The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27
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THE fact that Rogers, captain of the
i Minnesota 1903 football team,
has been named as coach Of the Car
isle Indian school eleven for next fall,
is the greatest tribute ever given a
athlete, and is significant
Of the growing respect in the east for
prowess In the greatest of
college sports. AS is we'll known to
all followers Of the game, Carlisle, tho
merely a. preparatory school, has al
ways been among the leaders in east
ern football, following close behind
Yale, Harvard and Princeton, and in
the last two or three years ranking
ahead Of Pennsylvania and Cornell.
Rogers is an old Carlisle player,
having played on that team five years,
one year acting as captain. Had It
not. been for this fact. Rogers I'M
doubtedly would have been passed
over in the search for an instructor at
Carlisle, but it is quite as certain that
he would have been, overlooked just
the same had his brilliant career at
school in. pennsylvania. The success
Of Minnesota last fall, and Rogers
part in achieving this success by both
his individual play and his work al
captain Of the team, were the decid.
ing factors in bringing him the offer
without a doubt.
This is the first time an eastern in.
stitutiofl of any athletic prominence
has come west for a COACH and the
result Of the experiment will be in
teresting from. the light upon the
question Of the relative superiority
Of the two sections. Carlisle haG
one of the fastest and headiest team.
on the checkerboard last fall, an(
Rogers has a task before him to equa
the record made by Glen Warner
There is every probability, however
that he will be equal to the occasion
He is a heady player, understands thu
game thoroly and Is conscientious
worker. - - r w. - 49,
| NNHESE are the lean and hungr!
J. years for the baseball players
and the period of small salaries will
continue much longer than did tn,
fat seasons Of the war. With the Cali
fornia league in the agreement, Their
is absolutely no place for disgruntle'
players to jump, and they must stan'
few like Ferguson. of st. Paul, VIII
have acquired an independent bust
ness, can afford to be Independent, blu
the average ball player is not a par
ticularly thrifty individual, and mos
of them have little money laid UP, an
have no chance Of making even a com
Portable living in some other. line Q
work. ...-.
Except In a few cases where play
lers have stuck by their clubs In tn
face of profitable offers to Jump. tn
managers cannot be blamed for tryin
to shave expenses and get back som
Of the coin they lost during the wal
A winning club can make money wit
a swollen salary list, but a loser, es
pecially in the minor leagues canne
hope to do anything but run way be
hind, unless salaries are kept dow
It is a fact, too, that some Of the mos
high-priced clubs in league wi
finish away behind, as witness thte S
Louis American last season, not
mention the Columbus or Minneapol
in the American association.
There has always been a salary linn
in the American association, but it he
never been enforced because of tn
, war with the Western league. TIL
, season, in all probability, the owner
will be forced to observe the lim1
That means something like. $40
!. month each for the player
whereas last year nearly every teal
had two or three or perhaps mo,
players whom it was paying $500 {
: $500 each. Poor players! Thor.