The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-17
SPORTING news.
The Maroons May Play the
Gophers Once More.
Football OVertures Of Chicago
Received by Minnesota.
TWO ELEVENS HOPEFUL
Game Talked of for Saturday
After Thanksgiving.
Last Game In 900 Resulted in
Tie of 6 to 6.

Minneapolis, Mimi. March 1.-THE
University Of Minnesota football team
may play a game with the University
of Chicago next fall. Negotiations are
now being secretly conducted, and If
brought to such contamination as is
evidently desired by both institutions
these two great universities, after four
years, will meet again on the gridiron.
Up to a few days ago football men at
both institutions considered their sched-
ules as complete, and were not thinking
of looking for more games. 1t was sug-
gested by some of the Chicago enthusi-
astS, however, that their university ar
range q game with some team, and that
their half of the proceeds go to the AL
lison-Palmer memorial fund, which is
about to be raised at the Midway school.
After going over the field carefully
the Chicago men turned to Minnesota
as their most worthy opponent, and as
the team which would undoubtedly.
draw the biggestzcrovd if the game was
arranged. Communications were sent
to the Minnesota management and Sug-
gestions were made for a game on the
second Saturday after Thanksgiving,
this game to be played in Chicago, and
each team to take half of the proceeds.
The Minnesota men looked favorably
on the proposition, but some of the
members Of the board of control thought
that the season would be strung out
too far and that an extra ten days of
training would would be too great
strain on the men. So it had been de-
cided to reply to the Chicago proposition
in the negative, when one of the faculty
suggested that the game be played on
the Saturday directly after Thanksgiv-
ing, as this would be just as fair for one
team as the other.
Minnesota has replied to the Chicago
people with this proposition. and if the
Midway footballists really want to try
their skill with the Gophers the game is
wants the game. Each team would re-
ceive as its share of the gate receipts at
least $40, 900, and this money would make
a nice starter for the respective funds
which are so much desired at the two
institutions.
agree to the proposition of the Mime
sofa faculty in regard to playing the
game the Saturday after Thanksgiving
as that would bring two hard games
within time of three days. No mat
ter how fair the proposition would be
to both teams, it would be certain that
after a hard schedule with the climax
on Thanksgiving day, neither team
could engage inaa desperate struggle
two days later and do itself Justice
Z 1t is also true, as the Minnesota men
allege, that to string the season out un-
til a week from the Saturday following
Thanksgiving would work a great hard
ship on the players by obliging them to
remain in training ten days after the
season is considered closed. But even
the ten extra days of training would
seem to work less of a hardship on the
men than the playing of two hard games
in such a short space of time.
The last game played between the
teams was played at Minneapolis in
1900 resulting in a tie, 6 to s.