The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-27
Candidates Hearty Eaters.

Candidates Hearty Eaters.
The sharp weather is putting great appetite
the men who are at the training table. Ihey
sail into the meats and vegetables like harvest
hands and some of the candidates picking
up weight despite the rigorous course OF train
ing.
Followers Of Minnesota football are quietly
laughing at the panic created thruout western
football circles by the big scores of the first two
games of the gophers. The Chicago press has
almost unanimously declared Minnesota to be
very fast and aver that Minnesota is again to
have sensational team. 1" ~ While followers OF
the game here pleased that the team should
come in for such hattering notice, they cannot
help but smile at the furore which has been
kicked up. The hgh-school games were with
teams which had hardly learned their own sig
nails, to say nothing of formulating any style Of
play or gaining any proficiency. They were
eatweighed and scoring against them was almost
az much of crime as credit. South Dakota
came along with green team, one Of their backs
DOMINIC his football garb for the first time in
Saturdays game. They were light, immature
and had only two ideas of advancing the ball.
without taking any credit away from the 60
piers. it may be truthfully said that the two
practice games were as easy as getting In
debt" f>aN
Looking at the Scores.
Of course, Nebraska Northwestern and Wis
consin look at the big scores and naturally talk
of Minnesota's speed. Could these writer's have
seen the bad passes. unprotected ends injudicious
punting weak defense and general demoraliza-
tion of the teams which lined up against Min
tremor of fear which seems to be shaking them.
The truth is that Minnesota has promising
looking lot of men. They are working honestly
Nearly all Of them new and green at var
sity football. The first team is mot picked
There are men who have played in the first two
games who will be dropped If they do not set
about correcting glazing faults. There is a
lot of material to work on, but it is mostly
green. Some of it is not worth the time Of
training. - Standing all the up in row,
they look good. No one knows what they will
do when they clash with a irstclass team.
The spasm of fear is premature. The games Of
'" the season, so far, have not given anything
approximating true line on the team. The
''x'' stands high in Minnesota calculations and
prospects.
A Chicago View.
One of the most conservative estimates of the
situation is that Of writer in the Chicago
Tribune of yesterday, which follows, in part:
ITO begin with, Michigan and Minnesota stood
out by themselves in the matter of prospects
and nothing has disturbed that idea. Mime
sofa has shown that it is powerful and Michi
gan seems to be rich. In material both old and
new, SO that Yost is bound to have another
practically invincble team
.'Among the other colleges the outlook al
Northwestern is best. Mccormack says his line is
disappointing and apparently that may be fea
ture of his team which will make it impossible
for him to cope with the two big "M'' teams
but there is good reason for believing the purple
hosts will be stronger than they last year
and with coach who is apparently more Or les
of "wizard'' it is possible the Evanston
team may go even beyond expectations and sur
prise Minnesota
Less is known of Wisconsin than of any othe
western team of equal prominence. Reports arr
of q hopeful nature but the Madison arr
at best rated In the same class with Chicago ant
Northwestern.
Iowa made fair showing in its opening gam
and Nebraska, without Borg the good cen
ter, did well in its game against Grand Island.
The training table-at Northwestern was start
ed Sunday, and with the first meal rigid trainn.
was begun. Twenty-seven men were called t
the table at once and more may be added if the.
show the necessary ability. The to go t.
the table were: Centers, Carlson and Davis
guards, Byers, Jenkins, Hunter, Farrell; tackles
Allen, Kafer. Ward. Cowden. Veterinarian an
Bullock ends. Weinberger, McPherrin, Thayer
Shauver quarterbacks. Johnson. Turner an
Flanders; backs, Williams, Reuber. Simpson, Col