The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-16

III.
Field Time of halves, thirty-fve minutes.
The Iowa university football team
arrived in Minneapolis this morning
chock full of confidence for to-mor-
rows game. The squad is at the
West hotel. 1t includes twenty-one
players, besides Coach Chalmers.
Manager Spangler and President Cook
of the Iowa Athletic union. The men
are said by their coach to be in per-,
feet condition, and they look it. They
are hard, muscular, and evidently
we'll trained, tho they are somewhat
lighter than Minnesota, averaging
only 1861 pounds.
Coach Chalmers is hopeful Of win
ming to-morrow's game on Northrop
field. He said this morning: "Our
men are in the best possible condition.
They are nervy lot, and will fight
hard from the sound Of the whistle.
That is all I care to say before the
game. I would rather not express
any opinion in regard to the result.
President Cook was more COM
municative. we are going to whip
you tomorrow" he declared. Our
ment every week since the season
opened. We have not run up any big
scores, because our men were green,
and 1t took time to whip them into
shape. Now we have a fast gritty
bunch, which will play game en-
last year. If Minnesota should score
on us, 1t will not cause our players to
weaken, but they will play all the
harder. We know that Minnesota out
ways win games. The Drake. team,
which we defeated last week, av-
eraged over 100 pounds, yet we had
no trouble with them. Their line av
eraged 210 pounds from tackle to
tackle. We think this Is the best
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Minnesota last night finished her
hard practice In preparation for to-
morrow's game. The work this af-,
ternoon will consist Of punting,
pr WiilIa Rna's wond 1sa ss' who
would fill Schacht's place in the line
tomorrow, but It'll probable that
Big Smith will play left guard and
Warren left tackle: The gophers,
while confident, realize the task that
Is before them.
Minnesota Also Confident.
Minnesota rooters are sufficiently
impressed by Iowa's evident feeling
of confidence and by Assistant Coach
Dobie's statement Of Iowa's strength,
to expect hard game. 1t is expected
that the hawkeyes will test Mime
sofas offense thoroly, and that the
gophers will have more difficulty in
as Coulthard and Walters than against
any they. have heretofore encountered.
Still, many believe that the score will
be as large as last years and none is
willing to admit the possibility that
Iowa will win. The general impress
sion Is that the game will be hard
fought and probably close. 'o.~
The referee in to-morrows game
will be Henry Clark Of Chicago, and
the umpire, Burkland Of Illinois. The
advance sale of tickets indicates a
large attendance. Eleven hundred and
sixty rooters promised Manager
Spangler to come to Minneapolis with
the excursion, which leaves Iowa City
tonight. Last night the hawkeye
team was escorted to the train in that
city by q crowd Of 1, 900 students.
. The Minnesota management has re-
served 500 seats for the Iowa contin-
gent in the grand stand, and 500 more,
adjoining the first block, in the gen.
eral admission section. These tickets
will be given out tomorrow morning
at the West hotel. r.
hooters Due To-mOrrow.
The Rock Island got the haul of the
Iowa football team and the rooterS.
The team came on special car at
tached to the regular morning train.
The rooters will come up on special
train leaving Iowa City at 8 p. m. to-
day, arriving at 8 a. m. tomorrow.
Return will be made by regular trains
Sunday morning and evening.
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