The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
DISCIPLINE OF
TEAM IS STRICT
Gopher Players at Mount Clemens
Are Required to Conform
.. toaRigid Rules.
Lafans Is Likely to Go Into the
Game Thursday-Thorpe
Cannot Play. RI.
Minnesotans Are Feeling Frisky and
Show No Signs of Staleness-
The Daily Program.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. ~. T..
Mount Clemens, Mich, Nov 25.--The
weather at the Lakeside Inn, where the
Minnesota boys are quartered, has been
ideal since their arrival. The air is sharp
and bracing and the sun shines brightly.
All the members of the team are in good
condition to play with exception Of
Thorpe, whose sprained ankle will make
it impossible for him to get into the game.
Coming down on the sIeeping-car sew
eral of the boys contracted severe colds.
which are rather troublesome but not Sc
rious. Time at the inn Is we'll occupied
and the discipline Of the whole squad
strict. Trainer Carciofini is rising bell.
and knocks on the door OF each man at
S o'clock. Breakfast is served at $3.50. but
before this each man is required to take
a walk to the end of the long pier which
runs out nearly a quarter of a mile from
the shore just in front Of the hotel. At
$3.50 the squad meets in the hotel par
Tor for a quiz Of half an hour on plays
and signals.
At 10 o'clock the boys dress for prac-
tice in their football suits. This practice
consists of punting, drop place kicking
and running through signals on the lawn
beside the hotel. This lasts for one hour,
after which the boys retire to their rooms
to rest until 1890, when dinner is served.
scrmmaee Work In Afternoon.
The squad dresses for afternoon practice
at 2:3O. This is conducted on the grounds
of the high school, which have been ten
dered to the team On Monday afternoon
practice was started in q vacant lot COM
monty used for baseball games, but. the
spectators became annoying and nothing
! but straight plays could be run through In
signal practice. A five minute scrimmage
was held in which the second team was
given the ball all the time. This was fol-
| lowed by few minutes of charging prac-
tice and fifteen minutes of running down
! under punts.
From to 6 the boys rest at the hotel.
From 7 o'clock to 1880 another quiz is
| held in the parlor for the whole squad.
The remainder of the evening is spent in
| singing and music and all retire at 9
! O'clock In the signal practice the team
| is getting we'll together and is preparing
to play it's best game. 81. 49, 49,. E.
Sixty gallons Of Minneapolis water have
| been brought along for the men to drink.
| ~ ~. Lafans VIII Play. ,... ~
| DIR. Williams says that Lafans will prob
ably have a ehanc.r to play on, Thurs
| day. The sentiment of Williams and the
| eattire+ squad is..K we can hold them, we
| can beat them -.&.- - : - ?, -
| The coach is confident and says he ex-
pected Michigan's large score against
Oberlin. He would volunteer no predic-
| ton as to the outcome of the game, but
says that the best eleven will win, and he
| hopes Minnesota will be the one. e..
After the scrimmage yesterday Dr. VIII
| liams said: II am very we'll pleased with
| the work of the team. The boys have de-
veoped no signs Of staleness and have re-
gained a frisky and able condition. which
could hardly be expected after week OF
such practice as they have had and after
| twenty four hours on the road.