The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20
STIR Up TROUB
Someone at Madison Is Determined
to Kill All Friendly Feel
ing Here.
More Threats Of Breaking Of Ath-
letio RELATIONSHIP Fitzpatrick
Interviews Authenticg

Madison correspondents seem reck-
lessly determined to stir up strife be-
tween Minnesota and Wisconsin. It
appears to be up to Manager Kilpat-
rick to enter decided denial of the
interviews credited to him. Dispatch
es from Madison last night read as
follows: +
Madison, Wis, Nov. 2o.-The officials
We're chosen for the Wisconsin, Minnesota
game Yesterday. After communication
Win the Minnesota management Manager
Fitzpatrick made the following statement
The trouble with Minnesota, SO far as
1t relates to the selection OF officials, is
over. Darby Of Grinnell, will referee the
thanksgiving Day game; Burkland OF M
inois. will umpire, and Gale of Chicago.
VIII be head linesman and timex eper.
We did not suggest these men, except
10 suggest our willingness to have Burk-
land. We are assured that rough PLAYING
VIII not be INDUCED in beyond the reason
any hard work that must be expected Of
championship game. Minnesota re-
turned our first list of suggested officials
ana also our second, after we had returned
their lncompetents. Then Minnesota sue-
gcsted Darby, Burkland and aGle, and We
agreed to these. :,
Inc threat Of severance Of athletic re-
iations with Minnesota still hangs out,
but president Van Hise and Athletic S,I-
pervisor Slichter are said to be against
this, because of the existence of contract
with Minnesota for two more annual
games =
Madison, Wis. Nov. 20.-The university
athletic board has sent a letter to the Min
, nesota management. giving warning that
the gopher players will have to play a
clean game Thanksgiving Day, or athletic
relations between the two institutions will
be severed
Bets are being placed in Madison at odds
of to that Minnesota will defeat wis
consin. The same odds are also offered
| that the badgers will score on Minnesota.
Enthusiasts are betting to Q that Chi
cago Will score against Michigan if either
side scores.
Whether inspired or not, these dis
patches can have no object other than
to furnish the basis for a howl of
rough play If Wisconsin is defeated.
1t is hardly credible that Fitzpatrick
! should put himself in such an I'M
sportsmanlikea position as the inter
view credited to him implies. Wiscon-
I sin had plenty of time between the
M1nnesota-W Wisconsin game last year
and the signing Of the contract for this
! seasons game, to make any protest
! IN regard to rough play. That the
I complaint should come at this late
date, and yet before the badgers have
any valid reason for fear in regard to
/ the Thanksgiving Day game, would
make II. appear (provided that the
| Wisconsin management has really In.
spired the statements OF the CORE.
spondents) that defeat is conceded
and that Wisconsin is getting ready
| to make excuses.
If any official note Of warning in
regard to rough play was sent to Min
nesota, DR.. Williams says that nc
trouble was experienced in regard tc
the selection Of officials, and that il
rarely happens that three men are
chosen before the interchange of a
number Of proposals from each insti-
!. tuition. Minnesota is prepared to play
a clean game and has only the most
friendly feelings for Wisconsin, bu1
some one at Madison apparently wants
!. to make sure that bitterness is stirred
I up. -..-.: