The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-18
GOPHERS OUT ON
NORTHROP FIELD
First Practice of the Year Open
to View of Student
Body.
Bv O'louqhlin,

Freshmen who hold tickets good for the
campus had their first opportunity to use them
this afternoon. DR.. Williams had the Minnesota
football squad out in the open and was putting
them thru the first open practice Of the season.
The squad came down from Waconia last
night and reported at the gymnasium this after
noon Those who spent the. early days of the
month at Coney Island were: Marshall, Brush.
Ittner. Vita. Luce, Irsfeld. Current, Cutting,
Liggett, Stafford, Richards shuknecht, siyright'
Dougherty Mani, Hengstler, Schneider and Car
penter. Dan Smith arrived In the city Satur-
day, too late to go to Coney Island but was
the first man to draw feathers for the 1 ttd
farm this summer and looks heavier and heartier
than ever.
The freshmen not out today, and 1t Is
not known just how the coaching staff will
take the flrst-year men in hand The first
game of the year comes Saturday with the high
school team, and 1T will take all of the time
of the coaching staff to whip their charges into
shape to making showing against the younger
players. r.-.-1 .,
Max Kicker and Case have not announced d
final decision to play as yet, but there Is hope
that they will find time to battle with the
gophers In the work to come Harmon may also
return but there is some uncertainty about his
playing.
The team was not worked hard this afternoon,
but was put thru signal practice, running down
the field under punts and capturing the rolling
ball on the uneven ground of the campus. The
men all look to be in fair condition, altho the
summers work has left some of them much
lighter in weight than they at the close
OF tine playing season last year.
Additions to the squad expected daily
for q week or two. The university carries q
large registration, and physically the students
are the peers of those in any other western
institution. The football forces are in a condi
ton Of mind which cannot be described en-
thusiastio. More Of determination to be doing
something Is noticed This spirit will doubt
less lead to more thoro of the ma
terial available than before, and young
men Of football build will doubtless have
sufficient number of invitations to 'get OUT t.
induce them to try the game This course viii
produce green material, but the one-semestel
rule has made 1t necessary. There many
eligible athletes in the school for varsity play
at present, and strong effort will be made tt
get these into the moleskins.
! A glance at the ma erial at hand shows tina
Minnesota has the nucleus for fairly stronf
team at present. Additions placed in the hands
of the coaching staff would work wonders IL
team prospects. The coaching staff is the equal
If not the superior, of any in the big nine. Fo
two weeks or longer the football situation vii
be up in the air, to slight extent. If suf
fcient number of eligible men turn out a sue
cessful season can be reasonably expected. I
the material does not come the outlook will b.
less hopeful. The presence Of the team OF
Northrop field will doubtless fire the ambition
of candidates. but there is other work besid
this. The coach and team cannot produce
winning team without the backing of the studen
body. The time is now ripe for this assist
ance to start IN. and start STRONGLY