The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-27
JOURNAL BULLETINS
WERE A BIG FEATURE
BIG nth. ST. CROWDS
Biggest and Best Served Gathering
in Front of The Journal
Building.
Thousands Cheered Wisconsin Game
Played on Fastest Street Bulle-
n tin Device Ever Used. i,

Four thousand persons, as many as
Witnessed the Minnesota wisconsin
game at Madison, saw II n J u n
close it's football bulletin season yes
terday afternoon with the best service
ever given Minneapolis rooters and
with even better service than it, the
pioneer and leader in service of that
sort, has ever vet given.
In spite of the intense cold and the
wind that howled thru almost zero at
mosphere, Fourth street S, from The
Journals canvas gridiron stretching
Nicollet avenue, and down toward
First avenue S, was packed with peo-
pie intently and entirely watching the
progress of the game as 1t was played
by The Journal operators
That The Journal board was able to
give every detail within an instant
after twas observed on Camp Randall,
800 miles away, was due in large part
to the superior service rendered by the
Northwestern Telephone company
service which has been consistent
thruout the season. That the in
formation telephoned directly from
the field was communicated to the
waiting throng on Fourth street before
any other source Of information was
OF service to them was due to the
superiority Of The Journals machin-
cry for showing the plays made and
to the raptdity and intelligence with
which this machinery was handled.
Direct communication by long distance
telephone was established between
Randall field at Madison and The
Journal office. Manager Arthur Won
Schlegell Of the Northwestern Tele-
phone exchange in Minneapolis went
to Madison to take personal charge
of the service and with the assistance
of Thomas Dyer. the old Yale player
now with the telephone company
transmitted every play the instant it
took place.
Owing to the superiority of The
Journals model sridiFon stretched
across Fourth street, it was possible
to give this Information to the eager
flee within two seconds from the
time the play was actually made on
the field. In the construction Of the
Journals model gridiron, the factor
of speed was especially considered
and the device again worked out the
Trained operators with a thoro I'M
derstanding Of the game were in
charge and all returns were played
out by them so far in advance Of
other bulletin schemes that the
Journals crowd outnumbered any
other bulletin gathering on the street
two to one. A megaphone "spieler'
the Journal board and megaphone
brigade of university students on the
roofs Of buildings across the street
kept something" doing and lent a
realistic touch to the entertainment.
This game. winding up the football
season, again accentuates the fact
recognized by the public for years
that The Journal leads In such
service to the public. Every important
out of-town football game for years
has been bulletined on the moving
ball gridtron which was introduced
In Minneapolis by The Journa |
and which has now reached high
degree of development. The close of
the season under such conditions as
attended yesterdays bulletin show
again demonstrates the fact that the
biggest, best served and most en-
thusiastio crowd will be found in
front of the Journal office when there
Ia raekhlaR doing.