Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-11-21
BEATEN BY BADGERS
SAUcY GoPHERs CHASED INTO
THEIR HOLES,
AND CHAMPIONSHIP WON
Tremendous Contest Which 10000 or
More Spectators Witness-score
Of 10 to 0 Is Made All
in the First Half OF the
Game.

Madison, Wis. Nov 1S.--At Camp
Randall Saturday the Wisconsin uni
versity football eleven subjected the
Minnesota team to a sensational aud
conclusive defeat, the score being Is
to 0, and thus virtually won the west
ern championship. A vast audience of
10000 to $4,000 people witnessed the
great contest, over 1000 gopher
rooters came from Minneapolis alone
and dozen special trains were neces-
sary to bring the visitors from the
various directions.
The game was really played and
won in the first half. When with the
first play Minnesota failed to break
the badger line prophecies of Wis
consin victory were freely made. The
gophers were completely run of
their feet" Though heavier than the
badgers they were not as quick. To
this fact, together with inability 70
tackle and a weak right end. must
they ascribe their defeat. The deci-
sive score of IS in the first half left
no doubt OF the outcome. The en-,
thusiasm of the great crowd visibIy
waned in the second half and the
game was more desultory, the con-
tending lines swaying back and forth
in the center of the field, with neither
side scoring and the badgers content
to play kicking game and let their
opponents work back down the grid
iron,
All the scoring was done In the
first half and many spectators mar.
veled that Wisconsin did not try
harder to score in the second half.
This was due to the orders Of ne
coach between the halves. The in
structions were to punt freely and
keep the ball in the territory of Min.
nesota rather than try to boost tho
sore and run the risk of allowing a
possible fluke to change the cipher
that was to represent the count of the
gophers.
When the two teams were on the
Held before the game, William Hale
Thompson. ex-captain OF the Chicago
Athletic association team, exclaimed.
My, look at that contrast! Mime
sofa will surely win. They should
land a score of 40 to 0. That squad
or 80 Minnesota men Is the finest ag.
gregation of football players I have
ever seen in years of observation VI
the grentest teams east and west
And yet the agile badgers ran all
| around them. The town went wild at
night The betting before the game
was 8 to In favor Of Minnesota.
Wisconsin now can claim with n de-
gree of safety the western football
championship. In Saturdays game
Minnesota was clearly outclassed at
every point except weight and I'm every
style of play. offensive and defensive.
This, of course. puts an end to all OF
Minnesota's claims upon the cham
pionship, and also effectually disposes
OF Iowa as the hawkeyes were easily
defeated by the gophers. The only
remaining game for Wisconsin Ia that
with Chicago on Thanksgiving day.
and the result is readily conceded az
victory for the cardinal.
The only team that possibly can be
thought OF as a rival OF Wisconsin Is
Michigan. The wolverines have not
played a strong team this year. and
their best game undoubtedly will be
with Iowa at Chicago Thanksgiving
morning. But as Iowa was beaten by
Minnesota. II will be n difflcult matter
to get Michigan into Wisconsin's class
even on the comparative score basis