The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-20
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SATURDAYS Waterloo.

Nebra ska took a critical game from
Minnesota Saturday by playing better ball.
Clearly the best team won. 1t Is satls-
faction to be beaten without the assist
ance Of Ifs" So decisive was Nebras-
ka's victory, that even If there had been
no score, no one would have had any
doubt that the Nebraska eleven was the
better last Saturday.
At the same time, the defeat was not a
rout Although even in the first half,
Nebraska superior team work was ap-
parent, Minnesota. in point of actual
achievement, had the advantage. :
Nebraska was clearly in better condi-
ton, had more staying powers, more
"steam" and played even better football
in the second than in the first half In
the slang phrase, Minnesota was all in
at the end of the first half.
A part Of Mnnesotas weakness is to be
attributed to the lack Of the attention OF
a careful .trainerss.- The neglect to retain
permanent competent trainer was very
grave error. But aside from that Mime
sofas system OF play is not perfected and
not all of the eleven yet have that indf
vidual football education which should be-
gin to be apparent by this time.
Dr. Williams thinks the men will play
better football later In the season. This is
undoubtedly true, and it may be true that
If the eleven had been brought to the
climax for the Nebraska game, it would
have fallen away before later hard
games. 49, {eE5, -.
But after all 1t was great game, a
thrilling battle, and the victor had tc
fight for every point. Somebody must
lose in every contest, and defeat is bet
ter test Of elevens than victory. From al
accounts the Minnesota eleven, Coach
Williams. the university and most Of the
public are taking their medicine in gooC
style. They admit defeat in manly fash
lon and are not discouraged.
The only noteworthy instances Of quit
ting the game has brought out are some
Bull Run sporting editorial common
and an editorial in yesterday morn
ing's Times which, with rash haste tina
will doubtless be regretted later, declared
that DR.. Williams Is not a success as {
COdCH, ana IL IL were possible TO TeIlre
him and get better man to-day, +
would be we'll for the committee on ath
letics, of the university, to do So"
No coach should be expected to produc.
elevens that willtwin all games. King O.
Wisconsin has lost games, SO has Knip.
OF Iowa and Stage Of Chicago, good coacl
though he is, has lost so many games tina
it would take an effort of the memory tt
recall them. This Is DR.. Williams thirt
year with Minnesota, and in all that tim,
It has lost only two games-the one t,
Wisconsin, last year, and the one to Ne
braska, Saturday. A better record wouIt
be we'll nigh impossible, and it is nov
apparent that it is as honorable to be de
feated by Nebraska as by Wisconsin. /
new power has arisen in western football
Its game with Minnesota was the on
event 1t had to prepare for, whereas Min
nesota had to keep in view at least fiv
games.
Saturdays defeat by no means blight
the rest Of the football season-unles
there are more "quitters" in this vicinag
than have heretofore been discovered.