The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-21

the game is willing to admit that Will
liams still has chance to save the
Gophers from a finish back in the ruck.
If Minnesota wins two or more of the
remaining battles the Tribune will adj
nit that the lose to Nebraska was a
huke.
The Chicago Chronicle says:
Two big Western football elevens
have had their hopes for champion
ship eleven hattered-Minnesota and
Northwestern While neither one OF
these teams was considered q serious
contender for the highest honors IN
the West, their defeat means "a great
deal, inasmuch as the first stride has
been taken in the yearly Weedlng OUT
OF the university elevens.
There was no surprise in the victory
of Chicago from Northwestern. There
would have been little surprise II the
game had gone the other way. But
when it was learned that BUNNY
Booths Nebraska eleven had beaten
the Gophers there was thorough SEN
sation in every Western college.
1.-The wings of Minnesota,s chan-
pionship bee were clipped last year by
j W
Gophers fully expected that they
would be close to the tape at the fin
ish. Then they said that another year
would demonstrate the superiority
which they declared the maroon and
old gold eleven possessed. They start
ed the season with practically the
same team and q horde of great hulk
ing substitutes, and their prospects
looked bright indeed. But Booth had
a good eleven at Nebraska last season,
and, with few losses in the makeup,
he has been successful this year in
putting a team into the Held which is
thoroughly dangerous.
Nebraska, while much lighter than
Minnesota, was able to play all around
the Gophers, especially in the second
half when, by Booths Princeton for
nations, it took the ball in the center
of the field and pushed it forward and
across the Gopher line. 1t has gener-
ally been supposed that Minnesota
would have line this year about I'M
pregnable, since 1t was very strong In
defense last year and needed only
little more speed. But the Nebraska
backs made this husky line creak and
spread with their rapid attacks.
'This game is likely to cause a lot
of trouble. Just because the Gophers
were defeated by an eleven which has
both plenty of weight and speed, it
must not be forgotten that Minnesota
has an exceedingly strong team. The
defeat will do the Northern players 6
world of good, and they still have
games with Michigan, Wisconsin, I'LL
nois and Iowa. It is probable that the
Gophers will beat both Iowa and Illi-
noiS and they are. sure to give Wiscon-
sin and Michigan all they can handle
Indeed, the Gophers have an excellent
chance of beating both the Badgers
and the Wolverines"
The following is from the Chicago
Tribune:
Football surprises of Saturday, dis
tinctively in the plural number, were
secondary in local interest to the re-
suit of the contest at Marshall field
between the two local universities, and
the success Of the maroon over North
western for the first time in three
years gives Chicago students hopeful
feeling regarding the Illinois game OF
next Saturday, perhaps more hopeful
than the situation really warrants.
But the surprises are none the less
important. Minnesota's defeat by Ne
braska through an earned touchdown
in the last minutes of the game was sc
much surprise 1t was a shock to Co.
pher adherents, who had thought the
Northerners stronger than last season
and a formidable antagonist for Wis
consin and Michigan.
while 1t is possible the Gophers
underestimate the Cornhuskers. such
a result should not have happened un.
less the Nebraskans, of whom little Is
known here, were unusually strong. o,
the GopherS below their usual stand.
ard. 1t will give Knipe's Hawkeyes
new hope for the game Saturday al
Iowa City. Even granted Nebraska
earned touchdown, it is surprising
Minnesota did not score, as critics hac
been led to believe DR.. Williams was
working especially with a view to de.
yeloping faster team, slowness beine
the greatest fault Of the heavy North
erners last fall. Minnesota has came.
with Illinois, Wisconsin and the
Thanksgiving day date with Michigan
II two or more of these contests are