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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26
IOWA. ROOTERS PLEASED -. Z
Victory Over Coe Sets the Football
Spirit Flaming High.

Special to The Journal.
Iowa City, Iowa, Sept. 26-Iowa 'rooters'
plucked up their courage and took heart on
the home grtdiron Saturday afternoon, for the
opening game of the season babe them hope for
better things than the earlier showing had led
the FANS to anticipate.
Coe was beaten 16 to 0, and, while the score
was not large and the opponents of the univer.
s1ty team were minor collegians it is remem-
bered with degree Of satisfaction that the
COe men have practiced for two weeks more than
the haWkeyes, and that they have number
of longtime players from college circles. Iowa
had but four veterans in line, and the other
seven men Coach Chalmers had picked from
last years, substitutes and from the thirty high
school candidates.
In view Of this fact, the work was quite
satisfactory to the onlookers, and seemed tt
indicate that, when Chalmers. Jordan, Helwie
and other novices get little more training
they will put up great game. The three, for
newcomers, showed up remarkably well.
Three substitutes on the team of 19O3-"Fuzz
White, Knapp and Moore-made an excellent
work to form a basis for a prediction that
the Iowa team will not be bad one, to say
the least
Coe never had 'look I'M but once, and then
after tumble leading to fifty-yard run, Bit
of offside play by Iowa, and a few yards gair
by line hitting, the visitors approached Iowa.
goal line dangerously close. The home clever
braced-on the six-inch 1ine-and showed it,
mettle by driving the Coe team back anG
speedily making touchdown.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26
BOWLING SEASON
IS IN FULL SWING
Commercial League Players Pre-
pare Schedule and Start
Work Tonight.

The Commercial league is the first Of the
bowling organizations to announce their schedule
for the season Of 1oo4-19o5. Eight big mercan-
tile establishments are represented and the hrst
games come tonight.
Con- A seet Key y s%ocS &C? Marei N1.'
Andrews drew; Sept g, Nov. Il, Jan. le March e.
T. NJ Roberts Supply Co. vs.: New England
Furniture g. Carpet Co., Sept rs. No. 10. Jan.
- Powers Mercantile Co. VS.. VIM. Donaldson &
chi n ssn is 6 Hsy GOODS Co. vs. s su
nedy & Andrews Oct. g. Nov. 21' Jan. %
Wyman, Partridge & Co. VS.. W. S. Mott
Powers Mercantile Co. vs. 7. N. Roberts Sup
ply Ss Co. E6 9s F NGn IRE c Pc Ca
Donaldson & Co., Oct. 5, Nov. %, JAM 20
New New England Furniture s Carpet Co. vs.: Ken
snedy, sutfel & Andrews, Oct 10, Nov. 2s, Jan
ss pr: s. as %n
Wyman, Partridge & Co. vs.: T.. NJ: Roberts
so RSEet so 1ss ssv g. Es9 @ash
Oct II, Nov go. Feb: 1. March p.
Wyman, Partridge & Co. VS., VIM. Donaldson
s.. Mott c.. Oct. ~, Dec, 5, Feb; g.. March q
suppy cp TRY 20 March
Andrews Oct 49, Dec :, FEB March Oh 20 o.+
"A, Dec IT, FEB. is. April g..
Minneap polls Dry Goods Co. VS.. Wyman, Part.
ridge & Co., Oct. "a, Dec -. Feb. 49, April g.
r. NJ. Roberts Supply Co., vs.. Kennedy. suffel
81 Powers Mercantile Co. vs. New England Fur.
niture -. and Carpet Co., Oct 2e Dec. IA, Feb.
Kennedy, suffel & Andrews VS.. VIM. Donaldson
& Co, Oct. 81. Jan. 2, Feb. 20, April 10:
New England Furniture and Carpet Co. VS..
y Wyman;; an, Partridge & Co., Oct. 81, Jan 2, Feb
W. s. Mott Co. VS.. II. n. Roberts Supply Co.,
Nov. 2, Jan, i, Feb. %, April IL.
Powers Mercantile Co.. vs.. Minneapolis Dry
Goods Co, Noy: 2. Jan: Feb; e. April II:
Nov. Z. Jan. 8, Feb 27, April II.
Minneapolis Dry Goods Co VS.. New. England
Furniture and Carpet Co. Nov. Z, Jan. 8, Feb
II, April II. ~ a. ~ .. 49,. ".-ss
T. NJ. Roberts Supply Co. VS.. VIM. Donaldson
s. Co., Nov: 8, Jan II, March 1, April 10.
Powers Mercantile Co. VS.. Wyman, Partridge
& Co., Nov. 9, Jan. II, March 1, April 10.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26
PRACTICE GAMES
SHOWING LITTLE
REVERsALs IN FORM MAY UPSET
THE ssDOPE.''
Mccormack and Stagg Have Work in
Front Of Them-Wisconsin and Mich
igan Have Yet to Play a Game
kirkpatrick Out with Hard-Luek
~ Story. G> SS II: ~

Practice games Of football in the west Satur-
day afford some basis for conclusions concern
ing the material the coaches at '''big nine" col
leges have in training. 1t has been often said
that the late-season power Of football team
cannot always be accurately foretold from the
showing made in early-season contests. Rever-
sails Of form come in football in other sports,
and the critic who boldly forete,ls in September
the final standing Of the teams generally has
many things to take back before Thanksgiving
Day. And. besides reversals of form, football.
being one Of the most scientific of games, admits
of the greatest development. 1t Is game in
which the personal equation is most important
factor, in which the spirit Of the men, ability
of the coach and peculiar condolences Of college
| tradition go long way toward overcoming ap-
parent handicaps, .... .....s-
Judging from some of the performances Sat-
who should feel themselves to be in this latter
class. Most notable among these are Quits
| of Purdue and the quartet of graduates who
have charge at Illinois. Out of the eighty can
weeks ago. Cults has been able to hold very
small squad, and the men who compose it gave
North Division high school an excellent practice
story at Purdue-great quantities of material
that is not worth the trouble and expense OF
training.
From the showing made by the Illini against
the Northwestern college team Of Naperville,
| it would seem the stories from Champaign con
corning the backwardness OF the candidates have
! not been extravagant. The Naperville school
q
self-respecting varsity squad ought to be able
| to get than two touchdowns against them
| in thirty minutes of play. The Illinois coaches
| have heaps of work ahead of them to turn out
| a strong eleven. -... 4<.L:
| Northwesterns go with the soldiers served tc
| emphasize McCornack's line problem also While
the game was, in general way, satisfactory tc
! the Evanston people, 1t showed that Mccormack
has almost as much work as Stage to bring his
| line to q proper strength. There is no good
way of describing the purple line material except
| by comparison. The most natural comparison is
afforded by Chicago and 1t is pretty generally
| conceded by those who have watched both squads
work that McCornack's linemen, tho lighter, are
| more desirable material than the men Oh the
| Midway.
| Minnesota looks good again this year. Wis
| consin and Michigan have yet to play a game
Manager kirkpatrick has handed out d1scoura
| ging report concerning badger prospects. Nc
| one takes any stock in Coach Yosts hard-luck
stories, for he has Of the best-looking squads
| in the west.
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attempt to pull or push his man toward the op
ponent's goal. He does not lose his head, and
pipes out his signals in a CHEEKY tone that carries
confidence to his teammates. Hunter ''looks like
the goods
Minnesota excelled on the offense. The 60
piers could gain about they pleased. Hun
ter kept his backs pounding the right and left
wings Of the jackrabbit line generally for a
gain. Dakota's ends left positions uncovered
gaps for big gains. On the Defense Minnesota
did not shine at times. There was a slowness
in charging which permitted the lighter to
gain ground thru the line and the working of
the semfake crossbuck fooled the big men on
two occasions. On tandem and tackle
back formations, South Dakota had license
to gain six inches, and had they managed to gain
bit the secondary defense should have hurled
them back like pins a grooved bowling alley.
This thing they did not do. 1t appeared that
there more Of overconfdence than lack Of
ability. Toward the latter part of the game
the rabbits began to gain thru the Minnesota
line. The gophers had piled up big and
there Is suspicion that they let up on their work
just a little. The lads who were facing hope
less defeat did not take ounce off the vigor
of their line bucking. They added to it. Had
Minnesota met the assault with the same snap,
South Dakota would not have gained a yard.
The Ground Gamers.
Almost every one took turn at carrying the
ball. Tschabold carries we'll but is weaker on
defense, Brush made number Of gains and
Kicker picked up some territory. Dan Smith.
usual, got into the ground gaining, and Bobby
Marshall, while not worked often by Hunter,
made gains whenever sent. Luce was also an ac-
cumulator of opponents territory. OF the backs
the gains made by Burgan, Varco and Kre-
mer, Current being reserved for the final plunge
thru the line the touchdown. He did not fail
In a single attempt. It Is worth the price of
admission to Northrop field, any time. to see
Currents long, 1.-THE body arc into the struggling
line and fairly thru the contending lines
men for a touchdown.
The features of the game Hunters run
back of South Dakota punt Varco's long run
about the end of the Dakota line and Captain
Moses Strathern's attempt to kick goal. The
first two of these features were successes. Nose
attempt at goal much "shimmering shad.''
On the whole the sophers showed improvement
over their form in the high school games. There
was not much Of raggedness in evidence altho
1t was present at times. The team went at a
better speed and there a display of team
work now and then. The interference Brush s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26
INDEPENDENT FOOTBALL

The Lund team would like to arrange games
lineup IS as follows: Conan, center; camrbel
left guard; Donovan left tackle; Kruekerberg
left end Mosier right gqaTd Wasef rgh
Loath, right half; Hanson. fullback; Hutchins
The Yellow Hammers were defeated by; the
Little Lunds, by score of 45 to: 0. The win
ners would like to arrange games ", with any
address Arthur Hutchins, 2013 James avenue N.
The Gophers defeated the Summers by score
of IL to Q. For games with the winners, ad.
telephone N. W., Main 1921.
The Glen team succeeded in tteing the Drum
monds by. a of 10 to TO- For games with
the Glens, address N. Loring, 424 Second street
The Tigers t defeated by ns H naaps
the city For games Mssn address GUSTAV Amunson
The fast Independent football team defeated
the immaculate Conception lineup by score
OF no to inc W9ua no arr
city or state. For games, address Axe1 Pearson,
and are rapidly improving their lineup AND
strength. Two fast members of the Independent
baseball team, Casey and Jordan. have beer zee
lineup is as follows Close and Nye, halves
Casey and Johnson. ends; Kennedy and Duntley
tackles; Jordan and Westerdahl, guards; Leigh
ton. CENTER Krough quarterback; leighton
fullback. They won their first game by de
feating the Camdens by score of 16 to O.
They woulds like to arrange games with any
fast team either in this state ate. or Wisconsin
address Rudolph Steinmetz, 1911 Fremont ave
nue. N.
The Forty third Street Stars were defeated by
halves by a score Of 65 to O. Ohmen, the full
back for the winners, was the feature of tbs
game. The winners would like to arrange games
with any fast 7s-pound teams in the city.
The Rambler football team has organized fol-
any. fast, 1S5-poun1 teams in the city. The line
up is as follows: Fl: Johnson right guard; Wal
center; Genhsrdt, left guard; Hall, left tackle
Ca Cath eft end; kurke. quarter; Loahr
right half: Herrvig, left half; Lee. fullback.
Members of Fust team would like to arrange
games with any fast 135-pound teams in the
10 to O. For games With pu the Winners address
w. 9. Fust. 10 Washington ~ N
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26
NEBRASKA WAS
NEVER STRONGER
True Line on the Cornhuskers
Has Been Gained at
Last. ,@.,

Special to The Journal.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 26.-Nebraska has the
rooters SO confident Several. quasi correspon-
dents who are on Intimate terms with the coach
and assistants have prepared ''hard-luck dope;;'
but these doleful dispatches are utterly foreign
to the feeling on the varsity campus The root
ers are enthusiastic, and they will be greatly
disappointed unless the team does business this
fall.
The cornhuskers are heavier than at any time
in the history of varsity football. Mills will
probably win out at center, and his avoirdu-
pois is enormous Borg will be in the game and
| and wefghtier than the men last year.
In the game with Grand Island Saturday, the
cornhuskers showed up in excellent shape. and
| the score stood 70 to 0. Mills was solid at
center. Bender distinguished himself by making
touchdown In the second half on passed ball,
! in less than minute after the kickoff He is
speed1er than ever this year, and he will be
coached for sensational runs.
Barta played left guard. He soon tired and
did not show his usual endurance. :aLundin and
Mason were tried at left tackle: = Richardson
| and Borg were tried at right guard, and this po-
sition will ultimately fall to Borg. The latter
is disappointed and chagrined as a result of the
Chicago incident, and he is not doing his custo.
mary work on the gridiron. r.
Mum and Robertson were lined up at right
tackle, with Standeven for right end and John.
| son for left end. The latter did commendable
work thruout the game. Barwick and Benedict
ultimately fall to the captain. Ss{. h>i
Schm1tt and Eager were at left half and the
former will make spirited contest for the place.
| He Is heady player and is swift on his feet
Marsh and Bender a right half. there
| Bender will be stationed to make: spectacular
dashes. Weller and G.. Mason were tried al
| fullback.
dummy will be rugged up this week and
tackling stunts will be INDUCED in. Never was
the team SO adept in goal kicking: The pig
skin was sent squarely between the posts al
every trial Saturday. Punting is the weak poin,
| and Coach Booth is almost discouraged over the
! failure Of the cOrnhuskers In the kicking line
| During this week some available man will be
singled out and carefully trained in the puntina
| stunt
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26
Y0ST. STARTS HIS
TRAINING TABLE
Rose and Other big Finds' Are
Still Paying Their Owl
-. Board.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Sept. 2e.-The start Of
Michgan's football training table yesterday
caused several big surprises. Ten men went to
the table, an unusually large number for Yost
to pick on the first day. 1t gave the first line
on. the probable makeup Of Michigans.y 1904
eleven. = ::
1t bore out Yost's contention that his new
heavyweights are good only on paper, and that
and last years substitutes"
Neither the giant Rose single one of the
other so-called finds went to the table. Some
of the new boys had to enter college before be-
coming eligible to the table, but this does not
account for all the ebsentees Depree's choice
was a distinct pointer Of Yost's selection for
the vacant right-half position. Depree was the
only half beside Heston at the table s; Last
heavy, plunging half when injury put him
out Of the game for the season. Up to last
night he had been almost ignored by the dope
SPECTATORS. He is native Of Michigan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26
BRUSH ISSUES
WARM. STATE MENI
Glasses American as Minor League
and Wont Let Grants
Play Them.

New York, Sept. 26.-There will be no. post
season series of games between the giants and
highlanders for the worlds championship. accord
ing to John 7. Brush, president Of the New York
baseball club. '.E.- .5-:;r* .
Mr. Brush's signed statement is as follows: =,
after fifteen years of effort, with varying
degrees of success. the giants have again won the
championship of the United States. 1t is unnec-
essary to say that am elated. The success of
the team is due to John j. McGraw, who, in my
judgment, manager Of baseball club, Is
without rival.
1.-THE National league is the premier organiza-
tion Of America. 1t is pregnant with grand
achievements of the past in the realm of sports.
It has elevated the game of baseball and given
it such character and standing that its devotees
in America may be counted by the million.
''There is nothing in the constitution play
ing rules Of the National league which requires
it's various clubs to submit its championship
honors to contest with a victorious club Of q
minor league.
''The club that wins from the clubs that rep
resent the cities of Boston, Brooklyn, New York.
Philadelphia Pittsburg, Cincinnati Chicago and
st. Louis-the eight largest and most important
cities in America-in series of 154 games, Is
entitled to the honor Of champions of the United
States, without being called upon to contend with
or recognize clubs from minor league teams.
ave are content when our is ended to
rest upon our laurels and will be ready to de-
fend our title in the contest of 1905 against the
combined efforts of all the clubs. represented in
the grand old time-honored National league"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26
AMES SETTLING
DOWN TO WORK
Enthusiasm Runs High Over the
Big Lot of Available Ma
terial.

Ames, Iowa, Sept. 2e.-Enthusiasm the
football field to be the increase at
Ames last week. With initial squad Of fifty
men at the beginning, the number has in
creased until hundred to be seen
on the gridiron each evening trying out for a
position some one of the four teams. From
twenty to twenty five minutes each evening has
been devoted to scrimmage work this week. altho
R1stine has been giving them signal practice also.
1t will require some hard work to get the squad
versed as thoroly as they should be for the first
game by next Friday. ~~I.
The varsity squad has been picked which of
course is subject to change If better material
develops during the season.. Coach Ristine; is
receiving some able assistance from A. R.rBuck-
ley, member of the '03 team, and, W. T..
Cooyer, who filled the position of left tackle
Of the, Ohio university teams for. three years.
they are helping to coach the Seconds and are
beneficial additions to the teaching force. The
men selected to constitute he>varsity squad are
Captain Daniels at Quarterback, Cave at center,
Jorgensen, Lyman and Mabie5 guards; Henninger
and Smith at tackle, Warden and Cole ends
Tener, Mack Billers and Nichols halves, Scott
and Stouffer as fullbacks The team will put in
some of it's best and hardest practice the coming
week, getting In readiness for the first battles
Of the season next Friday, and Saturday with
Des Moines college and Coe college of Cedar Rap
ids. y -.
Never in the history Of the college has there
been such enthusiasm and interest shown by &c
many students as there has this year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26
PICKING FIRST TEAM
Wisconsin Plugging Away at the Work
of Elimination.

r. Madison, Wis, Sept. 26-Coach Curtis has
had his way and the members Of the University
Of Wisconsin football squad are learning their
lessons in tackling by practice with the dummy
instead of going after runner in the open
field, as Assistant Coach Cochems desired. The
men have been worked in this manner all the
week and begin to show improvement.
o, The fol1 low list of men is the probable
Findlay, left end; Convill. left tackle; Pertke.
LEFT guard; Remp center; Donovan. right guard;
6. w: Jones, quarterback; vanderboe DOM, : left
half; Grogan, right half; Clark, fullback.
The competition in some Of these places is
keen, and it is highly probable that early
changes may be made. The coaches will give
the best second eleven men plenty of oppor
tunity in the first scrimmages and the earlier
games More good men expected at the
| opening of college Wednesday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26
RATHER BURLY CENTER "
South Dakota Team Has 23O Pounds in
T,ine's Midd1e

football team for this fall will be the strong
est purely amateur, team that the university
has eyer had Coach Markle has been working
very enthusiastic over the showing that they
have made. There will be five or six of the
old men on the team and some new material
that has been tried out in other teams and made
In regard to weight, the men will average
from ten to fifteen pounds heavier than u year
ago. Burtin Tanner, of the former mem
bers. will be back on the team this year and
he is counted on for much assistance. Durkee.
who played center for Redhed last year. will
occupy that position for Mitchell. He weighs
230 pounds and stands feet inches. Five
games IS, !. have been made two with Morningsde,
first game is with Morningside the latter part
of October
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26
THIRD WEEKS WORK
High School Players Began Serious
Work Today,

The four high schools began their third week
of practice today, and each team is as much
of an unknown quantity it was the first day
Of practice. BY the end of this week. however
all the teams will be playing games: and the
of the best signs Of an exciting season is the
enthusiasm of the new men and the all-around
ability of the four. captains. ~. 49,. 49,.
y One Of the features this fall will be the punt
ing, At North Side: Jack Marks is boottng the
and Captain Morses kicking toe at Central Is
rounding up into that class. Erickson at South
to have a brace of new punters that can twist
spirals with the best, who together. with Cap
tain Trykman, present strong a kicking com
men are of fair weight the lightest being at
South high. Taking it all in all, the teams are
we'll balanced, and case only and not fore
casts, will determine the championship.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26
FOUND ROADS BAL
Duluth Chauffeurs Make Good Run to
the Flour City,

d. G. Cutler and NJ. e. Wagner of Duluth,
with Charles Wilson as chauffeur. arrived in
Minneapolis Thursday evening. They plan to
start on the return trip Thursday afternoon.
The tourists travelled in a White touring car,
and no effort was made to break or establish
records. Some shooting was done on the route
and the run was made in easy stages Some
bad roads were encountered, but the car came
thru in excellent shape.
The party left Duluth Wednesday and came
via Carlton, Mahtowa. Barnum, Moose Lake.
Sturgeon Lake and Willow River, ending the
first days run at Sandstone, where they spent
the night. On Thursday morning the route
carried the party thru Hinckley and Pine city.
Here corduroy road was encountered which
taxed the pulling power of the car to its utaasst
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26

The rough road continued for twelve miles, and
the thru without a loose screw. The
party stopped at Rush City for lunch and ar
rived at the Haynes garage in Minneapolis
Thursday evening at $50 o'clock.
The distance covered is 200 miles by wagon
road, and so far as known, this is the first time
that 1t has been traversed by automobile.
During the run the water tanks were filed foue
times and gasolene tanks twice
On the return trip Mr. Cutler purposes to ford
the Kettle river to avoid the rough roads leading
to the bridge on the lower route. The trip was
a hard test for the machine, but it apparently
rose to the OCCASION and met every demand,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26
BEAVERS VS.. RELIANCE
First Independent Game of Season at
Minnehaha,

This week crew of men will be at Mime
haha to place the field and ground in firstclass
condition and by Sunday ali will be ready for
the Beaver Reliance game. Both teams have
made good in the past few years, and with the
new PLAYERS signed this season. will make dan
gerous opponents for any team in the state.
There are number of open dates in the league
which out-of-town teams fill by addressing
B. w. Rogers. at 246 Hennepin avenue.