The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-14
THREE IN The RACE
IGAN ARE THE WESTERN
FOOTBALL FACTORS
BADGERS ARE VERY STRONG
Kings Men Have Developed Strong
Offensive Qunlities-Iowa and
Northwestern Seem
Weak

Minnesota. Wisconsin and Michigan
will be the contending factors in the
football world of the West this season.
ana their chances are apparently in the
order in which the teams are named
above .9'-'
Wlsconsin's victory over, Beloit demon
strateS that the Badgers are at a high
pitch of development. True, Beloit was
weakened by the absence of Merritt the
most valuable man on the team. and her
play was slower than had been expected
Nevertheless, her eleven seems to have
been about as strong as the average
team turned out by that college, and it
must be conceded that Wisconsin's
strength as much as Beloits weakness
was responsible for the big score piled
up by Kings men.
Wisconsin has a team of runners Her
style of play is peculiarly constituted to
pile up heay score against an in
ferior team. Nevertheless. Saturdays
Beioit- Wisconsin game strengthens the
previously formed opinion that the Badg-
ers have a wonderfully strong team.
MICHIGAN IS STRONG.
Michigan's score of % to against the
heavier Indiana team removes the last
shred of doubt that Coach Vost has de-
Veloped a magnificent football machine
at Ann Arbor. The fact that the game
was played on a muddy field, which
handicapped Michigan in her fast plays,
and gave additional advantage to the
superior beef of the Hoosier eleven,
makes the result the more significant.
1t is to be regretted that the Wolverines
will not meet Wisconsin or Minnesota,
for this may prevent a decisive settle
ment of the championship question.
IT" IS IMPROVING FAST
mitted that she outclassed Nebraska
more clearly than the score indicates.
A combination of bad luck and bad gem
eralShip prevented the Gophers from run
ming up as high a. score as the com
parative strength of the two teams called
for
If Minnesota can reach the fine edge of
training before Nov. IA Cthe date of the
Wisconsin game), surely a perhaps slight
" stronger than reasonable prediction,
she should be even terms with the Badg
erS.
HOLLESTER'S TANDEM FAILS.
The poor offensive work of Northwest
ern in her contest with Notre Dame in
dictates that the HOLSTER team is not
proving more successful as a ground
gaining formation than it has in years
past.
A bad play by the Indiana team, rather
than any positive strength OF North
western gave the Evanston team the
victory.
A fortnight ago it seemed probable that
DR.. HOLSTER would develop a fairly
strong team by his policy of playing
fast, heavy men behind the line. Now
it is pretty certain that Northwestern
will be in the ruck, where she has trav
eled for several years.
Iowa made a poor showing against
Drake in Fridays game. Either the
Hawkeyes are slow in rounding into
form or the material is weak. A comDi-
nation of the two factors seems the true
explanation Stars like Griffith, Edison,
Ely, Little and Warner cannot be de-
veloped in a year, nor can the perfec-
ton of team work, which characterized
the Iowa team of 1899 and 1900.- be at
tanned rule with a green eleven.
Stage a Chicago seemed to be in quite
as hard straits as Knipe at Iowa. The
maroon team presents the combination
of a weak line and light backs. Sheldon