The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-28
ODDS FAVOR CHICAGO
Windy City Men Bet $1,000 to $3.50
Against the Badgers.

Madison, Wis, Oct. 28.--The first
big bet on the Chicago Wisconsin foot
ball game here Saturday, was made
yesterday, when a party Of Madison
wagered $3.50 to $1,000 with Chicago
parties that the badgers would win.
The Chicago men inquired if they
could place $4,000 more at the same
odds and the Madison men told them
to send on the money. There have
been a large number of small bets at
even money.
Wisconsin has the better chance Of
winning.
Coach Curtis is carefully nursing
his men for the big contest. All Of the
regular men were out last night and
were put thru q stiff signal practice,
but the cripples were not allowed to
take part in the scrimmage work. OF
the five regulars who are on the hos
pital list, none is in a serious condi-
ton and all will play during part or
the whole game Saturday. .:-.s
During the remainder Of the week
the coach will keep all the cripples out
Of all scrimmage work, simply giving
them the signal practice to keep in
as good physical condition as possible.
If the day is fine the management will
expect an attendance of $4,000 or
$4,000 spectators. -. ..~@s2>iS,'sE
The work on the new grand stand
on the northwest side of the gridiron
is being rapidly pushed, and will be
completed by Friday night.
The latest direct information from
the Wisconsin training quarters is
dark and almost gloomy. It is to the
effect that none of the veterans who
have been on the hospital list are like
ly to be. in the Chicago game at all.
But then, Trainer O'Dea always deals
out wolf tales and stories of hard
luck and disaster; otherwise he deals
out no tales at all
The true situation seems to be that
these players, who are the subjects of
wolf announcements, are in fairly
good shape. They are, seen about on
the campus and in the university halls
and classrooms and aside from the
odOr of arnica or some liniment, with
some cases a bit of limp, they seem
to be all right.
Two more days work remain for
Of light training in signal running the
big game against the maroOns will BE
at hand. Because Of the careful
secrecy maintained at the Wisconsin
field this week it is reported that
Coaches Curtis and Mccarthy are fear
full that stagg is unmanly enough to
send spies to the badger camp to learn
things he ought to wait until Saturday
afternoon for. There are those in
Madison who think it almost as UNI
sportsmanlike for the Wisconsin
coaches in this way to indirectly ac-
cuse Mr.. Stage Of unsportsmanlike
conduct as it would be for the rival to
actually do that which the Wisconsin
authorities think he might do.
Either the Wisconsin coaches are of
the opinion that Chicago spies are in.
wait around the badger field or else.
Curtis and Mccarthy are building a.
number. of trick plays for8the. contest
Saturday. It is thought here that this
is the most important reason for secret
practice. Wisconsin will have to win
on f1nesse or not at ALL say the wise
ones. This is because. the badgers
are thought by these to be in bad
physical condition.
The advance sale of seats for the
Chicago Wisconsin game has been UNI
precedented here and the managers
are feeling pleasant in anticipation of
large gate receipts Saturday. AS early
as Sunday morning at 4 o'clock the
lines formed at the two places in
Madison where the sale opened Mon