The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
LINCOLN MOVES
TO MINNEAPOLIS
Three Solid Trainloads of Root
ers Come to Cheer On Corn
husker Warriors. ..
Nebraskans Swarm on City
Streets and Offer Small
Amounts on the Game.

Lincoln. Neb., moved to Mlnneapo-
lis last night and took the mill city
by storm today. Three trainloads Of
rooters left the Nebraska city .yester--
arrived here today in ample time for
the game this afternoon. The first
section was a solid train of sleepers,
bearing the pink and flower of the uni-
versity and the state capital. Mayor
F. w. Brown Of Lincoln, an ardent
Nebraska rooter, and party of
friends were on the first train. Sec
retary of State Galusha, State Auditor
Searle, Land Commissioner Eaton and
several other state officials were also
present with parties of friends.
The second section brought the band
and the rooter body. AS soon as they
landed in Minneapolis they began to cut
things open and scattered all over town.
The rooters are planning huge celebra-
ton in the home Of the enemy this
evening, and are looking up the proper
places. The college spirit was not al
lowed to languish on the trip. The en-
tire night was put in at practice. Every
yell that ever sounded the praise of the
cornhusker aggregation was whetted up
for business. .e..
Every One a Booster.
The Nebraskans were everywhere in
the downtown districts and everyone
was booster. The first train arrived
at am. and did not create much Gf
rumpus, but the rooters on trains COM
ing later made up for the quieter crowd
on the first train. All were confident
and nearly everybody had little wad
which he wished to stake on the out
come of the game, The excursion was
under the personal direction of General
Passenger Agent McGinnis Of the North.
Western. - - -
Money was dished out in all sorts Of
shapes by the betting fraternity and
could be had in a variety of styles and
on everything in sight. Nebraska money
was not plentiful, however, and such as
was offered was on the size of the score
rather than on the game, or at long
odds. There was one bet Of $40 to $50
that Nebraska would double Mime
that, Minnesota would not make II
points over the Nebraska score. AT the
same time, bets. of 100 to- 500 on Fin
nesota, SIS to $40 that Minnesota would
! double, and similar bets, were not taken.
The Minnesota rooters were not throw
ing money to the brides, for bet of
$25 even that Nebraska would score
stood for some time. ~~..-,
Michigan S Strong Backing.
A feature Of the bet posting was the
strong financial backing given Michi
gan against Wisconsin and refused by
the Wisconsin hackers. Ten dollars tc
$5 and $11 to SIS was refused, and
there was plenty of it up in all sorts
of amounts. There was also a poste6
bet of 500 even that Wisconsin woulc
not score, but the Michigan money
could not see that far. 8s',.-., =..:.-...
! Many of. the Nebraska rooters spen
! the forenoon at the: university or a
! Minnehaha and other places Of inter
! est. Some of the Nebraska money tha
was in need of circulation was corneret
on the campus. Amounts were small a.
a rule, and those making the wager
did not care to post them in the down
town cigar stores. The "dopesters
among the sports were evidently some
what at sea or there would have beel
more straight betting. Catch bets an
snaps for the person making them wer
offered, but there was little in then
for the taker as rule. Soon afte
noon business picked up little, an
some looser money, was offered that di
not get ~ on, the y boards with tn
"picker' bets. Nebraska strengthene
4 and took some Of the 10 to 7 and
money into camp. "