The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-17
BY o'LoughlIn.

i Today winds up the work of Minnesota for the
game with Northwestern at Marshall held, Cni ,
Ecago, Saturday. 1t IS the last polishing up
she gopher machine will get. Tonight the team
leaves for Chicago, and tomorrow vii lonly bring
Night work for the players -
z! The natural conclusion, following Saturdays
game, would be that the gophers would have
an easy time with the Chicago Methodists, Early
An the season, McCornack's men were taken into
camp by Stages warriors In shameful style:
Their play against Illinois has developed that
Mccormack was far from having his men In
shape when they met Chicago. The team, like
Minnesota has Just come into form, and as a
result what has been regarded as an. easy game
has suddenly reverted into what looks to be one
of the hardest games OF the year. e., = 49,.
So far weight Is concerned, Minnesota will
have some advantage. TO onset this, Mccormack
has been training for speed and spirit, and If
press dispatches to be believed! has sue
ceeded in getting what he sought. He is quoted
as saying that he is satisfied with the condition
OF his team and expresses a belief that his
men will get the charge on the SLOW gophers.'
1t is evident that Mccormack did not see the
game Of Saturday. The gophers are not slow,
md If the Methodfstsq have the reported speed
1t will he Of the finest games ever seen.
There has been no resting by Minnesota this
week-no overconhdence. Early week rumors as
to the improvement of Northwestern, and Satur
s days scores, set the Minnesota governors to
looking rather wise. Following this the team
has been worked to maintain their form and
speed Ill 49, ~
Northwestern's Coaching.
Northwestern Will De farly licked INTO shape
by Saturday. Mccormack is experimenting the
coaching and is being assisted by Jennings and
Conner. Jennings Is looking after the back
field and Conner is handling the line. Freddy"
Conner. the old Harvard man, Is well known
turnout the east of the fercest players
who wore the moleskin. and If he does
not instill some of his fight into the Methodists
1T will be because the Manchester man has for
gotten his old tricks. Conner is tricky as
/. ..they make en-" and it will be strange If
some of the gophers do not run. up against the
results of his coaching. He played on the Har-
ward team in the old days. and has since spent
much time In coaching college and prepare tory
school teams. Jennings plays milder game and
coaches milder sort of offense and defense than
does Conner, but he, too Is master of the
game, and the Methodists getting the advan-
fage of this training. ~-
y The opinions of the three coaches who are
{ handling Chicago given follows:
Fast! Why; you never team in your
life that was faster than men will be when
they strike Minnesota. -McCornack. d,
That team is in the pink of condition, and it
will not take many finishing touches to round
them off.''-Coach Jennings. l.
IF we don't get the jump that Minnesota
line. III miss my guess.''-Coach Connor.
All Of this points to a fight of simon-pure pro-
portions. ,"r' r. " IT, ~. e.
5t The work Of Northwestern on defense is said
70 be something remarkable: This week they
have withstood the battling and battering of the
scrub, and on Wednesday night the scrub could
pick up but four yards in fifteen attempts. OF
course, the Northwestern scrub is not the equal
of the Minnesota team. but q team which can
hold Its scrub generally puts up a stiff oppo
sition to an invading team. Northwestern will
have the advantage Of playing on Its own field
and. while this is of debatable quality it is one
of the beliefs of the game and must be admitted
On offenss the Chicago team. is sail to be
doing all sorts Of things to the scrub Mime
sofa, however, Is not a scrub team, and the beau
hful work of the trio-coached team may encoun
ter something Of brick in hat when they
start the Glossy doings' against the gophers
An Indian Quarter. .
Another point over which the Chicago coaches
are congra tulating themselves is the -, great
generalship Of their. Indian quarter. Minnesota
has something of quarterback in 'Sig' Harris
md. leaving the finish of the game entirely out
Of 1T. the writer will wager dollars to dough
nuts that Harris plays circles around the Indian
and In field generalship makes him look like ar
amateur. 1t is going to be good stiff fight
without question, but when it comes to puttins
Northwestern men, in their positions, above Min
nesota individuals the a1rship is beginning Il
leak, especially in the case of Harris -
1t Is doubtful if the game is attracting al
much attention from the general public in Chi
cago as 1T Is in Minneapolis. Here the fever i
mounting high. On the streets the common
salutation is: "Going to Chicago?' and th,
general response: "Betcher life!' The fra "a
viii be heavy and the gophers will not be with
our moral and yellsome support when they fro
out on Marshall field Saturday
~ Join the crowd. Today it's CON To ,ch,coo, :,