The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-30
MUCH NEW MATERIAL
Minnesota Will Have Plenty of Can
didates for Her Football
Eleven This Season.
Gopher Prospects, However, Hardly
20 Seem So Bright as Those of Wis
consin or Michigan.

With the opening Of preliminary
practice for the University Of Minnesota
squad at Lake Minnetonka. the football
season may be said to be fairly under
way. Little more is known now about the
prospects Of the middle western teams,
however, than was known two weeks ago.
The Minnesota management is keeping
q profound silence in regard to the old
men who will return and the new .cand1-
dates who are expected to get places on
the first and second elevens.
1t may be regarded as certainty,
however, that Minnesota will have a
large bunch of mon from which to
draw her material. A large territory Is
tributary to the gopher institution; proba-
bly, larger than those from which M1chi-
gan, Wisconsin and Chicago draw their
men. With the reputation -ths- Minnesota
team has enjoyed in the last two years,
ambitious youngsters will undoubtedly
flock In greater numbers to the north star
university.
: Good Second Team Men.
So Tar as known, practically all Of last
years strong second team will return
The two notable exceptions are B1dlake
and Allen. Allen, who substituted with
Boeckmann as left half upon the first
eleven until he was disabled; will be un-,
will be felt, as he promised to develop
into a strong back. Bidlake last
heard Of in California, and has not sig
nthed to the management his Intention
Of returning. Inasmuch as he underwent
an operation for appendicitis only six
months ago. however, 1t is hardly proba-
: BILE that he will be able to play this year.
With Knowlton out, Liggett looks the
most likely candidate for fullback, un-
less some new man shows up in better
form. Liggett is heavier, than he
last year, and while not a punter of high
class, Is a strong line bucker and tackler,
and especially good on interference.
- Boeckmann, another candidate for half,
has not reported up to date. That leaves
O'Brien and Davies of last years second
team the only half back candidates, but
possibly some good new men VIII be de-
veloped. The rooters moreover, have not
yet given up hope that Van &Valkenburg,
who said last spring that he might re-
turn. will be on hand when the university
opens. o. = :. = =;
Taken all in all. however, Minnesota's S
prospects do not seem as bright as those
OF Michigan, and scarcely better, eff as
good, than those Of Wisconsin The go
pher schedule moreover, is not only a hard
one throughout the season, but includes
three hard games from Oct. II to Oct. 25.
On the first named date Beloit will appear
at Northrop field. The following Saturday
, Minnesota plays Nebraska, and Oct. rs the
gophers meet Iowa at Iowa City.
q, Gophers Can Take No Chances.
While Beloit will not be as strong as
when the Merrills figured in the lineup
Minnesota, with such a lot Of green ma
terial in her team, afford to take no
chances Nebraska will be strong; prob
ably stronger than last year, and Iowa Is
largely an unknown quantity. Thus the
gophers must be nearly on edge for these
- three games, and this means a danger Of
going stale before the last and probably
the hardest contest Of the season-that
with Michigan at Detroit Thanksgiving
day.
After the Iowa game Minnesota will
have a comparatively easy proposition in
Crinneu, but on Nov. and Nov. Is come
Illinois and Wisconsin, and for both these
games the gophers must be in the finest
fettle. Twelve days then remain before
the Michigan game.
chief concerns is for good weather for the
week preceding and the week following
the Wisconsin game. -?
TT will not make 80 much difference
he said, IF we have bad weather for three
or four days preceding the Michigan
and the men are in good trim, we ,oan af-
ford to Let them rest without fear Of their
going back to any great extent. Bad
weather just before the Wisconsin game,
however, may kill our chances. That was
Undoubtedly one factor In the result of
last years contest at Madison. For more
than a week before the game we were
unable to get In good work on account Of
boor grounds. r :.
III we do have bad weather and. 1t
causes the loss of important game,
however, it will be the strongest possible
kind Of an argument for training house,
Which have always maintained was an
absolute necessity. Still hardly wish to
get q training house IN that way
x Henry to Coach DepauW. -
y 4Ttua1ny'' Henry, the former star half
back Of the Maroons, will coach De Pauw
university football eleven this fall Henry
was elected captain Of the Maroon foot
ball eleven for 1901, but did not return tc
college that year. He went Into business
instead. He Is out Of business for the
present and will resume relations with
the ptgskin world again this season. =
Chicago athletes and football enthusi.
asts who have had hopes that the former
< BAREBACK would return to college, this
: Rutumn are greatly disappointed to fine
q that he is going to enter the PROFESSIONS.
Il ranks. With Henry and Sheldon, the Ma
] rooms would have had an aggressive spail
!. behind the line which would have gone
z Tar toward forming a championship team
Z Some Of the wise ones about the uni
IS verstty had figured on Henry as one o.
the assistant coaches for the Maroons this
1all in case he did not return to college
/ They think that Henry would have made
4 one Of the best assistant coaches obtain.
& able for the varsity team.
= Henry first played on the Maroon team
In 1898. He played at half and left enc
4 that year. He was a. member Of thu
y championship eleven Of 1899, playing lef
left half that year, and in. 1900 he agar
s played from the left half position. HI
e was placed on the all-Western team b,
4 critics. both in 1899 and 1900.
s Prospects at Yale r. 2; "
Yale football managers have Just begu,
& their preparations for the coming foot