and Are Confident
of Victory.

IL one reading were confined to- the
Chicago papers he would labor under
the impression that the Minnesota foot
ball management did nothing but stay
UP late nights to devise schemes for the
ruination of the sport. All the sensa-
tonal reports concerning MINES ota'S
refusal to play have emanated from Chi
cago, and yesterday Chicago paper
not only published ferocious attack
upon the varsity management, but took
the trouble to send its story to a num-
Der of Western papers in advance. The
latest complaint registered against the
university is to the effect that DR.. Will
liams did very unprofessional thing in
playing his second team against the
North Dakotans when Phil King was in
Minneapolis anxious to see the first
team play; that he did more
fagrantly unprofessional thing when he
took four of his players to Madison to
watch the Ames game; and that he OUT
ragged all the proprieties of sport when
he contracted with the, North Dakota
team to remain a week in Minneapolis
for practice games with the Gophers.
In the first place this last statement
comes under the head of important If
true" AS a matter of fact the North
Dakota team left Minneapolis Monday
evening, having engaged in one practice
scrimmage with the Gophers. And if
this be deemed a violation of the anna
teur athletic spirit, the Wisconsin man
agement can say nothing in condemna-
ton of it, for the Kansas team, defeat
ed on Saturday two weeks ago, by the
Badgers, remained over to play prac-
tice game on Monday with Kings men,
and no one took occasion to object to it
as improper
AS to taking four players to Madison,
Williams had the precedent established
by Phil King who came to Minneapolis
to see the Haskell game, and brought
with him Capt Curtis and three other
Wisconsin players.
AS matter of fact the alleged acri-
mony existing between the Wisconsin
and Minnesota universities has existed
only in the imaginations of the sensa-
tional writer's who have sought to raise
trouble between the two teams. DR..
Williams is also criticised for suggesting
that Mueller may play, and it is said
that he does this notwithstanding an
adverse report on Mueller's case py the
conference of the big Nine" AS
matter of fact the conference did not
act in Mueller's case, but the members
informally declared that Mueller's al
legged violation of the rules could l-ardly
be considered violation of the spirit
of the rules. The matter of eligibility of
members of both teams has been salts
factorily settled by the arrangements
of the two universities, and all arrange
ments for the game have been made,
and all rumors to the contrary notwith-
standing,the teams will play their original
lineup and none of the players will be
barred, and the result OF the game will
lie accepted in good spirit, as it always
has in the past.
Gophers Show Great Speed.
Reports of the practice with North Da-
kota have leaked out, and it is said that
the work of the Gophers was not only
satisfactory to DIR. Williams, but was
surprising to all those who witnessed the
play. The Minnesotans displayed the
lest form they have ever done before,
and showed an especially commendable
development of speed, the one thing that
the critics have said the Gophers lacked
DIR. Williams, Prof. Jones and Manager
Luby are more confident than ever that
the Minnesota team will win a great vic
tory at Madison on Saturday The mem
bers of the team are confident also, and
they are infused with spirit of deter
mination to win or die in the attempt
The rooters hardly think it will be nee
essary for them to prepare for obituary
notices.
Every indication is that the game at
Madison will be attended by the largest
crowd that ever Witnessed battle be-
tween the two great rival teams. The
conservative estimate places the attend
anee at 1900. Minnesota's delegation will
number 2,000 persons
The entire state of Wisconsin is on fire
with the football fever. The North
Western railroad has received advices
that all the points on it's Wisconsin line
will contribute heavily to the special
train which it will run to the game. The
Milwaukee road has similar reports from
points along it's line, Up to last night
nearly 10000 tickets had been sold at
Madison. large delegation will come
up from Chicago to attend the game
When the stories from La Crosse, to
the effect that Prof Jones said that with
Dobie and Rogers out, the Gopher team
might as well disband, and would cancel
the game, were printed, T h Clio b e
took occasion to deny them, knowing
that Prof jones' of all men, would be
the last to talk in that strain. Prof
Jones yesterday made personal denial
that he ever gave out such interviews
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