The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-04
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1,++,o has been heard Of Lawrence IN the local
football camp, altho the team Is eApecteu -
the CITY tonight. Lawrence may be keeping
,nder cover and may spring surprise on the
gophers but there Is general feelng tnat tueS
will be handled and that they Will put up SUI
ficiently stiff article Of play to give the gophels
the work they need for the Wisconsin game.
Lawrence played good stiff game against Ghi
tugo In September and should nave in"rheo
Improvement since that time. S+,- -. -
Minnesota's work Of the week has been OF a
satisfactory nature. n, marked improvement over
the work shown before the Nebraska game.
While keeping Lawrence in mind, wisconsin
looms up in every thought of football at pres
ent and the stories of badger strength are taken
at their full value.
Madison has suddenly become = storm center
of news regarding football. and during the last
two lays 1t has developed that some 'dopester
is out to mangle the truth so long as 1t VIII sen:
This was exemplifcd In the story to the enect
that there was trouble over the selection OF Of
fcials for the badger gopher game. The story
Is untrue In all respects. . ~
Kilpat trick came to Minneapolis before the Ne
brasha game and the names of six available men
were submitted to him by the local management.
He took these and returned to Madison. IN
few days he wired the Wisconsin selections from
this list and Minnesota acquiesced. An effort
was made to get the men, and it found that two
Of them had previous engagements for NOV ~.
Wisconsin was Immediately notified and after
correspondence the second official was agreed
upon. Both institutions or tho governors OF ath-
letics are now looking for the third man.
The relations between Wisconsin and Mime
sofa have been harmonious and there has not
been the slightest Indication of any misunder-
standing friction between those in control OF
the teams. How such a story could gain ground
is unknown. 1t made out Of pure cloth and
''made to SELL 1t sold all right and Its
only purpose to make trouble. CORE
spondent who would pipe such story with
out having something better than unsuhstantial
statements to offer as proof should be cut from
the calling lists Of reputable newspapers. =.
Wisconsin's troubles seem to have horne fruit
in the resignation Of Fitzpatrick. The friction
of the fall seems to have made his position an
unpleasant one. and he has resigned. and will
quit Madison JAN 1. The merits of the
controversy have never been fully understood in
Minnesota, and there has been little inclination
to ask questions. 1t appears to be Minnesota
policy to allow each institution to settle Its
troubles without interference. - This was
manifested in the Bender-Fenlon case IN Ne
braska.
Since the return to Lincoln. Booth has shifted
Bender from the halfback position to the quarter
deciding that Barwick will not do for the posi-
tioy, Barwick was blamed for letting. Hunter
get away for touchdown. Barwick could moi
catch Hunter and there was not a the
cornhusker squad. who could have brought dowr
the speedy little quarter. 1t appears to have
been Of ''too much Hunter for the entire
team. ,z ..., ''t"F' :.--i'.
There was a football game at Northrop helt
yesterday afternoon between the teams Of th'
Chi Psi and Rhi Kappa Psi teams. Chi Ps
triumphed by a score of to 4. The game wa
witnessed by a large number Of the students ant
both teams were Encouraged in true studen
style. Other interfraternity games will follow
until Thanksgiving.
The seat sale for the Lawrence game woul
indicate a satisfactory attendance tomorrow
Inquiries are pouring in for seats for the Wiscon
sin game. The railroads have agreed to make
rate Of one fare plus so cents from point
where the ordinary one-way fare is Sc or less
except where one-and-one-third fare makes
K lesser figure.