The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
BY o'LoughIIn.
Coaches Last Words.

Coach Mccormack, MISUNDERSTANDING
or lose, want my men to fight. That
Is all can ask The memory Of Oct. 90
must be effaced by them.
Coach Williams, MInnesota-We don't
expect to lose. We are not overconfident,
but our men have not disappointed US
this year. The men are In good condition.
Marshall Field, Chicago, Ill, Nov. 49,
1904.-The crowd began thronging into
Marshall field shortly after o'clock
today for the great game between Min !
The air was hazy, slightly warm, and
the wind off the lake was not sufficient
~ high to interfere with the ball in !
any way.
Z Northwestern came in from Evanston
this morning and put up at the Ell Prado
hotel. After an :11:45 luncheon tho
Methodists rested before taking tally
no for the field.
Minnesota dressed at II clock this
morning land at 11:3O luncheon was
served in the team 8 private dining
room. After that, the group, clad In
their dirt kissed moleskins and with the
traces Of Northrop field mud clinging
is, they were supposed to be slumber-
wrapped, but they were not. They res
manned in their beds and talked the
game. 50 5
The squad was generally indignant
at the eleventh hour protest of Strath-
ern, and this act alone will put so per
cent more fight into the. team this
afternoon. The Page arrest as a g s spy
) IS generally laughed at, as most Of
! the members of the team know Page.
He has been persistent seeker after
football "dope,'' and they regard the
affair as a huge joke.
Minnesota Crowds Arrive.
Today dawned with heavy fog, but
every prospect pointed to beautiful
afternoon. At 10 O'Clock the, big ex-
cursion crowds began to arrive and the
Chicago Beach hotel was soon seething
vortex of football enthusiasm. The
crowd was in an ugly humor over the
Strathern matter. 2
final PAGES yesterday afternoon and in;
1.-THE evening the stiffness of Evanston9
was broken by a real bonfire and yell
ing. Mccormack g men are Of medium!
weight and fast. They look trained to
| the hour and the game will be a notable
one. The ~ alent'' all agree that Min
nesota looks better balanced and
: equal, but Minnesota probably has the
more versatile attack. The Methodists
will probably have trouble to stop Min.
lnesota Is forwards, while the gopher line
should hold the Evanstonians. s
eski-U Nah" from Many Threats. !.
| Minnesota g band and rooter dele.
cation marched into Marshall field
shortly after 1 O'Clock, and, to the
credit Of the Chicagoans it must be
said, that they broke away from their
chill and gave the squad warm re-
ception. The squad took their places
in comparative silence, but in q few
J seconds the wild tSki-u-maho Of the
north went ringing across the field and
started the crowd. There was q cram:
ing Of neoks.
Chicago university is here in body
and appears to be siding with the GO
piers as against Northwestern. Thil
is encouraging the rooters and they are
yelling like Indians the Minnesota
challenge. They are yelling defantly
and chasing every dollar of Northwest:
, ern money which chances to appear.
At 1870 it appeared as tho the crowd
!. would be over 10000. Minnesota had
> arrived and was dressing A. A. Stage
Chicago's coach, joined his team OF
the stand and Minnesota gave him 4
rousing reception. The officials were
; : on the field and were consulting thu
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