The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
GOPHERS PREPARE
TO BATTLE AMES
Iowa Squad Is Big and Coaches
Expect a Low
Score. -
BY O'Loughlln.

Minnesota came thru the game with North Da-
kota without a serious injury Of any kind and
work this week will probably be turned toward
the handling Of the squad for the Saturday
struggle with Ames. Coach Ristine Of the Iowa
college in the city Saturday watching the
gophers at work, and it needless to say that
he went back to Ames with pretty fair knowl-
edge Of what his wards would encounter at
Northrop field, and will spend the week build
ing up a defense to hold off the rushes Of the
gophers.
The games Of Saturday had the effect Of elm
mating Iowa from the big nine race for suprem-
asy: The hawkeyes were the first to 20 down down
to defeat, but the Iowa contingent was snort
several OF Its best players:
Stages outweighed their plucky oppo-
nents and apparently gained thru them at VIII
The Iowa game is only short time ahead but
the gophers will be called upon to meet 4
stronger team than that which faced Chicago.
Chalmers will be In shape to play all Of the
the hawkeye captain is injured slightly he
Will have time to get back into the game by the
time Minnesota is encountered.
Badgers Played Foxy.
The badger lineup was 50 shifted that no
true line on their ability given out in Sat
urday's play. Coach Koehler of Lawrence says
that he regards Chicago as stronger thon Wis
consin his team having played both teams. 1t
10 also reported that King has given up all
hope Of playing Vanderboom again this year
but this will be regarded with suspicion.
Football enthusiasts all over the city are
pleased with the showing Of the Minnesota
players in Saturdays contest. They went fast
for an early-feason game, and clad in heavy
moleskins the heat was almost unbearable.
Weight losses on the part of the men were COM
mon, but days rest should give most of
This back.
Chicago Swings Around.
Another pleasing feature of the day is that
{he dispatches from Chicago show that the crit
4cs of the windy city have suddenly veered
around in their forecasts" and are talking Of
another "divided western championship" They
take the North Dakota indication
fhta the gophers to be strong again this year
and say that as neither Michigan nor Chicago
play Minnesota, honors will be even again at
The close of the year. These scribes have
counted Wisconsin out Of the race, but it is a
frihe early to start eliminating without results
Of games which to figure. Wisconsin is not
up to her speed by any means. and is not out
Of the running.
Thruout the west the games went about as
expected. Northwestern defeat at
the hands Of Wabash, but the other games fol
lowed expectations. Michigan overwhelmed the
little team from Case Scientific and handled
them about as they pleased
In the east there was nothing remarkable
s1ve the very low scores in all Of the games.
Like Law Scores.
Eastern football coaches are content to win
their early games by small scores and give their
men practice for the remainder Of the time
In the west the public demands that the teams
Yost's methods of advertising the hurry up
Which he has annexed as a personal develop
ment Of the game.
Saturdays game with Ames will be the first
e 9s big on mss} SfrAroP 2me5 field has "he:
burly squad, and will push the gophers t.
go over the score Of last year, 80 to 0. To
days unfavorable weather will interfere witt
the training Of the gophers, and it is hardly
probable that DR.. Williams will take his me,
out the gridiron.