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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-26

his big men. Both the gOpherS and the
wolverines loafed. Saturday, not taking
risks Of serious injuries with the date for
their crucial games so near. The fact
that both made smaller scores than had
been expected |of them means nothing,
except that they are outstanding their
strength for the great battle. fs
The Michigan Minnesota game has the
same relative Importance In the west this
year as the Michigan Wisconsin game had
last year. It has not attracted as much
attention for the reason that Minneapolis, 4
the scene of the encounter this season.
is so far from the western football CEN
ter. The two teams look to be very evenly
matched. Yost has graver doubts of his
ability to win this game than he has had
concerning any game his team has played
IN the last two years. He has seen the
gophers play. He says that they are
really great. He ought to know AS a
proof of his sincerity he went back to Ann
Arbor and inaugurated secret prdcx;ne,
keeping his men on the field after dark
and working them under electric light.
Michigan looks to be the favorite. Not
because the wolverine record for this year
looks better, but because. Michigan has
the prestige and seems to be. as good as
on the same date last season, FL This means
that Minnesota to win will have to put a
team on the field that is something better
than good. It will have to be phenomenal.
The championship eleven of the past
season is the natural favorite anyway
until actually beaten In the past Yost
has shown himself to be a more resource
full coach than Dr. Williams, and, pro-
vided the two teams are perfectly
matched, the wolverines should be able
to pull out victory because of their
greater versatility and resourcefuness.
Minnesota feels reasonably confident of
winning, but in the minds Of the grea
majority Of rooters Michigan will reign
the favorite. Michigan has won with such
brilliant consistency, thru the last two
seasons that the football public cannot
easily imagine the maize: and blue in
~ g. 4 :.
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conclusions with Illinois. Any one of these
three games may prove the crucial one
i'll deciding western honors, and at pres
ent it seems that In no case will there
be an Overwhelming favorite-in fact. in
every instance the critics are likely to
be at sea in picking winner
Michigan Has No cInch.
With the class shown in the past two
years considered, the game at Minneapo-
early in the season many of the close
followers of the game have pointed to this
contest as the one which would settle
the western title. As a matter of fact,
neither the wolverines nor the gophers
have had a real test yet this fall, but,
on the other hand, both have done all
that has been asked Of them. The pros I
pective attendance has been estimated as
high as 10000. The prestige of both
teams is of the highest, and that It will
be one of the greatest contests ever seen
in the west seems more than likely. In
many respects it resembles the Michigan
Wisconsin game Of last November.
Minnesota and Michigan played for, the
championship last year at Ann Arbor on
Thanksgiving Day. Yost's men won by
the score of % to 6. and Swere clearly
the better team. This fall Minnesota,
from the scores, has what she most
needed last season--speed. Coach Will
\
in spite of the fact that he has kept
weight, he apparently has not done sc
at the sacrifice of speed as heretofore.
All who have seen the gophers in &C
ton say they are much stronger than
last year. That they are considerably
faster their scores prove beyond a doubt
The Chronicle says: s
Illinois is the first big western foot
ball eleven to have its record besmirched
| and now only five teams are left to battle
for the western honors-Michigan. Min.
nesota, Chicago, Wisconsin and North.
| western. Until next Saturday. wher
Michigan and Minnesota are to clash
when Chicago is to play Wisconsin, ant
Northwestern and Illinois are to settle
an old score, no football critic is abb,
to- tell which is the best team.
Both Leaders Unknown Quantities.
Michigan and Minnesota are unknown
quantities when considered y as pittet
against good elevens. All that can be sait
about them is that they are strong, an<
| the winner Of the championship wi!
doubtless be one Of these three. How
ever since it is not known what the,
i can do under fire, men interested in foot
ball must judge for. themselves until tn
big game at the end of this week
|, The contests arranged for Saturda
look to be good enough to be played a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-26
CAN MINNESOTA
BEAT MICHIGAN?I
Teams Are Pretty Evenly Matched with the Wolverines Slightly the
Iead-Luck Will lay Important Part in the
Contest.

Michigan is better at tackle. and in
the back field, aside from the ends.
AT center there is'little difference. But
where Michigan has the advantage the
difference is more marked than where
Minnesota leads.
Minnesota Is Lighter.
4 1t must be remembered, also, that
Michigan has an advantage IN Welght.
AS nearly as it is possible to estimate
the difference it is about 5 pounds to
the man. This is not an overwhelming
advantage, but it is one of the many
minor factors which will combine to
decide the result. It means one more
slight handicap for Minnesota to over
come.
Summing UP, then, Michigan has
better individual players; her defense
looks at least as good as Minnesota's,
and her attack is trif1e stronger. But
all these points of superiority do not
make the game cinch for Y ost's men.
IF one team plays ever so slightly be-
low its top. form, it will lose the game
and, in addition to the element of luck,
the psychological phase Of the question
is important.
Of the eleven men who will play
against Minnesota, six, Longman, Cur
It's, Gooding, Shuttle, Norcross and
Hammond, are playing their first year
on the varsity, three others, Maddox,
E1GSlO1l anu }SEdYSI, nave lldu dll lIlclI
varsity experience with teams coached
by Yost; they have been accustom ID
to unbroken victory; and not only VIC
| tory, but victory gained so easily that
not once have they been forced to play
| an uphill game. They are accustomed
| to having things break their way. If
| the opposing team gains an advantage
in the early part of the game, or even
holds them even in the first half, it is
quite likely, that they will weaken, or
go UP in the air. Minnesota's vet
ems, Strathern, Thorpe, Warren
Schacht, Rogers, Irsield and Davies
are accustomed to playing up
hill games, there is no fear that their
nerve will fail them in a tight place
and the new men, Burdick, O'Brien
Current and Webster, are. nefvy also
so far as can ~rbe judged from theil
work in practice and in the earlier
games. If it SINNERS down to a ques.
ton Of grit, Minnesota promises tt
Outgame Michigan.
| Stranger things have happened thar
would be the defeat of Michigan.
would not be half so great an upset tt
| the opinions Of the critics as Wiscon
sins victory over the gophers two
years ago. YOst is no more unbeat
able than any other coach. On form
Michigan looks like a three to two OF
perhaps only a ten to seven shot. Al
off day for YOsts men, bit of lucl
for Minnesota, or an error by one O.
the Michigan players, is likely to result
in a victory for the gophers.
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the end of the season., They are, in
fact, the greatest game s of the year. It
asked to pick from among Saturdays
games that which means the most, al
most anybody would tell you that this
will be the one between Michigan and
Minnesota. These giant, teams, when
their records are compared, promise to.
give a battle such rs las been seen in
the west sNdor3, if at all, Perhaps Michi-#
gan, because of its victory over Mime !:
sofa last year. ought to be the favorite
by a hair line margin. .
II forced to name q winner at this
time, the writer would say with a deal
Of hesitancy: Michigan 4
Then 1t would be easy. to lose sight Of
the wolverines a, moment later in think
ing OF the excellent qualities which the
| gophers have shown. With Coach Will
1 liams it is now or never, for he has
been building the team which he has now
steadily for o couple Of years. and COR
recting it's defects with the one purpose
| in view Of winning the western cham
/ pionship. Last year he and many others
thought that he had an eleven which was
good enough, but on Thanksgiving Day
l it was quite distance from being good
enough.
The Inter- Oceans Comment &
The Inter-Ocean makes the follow
/ ing comment .
! BY it's victory over Illinois, Chicago in
part redeemed itself for its poor showing
against Northwestern and has again be-
come a strong contender. Down on the
! Midway there is renewed hope and a still
stronger faith in Stage. The students arr
/ que that Stage can improve his team as
much thru the coming days as he did in
/ the days prior to the Illinois game. Be-
1 lieving this, they expect to see their team
! do brilliant work at Madison. t
r Wisconsin has not undergone the same
tests as Chicago Hence it is hard to form
as just an estimate of the ability of the
badgers as Of the maroons. Just now
the Midway team seems to have the call
i over wisconsin. i
}, It is not fair to compare Northwestern
and Illinois on comparative scores in thei,
Chicago games. Chicago was far stronger
against Illinois than against Northwest
ern. On the form they exhibited on Mar
! shall field, purple and Illinois seem to bt
, very evenly matched for their approach.
ing struggle. {
Michigan and Minnesota will doubtless
play the greatest game of the day, judged
from the standpoint of perfected football
}, Minnesota seems to be more effective thi:
year than ever before because Dr. vii
:, liams has at last succeeded in adding
speed to the other admirable qualities O.
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THE GREAT GRIDIRON. GAME

iron. The play was slower, more I'M
even. and later on in the game rather
Indifferent. The first four touch-
downs were quickly made and then
came the attempts at goals from the
field, which made the crowd uneasy,t
for there was a general desire to see
Minnesota top the score made by Wis
consin against Beloit. The gophers
would go down the field thru the Be
lott eleven as tho it were of card
board, and then try a goal from the
field, when one or two more plays
their score.
What the whole first team would
have done is wholly matter OF con-
lecture. The team which made the
first four touchdowns, had it gone in
and played with the snap and the
nesota play this season, could have
reached the Wisconsin score. OF this
there can be no doubt whatever.
Beloit had no heart in the game.
The players were not cutters by any
means. They played resolutely, but
realized from the start that they were
up against it.
Some OF them played star games.
This was particularly true of Stroth-
ers. the little colored lad at right end:
Burke, the left guard, who soon after
the opening Of the game was switched
to left tackle, and Mills, the lett nall
back. These three men were In every
nix-up and their individual work has
hardly been excelled on Northrop field
this wear. Strothers weighs but 1872
| pounds, but on defensive play is a
I marvel. It was he who laid the re-
| doubtable Heston low, and caused his
retirement from the Michigan-Beloit
! game.
Did Well When They Chose. =
| The gophers did splendid work
whenever they cared to. Bergen could
always be depended upon for a big
gain. In one dash for the goal line
I he was tackled and thrown twice, but
wriggled himself free and made his
touchdown. Webster attracted consid-
cradle attention by the manner in
which he broke thru the opposing
line. What the gophers could do when
they really had to was shown when
the Beloit team obtained the ball after
a tumble on Minnesota's three-yard
line. It was a desperate situation to
the people in the stands. for light as
the Beloits were, they might expect
to make. three yards in three plays.
On the first. dash, however, the goph-
ers broke thru the line, tackling the
man with the. ball, and threw him
back to the Vineyard line.
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Minnesota's play against Beloit last
Saturday was too one-sided to be in
teresting to the crowd. Starting in
with only five regular players, the
eleven that faced the little badgers,
was not the best that Minnesota had
by any means. Even those few reg
ulars were pulled out until by the
middle of the second half Jimmy Irs-
field was the only one left, and he was
playing at quarter, a position at which
he had been spracticing for only two
days. The second and third. team
boys made up the gopher team and
they had a good time, but it wasn't
thrilling football, as the score 46 to 0
shows. .-a
Not the Minnesota Team.
It was plainly apparent at the start
that it was not the full Minnesota
varsity team which was ION the grid
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BELOlT TOO EASY
The Opposition Saturday Was Not
Enough to Make the Game
Exciting. 81
Second Team Men Had a Chance to
. Show Their Met
Scores Saturday.
WESTERN.

>SS~S - 81
WESTERN.
Minnesota 46, Beloit 0.
Michigan AZ, Drake 0.
Wisconsin, 81. Knox 6.
Chicago IS, Illinois 6.
Northwestern So. Cincinnati Q.
Iowa II, Grinnell o.
Purdue IS, Oberlin O.
Notre Dame 81, Chicago Medics O..
Nebraska 81, Colorado 0.
EASTERN. "
Yale IL. West Point 5.
Harvard 90, Brown @.
Princeton II, Dartmouth 0.
Columbia IS, Pennsylvania 6.
Cornell Al, Western Reserve 0.
Amherst Is, Trinity O.
Williams IL, Syracuse 5.
Carlisle II, Swarthmore S. :.
Lafayette g., Annapolis S. y
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High Scnool Games.

Winol1a Normal 49, w. B. u. %.
.Baraboo II, Sparta g.
Hamline Medics IT, Anoka o.
ST. Cloud Normal H. Elk River 0.
Hammond Fl. Ellsworth o. xszs
Augusta 10, Black River Falls (Wis.)
Cumberland IS, New Richmond O.
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Paris-Carrying out instructions received from
Washington. Ambassador Porter has begun ne
gotiations for an additional clause in the ex-
tradition treaty between the United States and
France to cover bribery. e~.. -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28

terday afternoon. Mr.. Beeson was al
most 95 years old and was well known
here. Mr.. Beeson was justice of the
peace at the time of his death and per-
haps was the oldest justice in the
state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ord R. Brown depart
ed for California this morning for the
benefit of Mr., Browns health which
has not been good for some time, and
his doctor has advised a change of
climate which is hoped will benefit him
much.
Hon. w. S. Allen of Birmingham,
was recent visitor in this place. Mr..
Allen is candidate for the nomina-
ton for state senator before the re-
publican convention. He has served
for two terms as member of the low
er house in the legislature.
Mrs. Ira White of. this place, who
was severely injured in runaway a
few days ago is gradually improving
and will soon be able to be out again
Miss Luella Lining, teacher at Mt
Zion spent Sunday in this place, with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs w. H. Lin
ing.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
EIdon.

Eldon, May 26.-The dance given
by the young people at the X. P. hall
last night was largely attended and
all report most enjoyable time.
Mrs. Ed. j. Moore entertained the
senior class at her home last night.
Refreshments were served and all de-
parted at a late hour, having spent a
most enjoyable evening.
Will Taylor returned last night from
a pleasant visit in Denver, Col.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Dowell and family
were Ottumwa visitors today.
Mrs. Zoo Sheridan was an Ottum-
wa caller today.
Miss Della Drake was an Ottumwa
visitor today.
Mrs. Jene jacques and children left
for a few days visit with relatives in
Selma.
Mrs. e. j. Bradley and Misses Mae
and Nora Hull were Ottumwa visitors
today.
Mrs. G. H. Robinson, of Laddsdale,
was an Eldon caller today.
Miss Zula Friend was an Ottumwa
visitor today.
Miss Myrtle Putoff was an Ottumwa
caller, today.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Rumley and chill
dren left for visit with relatives in
Protection. Kan.
The district Epworth League con.
vention will be held next Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
OBITUARY.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Thomas Eyre.


After having just barely completed
his four score years OF life, Thomas
Eyre died at his home in Clarinda last
Tuesday. May 10, 1908. after painful
illness of several weeks duration He
vas born in Fayette county Ohio, May
8, 1923 and was married to Miss
Hannah E. Mcclure, November
10, 1S45, so that for over tifty-eight
years they have shared the joys and
sorrows incident to human life. Four
children were born to them, two sons,
both of whom died in infancy, and two
daughters. Mrs. A. B. Saum and Mrs.
G. L. Shaul, still living and left to
mourn the loss of a loving father. Mr..
and Mrs. Eyre could not endure the
lonesomeness of a home without chill
6ren and so four orphan children were
adopted and raised by this excellent
couple. These We're Jacob and Isaac
Taylor. now residents of Kansas, and
Catherine and Ellis Anderson. Mr..
Eyre moved to Illinois in 1856. remain
ing there but Short time after which
he removed to Iowa, in February. 1857
establishing their home in Wapello
county. six niles from Ottumwa and
hiobC liSli itOille Cljlll tNO SSdNS dEO
when they came to Clarinda. MIR. Eyre
was raised Quaker, but joined the
Methodist church when a young man
ard was Always in after life identified
with that organization, and he was
not simply member in name but in
fact, and his good works in the church
will not soon be forgotten. He was al
so a member of the l. o. o. E., in fact
the oldest member of the lodge at OF
tumwa, and in token of the respect anG
esteem in which he was held, the lodge
sent member to Clarinda IN the per-
son of Mr.. Firl1ins, chaplain OF the
lodge. Mrs. Daniel Baum OF Ottumwa,
also came to attend the funeral
In addition to his wife and two
daughters above named, he leaves a
brother and sister in Ohio and a broth
er in Colorado. Mrs. Shaul was unable
to be communicated with by telegraph
owing to- the furious storm raging IN
the west. Her home is now in
GrangeWllc. Idaho, and as the town
is quite distance from the railroad it
would nave been impossible for her to
attend. Mr. Eyre was kind and gem
tie spirited ana attracted many friends
to his side, and although he has been
a sufferer for many years from rhcu-
matism he maintained his cheerful
and happy disposition Tne aged
wife who is left alone on this side Of
the river las the sympathy of the en-
tire community.
The funeral services We're conduct
ed by Rev. E. E. Ilgen Fritz, pastor ri
the Methodist church and was attend.
ed by large concourse of friends The
music for the occasion was furnished
by quartet composed of Messrs Otis
Lucas, H. R. Spry, Edwin Lisle and
Orie keener. The services at the
grave We're conducted by the Odd Eel
lows under the direction OF the visit
| ing brother from OttumMa. .
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, May 26.-Deputy County
Auditor Albert Anderson played center
field in the match game against the
Nebraska Indians at Eldon Saturday
and 1. Gardiner of Pulaski acted as
catcher. Others who attended the
game as spectators were Byron Can
nady and H. o. Roland, Bloomfield;
Will Shreeve, Troy; j. A. Wilkinson of
Perry township and o. e. TenEyck.
Pulaski.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Barker and lit
tie son of Birmingham arrived Satur-
day evening for few days visit with
Mrs. Bankers mother, Mrs Catherine
Dunn, and Mr.. Bankers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Barker, who reside
southeast of town, and with other rela-
tives.
Marshal Frank Rominger. while par
ing some fruit Monday inflicted a Sc
we're wound in the palm of his left
hand with his knife.
A marriage license was issued by
Clerk Leach Saturday to j. A. Lep-
per and Lille M. Hart.
Miss Grace Collins, assistant deputy
county treasurer, spent Sunday i'm
Stiles with relatives
P. l.. Kinsinger of Bunch made a
business trip to Bunch Monday.
Dan Gingrich of Stiles was bust
ness caller Monday at the court house.
j. A. Fouts of Drakeville transacted
business in the city Monday.
N. P. Kinman, who resides near
Mark, was looking after business af-
fairs Monday in Bloomfield.
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Hedrick.

Hedrick, May 26.-Miss Agnes Lind
say is on the sick list
G. r. May is in Rock Island on bust
ness.
W. E. Shurlock was a business call
er in Sigourney Tuesday
Mrs. A. l.. Howell was in Ottumws
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Eller are visit
ing their daughter in Martinsburg.
Mrs. McWilliams and daughter,
Faye, have returned home from Sig
Quincy, where they visited several
days with Mrs. McWilliams' parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bowman returned
Thursday from California, where they
spent the winter
Mrs. Kerber of Sigourney visited Fri
day at the Stolts home.
Mrs. F. B. Houghton and sons re-
turned Thursday from California,
where they have been for the past six
months.
Miss Maud Hursey returned from
Tennessee, where she has been teach
ing in one of the state educational in,
situations.
Mrs. James Morrison of Kirksville
Mo-, is visiting relatives here.
Dr. and Mrs. Willer left for their
new home in Seattle, Washington, re
Gently.
Mrs. L. NJ. Cecil and daughter OF
Conesville are visiting at the c. l.. and
| c.. G. Cecil homes.
w. P. Harrison, who recently moved
here from Winfield. has gone on the
road for Burlington wholesale gro
| Gerry house.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
TWO ARRESTS.
Miller and Johns Victims of Postoffice
Investigation.

Tcrre Haute, May 26.-Joseph H.
Johns, who is charged with compile
lty in the Miller-Ryan postal scandal
was arrested at Rockville last night
and will arrive in Terre Haute this
afternoon. He will be arraigned be-
fore the United States commissioner.
Johns will be tried with Miller at Gin
cinnati. Their cases will be Srese~
ed to the federal grand jury, which
meets there in October
Miiler's Arrest.
Daniel V. Miller, an assistant in the
Office of the attorney general for the
postoffice department, was arrested
yesterday afternoon, charged with ac-
cepting bride for decision affect
ing John F. Ryan & Co., of ST. Louis,
one of the get-rich-quick turf con-
Germs.
Miller is accused of accepting a
bride of $4,000 for decision in case
involving the fraudulent use of the
mails by John j. Ryan & Co.
The punishment for bribery is a
fine of not more than three times the
amount asked, accepted or received
and imprisonment for not more than
three years.
Gives $1,5oo Bond.
Johns gave bond for $1,000. He re-
fused to make any statement, The war
rant under which he will be arraigned
charges conspiracy to receive compen.
sation for services to divers persons in
which the United States is interested