The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-01

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rners Manager cCutcheon and Dr. Will
ianns Of Minnesota had a rather humor-
ous1 discussion at the Victoria hotel Fri
day afternoon. McCutcheon ironically
McClatn upon the result of
the. Illinois-IoWa game, in which Illinois
piled up 8 score Of 8S.ss
Fine work, Mac excla lined McCutch-
con, grasping McGlain' s hand warmly. Il
never expected we would make suchEs
showing. That's a glorious wind-up for
the season. sf5R
Later Dr. Williams and Mccain con
ferred upon q game for next season at
Minnesota has already
scheduled games with Michigan for OCT.
81 and with Wisconsin, for Nov. IA, while
it is probable that Minnesota will play
Illinois at Champaign Thanksgiving Day
in 1903. Williams offered McClain the
second or. third week ain : October while
McClain wanted the first week in No
vember.
minnesota would hardly want to- sched-
ule so hard a game between the. Michigan
and Wisconsin contests said Dr.5sW1l-t
liams. $3.50 s,!ss.sfa 8
well, if you, want an ieasy game for.
Nov. Z, 1owasshouid' AL the shill,p said Nc:
Claim, facetiously. f2sar.5 s.Esfs.: ~
IF you will guarantee that your team
Will be as easy as it was this year: you
can have the date, replied Dr.5'W1lllams,
and McClain was silent.
a Bit of Football Dope. !,
Athletic Director Huff Of Illinois fur
nishes an interesting bit of football dope.
MANY football men who know Purdue's
mediocre showing. in the last few years.
said Huff, do not remember that at one
time Purdue was right up in the front
rank Of western colleges. In the, late
eighties am. the early nileties, 9TH; ~
diana institution held the championship,
fo,. xva q f1Ila NJ
course, to the fact that football gained. g
foothold there early, and Purdue used to
wipe up the field with colleges which
now trounce her regularly every YEAR.
"In 1890. the first year we turned out
team at Illinois, Purdue beat us 81. to 0.
Michigan beat Purdue 20 to O.; Cornell
defeated Michigan So to 6, and Harvard
trounced Cornell II too. According to the
dope, figure that Harvard that year
would have beaten us 1913 to 0. I don't
think the, dope was SO farawrong, either,
because Harvard probably would have
scored a touchdown on us every time she
took the ball. ~. =.,1 49, 5,.s
Considerable surprise has been oc-
casioned by the retirement of Coach Holt
Of Illinois. Among western football
critics Holt has . been given credit for
turning out pretty good teams. consider
ing the material at his: disposal. : The
cause Of Hollis discharge is not given out.
of this years eleven speak of the retiring
coach in the warmest terms, and Stahl
asserts that the members of the team
were almost unit in favor Of his re-
tention. s@. .,s# - ~.
HoIFEster Likely to Retire -. ~
It is. generally believed that Hollistel
of Northwestern will retire at the end OF
this season, Mccormack Of Dartmouth
is mentioned as the man who probably will
TY~11 SrSk> StS rI,1
be looking for a new coach, although, the
impression among outsiders is that King
will return next year. It is pointed ou
| that King will want to quit with better
last years record than; his team has mad,
| this season. If King adheres to his deter
mination to get out Of coaching, the bad
| gers may adopt alumni coaching next sea
! son. -.s.'
Badgers Likely to Be Weak; -
| It is generally believed that Wisconsi,
will be weaker than ever next year. Ju
neau and Driver, two of the best backs o
the year, will be absent next season, an,
the badgers will also lose Lerum and prob
| ably Show, although the latter has no
| played his four years. The holes In tn
line probably will be filled UP, but t
develop good backs is likely to prove
hard proposition. None Of the men VIII
played behind the line this year, and VIII
will return next season. showed any clas
with the exception Of Vanderboom an
Fogg,s SO that two good men must be de
Feloped from the new material if tn
badgers make a showing.
Perhaps Wisconsin is due for a slum1
I'm. the last six or eight years all of tn
western universities have gone to the ba
for one Or more years, and it will b
strange if Wisconsin does not sooner {
later meet the same misfortune. Min
| Ia q oSft. ooc I
1899, Michigan made a lamentable Shown
in 1900, Chicago fell down hard in 100
northwestern has made no record sine
1885, Iowa after a brief. period of fam
lapsed into oblivion, and Purdue has falle1
apparently permanently, from her formt
high estate. Michigan has been most fol
tunate, in that her slump lasted only or
season. .~.~
Chicago Is a Strong Favorite.
Chicago is expected by many experts I
make a strong bid for the championshi
next season. It is pointed out that CHI
cago developed a, frst-class eleven th
year out Of raw material and that tn
freshmen of this years; team will make
much better showing with the advantaa
Of years varsity work. Sheldol
:, Ahlswede and Koehler are the only ma
room players who are not expected to re
turn next year. ,,r 49,,
: Michigan will lose several good men mel
season. Weeks, the brains Of the team
Sweeley, the great dropkicker, McGugil
, the strong guard, and Redeem, are not e,
: pected to return. The wolverines, how
! ever, will have left Maddox and Paine
tackles; Heston in Herrnstein, halfback
Lawrence, Jones; and Grayer, for full
!, backs; with the alternative of playir
!, Graver at. end or auarter;r Gregory, Gel
ter; and Carters guard. !. It as pointed Q,
by Michigan adherents that everyone e,
. pected Michigan to slump this year, wit
:. Wilson. Neil Snow, Shorts, White ar
, Reddner missing from the lineup. TIL
Michigan again turned out such a. goo
= team, is ascribed to the coaching of Yos
, who is expected to make good again ne
= Iyear, even though his material does n
: look too promising. &.4s
e Captains to BE Selected.
+ Most IF the western universities a
: discussing the question Of captains f
next year. Northwestern has alrea,
elected, Dixie Fleager, who has played
e halfback Or fullback for three year
k Wisconsin, according to the statements
|. Badger players, and alumni in close tou
e with the team, is almost certain to choo
e Abbott, the noted end. Chicago probab
+ will select Ellsworth. the big cente
It Michigan's choice is still in doubt
t So far as Minnesota is concerned, the
II are only two logical candidates, Roge
d and Harris. Rogers has had more e
h perience than any man on the team, al
was formerly captain of Carlisle. Har,
: is good field captain as well as a strol