The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-31
SPORTS
VARIED OPINION
OF The "DOPES'
Chicago Luminaries Twinkle with
Multi-hued Radiance on
Saturdays Showings.
law York Sun Snenial Saryica,

New York Sun Special Service
Chicago Oct 31.--Tribune-The surprising
strength of Illinois and Nebraska, the unsus-
pected weakness Of Wisconsin and the poor show
ing of Chicago and Minnesota constitute the I'M
expected features brought out in the west. After
three championship contests there We're surprises
galore, the results in all the games being widely
different from predictions that could have been
made from tho previous showings of the elevens
engaged The result of the game at Madison
shows nearly the relative strength of the badger
The Minnesota Nebraska game was perhaps as
surprising as either Of the two big contests
Since Its defeat at the hands Of Colorado three
weeks ago the cornhuskers, while playing con-
sistently good ball, have not shown signs of un-
usual strength. Minnesota, the other hand,
has been overwhelming all opponents and before
the game looked like winner by a large score.
The gophers have suffered by not having played
any frst-class team before Saturday, however,
while the Colorado game had proved good eXpe-
rience for It's opponents.
Record Herald-Another western football cham
pionship aspirant put among the discards
Saturday when Michigan administered to Wiscon-
ceived Saturdays results leave four undefeated
teams In the west, Michigan, Chicago, Minnesota
and Illinois,
The last two have engagements that can
give them much prestige in winning champion
ship, neither being scheduled to meet prominent
team that has not already met defeat
Out of the tangled web come four facts of es-
pecial interest to western football enthusiastic
the tremendous strength of the Michigan team,
the failure Of the Wisconsin coaches to build
up creditable eleven, Nebraska's ability to
score on the giant Minnesota team the in-and-out
playing of Chicago.
| Michigan today stands out above all her oppo
nents of western gridiron honors, and the team
which Coach Yost sent against the badgers gives
promise Of being the most powerful machine,
extensively and defensivey, which that coach
has constructed,
Chroncle-With Wisconsin decisyely beaten
by Michigan and Chicago held to a tie by Hill
no1s, it begns to look tho the western football
championship contests will result this year very
much as they did last year--with Michigan and
Minnesota claiming the premier position There
Is chance that the wolverines and gophers will
meet, but it is most remote one.
| On the comparative showngs Saturday Michi-
gan seems to have the call over Minnesota, the
latter having barely beaten Nebraska.
The most surprising feature Of this contest was
the demonstra ton that Yost does not have the
machine he is supposed to have had in the
past. Michigan's aggregation worked like anything
but a machine altho its team work of a
high class AS far as offense is concerned, Hes
ton appeared to be about half of the team,
and with player Of the ability of any other
Of the backs in his place, the Michigan contest
might have gone the other way.
Inter Ocean--Altho Minnesota had hard time
winning from Nebraska, they look much better
than Wisconsin and Chicago.