The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-29

ton vacated by Longl11an at end, the
latter having been transferred to half.
Heston was not allowed to take part
lin the scrim1nage because he is con-
sidered too valuable a man to risk in
a scrimnage at this late stage.
The work was hard and fast. Bar
nett was substituted in the line after
the scrimmage was nearly over. Ee
may be played in Saturdays game in
case Of an injury to, either Of Micht-
gan's guards. g. ti., 50 ayzt ~ ~.
The rooters are still '"up in the air"
as to who will play quarterback and
as to who will do the punting Satur-
day. Yost will not. even let out a hint
as to who will run athe team and do
the kicking. 49, - :
Altho the physical condition of the
team is now satisfactory, Trainer Fitz
patrick is worrying about the tedious
journey before his men:
Yost Has Little. Fear. e..
If all loyal Michigan supporters were
as confident of defeating Minnesota
as smiling "Hurry Sup Yost, a great
many sleepless nights would be avoid
ed. In every conversation for the past
week in which Yost has mixed up, he
has declared Internationally that
Michigan will defeat the gophers on
their own grounds Saturday.
1T will be no 20 to 6 game" says
he, "but when the time comes we will
deliver the goods aud our boys will
be the victors.'' ss$s
On the other hand, the student body
as a, whole is inclined to be exceeding
ly- skeptical as to the outcome. The
coming contest is the one topic Of dis
cussion. On the campus, on the street
corner, everyWhere,tt Ills: will Michi-
gan win %
Mass meetings are being held night
", to- arouse college spirit, and it is
safe8to say thatTat no time before the
Wisconsin gameslast year did excite
ment and interest run so high as it
does right now in the wolverine camp.
It lis decidedly up to Yost, and he
realizes it. as no one else possibly can.
Will he be able to round his heavy
but green team into shape to withstand
the gopher attack? He says that ne
can, and if any ones prophecy Is worth
his certainly is. .
&. All this week Minnesota formations
and Minnesota defensive tactics will
be thrown into the. varsity, which can
not help strengthening their chances.
One scrub, who. played smashing half
In last evenings Il scrimmage said:
I'd hate to- be a gopher halfback il
interference is going to him
many times as hard as 1t dad to me-"
The men are nerved up to the APP
probation Of the task which is before
them, and they are playing harder
and fercer than atsaI1y time before this
fall. 30
The fumbling which has married
play in all of her games
this year will have to stop. Altfo q
great Improvement was shown In the
Drake contest along this line, there
is still room for a great deal more.
Tom Hammond seems to be the worst
but give the team the ball.
ance of the week and undoubtedly a
marked change will be seen In every
line.
The prevailing opinion among the
student body is that the Minnesota
game will decide the championship.
Coach Yost and Captain Redden both
realize that Saturdays game is the
wisconsin game of 1902 and expect
the play will be in the same manner
as ON that memorable Nov. /.
Two Hundred Rooters Coming.
The excursion WI start from Ann