The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21
SPORTING NEWS.
Michigan and Wisconsin Are on
the Warpath.
Talk Strongly of Breaking With
Minnesota.
KNOCK ON THE GOPHERS
Wolverines Put Coach williams
Team in Bad Light.
Work Up a Feeling of Distrust
In Badger Eleven.
KNOCK ON THE GOPHERS

sown by Michigan at the dinner after
the game at Ann Arbor Saturday. both
before and after the pleasant" game
al Ferry field. at the dinner at the
Black Friars club and at the train
when the wined and dined badgers de-
parted, has thrived in fertile soil and
has developed at Madison frame of
mind that seems to be waiting for a
good excuse to break relations with
Minnesota without any substantial
reason.
An array of allegations was poured
into the creduIous badger ear at Ann
Arbor, being a portrayal of the fighting
and general rough playing the WolVer-
ines said they encountered on Northrop
field October 81. Captain Redden, it was
said to the Wisconsin people, made a
statement regretting the sore" stories
which had emanated from the Michigan
camp, but this statement was merely to
seem to show q sportsmanlike spirit and
disarm criticism.
The fact was insisted upon that the
gophers "slugged' unmereifully at all
times throughout the Michigan game
and it was this that Captain Redden
had in mind when he responded to a
toast to Wisconsin in the following Ian
guage:
The contrast between the gentleman,
ly playing of Wisconsin and some other
players is great. At times this season
have wanted to stop playing footoaH
because of the resemblance some dis
reputable teams have been taught TO
give it to multiplied pugilism, but II L
could always play against such gen.
tlemanly crowd OF student athletes as
compose the Wisconsin eleven l would
like to remain in the game all my Ate
The information given by Michigan
which has been most potent in the ten
dency of Wisconsin to a position at outs
with Minnesota was impaired at the
depot platform at the departure of the
1@a r4frLr
badgers from the Michigan palllWlch,
and was to the effect that Minnesota
was resorting to a shrewd scheme to pc
able to name its own partlSanS as the
officials of it's gridiron contests Inc
scheme as explained is for Minnesota
officials to avoid entering into agree
ment with the managers of the oppo-
nent team of a big game regar ding the
men who are to act as umpire ana
referee and at the last moment, Wnen
the teams are on the field and the thou
sands of spectators have paid. their en-
trance money and are ready for the
contest to begin, Minnesota. insists II
was said upon the off1clatlng Oh ner
own chosen men. presumably gopher
partisans.
It was explained in detail how prae--
tically this scheme was employed
against Michigan, how it worked TO
such substa ntia1 perfection as to secure
officials who through incompetence or
design allowed Minnesota to play OF
side. hold in the line, tackle foully anu
slug the Michigan men at viii. WIS
consin was solemniy warned not to al
low her team to be trampled upon and
beaten in this manner, but to insist
upon a previous agreement for salts
factory and competent officials.
There seems to have been situation
already developed to lend color to the
statement that Minnesota was probably
trying to work the same plan on Wis
| consin Weeks ago list of names or
WE'LL known football experts was SUBJ
mitted by Wisconsin to Minnesota, sug-
costing choices of officials for the
Thanksgiving day. game. This list was
returned as unsatisfactory, not sin
gle name submitted being considered
as satisfactory to Minnesota. Then
return list was submitted by Mime
sofa. This latter list was considered
at the meeting of the Wisconsin attn
letic board, after the Michigan eleven
had plenty of opportunity TO work II
was determined by the Wisconsin
Minnesota were of persons utterly in
competent, and all the names were re-
jected.
! OF this situation Captain Abbott is
reported to have said after the meet
ing;
1--WE discussed the trouble Michigan
had at Minneapolis. We rather think
the wolverines have stated their griev-
ance accurately. There is some trouble
between Minnesota and Wisconsin IA
the matter of selecting officials for our
final game and we have made rather
direct representa- lions in that regard:
Minnesota submitted to us a list of
men suggested as officials composed
wholly of men incompetent or parti-
sans of Minnesota. Some of them
would be as unfit to do justice in a
game as would be Hottentot In
Africa Some of them would be as
partisan or worse il Minnesota's favor
as would DR.. Williams himself. The
entire list was sent back, refused. and
we submitted another list-this one OF
men known for their fairness and
knowledge of football
The meeting of the board has shown
that the situa ton is more critical than
at first supposed. and the likelihood OF
a break by Michigan and Wisconsin
from Minnesota has greatly increased