The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-25
THAT LUCKY FIELD
The Badgers Are Hoping to Surprise
Gophers Because Of Randall
Field Luck.
But Minnesota and Michigan Are
the Great Big Favorites for
Tomorrow.

OF the big football games which
close the 1903 season in the west to-
morrow, two, the Minnesota-Wis
sin contest at Madison, and the Michi-
gan-Chicago engagement at Chicago,
are attracting the attention which
only season-ending championship con-
tests can.
Locally, interest is almost divided
between the two games. For, while
the rivalry between Minnesota and
Wisconsin is SO keen that the an1Al
game between the two football teams
would work the rooters up to a great
pitch of excitement If there was moth
ing but a walkaway in prospect the
defeat of Michigan by Chicago would
make more difficult of substantiation
Minnesota's claim to the champion
ship after she has defeated Wisconsin
tomorrow.
1t is entirely within the range of
possibility that the Yost machine will
run up against a stone wall at Mar
shall field tomorrow afternoon.
Michigan is apparently suffering from
over-confidence while Chicago has the
grounds and the goal kicking of Eek
ersall, which is an element just as
dangerous as it is uncertain, as Wis
consin knows to her sorrow. Neither
team has used it's energy In a game
for ten days and each will come on
fresh lOT Tie UdILlo.
That Awful Possibility.
Prospects for a maroon and gold
victory at Madison tomorrow are so
bright as to make any suggestion that
another result will follow from the
game sound almost ridiculous.
Played on Northrop field or at Mil
| waukee, there could be no possible
Madison there enters into the game
the possibility bare possibility
| that history will repeat itself and that
Madison, on her own 'lucky" grounds,
will pluck victory from defeat and
again confound the prophets.
Balm, the big Indian playing on the
Wisconsin team, is being developed
into a goal kicker, but whether this
development will have gone far
enough to have any effect on the game
tomorrow is a very open question.
Wisconsin is banking a little on the
fast, frozen field which will give her
lighter men high speed. But Mime
sofa has some speed of her own and
while the score may be small, Min
nesota victory is almost assured.
Nebraska should defeat Illinois at
Lincoln, making the total of Illinois
defeats six. AS Nebraska defeated
Iowa, and Iowa, in turn, defeated
Illinois and that latter team is in the
last stages Of encouragement, Coach
Booth, with an undefeated team in
perfect condition, should capture the
game without difficulty.
| Northwestern against Carlisle is a
riddle which will only be answered
after the game. -, MI,
The Daily Cardinal the official
organ Of the University of Wisconsin,
| is not in sympathy with those who
have raised howl against Minnesota
alleged rough play" as will be seen
from the following editorial published
in the Cardinal:
In spite Of the statements made con.
| corning Minnesota tactics and unsports.
manlike conduct on the gridiron. let us
act as we have always acted. There is
no need for any Wisconsin alumnus OF
student to be other than a sportsman anG
a gentleman.
Minnesota has yet to show that Dame
Gossip's rumors are true as to her rough
| playing. And it will be a more cheerful
| day If we accord the visiting team the
pleasure Of unbounded hospitality.