The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-11
FOOTBALL.
SEATS ARE ON SALE
Rush to Secure Tickets for satur-
days Gridiron Contest
Begins. -
Betting Upon the Game Is Brisk
With Odds of 5 to 4 Offered
on Wisconsin.


With the Wisconsin, Minnesota football
game only four days away, betting upon
the result Is already brisk. Wisconsin has
always been a favorte speculative propo-
sition with Minneapolis men who are
bound to neither team, and In addition
there are many badger alumni in the city.
This. In connection with Wisconsins
prestige gof former years, and her good
record this season, combined with Mime
sofas defeat by Nebraska, makes the
badgers the most popular team for the
betting fraternity.
Aside from Minnesota students and
alumni, whose sympathies unconsciously
influence their Judgment. Wisconsin is the
almost unanimous choice Of the specu-
lators. In down town cigar stores dozens
of bets are posted at odds Of to 8, to
5, 10 to s, or II to 10. on the badgers.
These odds, in the opinion Of many Min
nesota men. are none too high. Indeed,
many enthusiastic supporters of the
gophers have, to quote from Billy Baxter.
carefully ''sewed the human pocket shut"
and steadfastly declined to wager their
coin upon the result of Saturdays
test. The general opinion among the
more conservative is that a wager upon
Minnesota is unwise unless the bettor can
we'll afford to lose his money.
Others Not So Conservative.
But others are not so conservative.
Many wagers at the odds quoted above
have been taken by Minnesota men, and
hundreds Of dollars are now up upon the
game. Still enough Wisconsin money re-
mains to keep the odds up. Many Mime
sotans are waiting for the arrival of the
badger cohorts from Madison, in the hope
that when Wisconsin men find little Min
nesota cash In sight, they will make a
better proposition than any Of those men,
toned.
Practice Northrop field yesterday
was comparatively light. There was no
scrimmage. the time being devoted to
running through signals. Darkness COM
PEELED the squad to seek the armOry short
ly after O'clock The gophers are in
good condition with the exception Of
Thorpe, whose knee was stiffened by a
knock he received during Saturdays
game. The injury probably will not keep
him out Of the game for more than day
or two. All the other men are in good
condition. Davies and O'Brien, the
fastest halfbacks, were not used in Satur-
days game, and the impression prevails
that DR.. Williams is saving them for the
Wisconsin game.
Sale of Seats Is Brisk.
The interest i'm the game, not only in
Minneapolis, but also in northern Wiscon-
sin and all through the state of Minnesota
IS eVinced by the orders received by Man
ager Luby for seats. Mail orders have been
coming in for week past from the smaller
towns for blocks of tickets ranging in
number from twenty-five to 100 Duluth
ordered fifty seats, and then sent for fifty
more. Clarke Evans, who is now In
Crookston, sends for fifty seats for citi-
zens or that town who are planning an ex-
curslon to Minneapolis for Saturday. Fari-
bault orders twenty five and far away
/ Moorhead twenty besides which or.
ders for blocks Of varying size have beer
"a Oh Iol,
and various other towns. Madison Wis
sent for 800 seats and two boxes, and E
block near the center Of the grandstanC
mas been sent to the Badger camp Chip
pewa Falls ordered forty-five seats, ant
mas been assigned a block in the same sec
ton with the Madison men,
line railroads running out of Minneapoli!
nave granted round trip rate of one fare
and one-third from all points from which
the one-Way fare to Minneapolis or st
Paul is So or less. On these excursions tn,
tickets are good returning up to and in
Guiding Nov. IT,
Sale Opens In Minneapolis
In Minneapolis tickets are on sale a
Voegeli's, and at the Students book stor
on Fourteenth avenue and Fourth stree
Sc A block has also been sent to lib
bels in st. Paul. The sale opened thi
morning. and a long line of purchaser
was waiting at both Voegeli's and tn
students book store long before the tim
set for the opening. Manager Luby sal
that from present idcations the entir
block of 5000 reserved seats exclusive q
the boxes. would be disposed of by Thurs
day. In addition there are $500 genera
admission seats
Inc price of all reserved seats has bee
paced at S. and general admission at s.
Inc box seats are sold at $3.50 and S:
There is little doubt that SATURDAYS at
a. hra lror IN,
or cash receipts, although in points {
numbers the crowd will hardly exceed tina
at the Nebraska game in 1901, when 1,5C
persons were unable to find entrance t
the grounds.
Guessing In the Dark.
Little additional light has been throw
upon the result of the game, in fact prae
tlcally everything in regard to either teal
that can be known before the day of tn
game is known now. Minnea politar
really know more facts about the Badge
team than about their own eleven, D
Williams, in pursuance of his usual polio,
mas declined to give out the slightest bit :
information in regard to his MANS f.
saturday Even the probable lineup of til
team Is kept carefully concealed
Cnlcago papers generally are non-cono
initial In their sizeups Of the two team,
although most of them show a leanin
toward the badger. The Chronicle is tn
l. Ills paper says tina
minnesota should win the badger gam,
ne gophers have been steadily deyelor
Ing, and promise to be in splendid for1
Tor the battle with Wisconsin. nh
Chronicle predicts that Minnesota wi
give Michigan much harder battle tina
s viii Chicago. The only hope for Mime
sofa against the wolverines is in the IA,
that the team is still coming, and prob
= ably will not reach the pitch of develop
ment before: Nov. a. while Michigan
SO near perfection in team work, as to es
cite admiration and ave. Consequent
Michigan cannot hope to improve muc
from now on.
The Chicago Tribune thinks Minnesc