The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-17
BIG TEAMS WORK
IN DEAD EARNEST
Games of Next Saturday to Have
Important Bearing on the
Championship.
BY O'Loughlin.

Iowa is lust now strongly in the limeight
SO far as Minnesota is concerned, anu the gopn-
ers will this week get training to enable
them to meet the onslaughts OF the hawKeFes
In Saturdays game. The full team was out on
Northrop field last night, but We're not pusheu
at all hard by DR.. Williams. Earl Current mas
entirely recovered from the wrist-sprain when
kept him out os the Ames game Saturday, ana
will be in the Iowa game Saturday. >,
Reports from Iowa show that the hawkeyes
may spring little surprise on the gopners.
Chalmers. the star player announced as OUT OF
the game for the year was about .he graaifo o
Saturday as clipper as lark, ana acting US
an official. McGowan was out Of the alumni
game, but will be in the game against Mime.
sofa 1t will be strange If Chalmers does not
go in as we'll, and Iowa players always tight
like tigers against Minnesota The low score
of last year has put the hawkeyes in a frame
of mind whereby they do not care to have the
gophers run away with them, and every energy
viii be Bonded toward holding down the number
Of touchdowns. IF. -. s.t-
Fast hard work seems to be the rule all
over the big nine circuit this week, as the
games of Saturday will play an important part
in the western championship. Minnesota, to re-
main In the race, must give Iowa a decisive
beating. Either Chicago or wisconsin must drop
out Of the running result of the game
at Madison, and Michigan and Nebraska Will
be at each other at Ann Arbor Nebraska ID
going to give Michigan the hardest fight the
wolverines have had since they met Minnesota
and If the Ann Arbor team think they are going
against q snap there may be cause for sorrow
In the Kalamazoo territory suburb.
Confident at Madison.
Madison is confident that the badgers will
defeat Chicago, and on the outside 1t is re-
!garded as an even chance. Chicago Is depend
ing too much upon Eckersall. He has wonder
iful punting ability, and since the retirement Of
Hunter at Minnesota the Chicago quarter has
his competitors beaten at speed. Hunter was
much faster on his feet than Eckersall, and
last year did just as sensa tonal work in long
running. If Wisconsin can keep Eckersall out
of goal-kicking distance and then play Stages
iMelzner, the Madison quarter is quietly putting
in lot Of time gosl-kicking, and Chicago s
idol may get for his money in the Sat
urday game at Madison.
Locally there the sentiment Is all in favor
OF Wisconsin. The badgers are keen rivals of
the gophers but, as Chicago is not on the
Minnesota schedule, the gopher followers want
whipping by Minnesota. 1t Is realized, tho,
that If Wisconsin defeats Chicago the players
will give the gophers big battle and might
make football such as would drive the crowds
to frenzy of excitement, and Minnesota is
quietly resting for Wisconsin.
g. Nebraska Bluffing.
From Nebraska comes story to the effect
that the athletic authorities Of the cornhuskel
university have decided to bow to the freshman
rule Of the conference, but that the action OIL
the Lincoln governors shall not be retro
active This, they explain. will permit Coact
Booth. If he wishes. to play freshmen agains
minnesota ana Mlcnlgan. Little is known local
1y of how Michigan regards this matter, Blu
Nebraska knows just where Minnesota stands
The Nebraska authorities told in good
old-style English that freshmen could not b,
played against Minnesota with the gophers ham
pered by the freshman rule. This dom
early in the fall, and Nebraska signed a contrac
to play Minnesota and observe the rules Of tn
conference. The freshman rule was brought III
first at Chicago the day after Thanksgiving
adopted, and then affirmed in June.
Professor Clapp Of the Nebraska faculty wa
informed in detail of Minnesota's stand on thi
matter during the summer, and Nebraska
apparently attempting to "sidestep'' the rule
Minnesota authorities decline to discuss
today. They evidently regard it as closed is
sue. and nothing more to do.
No Loophole Left.
During the summer Minnesota made 1t plai
that If Nebraska attempted to play freshme
there would be game between the gopher
and cornhuskers. If there has been a chang
of sentiment on the question, it has not bee
announced. Nebraska has gained such stand
ing in western football that her teams ar
formidable for any of the bg-nine teams an
her governors and coaches should not give til
Lincoln sportsmen black eye in their standin
by attempting to win thru taking advantage G
tue fact that they are not within the confer
ence Playing freshmen would give Nebrask
manifest advantage, and Minnesota and Mich
gan authorities should not permit it.