The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30
NEW Man FOR GUARD.
Rand, a 200-Pound Candidate From
the West, in the Game Against
Hamline To-day.
O'Brien and Harris Are Expected to.
Be Out Again in a Day
or Two.

first football game between the two universities
IN four years. The gophersz had several new
men in the lineup. Gray. who played quarter
one year in the high school. was scheduled to
play the same position to-day. At right end,
Boeckmann, who played half In one or two games
last year. was given trial. and it was also
of the second team for two seasons. might sub,
stitute for Boeckmann during the game
Rald was slated to play right guard. He is a
200-pound man from Oregon. who has had some
parents have hitherto objected to his playing.
Schacht was expected to get into the game
again at right tackle The full lineup for the
university, announced by Dr.: Williams, fol-
lows: '--'I-. =,
Bergen, left end; Waist, left tackle; Flynn.
left guard; Webster, center; Rand, right guard;
Schacht right tackle; Boeckmann and freeman,
right end; Gray, quarter; Van Valkenbergs and
Davies, left half; Bidlake and Downing, right
half; Knowlton, fullback.
= VARSITY PRACTICES IN THE RAIN.
. In spite of heavy rain, the varsity had a
long practice NorthrOp field yesterday. No
scrimmage work was INDUCED III, but signals
were practiced diligently for some time, and it
was rumoredr that DR.. Williams was coaching the
men In some new plays
5 Harris and O'Bricn are expected to be In tho
game again III q day or two, and may play
against Ames Saturday.
v Several pieces of interesting ,informa ton may
be gathered from last Saturdays football games
in the west. It appeags that Michigan and Ne
braska both have fast teams and that the team
work of thasc two elevens is much farther ad.
vanced than is usual at this time of the year.
1t is also evident that Wisconsin's team is still
III embryonic condition, and that neither
Chicago or Northwestern are likely to cut
much ice in tbs seasons championship contest
Michigan scored IS points against Albion, as
compared to 50 against the same team last year.
Albion, SO far as can be judged by scores, stands
usually in about the same class with Grinnell.
The wolverines total of fifteen touchdowns and
f>&x
players are pretty nearly as fast as last year 8
eleven, but that their Interference has been
perfected to point not often seen by the middle
Of October.
from that of any other western Instructor. Speed
Is Ills ideal, ands lie teaches his men to play
their best game In. every. contest, Snoa matter
how unworthy their opponents. This system is
cOmnenGable An eleven which has been taught
to play just as fast and hard as possible in the
smaller games will hardly be found lacking In
the more important contests. Moreover, the
policy of going in hammer. and tongs from
the sound Of the whistle Is the best way In the
world to rattle an opposing eleven and play the
men off their feet, as Minnesota well knows after
her experience at Madison last fall
YosT's TASK rs EASY. &
1t must be- remembered however. tn at Yost
has had an easier time than the other coaches
III getting his men into form. Nearly all the
wolverine players Of this season took part II,
some all of the games last year, SO that the
hurry-up coach has bunch Of real veterans.
Then Michigan has been at work longer than any
other team except Minnesota Wisconsin,, az
usual WAS slow in getting her men out and Coacf
Kings delay in arriving and the desire to try
out the new material prevented the badgers
from getting into form. Minnesota also, although
she started practice early, had trouble in get
ting men out, and many Of the most promising
candidates have had only few days work with
the team, While DR.. Wnllams has even harde,
task in developing noviees than King. The fact
{, Forrn
does not mean that they will not be in cham,
pionshlp condition by the time the important
games are on. From this time on both Minnesota
and. Wisconsin, in, may be expected to- = develop
King and DR.. Williams wilt be able to, settle
pretty nearly the makeup of their teams, and
can devote the rest of the season to perfectine
the team work, and drilling the regular players
in the fine points of the game.
The question then ~. whether Minnesota ant
WISCONSIN 5can be brought up ITO the standart
of Michigan within the next two weeks. There
is little doubt that they will equal the form OF
Michigan, nearly approach it that the result
of the games between these three teams may b
! considered toss-up. Sizing up the elevens &C
cordnfg to their present form and the quality o.
the material their probable standing at the enc
of the season would be Michigan, Wisconsin anf
Minnesota. The chances for Improvement or re
versals in form so great, however, tina
neither eleven can be judged to have a materia
advantage over either one of the others. -
ILLINOIS DARK HORSE. t.. s,::5
Illinois went up against the Englewood higl
school and scored 45 points. This score is jus
large enough and just small enough to Civ
no idea whatever of the probable strength O.
| the, team. Nebraska has fast scoring team
when pitted against weaker eleven, but what
| would do against strong team is another ques
ton. The Illini and cornhuskers appear to b
the most promising Of the dark horses. >:'.
Chicago's team showed some improvement II
the game against Monmouth, but the maroon
| cff1 on 1rGv y
| hardly likely that hey will be able to defeat th
veteran eleyens of Wisconsin or Michigan sine
Stages material, while most promising, Is ais
most green. -
Northwestern showed up very poorly agains
| tho comparatively weak Eaperville eleven Th
purple team has had little practice and lik
Wisconsin, Chicago and Minnesota, may be ex
pected to develop with reasonable rapidity whel
the sitting process IS completed Nevertheless
Northwestern looks weak Iowa has had no ,tr.
out, and even general estimate of the team
strength is hard to make. - ~ 2: - -
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