The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-04

Try to hold the gophers to the smallest score
of the season so far it has gone and while
the gophers will probably be out for another high
score some fun may be expected.
Saturday he$ficXertails wiiIScome to Northrop
field and another small but fighting team Is
pected to show up. The fickertails are out to
all of which adds to the lobars of Nose STRAIT
ern and his pals.
Following North Dakota will come Ames and
from all reports those who have been figuring
that there will be no fast football before the Ne
braska game viii have surprise. A Minneap-
oils rooter who CHANGED to be in Ames Saturday
went out to see the game between Ames and
Coe. Ames won handily and by of %
to o. This rooter says that Ames has team
made up of strapping young fellows and with
backfeld that Will give the first real test of
the quality of Minnesota's line. The Ames
backs said to be lightning fast and wicked
plungers Coe has a strong team this year, but
was outclassed.
Minnesota is in good shape, there being
but one or two men on the hospital list. Bur-
gan was In uniform yesterday for the first time
, In week, and took light work. Case and Mar
shall have about recovered from sprains and
wrenches and Weisel's hand has emerged from
the bandages. The rigors of approaching winter
have called for the erection of a stove Of prehs-
toric origin in the trainingrooms and the candi-
dates now dof and don their garments In a
somewhat more comfortable atmosphere. These
sharp days are putting edge to the appetites
of the big fellows and orders for larger roasts
have been placed So far not sign of indispo-
sition has erept into the ranks of the players
Work on the erection of the new stands on
the east side of the gridiron will begin In a
few days The plans Of Professor Jones are
about complete, and 1t is proposed to have the
stands in position for the Nebraska game. They
will be needed, as this year interest seems to
be centering in the Nebraska and Wisconsin
games Nebraska is moving the football 'heav-
en- and earth.' and training with but one end
In view-to beat Minnesota. further indica-
ton that the cOrnhuskers think they will turn
the trick is that they planning a big excur-
sion to Minneapolis and desire, to bring at least
1900 rooters from the wind-kissed section Of
the country to help the team win. As this
game viii, without doubt, be of the hard
est fought Of the year, there will be q demand
! for all the available seats. i,
Those In charge of the ticket sale have hit
upon the plan of dsposing of the seats in a
manner to do away with all criticism. and, rs
t ~ .s WIN hf fSs
by lot from sections and 8, the middle sections
OF the grandstand .-~s
3 Other complimentary seats, including those To
university patrons, the board of control and
newspapers. will be drawn from sections and
D. All the remaining seats vii be sold after
out-of-town orders have been filled. The out-of-
town orders will be drawn by lot
Tickets for the remaining seats will he n1aced
IN stores In st. Paul and Minneapolis, and the
drawing plan will be used to make the distribu-
4 fion as fair as possible. The drawing will take
time for the general distribution of tickets and
after this drawing orders will be filled until
the line breaks in front of the places of SALE
Season tickets for the six big games will
be sold up to Oct. 8, and may be secured nv nav.
Ing the regular price Of admission for six games.
The same seats will be reserved for holders of
= season tickets. '>s. q. 81 E1-'..-O--~
Tomorrow's play will begin at O'Clock. and
3 Ike the game of Saturday the first half Will
last hfteen minutes and the last half twenty
minutes The lineup has not been given ont
Gu St II Is probable that the first team will face
work. g., -. 4u ING