The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-25
VARSITY GOES INTO
RURAL RETIREMENT
Or. Williams Takes His Young
Men for Outing in the
Country


The members of the varsity football
team We're treated to a fresh air excur-
zion yesterday afternoon, leaving Northrop
field and all its pleasures to the men
who make up the subsidiary squads. The
varsity boarded a Come-HaTriet car un-
de-. sealed orders and in a few seconds
were jerked out of sight of the anxious
watchers, who viewed the exodus from
While there is no official confirmation
as TO their destination it Is supposed thal
the husky carload was billed to the
neighborhoed of the State Agricultural
scoliege. where valuable instruction could
be given with no fear of prying eyes
which call Nebraska their home.
The real event in the local fontealil
world yesterday was the. apparitlon ,qi OF
Sig Harris in his working garb. He
made his appearance at the training
table yesterday and in the afternoon don
ned the moeSkins and prepared for the
fray He departed with the team, and
his movements theneeforward are shroud-
ed in the same obscurlty as those OF the
whole team. Harris return to the game
uuarterbackS of the first callbeT. with
O'Brien LaTlzin and Hunter. 1t is really
a misfortune that there is not room Tor
two quarterbacks on one team
Preparing for Nebraska
Nebraska is the big propositions ahead
and DR.. Williams is taking no chances
whatever with the buTly Cornhuskers, and
the field Saturday geared up to their hlgh-
est pitch of football ability. While Ne
braska has fast offensive team there is
scarcely any possibility of their defeating
Minnesota. but there is a chance that they
NAV possibly get the ball across Mime
sofas goal line, which owing to the
medium amount of glory to be obtained
from the schedule, would be quite dis
astrOus.
Saturdays game between Nebraska and
Knox was witnessed by several persons
1, ~l4fR7s- lfl n
one and all feel certain that Minnesota
will come out on top, but with this asSur-
ance goes a shaking of the head and
mention of the dire possibilities should
Bender ever get the least bit clear OF the
field. He is said to be as good as the
best and fastest man on the varsity and
Teplete with eXpedientS OF all KINDS.
Eager, Cotton and F'enlon are also loutea
as dangerous men and capable of pulling
off a surprise with the slightest encour-
agement.
The team as whole does not look as
good as Minnesota, but with three stars
of the first magnitude in their makeup
there is plenty Of room for speculation.
The Gophers viii be drilled for every con-
ceivable contingency this week, and If
Nebraska gets away with anything they
will be justly entitled to it.
With Northwestern elected from the
running so CIecfsiyeIy by Chicago Wis
"big'' game after Nebraska. SO that foot
ball interest in the Minnesota section viii
likely die an early death on or about Nov.
L. OF course there is plenty OF time be-
tween now and the date of the North
western game for Coach Mccormack to
work wonders if he is So inclined. but his
wonders will have to be shown
Those who saw the game on Marshall
field return with conservative stories of
Chicago'S ability and are inclined to con-
sidered the outcome tribute TO the weak
ness of Northwestern rather than to the
strength of Stages team. Eckersall
is a frst-class punter and demonstrated
it long before this, but from all accounts
he was rather poor in handling North
western punts In the second half Chi
cago US ed one play almost exclusively. the
only variation being as to the side of the
line through which it was worked, and
Northwestern was never able TO hold. Ali
in all it looks as if Northwestern wasn't
capable of affording Minnesota any great
honor.
Saturday Will Tell
Saturday VIII be the critical day as far
as championship talk is concerned, mas
much as it will determine the status of
Wisconsin. In the Badger camp there is
hope that they can defeat Michigan. and
incidentally that is the hope of every ad-
mirer of the Gophers.- Not for revengeful
reasons. but simply for the reason that
it will Great peg to hang the champion
ship laurels on, and that appears to be a
most desirable thing Should Michigan
beat Wisconsin decisively the only thing
left for Minnesota will be to beat her
more deciSiyely, and this is but poor con-
ISOLATION at the best.
While this condition of affairs may be
unfortunate, it is hardly legitimate
grounds for counting Minnesota out of the
championship possibilities. as the S0-call-
ed Chicago experts have done. These ex-
perts always go to work on the supposftion
that the championship has its permanent
abiding place in Chicago, or at the out
side within circle including Wisconsin.
Northwestern and Michigan, and for any
other team to claim it it is necessary to
come into their zone and lug it away.
While Minnesota will not play Michigan or
Chicago it must be borne in mind that
their championship aspirations must be
bounded by this fact as well as those of
Minnesota. Neither Chicago nor Michigan
holds the championship by deed of trust
by any other warrant than their own. So
long as they do not play Minnesota there
will be an obvious flaw in any champion
ship title, and for experts to begin
counting Minnesota out of the race at this
stage of the game is evidence of the pos
session of egregious conceit.