The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-13
HAVE EVEN CHANGE.
Badger Eleven Quite Likely to Win
From the Michigan Aggre-
cation Nov. /. ##
Wisconsin's Defense May. Cause the
Wolverines to Weaken-Les-
sons From Saturday Games. n.

Great is Michigan when ,.pitted against
weaker, team, = Considering only ability
to score fast against an interior aggrega-
ton no eleven in the west has .aS$license
to. be ranked with the: Wolverines, Those
who consider: only: the total scores in. siz-
ing up football will pick the men. from
Ann Arbor to win in a wal from WILSON,
sin Nov. i, and to simply, smother Mime
sofa Thanksgiving day = sI$,: r." z z = =, :: =,
But the strength of NIichigan's. offense
against teams like Indiana. Albion, Case
school and the state agricultural college,
is not necessarily a criterion Of the all
around strength of the, wolverines. 1t
does not mean, that the hurry up; attack
will be effective against the badgers. ::
Michigan scored go points; on : Indiana
Saturday. just 81 more than the famous
1901 eleven made against the boosters.
The Indiana players (: say. Michigan is
stronger than last year. All well and
good, Michigan's style Of play is to- keep
the other side SO busy defending it's own
goal that it has little time to think about
scoring on the wolverines With fast,
heavy backs, and strong line, that sys-
tenn works well against lighter and weaker
elevens. - - ~ 81 - IS -" FL =
But Michigans defense has really never
been tested in the last two, years. Nor
has it's offense encountered "a really ag-
gressive defense. When Yost,s men meet
the badgers they will meet; one .~of: the
strongest defensive teams in, tho country.
The strength Of the badger defense too,
lies in the fact that her linemen charge
hard and low. Michigan will not be able
to run through the badger line at will.
They must count on having to repel a de-
termined and Vicious attack from Wiscon
SIM. and then the wolverine defense will
be shown up, If it is equal to Wisconsin S
defense, Michigan will win, because her
attack is unquestiol1ably the more power
full. 1t will be a lightning offense, against
an aggressive defense, and will be the
best possible test of the relative advant-
ages of the two points Of strength. :. ;,
Badgers Have Even Chance. ).
On their showing so far Michigan. can
| not be held to have any material advant-
age over Wisconsin. They can, however
be expected to beat Minnesota by a good
score unless a. number Of fundamental
weaknesses in the gopher team are eliInin-
| ated. Chief among these is the lack OF
/ ginger in the line. TO stop -Michigan's at
| tack the gophers must learn to charge
an art of which they are totally ignorant
at present.
|: Last Saturdays games demonstrated
| that Michigan's offense is even faster than
it was held to be. They also showed that
| Wisconsin has improved decidedly in of
fensive play, the. badgers scoring So points
against Lawrence, which held Wisconsin
down to II two weeks ago. The stories
about lack of ground gaining ability in
Kings proteges must be discounted a gooG
many per cent after Saturdays game. II
| is now, practically certain that, Michigan
and Wisconsin will settle the champion.
| ship Nov. /. Minnesota still has a chance
Her material, in point Of beef, strength
and agility, is as good as, that Of either
| Of her two rivals, but speed and ginger
have been conspicuous by their absence
from the play of the gophers.' and Mime.
sofa must excel in these qualities, for she
has no other point of superiority over the
| badgers and wolverines. ~ :
| Maroon Team Surprise.
The surprise. in Saturdays contests wa:
the decisive defeat Of Purdue by Chicago
Stages men showed a decided reversa
of form, and threaten to push Minnesota
although they cannot be considered a.
| dangerous rivals of Wisconsin or Mich
igan. The list1ess sleepy game the Ma
rooms put up. "Wednesday. gave no indica
ton of the latent strength of the team
strength which was shown Saturday TO
the first time this year. Chicago playe,
fast snappy ball., and her team work wa
of high order. The Maroons now seen
to have a little better than an even chanc