The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-10
ON TIP.IOE FOR
WISCONSIN GAME
PUBLIC DROPS POLITICS TO TALK
FOOTBALL OUTLOOK.
Team and CoaShss Do the Finishing
Work Today-Thanksgiv Game at
Cedar Rapids-World's Records
Gained by Gophers in Ten Games
Comparisons with the East.
BY O,Louahlln.

Minneapolis Is just now as mustered over the
badger gopher game as the tabled hen with the
brood of ducks. Politics held the boards Tues
day and yesterday, but once the results OF me
election were announced the talk Immediately
turned to the football game of Saturday ana
nothing else is heard in the clubs ON the streets
and in the places where the public IS wont 10
assemble From todays Indications the attend
ance will be greater than that Of the Michigan
game of last year. The ticket sale has been a
record breaker and the tickets have gone IKE
wildfre. Every attempt has been MADE 10
eliminate the scalper 1t is generally thought
that the effort has been successful.
Every one connected with the active work OF
preparing the team is as mum as an oyster, ana
the only line upon which the enthusiasts are
working is the showing made In the Nebraska
and Lawrence game Every word regarding the
team is received eagerly, but just now there IS
little news There is an absence of feeling OF
confidence that prevailed in the city before the
Nebraska game; brought about by the strength
of Wisconsin and the knowledge that the gophers
have the fight Of the year their hands, and
that fight only comparatively few hours re-
moved.
'Plain prevarication' would seem to fit the
case regarding the Especial news which comes
out Of Madison. This morning stories are op,
posed to each other. One tale Is to the effect
Sthat the scrubs yesterday punched holes In the
badgers. Another yeracious correspondent AYERS
that the varsity made monkeys out Of the scrubs:
The latter story is probably the more truthful
of the two. Wisconsin roOters are coming strong
and are evincing desire to gamble on the result
of the game All sorts Of tricks resorted to
to in the hope of gaining odds football games,
and the Wisconsin delegation Is not above turn
ing few If necessary The average man who
bets football games-and 1t must be admit
ted that he is numerous-is steadfastly refusing
to place better than money on Saturdays
Enthusiasm at Varsity.
Fl At the university the enthusiasm is at top
wave Tomorrow night big demonstration is
planned for the campus. About fifty coal oil
barrels have been gathered and donated and these
will form the nucleus for such combustlble mate
rial as can be foraged between the river and the
fair grounds. 1t is expected that at least 1000
students will take part in the performance
There will be massmeeting in the chapel in the
morning The rooter kings prescribing all
sorts Of throat lotions for use and what Is lack
ing in noise at Saturdays game will not be
noticed.
At meeting Of the board Of control held last
night it was finally decided to play the Iowa
game at Cedar Rapids instead of Davenport, as
was originally intended. A special to e
Journ Il l from Iowa City says that monster
excursion from Iowa City is planned and a big
crowd is expected.
At Cedar Rapids the team will find grassy
gridiron and good accommodations. Already the
rooters are making their plans to follow the
team thru the Northwestern and Iowa games
Minnesota will probably leave Minneapolis next
Thursday night for Chicago and after the North
western game retire into Illinois seclus1on until
the Thursday following, when they will go to
Cedar Rapids for the last game Of the year.
Arranging for Crowd.
Northrop field will present appearance
in some ways to the crowd of Saturday. More
boxes have been built in front of the south stand.
the boxes reaching out the cinder track, and
q row of boxes have been placed In front of the
stand the armOry side Of the gr1dirOn.
A standing gallery is building on the score board
end of the field Straw has been hauled on the
field and scattered to prevent the grfiron surface
from freezing, and if weather only permits the
of local play will finish in blaze Of
glory.
While nothing definite is known today, outside
of the members and those in control, regarding
the condition Of the team and the possible
showing against Wisconsin the enthusiasts are
hoping for fitting elimination of the seasons
work of DR.. Williams and the team. There car
be denying credit to the gophers If they wiz
from Wisconsin. They facing. to my mind
that most dangerous opponents Of the season, anc
the play should be a battle royal.
CHANGING back the work of the team fol
the year in ten games it Is found that de
spite the injuries and accidents the team has
piled up worlds record for total points wei
worlds record for high In a single
game. They have averaged 1.51 points per min
ute for every sixty seconds of play, a grant
total Of 66S points In 40 minutes. The sta
tistics covering these games are follows: