The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-29
VARSITY WENT
AFTER OPPONENTS
Short scrimmage but a Warm One
for the Gophers in Yester-
days Work. .-.<#
By O'Loughiln.

Climatic conditions were more favorable for
football practice yesterday afternoon, altho ~
still too warm for prolonged serah 4aa,es
DR.. Williams put the varsity and college teams
thru signal practice. and afterward let them
get together for a short scrimmage
George Oech got into the scrimmage Tor the
first time and while the big chap 1s not III
condition to go the full distance just yet he
went into the play with lot OF his oid,t
plunge and a new vigor. There was much kick
ing, as the coach preferred to let the men WORK
more at running than at 1ine-bucking
The second team was given the ball and al
lowed to attempt to make ground on the var
ON the varsity, and this aroused spirit OF
friendly resentment, and the varsity came
right back at the college, holding for downs
on several occasions and breaking thru ana
mixing up their play just to show them that
such liberties as gaining the first team wero
not regarded with pleasure.
8 The work Is beginning to SLIT out the ma
terial In fashion that gives esome line on
the probable makeup Of the team TINS year.
Dan Smith and Stafford are working at the cen.
ter position, and with Oech and sandborn at
guards, Brush and Vita at tackles, and Mar
shall and. Cutting ut ends OF the line, the team,
on paper, looks to be better than that OF last
week. Beside these fellows there are men IKE
Ittner, Asher, Richards and K1elland to light
for positions with the linemen named We1st
has not turned out for the work yet, and Bande-
lin has been irregular. Bandelin is husky
boy of good fighting qualities, who stands a
good show to make the team If he gets out
and into the work. weist is another man OF
fair size who should be getting little exercise
along with his varsity life.
Phil Kings Troubles (?)
From Wisconsin reports it begins to look as
tho Phil King humping up against the
freshmen rule in getting out substitute ma.
:terial. Today's reports quote King making
"a frenzied appeal for material at a football
mass meeting, and using Wisconsin spirit as a
sort of story is hard to reconcile with the
early stories of great strength and veteran
team for the badgers. AS Madison will beal
watching, and Madison stories subject to
liberal discount in football time, there is belief
that Philip is doing little, bit Of the diplo
matte acrobatic for the benefit of a trio com
and DR.. H L. Williams AS these three are
seasoned football generals it Is not probable
that Philip, If he is blufing, is going to fine
it resulting in much ground-g gaining on play
day.
z Michigan Cries "Socker.'
From Michigan comes the story that Yost Ii
thru with English football as mild early
training stunt for the wolverines. He tried 4
once and as result the camp surgeon wa
sewing up heads and rubbing bruised shoulder
without number Michigan may not have under
stood the fine points Of the game, but the play
ers are said to have taken it up with spiri
that required thick pads and strong skulls
Michigan has had enough of association foot
ball. Hereafter the big men at Ann Arbor will
try nothing more exciting than the rugby modi
fcation at which they have gained some littl
In addition to the four big games on North
rop field. the Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska an
Northwestern matinees another game Is begin
ming to look like business That is the Law
renee game. 1t scheduled as a sort o
breather between Iowa and Wisconsin, but tn
Lawrence men have taken distinct advance
western football this season and will line u
against the gophers with Of the stronges
field this year. They great, big, husk
chaps, according to account and by Oct. % e,
pect to be in such form that they will Civ
the gophers a good stiff battle.
AS injuries of less Importance are
certainty for the Iowa game, Lawrence do.
not look quite good tucked in just befor
the Wisconsin battle. After the Wfsconsl
game South Dakota Is expected to give the lu
before the Nebraska contest and the wee
following Northwestern closes the year. Anne
and Iowa are only week apart, and this wi
furnish plenty Of amusement for the follower
of the game AS each and every one of the.
teams has but one object for existence an
that Is to defeat Minnesota, the work Of tt
year promises to be lively.
The varsity team is taking things q bit cas-
this afternoon, with the game Of tomorrow
4 view. Shattuck and Pillsbury will not defe,
the varsity and college teams but these lit
fellows never fight so hard as when they e.
on Northrop field. 1t will be worth watchin