The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-14
ILLINOIS NO SNAP,
SAYS DR.. WILLIAMS
Minnesota Coach Expects No
Easy Thing at Champaign
Today.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
CHICAGO Nov. 13.-Minnesotas foot
ball team passed through Chicago today
en- route to Champaign, where it will play
Illinois tomorrow. The team arrived at
$40 o'clock this morning from Minneap-
oils and was taken Immediately to the
Chicago Beach hotel. Late this evening
DR.. Williams took his squad to Cham
An this talk of the Gophers defeating
Illinois by not less than forty points is
all bosh," said the leader of the Gophers.
eve expect Woodruff's team to make one
of it's hardest fights against us toror-
row. and We expect it to be one of the
hardest We have had or will have this sea-
SON Because Indiana beat 1T IL to Is
no sign that it can't play football. The
team did not put up its best game thaC
day. | am thoroughly convinced or TINS.
| believe that defeat will do Illinois good
and that the men Will play together pet
ter tomorrow than they did against In
diana" :,
The team is one of the biggest and
heaviest aggregations IN the west ana
looked in the pink of condition. Dr. VII
liamS said it was fit in every respect loi
a hard battle tomorrow.
Minnesota should win from Illinois to-
day by at least % to 0.
At any event the Minnesota followers
refuse to place the score any lower than
this, and many of them believe that the
Gophers will score at will with Coach
Woodruff's men. The fact that Indiana
won such a decided victory from Illinois
last Saturday has done away with any ap-
prehension on the part of the Gopher fol-
lowers that Illinois will score.
The feeling at Champaign, while not
sanguine, is of a hopeful sort. The Illinois
rooters contend that the Indiana game
is no criterion, for the reason that bad
ly crippled team was put up against the
Hoosiers. there being no thought OF de-
feat on the part of Illinois.
Since last Saturdays game Woodruff
has been working his men hard. and the
team which will be lined up against Min
nesota this afternoon will be one OF the
best that ever wore the orange and blue.
All of the regulars will be in the game.
and it is claimed for Illinois that they
will play a stronger game than they have
been seen in before during the season.
Coach Woodruff realizes what it means
to make a showing against Minnesota, and
he has centralized his efforts in this one
object.
The word comes from Champaign that
Woodruff has been training his men to
hold. If Illinois can put up strong
enough defensive game to hold the score
down. they think there is some chance for
them to win, for Woodruff will instruct
Quarterback Null to try for goals from
the field wherever there is the least
chance for success.
1t is BY kicking goals from the field
that Illinois hopes to score, as it is con-
ceded to be almost out of the question
for them to score against Minnesota by
straight football.
The Gophers are in splendid physical
condition and should be able to put up
every bit as strong game as they played
against Michigan two weeks ago. O'Brien
is on crutches and will not be in the
game, but Harris has already demon
strated that he is able to care for the
position at quarterback, and the team
will not be weakened much by the alb
sence of O'Brien.
While Minnesota anticipates an easy
victory from Illinois, DR.. Williams will
not permit his men to take any chances
of defeat, or of being scored against
even. The strongest team will be lined
up and Coach Woodruff's men will be
shown a quality of football which they
have not yet been up against.
DIR. Williams himself does not share
in the general belief that Minnesota will
have a walkaway with Illinois, at least
if he does he is not willing to say So