The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-15
GOPHERS REST
AFTER STRUGGLE
WARRIORS CAME THRU BATTLE
WITH FEW INJURIES.
Chicago Press at Last Wakes Up and
Awards Minnesota an Equal Footing
with Michigan-Stif Game in Pros
pect with hwestern-Scores and
Points Compared.
By O'Loughlin.

by ~ GObSihh'
Minnesota came thru Saturdays game with
Wisconsin in fairly good shape. Several OF the
men were bruised up by the terceness OF the
play, but seriously injured This Is
q commentary the clean play and sportsman
like conduct of the men from Madison
special from Madison today says that every
badger regular able to report for practlce
yesterday. This, in turn, clinches the old argu-
ment that men In condition not so naDle TO
injury in fast play as in scrimmage.
Minnesota's regulars who We're in Saturday S
game did not work yesterday. DR.. Williams
had ordered them to ''clear OUT and forget foot
ball for the day. The substitutes and second
and third teams were out in force and were
put thru their usual stunts.
Naturally. the game OF Saturday was fought
over again yesterday by the players and substi-
tutes From the comments of the players. 1T
is to be concluded that they held the badgers In
high esteem clean, hard-fghting opponents
were heard yesterday. The game and the man
ner in which 1t played have done much to
cement friendly athletic relations between the
two Institutions
Today the real work of preparing for the
Northwestern game begins. McCornack's men,
fired by their victory of Saturday and having
the assistance of Dartmouth and Harvard
coaches, at work with vengeance for the
game of Saturday. Those who have seen the
Evanston men at play say that Minnesota has
another hard fight in prospect, and one that will
call for the speed and strength exhibited
In the game with Wisconsin. Earlier in the
season it the opinion that with Wisconsin
once out of the way the rest of the schedule
would be easy. Northwestern's sudden brace
and reversal in form has sent this idea scouting.
AS result the Northwestern game looms up as
formidable contest. and many Of those who had
never thought Of going to Chicago now filed
with longing to the game. 1t will be
we'll worth while.
Chicago Press Comments.
At last the Chicago press has come to It's
Senses In the ''opinions'' of yesterday, Mime
sofa Is placed upon the plane with Michi-
gan. One newspaper still figures Michigan as
the champion Of the west, and awards second
place to Chicago. This reasoning is far-fetched.
In many ways Minnesota leads. By comparison,
the schedules are little different to quality,
altho Minnesota has longer and what appears
to be harder schedule than Michigan. This Is
thru fault of the wolverines but on account
of the failure of the Columbia game which Michi.
gan expected. Case, Ohio Northern, Kalamazoo
Ohio State, West Virginia and Drake presented
no more obstacle opposition to Michigan than
did South Dakota, Shattuck, Carleton, St
Thomas, North Dakota, Ames Grinnell and Law.
renee Michigan's games, where there was
real fighting, were Wisconsin and Chicago Min
nesota whipped Nebraska. Wisconsin and still has
Northwestern to lick before the Chicago press
will admit full claim to the equal standing OF
Minnesota with Michigan. This is anotbe,
symptom of specious reasoning but it exists ant
must be counted with. The Ames game could
not fairly be called true practice game and
Wisconsin, to say nothing of Iowa, it gives til,
sophers sitter schedule than Michigan.
Gophers World Beaters.
The gophers have piled up two worlds record.
this year. They possess the greatest number q
points ever made by a team in a single season
and they ran the highest score ever made in .
single game when they scored 146 on Grinnell
play, total Of csc points in so minutes. The,
haeV played eleven games Michigan has played
nine games and roughly estimated, scored ~
points per minute. Had they played anothe
game with n team Of the caliber of Nebraska O
Northwestern this average must have been low
cred. 1t is hard to from what standpoint
Michigan can lay claim to a superiority over Min
nesota Every follower Of football regrets tina
the teams DO not meet this year. The fault i
not that of Minnesota. 1t is to be hoped tina
they will get together next year, arrange con
tract and play that there can be no questio
as to the western championship.
The teams are too good to stay apart. tn
best meet In the east and should In the west
Michigan has wealth of material and Mime
sofa is always well supplied. Both teams hav
the advantage Of splendid coaching. That D
Yost Is expressed by the title which he bears
'Hurry up" while Ninnesota's play is directe
by a man who is generally recognized east an
west as a strategist and student of footba
without an equal In the country. Western foo
bal To-day Is up to that of the east, and in til
minds Of those who have seen the leaders of bot
Minnesota could defeat the best produced dow
east. Michigan and Minnesota should get t.
gether. resolve to have the west rssresente
doubt as to standings.
81. Planning for Chicago.
Plans for the descent upon Chicago are alread
under way. The team will leave Thursday nigt
and rest in Chicago Friday After the game 1t
probable that the warriors will be taken out
small town in Illinois to spend the fe
days Intervening before the Iowa game. 1t
hard stretch for the gophers to play two game
within a week and close up the season. but
is believed that they will be equal to the task
In addition to the who played Saturda
there several substitutes who are capable
putting up a rafting contest. and If gophe
are injured in the Northwestern game Iowa wi
not face any broken arms legs.
Manager Reed Is In Cedar Rapids today wine
ing up the preliminary arrangements for tt
game on Thanksgiving. Indications point to
large crowd both at Chicago and Cedar Rapid
1t is the only game at Chicago next saturda.
and will be played at Marshall field. Since til
showing Of the gophers against Wisconsin,, Mimi
sofa has been pretty we'll advertised in Chfcae
and the enthusiasts will doubtless turn out
force
The cash accounts of Saturday have bee
squared and divided. The receipts were abor
1000, and the $4,000 carried home by tt
badgers will go far to heal the bumps an
bruises. All this is past history now, and IL
universal slogan is 'On to Chicago",