The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-25

Michigan next!
The game with Beloit has been play
ed and now there is nothing but hVe
days of practice between the Minnesota
team and the game that will practically
decide whether or not the Gophefs are
to be the Western champions for 1903
Next Saturday afternoon the big
game of the Western football world Will
be played on great Northrop field by
the Minnesota and Michigan teams.
Wisconsin and Chicago may claim the
right to be mentioned with the GO
pliers and the Wolverines, and later
on both Minnesota and Michigan may
drop back with the also rams, but the
game Saturday like the game between
Michigan and Wisconsin last season,
is to be the big game of the season.
1t will be the big game and it will be
played before the banner crowd. Al
ready the sale of tickets threatens to
exceed even the most reckless gueSses
of the mana cement and it can be safely
said that between %, 900 and $4,000 Will
see the game.
This week the Minnesota manage
ment will put large force of builders
at work and new stands will be erected
at each end of the big field. If neces-
sary every available inch of space sur
rounding the gridiron will be used for
temporary stands and with the new
field insured against accident, it is safe
to promise that there will be no rep
etition of the accident at Chicago last
season.
The big stands already up have been
thoroughly inspected and the more
timid ones can, if they hurry, secure
seats in these stands. The late corners
will have to content themselves with
what is left and the ones who delay to
the last will without doubt be able to
secure nothing better than general adj
al yf0 limo NOR an
privilege.
The result of this game is bothering
the enthusiasts. Minnesota supporters
are more confident than ever before
that Minnesota is to be the team that
will furnish Coach Yost his Waterloo,
but Minnesota was confident last sea-
son and Yost smiled his quiet smile.
and hurried up
This season, however, the confidence
is not entirely worked UP by enthusiast
tic desire to see Minnesota win. This
season Minnesota has team that has
already demonstrated its right to hold
the respect of the critical ones.
Minnesota has a fast team, a team
that is an improvement on the team
that met Michigan last season. Mich
igan has fast team, but the Wolver-
ines of today are not the Wolverines
who tore through Minnesota's line last
season. Minnesota has a better team
this season; Michigan has an inferior
team.
Weeks is missing, Sweeley is miss
ing and other stars are gone from the
Michigan team and new men are to
face the Gophers. They may not prove
strong enough to do what the stars
did last season, and then, again, they
may turn out to be new stars.
Minnesota has a better chance to
beat Michigan than she ever had be-
fore, but in in knowing this the Min
nesota following should not allow their
enthusiasm to run away with their
judgment. Yost has the nasty habit
of being able to whip speed and team
work into players, and Yost has been
working as hard at Michigan this year
as he ever worked before and perhaps
a bit harder.
The best dope possible for the Min
nesota men who are planning on back
ing the Gophers and if necessary odds
against Michigan, is something like
the following:
Minnesota has : faster team than
she had last year. She has the adj
vantage of playing on her home
grounds, with the roofing of her thou
sands ringing in the ears of the VOL
verines. She has a line that should
prove as strong as the Michigan line.
has not been thoroughly tried out.
She will be playing away from home.
She will not have Boss Weeks run
ming the team; she will not have
SWeeley to heave that trusty boot
against the ball In the desperate
pinches.
Minnesota should win Saturday If
she is ever to defeat Michigan.
Saturday will settle the question.