The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08
COACHES WORKING
. WITH The GOPHERS
Midweek Game Gave Leaders a
Chance to Point Out the
Mistakes.
BY o'LoushlIn.

Taken as a whole the week Is progress
of the gophers has been of a satisfact-
Dry nature altho whatever there is of
gain in form has been made at the
outlay Of tremendous amount Of en-
ergy and work by the coaches.
sight and on the gridiron in practice.
Should more be found in the varsity it
must needs be semi finished as it is too
flate for the coaches to take up any
tyros and attempt to make them avail
able for this year. The last men out
were Burgan, Weist and Weitzel and as
all three are men Of experience in Min
nesota football their return was cause
of no small pleasure to the followers Of
the team. ~ 5s
The midweek game with ST.. Thomas
was Of benefit to the team and coach
only in one way and that was in giving
DIR. Williams an opportunity to watch
and study the faults of the men. In the
first half Of the St. Thomas game the
men played fast, snappy football. The
crudeness of the first two games was
| considerably lessened and the force
worked more as a unity. .,.T@
~ The line was strengthened this week
by the addition Of Burgan. He is heav
Ter than Joe Cutting but not better
| fighter. The Sleepy Eye boy won his
"M' thru his work as freshman last
+, year and is still a factor in the fight
| for end. He is playing more brilliantly
this year than last and at times it looks
as tho he would give Bobby Marshall a
tussle on the other end Of the line.
| Bobby is veteran but Cutting s
4 work is of nature to spur Robert to
| still further endeavor. Cutting is a
dangerous competitor.
The work of the first team tackles in
the St. Thomas game was fairly salts
factory. Ittner is faster this year than
last and knows more football. The cen
ter trio held fairly well in the St.
Thomas game altho these three must
! speed up and get more ginger into their
! work before the season for the big
games. Some Of their mistakes would
prove disastrous later in the season.
All of the men are working with good
spirit but at times individuals drop off
a bit in snap and dash. This is their
chief fault. 81. r.:
Weitzel Ambitious.
There are symptoms Of another fight
in the backfeld Weitzel is making a
try for the quarterback position and
gives premise Of interesting Larkin
The men are on a par as to strength
experience and mental ability, and the
rub will come in speed. -Latkin is fast
and SO is Weitze1. Both are. booting
fairly well in practice, and as both are
ambitious for an "M'' the little rivalry
will not harm either Of them. Schu
chnecht is kicking ue> another row III
the halfback position and demanding
recognition. He is pressing Kremer ano
4 Irsfield closely and these two will have
! to take up buckle or two in their belts
to keep eisShuk - out Of place. Cur
rent is still playing his usual game il
the fullback position and is working
diligently. AS captain he is getting
: more than a passive interest in hi
Office. Oech and Stafford, Richards anc
other candidates have not been put Out
3 of the competition yet.
Next Saturday is going to Civ,
{ Gopher followers their first real lin,
on the team. Ames comes at that time
and a reference to the pictures pub
lished in i h e j o rna | today vii
show that they are big and husky
Ames held last years team to 800, AM
Y if the gophers Of 1905 can go over tina
mark the followers Of the game will b
highly pleased. Coach Ristine know
his football book pretty thoroly, an,
while he has much green material t,
handle he always brings team which
fights vigorously and depends upol
Il something more than its weight. TIL
Ames game marks the close Of the prac
4 tice season, and the work gets stiffe
every succeeding week.
" Z There is "a general demand TO know
the status of the gophers at the presen
thine. DR.. Williams cannot tell, member
q of the team cannot tell: The squad j
just undergoing a period Of evolution
and upon the outcome Of this perio
4 will rest the form Of the year. Dl
Williams occupies a position Of hi
own in American football. He has mad
Minnesota 8 fame in: the game know
from coast to coast in short space 0
time. He is working like a Trojan
and the men are working with hin
There are strong competitors to be me
and vanquished, and no matter how tn
scores may go, Minneapolis and tn
state will see some of the most inte1
esting football fought out on Northro
feld-and in few weeks. Minnesot
is not out Of the running for the Wesi
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