The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-20
THOUGHTS TURN
TO THE PURPLE
Gophers Will Try to Do Things
to Coach McCornack's
Men. 49,.
BY O'Loughlin.

The gophers start their final week Of work on
Northrop field today In preparing Tor North
western. None of the Minnesota PLAYERS re-
4 ceiyed serious I'M nimies in the game Of Saturday
and the victory over the hard-hghting Nebras-
kans has put courage into the men on
the team. There Is an old score to settle with
Northwestern and the out to make the
job complete by sundown Saturday night.
Last year the Methodists caught the gophers
In trap at Chicago. Strathern was protested
and thrown out at the last minute and sunny
Thorpe played a game upon broken ankle, q
game. by the way that landed the big chap the
all-western guard position in Camps selection
Minnesota had been overwhelming her oppo, %
nentS by tremendous scores. and While the
gophers decisive victory the Evanston
F team not defeated by the score wanted.
This the feeling has been that North
western must be ''waterlooed.' and with this
feeling the will start into the work.
A Dark Horse.
There is no overconfdence this week as re-
suit of the Nebraska game. There Is no true
lneout the Northwestern team. They played
mfserably at the first Of the season. but have
been getting better the work advanced The
Chicago papers have been predicting rather
freely that Minnesota would catch n tartar in
McCornack's men. Most of the gonher follow
{ ers believe that the Minnesotans will give the
Methodists good drubbing but the players and
the coaches not going to take any chances on
another defeat this year. Mccormack has been
quoted saying that he expects bis men to
score thru speed and this assertion is enough
to put the northland players into humor to dc
their best
f. Northwestern will probably be lighter
than Minnesota. but those who recall the line
plunges of Blair last year know that there will
be something doing Saturday afternoon. The
Northwestern freshmen play the Minnesota
freshmen Friday afternoon. The purple teams
with their band. leave Chicago on special trair
Thursday night, and from present indica tiors
will bring large company of rooters. The
teams will arrive here Friday morning and will
make their headquarters at the West or thu
Talking of Saturday.
Thruout the city the talk has been genera
concerning the gopher victory of Saturday. The
one wish with every enthusiast seems to be tha
Minnesota had been in as good shape for Wis
consin. The badgers went over to Michigan ant
held 1ost's men to two touchdowns one Of then
fuke. and this has given line thu
strength of the Wisconsin defense. 1t woul(
show that Michigan is no stronger on offens
than is Minnesota. There is no use worryins
over what might have been, but the thought lin
gers with every follower Of the team.
The Northwestern game ticket sale opened to
day at the usual places. and there was a stead.
demand for tickets altho there rush
This sale started much like that for the Nebras
ka game. when the public held away to i
the weather was going to break The sam
thing seems to be holding good today. If ther
is fair weather Friday, the chance for fai
weather Saturday there will be another bi
crowd to atch the players work. Minnesota ha
no Thanksgiving game and it will be the las
chance to see the teams in play before mex
September. Last year 5000 enthusiasts travele
from Minneapolis to Chicago to see these team
play. and Of the hardest fights of tn
year. Chicago turned out we'll to see tt,
gophers. and if weather conditions are favorabl
Saturday the attendance will probably eclips
that Of the Nebraska game.
Minnesota's Prospects.
In Saturdays game It is probable that Mil
nesota will present the same lineup as that col
fronting the Nebraskans. This constitutes
strong. fast team, and the coaches will look
K 1t that the men are handled right this weel
The quality Of the play would appear. toda.
#, to be all up to Northwestern. If they are goc
1t will be rafting game. If they are not IL
gopher machine barring accidents or slum
) will make mlncemeat Of them. The last IN
preston of football team sticks thru the who
year, and knowing this the Aiinnesotans will
without doubt. attempt to perform even mo-