The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-30

playing on her own grounds, with q
crowd Of 10000 enthusiastic rooters to
cheer her on. They assert that the
long trip from Ann Arbor must have
wearied Yost's men. They bring up
the testimony of various critics to the
effect that Mlchigan's ends can pc
circled,| and they insist thatthe shifty
Davies and the fleet Harris or O,Br1en
will circle those ends for big gains.
Michigan's husky squad arrived IN
Minneapolis this morning over the
North western road. The party m
cluded Coach Yost and his staff Of as
sistants. Director of Athletics BAIRD,
Trainer Keene Fitzpatrick and TWEEN
ty-one players. The latter comprised
Gregory, Gooding, Shuttle. Maddox
Norcross, Heston, Hammond, Grayer
and James Of the regulars, and Thom-
son, Weeks, BigeloW, Person, Barnett
Eyke. .Edmunds, Garrels and Dunlap
Of the second team. The men are Dig
and heavy. Most Of them looked
trained to the hour, but a few ap-.
peared to be bit fine. This may.
have been the effect of the long trip.
Coach Yost said that all the men were
in the best of condition except James,
The party took breakfast at
Schiek's, and at $3.50 the players leIt
for Lake Minnetonka, where they Will
remain until tomorrow morning.
They will be CHARTERED at the Ice
Yacht clubhouse. Y ost and Director
Baird remained in Minneapolis during
the morning to confer with DR.. VII
liams and Manager Barnard of Mime
sofa in regard to the game.
Yost Is Mont oInnittal.
Coach Yost declined to express any
opinion in regard to the outcome OF
the game. He enumerated the ad-
vantages which Minnesota had over
his team in the greater experience or
her men, their longer training this
Then he smiled a full-grown smile and
remarked that possibly Michigan had
a few advantages herself.
''Are you going to beat u.s." In
quired al Minnesota man Of the "hur-s
ry-up'' coach. - Es5ss 49,
for, replied Yost. 1T will be great
game, and probably "a close game.
Minnesota has been playing better
football than any team in the west
thisyear. Hook at o-morroWs game
Ias did, at.s,the vi onsin- Michigan
wi IA The ham onshi Pr IS 80 -
Captain Redeem said: E have not
allowed myself to think about#the out
come OF the game. I can say that
all the men are in good condition, and
if we are beaten It will be because we
are outclassed. We shall have no ex-
cuses to Offer think we can win
Minnesota took her final hard prac-.
tice yesterday afternoon. Unusual
precautions were taken to preserve
secrecy. A double force of guards
watched the gates, and patrolled the
stands, while others kept watch from
the top of the brick walls surround
ing Northrop field. A close watch was
kept also on the armory and other
buildings which have windows over
looking the field.
O'Brien or Harris.
It was said that O'Brien was out in
his suit, and tho still limping, took
part in the lighter work. All sorts
Of stories are af1oat in regard to the
condition of the fast quarter. Ac-
quaintances Of the fast Irishman say
that they have seen him going over
fences, or leaping up flight of steps
two at a time. Others quote O'Brien's
physician to the effect that he cannot
possibly play tomorrow. DR.. Will
liams says merely that he does not
know whether O'Brien can play or not.
IS If O'Brien is unable to get into the
game, Harris is certain to play the po-
sition in better style than either OF
the Michigan candidates for the same
place. Sig is not as heavy man as
O'Brien, and not as dangerous in a
broken field, but he is a strong punter
and excels O'Brien in catching punts.
It is rumored that Michigan intends
| to play a kicking game, and with .EIar-
/ is in the lineup, Minnesota will GER
tainly not have the worst of punt
| ing duel.
Singularly, the position Of quarter
back is the question that is worrying
Yost just now. He said this morn
! ing that he had not decided whether
Norcross or Graver would play this
position. Graver is. believed to be
better quarter than Norcross, but to
put hina in that position would mean
weakening right halfback. This In
decision Of Yost in regard to his back
field is encouraging to Minnesota adj
herents, who argue that Michigan can
not be as strong as Yost would like,
if he contemplates shift at this late
day.
Minnesota Coaches Reucent-
The Minnesota coaches are equally
reticent in regard to the condition OF
Thorpe, Burdick and Schacht, who
have been reported more or less In
jured. DR.. Williams would only say
i that all the men except, possibly,
IO'Brien, would be in the game Satur-
day. 1t is not thought that any OF the
other men are sufficiently hurt to