The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-04
GOPHERS PLAY
ST. THOMAS TEAM
Michigan Students Talk OF Pros
poets Of Post-Season
Game.
BY O'Loughlln.

81 Minnesota football rules the roost on North
Erop field this afternoon. The gophers are play
Sing ST. Thomas and as Ed Rogers, coach of
.the ST. Thomas team, learned his football at
the local university, little diversity in the style
of play was expected The gophers went t thru hn
fore the st. Thomas game. and chased punts
for variety.
St, Thomas this year is said to be faster
and heavier than the squad that represented the
school last season. The men average 10 pounds,
and as near can be learned most of this
weight is in the line. Punk webster id ta n ana
been assisting Rogers this week in his attempt
to defeat his alma mater at football, and TINS
has put lot Of snap and fight into the game
the gophers are expected to put up for the
visitors. Webster has been at work on the
line and Rogers and 0'Brien have been working
with the + aeid tn As the s ne is
charging fast and low and have WORKED up
.expectation to what they expect to do to
the gophers. Seven of the ST. Thomas team are
s veterans, and among them is Conmy, the lad
who made the attempt to score on Minnesota IN
last years game and came so near to success.
the gophers have encountered SO far this season.
The line-ups, from morning indications, were
follows:
= Varsity Position. St. Thomas.
fttner :.Left tackle Hulrooney
Vita; .......Left guard. oRourke
sandborn. .......Right guard. .......... .Durgan
s Brush. Right tackle. .Romanz
Lar ashan ouarterSaek Cunningham
Z Kremer. ...Left half. Harrington
Irsheld. Right half. o. shaughnessy
Current capt. .. .Eullback .......... Pennington
Play started at $3.50 O'Clock and, short halves
will be the rule. st. Thomas has been working
faithfully under Rogers care, and while no one
expects them to win, the fight Is merry one
and the saints are dangerous until carried 11 Oh
struggle until the call Of time in the last half,
and no early season game is watched with more
anxiety by the varsity enthusiasts.
.:t Big Teams Playing.
e. The ''big FOUR of the "big nine'' are all
under action today. Wisconsin is meeting Mar
quette and should score at will on their lighter
and less aggressive opponents. Michigan Is
meeting Kalamazoo college and Yost must sus-
pect the collegians of strength or trickery. He
is keeping his ''M'' men out Of today's play,
and letting the scrubs go against the Kala-
mazoo team. Should Kalamazoo score Yost
will have an alibi. Any time Michigan Is caught
asleep it will be Oft the gridiron and outside
Michigan students are now. talking Of post
season game with Minnesota, admitting that
the gophers have proven something Of a fly In
the ointment whenever Michigan set up the
claim to the western championship. They say
that If Michigan wins from Chicago and W1scon-
sin that the teams should get together. This is
Just what Minnesota has been saying for two
years but Michigan has refused to play.
e. Post-season Outlook.
/ The chances for postseason game with
Michigan would appear to be slight this year.
The wolverines could have had a place the
gopher schedule last year and another game
this year had they desired. The Ann Arbor
students speak Of differences which have
existed only III the minds of the Michigan
governors Of athletics. If Minnesota gives Mich
igan game the local governors should do so
only the signing Of four-year contract and
the full resumption of athletic relations be-
tween the two leaders of western football.
Everyone connected with Minnesota doubtless
wishes to see the gophers and wolverines play
: an annual game If relations are resumed, Min.
nesota should to lit that the contract covered
"a length Of time which would insure that
neither school should make final claims from
victories In the 'sof years" that come to
every team. Both teams should take the chances
of the game and get together this winter and
sign four-year contract. Minnesota's SEIZED
ule is made up for the year, and the team
must come to edge for the first time by Oct
q. 1T must be in trim Nov 4, again or
the 18th and still have form on Nov. Is. A
post-season game would mean that both Michi
gan and Minnesota would have to be keyed
up for a long period. and staleness would seen
"a, certainty. If Michigan students wish to SCI
the teams play. they should get. after theil
managers to arrange contract for at leas
four years, and let both teams work up to thu
first big contest next season.