The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-16
ON TIPTOE FOR
SATURDAY GAME
FOOTBALL WEST rs WATCHING
MANIFESTATIONS
Mccormack Thinks His Team Is the
Fastest in the West-Gophers Must
Fight Like Demons to Gain Recognl-
tion from Chicago Press-Team
Leaves Tomorrow Night.
BY O'Loughlln.

lust at present. Every indication
points to notwithstanding attendance
at the Northwestern Minnesota game.
This has been made possible thru the
determination of T he Journa to
run a football limited to Chicago for
the game. The first intelligence OF a
low rate was made public yesterday !
when The Journals .footbail
1imited'' rate was fixed at SIS. This
brought all of the dickering to a sharp
focus and the rate was generally met.
Today, Just to add interest to the game
without roofing Saturday h e ) gu r
a ! has cut the rate to $3.. 1t begins
to look as tho the gopher yell would be
as loud as the Northwestern whooplng
at Marshall field Saturday.
From Chicago this morning comes
mack and his assistants proclaim the
Methodists to be the Easiest team in
the west today and expect them to do
things to the gophers when they get
them away from home environs and on
Marshall field At Northrop field there
is no trace of overconfdence and the
players realize that they have a hard
sofa man expects that the gophers will
win, but realizes that there must be
just as good play as that which marked
the Wisconsin struggle. Any falling
off will be disastrous.
Mccormack has seen Minnesota play
and knows what to expect If he is
breaking loose and making predictions
1t is a pretty sure thing that he has
confidence and expects his men to back
up his forecasts.
Cedar Rapids Plans.
Manager Frank Reed returned from
Cedar Rapids this morning, where he
hoe win ho n
for the Thanksgiving game. He says
, that the field is good one and amply
large to take care Of all who will want
to see the game. About six thousand
people can get seats, but there is lots
of standing room at good points.
feeling that Minnesota has the better
Of the western season. The sportsman
like stand taken by the Minnesota au-
thoritles regarding game with Michi-
gan, is generally commended. Mime
sofa announced a Willingness to play,
but as last season s offers had received
a cold shoulder, declined to make first
advances. The abortive attempt of the
st. Louis exposition authorities to bring
about a game at the stadium, found
Minnesota in a Favorable mood, but
Michigan turned it down.
Sportsmen who believe in friendly
rivalry and best meeting best, are at q
loss to understand the Michigan reluct-
ance. Those posted are loath to think
that fear prevents Michigan from meet
strong enough for it's admirers to place
it in championship class, is strong
enough, to meet any opponent Of the
same class. A claim to championship,
while declining to meet the acknowl-
Il edged equal is based upon slight ground
indeed. It is no fault Of Minnesota g
that Michigan did not have an. oppor-
tunity to Eread her title clear.''
Still After Gophers.
Chicago is still after the gophers in
way. They now demand that Min
nesota must not only defeat Northwest
ern, but must make the defeat deci-
sive one. This is rather contradictory
dope. On one hand they tell of the
great speed and powers of Northwestern
and then say that the small score will
not do. 1t begins to look as tho Min
nesota, to get the western championship
or even an equal right to the title, must
not only lick every team from Britton
N. D., to Coon Run, Wis. and do it by
a score which will cause the hair to
the Chicago Journal, the only windy
city sheet, which has shown any consid.
GRAFTON for Minnesota says:
"Chicago will be the battlefield of
q great contest next Saturday, when
Minnesota comes to Marshall field tc
u
claim with Michigan the championship
of the west, the gophers must make a
good showing against Northwestern. A
mere victory will not do. 1t must be
q decisive victory.
1.-The purple will Il, be outweighed
cording to the expert opinions of Coach
Sheldon and Coach Harper of Chicago
the gophers are the best "sized' foot
ball team in the west. The game or
Marshall field for next Saturday will
N give Chicagoans a chance to see the
h big northwesterners and compare them
with the other western teams. Up te
date the Judgment that has been passed
on Coach Williams team has been al
very long range. Northwestern seems
now to have rounded to and will nc
doubt be in fit condition to play the
zeal struggle. Minnesota came out OF
the Wisconsin game practically free OF
injuries and will have a grand oppor
tunity to prove her claims for western
honors by defeating Northwestern by
a big score
western game is that every man get il
and play as good football as that seer
last Saturday or little better. Fur
Their than this the self:appointed au
thorities of Chicago should get tickle
apiece and go and watch the, game, I:
UHCy o1O IOOp CilOuS,h LII LOOUUttll u
recognize it when they see it, Mime
sofa will rest content. They will no
see grand fouris and "whoop-
hurrah''; but if Minnesota does no
slump, they will see one of the smooth
est working machines that ever tor
up sod on a Chicago gridiron. TIL
public will be there to see the play
and after the game the scribes will b.
bounded by truth and public opinion
when they come to give their opinion
They cannot stray far into the field O
long range conclusion. If they know
football it will be up to them to say sc
Gophers Must Work.
To bring about this result the PC
pliers will have to play the game as the
have demonstrated that they can. TIL
eyes of the football west are focuse
on that game. Upon it more than an
other will Minnesota have to stand wit
these Chicago dopesters. No one II
this way thinks Chicago is deliberatel
unjust to Minnesota, but they hav
been blinded by the Michigan flash S
that it is hard for them to see any
thing else. 1t will be missionary tri
for Minnesota. It will be for the pun
pose of knocking the scales from tn
eyes of Chicago as well as beatin
Northwestern-if possible.
Minnesota leaves Minneapolis tomo1
row night and will arrive in Chicag