The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-22

Princeton II, Bucknell o.
Car.eton +, Shattuck g.
North Dakota 20, Red River Valley Uni
versity O. -
Williams II, Tufts 0. &C.,.
,rha aDDearance of Germany
Schacht in uniform for signal practlce
on Northrop field, and the announce
ment that beginning with to-day spe-
cial secret practice would be started
we're the developments OF importance
in the varsity football camp yester-
day.
Schacht. who tore the cartilage of
a rib in the Ames game Oct. 10, and
has been out of the game since, ran
thru the signals with the first team,
but did not take part in the Scrlm-
mage. The big tackle was as active
as ever, and his injurd did not ap-
pear to bother him. He will be kept
out Of scrimmage for few days, now
ever. lest he should be injured again.
1t is now practically certain that
Schacht will play in the Michigan
game.
Special signal practice means
that few close followers OF the team,
whose loyalty is so certain that they
have been admitted to the ordinary
secret practice, will be barred from
now until after the Michigan game at
least. The plays upon which the
gopher coaches depend to win from
the wolverines will be perfected, and
every effort made to bring the eleven
to the highest point Of efficiency.
The athletic board has sent list of
forty substitutes to Michigan, and a
list of forty-eight has been received
from Ann ArbOr. Every man on the
gopher first eleven is a native of Min
nesota, while only two of the subs re-
side outside the state.
1t is rather amusing to read in the
dispatches from Ann ArbOr this
morning that Michigan gave up the
opportunity to run UP big score in
order to try out her substitute backs.
Before the first half was over Yost
had six scrubs in the game. Laboring
under this handicap, and practicing a
new style of play, the Wolverines were
able to make only pitiful So points
against Ferris institute. 1t is hard to
tell what the Ann Arbor correspond
ents call a big score, but visions of the
800 or 400 that Michigan might have
made, had all the regulars played,
flash across the mind of the rOOter.
Speaking seriously, Michigan's
scores against second rate teams have
been 50 large this season that they
have ceased to mean anything. 1t is
impossible, from yesterdays scores, to
do anything but reiterate the estab-
1ished theory that Michigan is very
strong. Whether she is strong enough
to defeat Minnesota is no more patent
now than it was a week ago.
Wisconsins game against the Kinks
Vile osteopaths did not show the
badgers up well. The doctors gained
freely thru the badger line, and fire.
quent!y forced Wisconsin to punt. To
ali adherent Of the cardinal, however,
the discOuraging feature of the game
was the way in which the osteopaths
got the charge on the badgers. The
game confirms the theory that the big
score made by Curtis men against
Belolt Saturday was due to the weak
ness of the latter team rather than
to the strength Of the victors. Wis
consln has yet to prove herself in the
same class with Michigan and Mime
sofa. .>.-
1t is claimed that the action of the
A. A. U. in eXpelling Eckersall, the
star quarter of the Chicago team, was
prompted by additional evidence in
regard to Eckersall's record It is
limited strongly that Eckersalls rela-
tons with Chicago university are of a
rather shady character. President
L1ginger of the "A. A. U. said that the
late information was given under a
pledge Of secrecy for the present, but
he limited that when made public it
would prove conclusively that Ecker
sail was a professional and ineligible
to all amateur contests, even in the
college conference, by which he has
not yet been barred.
The information which we obtained
tonight" said Liginger, will GER
tainly cause a sensation when made
public and prove that Eckersall is in
eligible under conference or any other
rules governing amateur athletics"
Director Ehler of the Chicago Cen
trail Y. M. G. A., while he did not state
that the new evidence concerned Eek
ersalIs relations with Chicago univer-
sity, said that the information related
to EckersalFs recent actions, so that
1t Is almost certain that the fast quar-
ter's connection with athletics at Chi
cago is concerned.
Eckersall's temporary suspension,
which was made permanent Tuesday,
was due to his connection with the
Spalding baseball club of the Inter-
state league. He has never before
been directly accused of violating the
conference rules since entering Chi
cago, and startling developments in
college athletics may follow.
Coach Stage of. Chicago, is still
standing pat. He reiterates his asser-
ton that Eckersalrs record is clean,
and says that he intends to keep him
on the team.