The Saint Paul globe., 1901-11-07
EAGER FOR NOV. Is.
WEST OVER WISCONSIN
GAME
GoPHERs SHOW IMPROVEMENT
Williams Has Some New Plays Up
His Sleeve for Phil Kings BEN
eft-MueIIer Is Formal
Iy Protested.

The Minnesota-Wi football game
on Nov is is the talk of the Western
football world at present, and Will con-
tinue to be so until the battle royal has
been finished, and one of the great rival
teams eliminated factor in the
Western championship. The interest is
not confined to the rooters of the two
states, but throughout the West 1t is be-
ing discussed by experts and amateurs.
The Chicago papers are giving it more at
tention than any other event of the year,
and even in the far East football men
are eagerly awaiting the outcome of the
great contest.
The result in contest between two
teams of the calibre of the Badgers and
Gophers can never be predicted, and the
coming one is attended with even more
uncertainty than was last years game.
Few prophets have cared to risk their
regulations on guess as to the outcome.
The best fitted to size up the situation
with judgment and fairness simply say
ut will be very hard fought game, with
the result in doubt"
There is no lack of confidence on the
part of he Minnesota rooters or the
Gopher players. But it is the right kind
of confidence that will not pass up any
advantage that hard work can accom-
plish. Things have never looked more
hopeful at the University. An entirely
new spirit has taken possession of the
teams and Of the rooters, and on all sides
is the evidence Of a new spirit of deter
mination. The men feel that they can
win If they put up the best game possi-
Bile for them to play and to this end
they are bending all their energies under
the careful eye Of Dr.. Williams.
The men played in an entirely different
mood throughout the game against the
Haskell Indians, and this has given great
nope to the rooters. They are throwing
the same determination into their prac-
tice and as this spirit of unconquerable
perseverance is developed the chances
for Minnesota success continue to i'm
prove.
Physically the team is in the most per-
feet condition. Every individual player
has shown great Improvement in playing
form during the past ten days, and the
team work is rapidly approaching per-
fection. The way in which all the men
got into the game against the Indians was
promise of great things if kept up until
the Wisconsin game.
Williams New Plays.
Phil King made three visits to Mime
apolis to get a line on the work of the
team, and to get hold of some Of Will
Jams secrets if he could. If he can find
any consolation from the facts he thinks
he discovered he is welcome to it. DR.
Williams has not been tipping off his new
IDEAS In the presence of the Wisconsin
coach. 1t IS well known that he has sew
eral new plays which he has been de-
veloping for some time, AMI which the
team will use in the Wisconsin game.
DR.. Williams does not believe in over
stocking with new plays but rather in
perfecdng a few good ones, and this he
has done this year.
1t is Williams that King fears. Will
Jams is very large part Of the Mime
I.afa LJ,o
was organized, and had shown what it
could do, Chicago critics picked it as
winner, solely because Williams was to
be the head of it. He has very few
equals in the country, and certainly no
superiors. He can get more work out of
tie men in an easier way than any other
coach Minnesota ever had. He will work
wonders with the team during the next
ten days. The team that faces Kings
stars on the 18th will be different ag-
gregation than the team which played the
Haskell outfit.
The development of the Gophers
throughout the season has been con-
sistent it has been slow, steady and
sure. They have not been worked sud
6enly up to their best form to fall back,
but will reach their best in the Wiscon-
sin game. This is also true to a certain
extent OF, Kings team
With the teams so evenly matched in
strength, and playing on the Wisconsin
grounds. the only thing that can beat
the Badgers is superior fighting spirit
and determination, and the Badgers will
have quite a streak of that themselves,
for they have the sting of last years de-
feat to spur them on to revenge.
The makeup of the team will probably
not be known until the game comes off
Who will take Mueller's place is the most
disturbing question just at present.
Strathern played 'splendidIy the short
time he was in Saturdays game, but has
not had the playing experience that some
of the others have had. Last year Pudge
Heflefnger considered Tiff the equal of
Flynn, and the impression has prevailed
that Tiff would most likely land the posi-
tion. If the rooters could have their way
Aune would probably be put at guard,
leaving Hoyt and Rogers at the end posi-
tions. But Aune made so superb show
ing at tackle that it would seem hard
TO better the arrangement. To put Aune
hack at end would seem mistake, with
Hoyt playing such a star game. Hoyt
cannot be spared He adds zest to tie
playing of the whole team by the deter
mined way in which he gets into the
game at all times But whatever the