The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-29
MICHIGAN is IN FINE FETTLE
Yost Expects His Men to Win but Is
Not Overconfident. ~ q

4OSt Expects His Men TO WIN DuC is
IL Not Overconfident. ~ /.
Special to The Journal - ".
Ann Arbor, Mich, Oct. 29.-The
Michigan football squad left for Min
neapolis over the Michigan Central
will arrive in Chicago rat 33:05 p IN,
and leave that city overYthe North
Western at 6 p. M, arriving in Min
neapoliS at 1855 tomorrow. ...... -.
The men who were taken included
Gregory, center; Shuttle and Gooding,
guards; Maddox and Curtis, tackles;
Redden and Longman, ends; Norcross
Graver, halfbacks; Tom Hammong,
ufllback, and the following. subs:
Thomson, Weeks, Person and .Bigelow
for the back field; Edmunds,1 Eyke,
Garrels and Barnett, linemen, and
Dunlap, end. a@DePere is still suffering
from the injury to his shoulder and
will remain here : =. &>s.ssSs: z 4s,$
The team which Michigan will start
in the game Saturday will be il1z the
pink of condition and will be one Of
the most experienced that-has repre-
scented the university in the last few
years. There will be but five of last
years players in the lineup, but all OF
the men, with the possible exception
of Schultz and Curtis have had con-
school teams or on the reserves.
Michigan clearly expects to win. Yost
says that he is going to win. The
players expect to win, and the rooters
are confident. :. If Michigan is de-
feated there will be no excuse to
offer. Yost said before leaving:
THE Michigan eleven has started
faster the last three nights than any.
team 1 ever had. I have done the
hardest work I ever did with a foot
ball eleven. ID. .a. - ~
Il" II may change the line-up after the
game starts. Injuries may necessi-
tate change, Minnesotas playing
may. I don't know my lineup yet.
I'm the last practice Graver played
into Tom Hammond's place at full, and
other shifts were made. This was
for emergency in the Minnesota game,
when we may have to use my regulars
as subs in the positions. ~: - -.
f. don't send out any bear stories
about Michigan. We admit our men
are all in good condition. We don't
know how the game will result, but we
will give Minnesota all we got every
minute, and If we are beaten tt will be
by better team. The men are NOT
confident of victory; they are just go
ing to play their best
Yost was not in his usual jolly
mood, but quiet and determined, and
trif1e tired from his hard weeks
work The whole: team has this air;
of determination, mixed with uncer-
tainty about5the result. IN
The last practice was a hard scrim-
mage, in which several men were Sc
Verely bruised. e,.i.5s
1: The Minnesota 'bear" stories are
creating amusement at Michigan. Yost
has reliable Information that O'Brien's
injury is slight and that he will be
every inch in the game on Saturday.
The Michigan team would like to
know if the Minnesota player, - whose
shoulder cannot bear the weight Of his
suit goes to classes in a bath robe. /:
Veterans None Too Confident.
The statements Of the players show
that the veterans expect a harder
that the veterans expect a. harder
mond, the freshman fullback, says:
I'VE have got. it in us to win -
Captain Redden-I wouldn't y be
surprised to find Minnesota had won
when i the game was over, and I
wouldn't be surprised if Michigan had
won.
Joe Maddock-I don't know. So I'm
going to play as hard as the Lord will
let me. I'll give Minnesota every bit
I've got. s
Quarterback Norcross 'Brien
needs all the rest he can get before
Michigan meets him.
The work yesterday afternoon COM
sisted of fast signal practice and a
scrimmage Of fifteen minutes length
The varsity was drilled entirely on de-
Tense and the reports from Ferry field
say that the scrubs. were not able to
make their downs at any time.
The varsity line-up was changed so
that #Grayer was PLAYED at quarter ifl-s