The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-20
ECKERSALL HOLDS
CHICACO'S HOPES
Critics Declare He Alone May Be
Expected to Win Michigan
Game.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Chicago. Nov. 2O.-The Record Herald, in its
football review today says:
With the approach of the end of the western
football interest centers in the Thanks
giving day contest between Chicago and Mchi-
gan Marshall field. which, barring tie, will
give one of these teams a clear title to the
championship. Up to the present time each has
won all of its games and every other member
of the college conference has been put out of the
running.
Mchigans defeat of Wisconsin Saturday elm
mated the badgers, who have been prominent
contenders in spite Of their defeat by Chicago.
While the badgers put up great fight against
Yosts men, the victory of the latter was de-
which is the superior team. OF the great
strength of Michigan's aggregation who
saw the contest can have any doubt 1t the
first severe tryout the eleven has had, and
Michigan supporters are satisfied with it.
Hope Lies in Eckersall.
On the Midway hopes centered in Ecker
sails speed and his kicking. His work against
Illinois Saturday did much to encourage the
maroon partzans, and they hoping that he
can boot the ball the goal posts for more
points than Michigan can rush it the goal
lines.
With both Stagg and Yost covering up their
style of play, many believe that there will be
a surprise for somebody Thanksgiving day.
Each Is resourceful enough to bring out some
| thing new in football, and in this respect the
wolverne-badger struggle. which VISA played fol
| the most part on simple lines.
Little Room for Doubt.
The Chronicle says: Only tie game between
! Chicago, and Michigan will prevent supremacy II
western football being determined this fall
| Wisconsin, which has waved its banner in the
honor column for the last two weeks because
| of her defeat Of Minnesota, Is now clearly ou
Of the running. Chicago and Michigan are the
|
! fight 1t out on Thanksgiving day.
! The game at Ann Arbor Saturday one O.
| tern gridiron. Yost's powerful football machine
| was in its best form and 1t wreaked havoc t.
| the fighting badgers, Michigan was stronger o.
both defense and offense and 1t really wouI
seem that she could have made n larger score.
On straight football the Michigan team
magnificent. It is the opinion of many that 70
strength and precision the wolverine eleven o
this year is the best since the Yost regime.
Stages Defense Weak.
Stages men appear as a stumbling block to tn
climax Of the Michigan season. There Is al
solutely doubt that straight football, a
commonly talked among students, Michiga
would defeat the marOons by comfortabl
score. Stages line of defense cannot hold on
for seventy minutes against such attack as wa
displayed by the wolverines at Ann Arbor Sal
urday. On the other hand Stages men coul
never gain consistently thru the Michigan line
There is little doubt that Michigan is muc
stronger than Chicago in every sense Of th
word strength.
However. the work of Eckersall. If well prt
tected. might gain victory over the wolverine
in spite of their wonderful strength. Eckersall
five goals from the field in the game Saturda
is something unheard in football, and proves
is dangerous whenever the 40-yard line.
l the Chicago coach can devise enough fakes an
; misleading plays and perfect them so that Eel
ersall can get to the striking point often enoue
! he might even be able to make points wit
: his toe than the Michigan team of eleven men,