The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-24
WISCONSIN ALLOWS
GROUND TO FREEZE
Badgers Believe Hard Field VIII
Give Light Backs an
Advantage.

opGCIdl " LIE NIlOpC'
MADISON, Wis, Nov. 23.-By leav-
ing hay or straw off the football grid
iron at Camp Randall the Wisconsin
management looked to securing a val
liable advantage over the Gophers in
the final struggle of the season Thurs
day afternoon. The ground froze hard
last week during the cold snap to a
depth of four or five inches.
In former years the management,
presumably to remove the element of
danger from the hard games of the
latter end of the season, covered the
gridiron with loads of hay, effectually
protecting the ground from the frost
and making it far less dangerous for
the, play.
The failure to do this last week was
not out of a desire to allow either
Badgers or Gophers to be MANNED or
killed, but it gives Wisconsin, with her
light, fast players, a situation most de-
sirable in contemplation of the contest
with the heavy and slower Minnesota
players.
Up at Minneapolis, it is reported, DR..
Williams caused a heavy layer of straw
to be spread over Northrop field for
the game last Saturday, but no such
precaution was taken at Madison for
the hard contest between the Wiscon-
sin and Chicago freshmen elevens. The
result was that injuries were frequent
and long list of substitutes had to be
used to fill up the gaps, as the regulars
fell on the solidly frozen field. Clarke,
of Chicago, was frightfully cut in the
face, and Thompson, of Wisconsin, was
ho f41y'J fo. 4bo
game was over because he was tackled
hard and struck his head almost with
cracking force on the frosty ground.
Thompson's condition occasioned
great alarm to the Wisconsin man.
agement. He acted as one out of his
head and refused to leave the field even
after the game was over. He scarcely
recognized his fellow players and re-
peated, Il don't know where I am.
What's the matter. Don't go, fellows.
I don't want to go home" He tried to
be led home, but it was necessary for
Assistant Graduate Manager Keachie
to summon a cab and obtain medical
attention. Thompson is better, but re-
marks are passed to the effect that the
ground is too hard for football.
There is no danger that the rooters
VI lI1S IIOlll6 lSctIIl Will SI6dllY
the eXcurSioniSts from the north. Let
tiers are arriving summoning students
to annual family Thanksgiving re-
unions and it is known that the stu
dents will be far less reluctant to miss
the game and get the slice of home
turkey than would have been the case
had not two defeats and a tie already
been registered against the cardinal.
There Will be organized roofing, as a
matter of course, but 1t will not be
such as met the visit Of the Maroons
from Chicago nearly month ago.
The fact is, much Of the Wisconsin
spirit has been cooled by the adverse
results of the Chicago, Michigan and
Northwestern games.
In addition to this situation is the
fact that the cardinal regimental band
has not yet been placated from the
umbrage felt at the refusal of Man
ager fitzpatrick to take the musicians
to the Ann Arbor game. The men Of
horns, drums and slide trombones
voted unanimously not to play at any
more athletic games, not only football
but all athletic events. This was I'M
mediately because the Michigan out
ing was denied, but the element was
also present that 1t was desired to re-
ceive cash pay for the band on athletic
occasions, the same as at military
hops. The students laughed and the
CO4IeSe paper cd1leQ the 't0OterS "a
gang of cutters" and said it was play
ing the baby act" But the band still
refuses to help the roofing at the Min
nesota game, and the Gopher band is
likely to supply all the music.
The statement of Coach Williams, in
answer to the threats of Wisconsin
and Michigan to retaliate for the all
legged rough playing of the Gophers by
refusing to play with Minnesota in the
future, is received in Madison as a fair
statement of the situation and as dig
nified as can be any controversial writ
ing on the part of a coach Now the
blame for the whole trouble is laid
upon Michigan and the suggestions
made by Michigan men at the Black
F'riars' club dinner in Ann Arbor and
at the station there. The good feeling
between Wisconsin and Michigan on
that occasion was strong, planned by
Michigan to be SO, and it appears that
the Badgers were led into being un-
justif1ably outspoken against Mime
sofa, for which some chagrin is now
felt here. The incident is announced
to be entirely closed.