The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-29
applied in the game is the sole ques-

! ZION.
Coach Booth and Assistant Coach
Westever took the Cornhuskers to the
outskirts of Minneapolis yesterday
and warmed them UP for the fray. Ii
was very ordinary practice and moth
ing was done that would Indicate the
style of play that will be used this
afternoon. Both coaches know the
ways of the teams up to date and it is
likely that each will play according to
circumstances rather than to any pre-
concerted plan.
Nebraska looks strong. The men are
muscular and hard-looking, and while
they may be a little lighter than Min
nesota to the inexperienced eye that
difference, if noted at all, would appear
to be slight. Minnesota will be the
heavier. but just how much nobody ex-
cept the inner circle knows. The off
ciaI' average of Nebraska is 1873 pounds
and the Gophers leave their weight to
suit the judgment of the individual who
can have as many guesses as he likes
Ten pounds to the man difference IS
probably a fair comparison
Minnesota the Favorite
The betting odds still favor Mime
sofa at to 1, and there is a dearth of
Nebraska money. The odds are not
fixed by the Minnesota students, whose
loyalty might possibly warp their f1nan-
cial judgment, but by keen, well-dress-
ed persons who work the laws of aver
ages and chance for a livelihood. Col
lege loyalty with these is uncatalOgued;
they don't know what it is and their
opinion on the game when backed by
their surplus indicates just about what
| they think the chances are.
The railways leading out of Nebraska
couldn't be brought to look upon the
game with the same fervor as the Ne
| braska students and there will be few
of them at Northrop field. 1t was
planned to secure a cheap rate and
bring up a swarm of megap phonites,
but this was abandoned. A half hum
dred of the more Unsuitable Cornhusk-
ers will arrive this morning and do
their best to help their team along to-
wards the Minnesota goal line.
When the actual result of the game
will be known within twelve hours it is
almost useless to worry about the out
come. Ali dope" points to MinneSota's $
winning, always, Of course, barring
accidents" which are the regular thing
in football. Nebraska is strong on the
offense, and in Bender and Benedict
| they have a pair of fast and slippery
players. Any hance play that will
give either of these the ball with any
thing like an open field will cause
something unpleasant to be recorded
On the score card.
According to all account the viS-
ftors are dangerous when on the de-
fensive, which means that Minnesota's s
offense will get in its deadly work
The Gophers' defense improved won
derfully in the last two weeks play
and to an outsider they are equally
strong when they have the ball and
when they are guarding their goal
Neither team has any punter Of more
than ordinary ability, Nebraska de-
pending on Bender and Benedict to re-
turn the ball sufficiently to make up
for any kicking losses, and Minnesota
has Hunter, O'Brien, Harris or Larkin,
as DR.. Williams may see fit, and sew
eral others who can come back hard
and fast with the ball, so that matters
will be about even in this respect. The
Nebraska lineup for today, given out
yesterday, is:
Benedict, captain and right end; Cot
ton, right tackle; Mills, right guard; Borg,
center; Hunter, left guard; c. Mason, left
tackle; Johnson, left end; Barwick, quar-
ter; Bender, right half; Eager, left half
and Glen Mason, fullback. The substi-
tutes brought along are as follows: We'll
Ter, center; Barta, guard; Burns, tackle;
Robertson, right end or half; Fenlon, half
back; Craig, fullback; Marsh, halfback;
Speer, guard; Cook, guard; Standiver
tackle.
The game will start at o'clock and
the gates will be opened at II in order
to prevent any crowding. The tickets
are of different colors which indicate
the gate where they will be received
Holders of green tickets are to pass
through the Church street gate, red
through the Harvard street entrance,
yellow through University avenue, and
blue through the armory gate on Sew
enteenth avenue General admission
tickets will be received at the Armory
and Harvard street gates.
Waicott Held for Mansiauehter