The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
GOPHERS EXPECT
A HARD STRUGGLE
Northwestern Believed to Be on a
Fine Edge for Saturdays
Game, ~. <#g
BY O'LouqhIln.

Minnesota is not expecting n runaway game
with Northwestern Saturday. Reports from Chi
caEo show that the Methodists are just round
ing into the finest form Of the season, ana on
the information at hand there appears to be
some basis for their prediction that they Will
score.
The gophers had hard evening Of work last
night and as far be learned, thru the
barred gates, the work was not sensational.
probably end the efforts of the gophers, ana
tomorrow afternoon, if the usual policy Is fol-
lowed. will be given over to light signal work.
The MethOdists leave Evanston tonight on a
special train and will arrive at st. Paul In the
morning. They will be 1uartered at the Ryan
and will come over to Minneapolis Saturday
morning to get ready for the big game
Mccormack Work Done.
Mccormack put the finishing touches his
warriors last night and has been quoted as say
ing that he expects them to score. Chicago,
despite the fact that the gonhers We're seen
by most of the football writer's the day OF
the Wisconsin game, still struggles under the
belief that the Minnesota team is nothing more
than Il of beef, when such is not the
case. The published weights, at the end Of the
season, will be surprising to many of the fol-
poets the speed OF his team to overcome the
minnesota beef when the teams are said to
be, by those who know, to be but a few pounds
apart the question Of weight. If Mccormack
shows high speed it will be an interesting game
one of the best of the year. Minnesota won
from Nebraska on her speed and II the gophers
rattling game.
The Methodist Plans.
Northwestern is depending upon McPhsrrin
and Johnson to run the ends and on Blair for
hurdling when short gains needed. 1t Is
planned to get the ball sufficiently close to the
gopher goal for Reuber to. make his goal at
tempts from the field. While saying nothing
about that portion of the work, Northwestern
is known to have built up great array of
trick efforts to use against Minnesota. If Nc
nnrl- hoS bod loIar hn ~
that he was going to send his team against q
group of giants he has been the victim of mis-
leading informants There is reason, how
ever, TO believe that such astute coach has
been working under false impression.
The talk of difference in weight is one of the
things used for years to rob Minnesota for
part of the credit due thru winning games thru
scientific football
Gophers Look for Low Score.
The Minnesota authorities are not looking for
big walkaway. The student body,
remembering the Strathern last year. has
team be smothered. This is easier to ask than
to grant DR.. Williams Is looking for stiff
fast game and preparing his with such a
struggle in view. From this distance It looks
tho the game will be fully as interesting
if not more than the Nebraska game
and everyone who attended that contest went
away feeling that it was one of the best after
moons in their football existence.
The freshman game of tomorrow afternoon is
also stirring M 10 little interest. The North
' ana fast. and Sig Harris and 'Sid'' Stevens are
looking for buttering game. This contest
comes or at O'Clock tomorrow and will doubt
less attract large crowd. The Northwestern
and Minnesota bands will be on the side lines
and attempt to put fight into the contending
teams 1t looks today as tho the football sea
son of 1905 was coming to fighting finish, and
,3.rg ,9e gophers need the support of every loyal
''Get Out and Roct for Minnesota