The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-11
Totals .,....F. 23O
Points per minute, 1.76 .v-gr.

such deplorable state, and Is, II no mistake has
been made. record. An average of 1.l6 points
per minute is not altogether slow. Then
turning to the figures of the other teams In
which Minnesota is interested shows something.
Iowa has played three games and piled up 121
points. Nebraska has played three games and
has 11S and defeat. Wisconsin has accumulat-
ed IS points in two games. Northwestern gets
107 points In three games. Ames has 40 points
in two games and Michigan 176 points in three
games. These made against teams
no stronger than those which faced the gophers.
Multiply em, double. subtract extract the square
the cube root of the figures and give Minnesota
the worst Of it in any way. Then If the gophers
can be figured all to the bad, according to the
comparative scores, the mathematician Is entitled
to large red apple. y. !; " d:
.':. Looking Backward.
An earnest attempt to get ''under the hide"
Of the question does not betray any great cause
for sadness. Minnesota started her practice
games with the men in good condition. Then
came injuries to players. none Of which can be
classed as serious enough to keep the players
out of any Of the big games. DR.. Williams was
confronted with a number of men, evenly
matched, and struggling for positions the
team. Experiment was necessary. The squad
began to narrow toward first and second teams.
Men of promise could not be eliminated without
trial in play. Some Of them did WE'LL others
did not. The st. Thomas and North Dakota
games were played with Of the best men
out Of the lineup. Davies is just getting into
the going. In both these games men were tried
out, as 1t is better to know what green men
will do before putting them into big games.
None one, Of the scores have been less than IS,
the performances some Of the critics profess to
see a wofu slump
IN Saturdays games there some things
which were not nice to look upon. The left
wing of the line was playing together for the
first time. Old players always nervous and
apprehensive when playing with untried men.
New men always likely to go to pieces
IL the resistance offense Is strong
er than they expected 1t was splendid thing
for Minnesota to find out these weak spots this
week. The real fun Of the year comes Saturday,
with the Ames game. and If better, scrappier
and faster football Is not played the writer will
retire as prophet. Saturday it is expected
that Strathern will be back Mt center, Hunter
at quarter. Case, at left tackle. Kicker at left
guard, and the men on the right side of the line
should be chast1sed If they do not give a good
account Of themselves.
- Going and Coming.
The Minnesota line will probably hold a heavy
hne better than they have the smaller teams
gophers apparently felt confident of holding
them. They did not charge quickly, and as
result the little fellows made gains. With big
ger men in front of them, the Minnesota lines
men will realize that they up against prop
psition which requires attention and will go IL
faster and harder big man cannot get thr,
small hole with the readiness with which som,
OF the little fellows have wiggled thru.
~ One writer advances the theory that, on &C
count Of his defeat at Boulder Saturday. Bootl
Will work his acornhuskers harder in preparatio,
for the Nebraska Minnesota game. No one u,
here believes that he WILL There has been
feeling all along that Nebraska would come III
here fit for the battle Of their lives team
can get just 'ft' and no more. The Ne
braska defeat will have no effect upon the Min
nesota game. Here while giving COLORADO
credit for game fight, there is the belief tina
the altitude beat Booth, and there is no lessen
ing of work that account. Avowedly, tn
members Of the team not filed with conf
\ dence, and II they nurse the feeling in thei
bosom 1t is high time to get rid of it. Mime
sofa has strong team when they get going
So has Nebraska and both teams are going t
realize that they have been in game befor
sunset of Oct. 20.
Yesterday afternoons work went of Wit
better spirit and dash. The men worked will
1ngly, and while not giving the men more thai
they needed DR.. Williams kept them up to
sitter gait. Barring accidents, the team shout
present a strong front to Ames Saturday, an
the game should be worth going far to see.
Workmen started yesterday to placing tn
posts for the big canvas to bar tn
view of the embankment frequenters. The BIZ
canvas will be in position for the Ames game
The game will begin at 8 o'clock and 25-minut
halves will be played. In order to accommodate
the large crowd expected to attend. Manage
Reed will start the advance sale of seats on
day earlier than usual, thus tickets for the gam
can be procured today at Voegens and the Stu
dents bookstore. in Minneapolis, and Tibbel's
in st. Paul. The general admission will be s
cents, reserved seats 81 and boxes 81 80,