The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-21
CONFIDENCE HIGH
IN MAROON CAMP
Stagg Encourages Rooters with
Prediction Of Chicago Vic
tory at Madison.
Journal snscial Service.

Journal Special Service.
Chicago, Oct 21.-At Randall field, Madison,
today coin will be dipped, eleven husky ma
rooms and a similar number of stalwart badgers
will face each other, the oval will be sent spin
ming down the field and the great annual battle
Wisconsin will be on.
Two machines which have been lavished
all the care, training and ingenuity of two Of
the greatest coaches in the country, Stagg and
King, will come together in what promises to
be truly Titanic struggle.
The result means much to both teams.
victory for Chicago will start the maroons
straight for the championship, the most prized
goal Of the season. To Wisconsin it means
even more. A victory for the badgers will lift
| the Wisconsin college out of that slough Of
| despair caused by losing teams in the last few
years, due to inefficient coaching and constant
| pickering. .a .----. r...
| Catlin. Badenoch, scherer, Gale, Meigs, Hill,
| Parry. Eckersall, De Tray, Bezdek and Walker
| are the eleven maroons who will start the game.
Every man with the exception of Walker is in
good condition. The lisht-haired halfback did
not take part in the signal drill this after
noon. but kept at training quarters with
DR.. Raycroft baking his leg.
Stage Expects Victory.
| 7 Coach Stage is looking for Chicago victory.
The usual pessimistic maroon leader has spoken,
and in consequence the hearts of his followers
are glad, their souls are bubbling over and they
will throng Randall field prepared to see their
wizard coach score again against willy Phil, his
old opponent, who has come back into the field
| to measure strength more with his old
opponents
| said Stage last night. The team as a whole
is in as good condition as can hope for, and
unless luck in the shape of serious injuries deals
US Gripping blows, look to Chicago win."
Around the maroon training quarters there was
| talk last night Of naught but victory. In some
quarters it is believed that if Eckersan can
| Withstand the severe hammering he will be
subjected to, Chicago will win and win easily.
That efforts will be made to put Eckersall out
Of the game no one doubts who Is familiar
| with football games of the past. D
Countless letters have been received by Stagg
and other members of the maroon staff, giving
warnings of plans which are being laid to dis
able the crack quarter.
Takes Ruddy View.
Stage has no fear of losing the services Of
his guide thru such methods, and declared that
he did not believe King would allow his men to
use rough tactics.
king is not the kind of man or coach to
stand for such methods said Stage. eff Eek
ersall was forced out of the game in that way
1t would be blow to Wisconsins sportsman
ship from which it would not recover for many
q day, and l believe there need be little feal
from that source. Roosevelt sounded the righ
key in regard to the playing of football, and
believe every coach in the country will endeavo
to benefit the game by eliminating all the un
necessary roughness that is possible"
The maroOns were taken far from prying eye
yesterday afternoon for their final practice, an,
were driven out south where they went thru
d fast signal drill and perfected the new lorna
G tons and trick plays to be used today.
d The weight of the men, as is usual precedin
d big game, has fallen off, the majority losin
from two to four pounds Worry, declare
r Stage, Is the usual cause for this, and tn
n strain preceding big game which inyariabl
n puts the men on high tension always has tn
f sam; same result. The maroon coach says that fror
y Thursday to Saturday preceding the Northwest
d ern game last year the men lost on an ayerag
Il Of fully four pounds to the man.
e Chicago's lineup for today, with heights an
IS weights, is as follows
d Name. Position. Height WEIGHT
e Parry, left end. feet 1 inch ......... 20
!, HI, left tackle. feet 9h inches ....... %
20 ae1gs' IeIt guard, . feet 3 inches ........ 19
scherer, right guard, 8 feet 10 inches .. is
" 6adenoch' right tackle, feet t2R inehes... 10
: Gatln. captain eight end, IS feet 2 fnches Is
Eckersall, Quarterback, 5 feet inches " Is
De tray ieit hait, feet. II
a Walker right half, feet 10 inches ...... II