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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
BY O'LouqhIin.'

Minneapolis now leads the horse world as the
home Of two kings of the turf-Cresceus the
trotter and Dan Patch the PAGER. Both are
owned by NJ. W. Savage and will be stable
mates in the breeding establishment in the val
ley Of the Minnesota. ,- ..t,t-
The purchase of Cresceus made yesterday
at a New York sale, and the gopher horse fan
cier paid $21 900 for possession of the greatest
racing trotting stallion of the world. He will
be shipped to Minneapolis at once.
: Cresceus was foaled in the spring of 1894
on the Ketcham farm near Toledo" Ketcham
thought we'll of the colts looks and named him
Cresceus pronounced Cresh-shus). after fam
Gus Roman horseman, slave Of Cesar. The
colt was sired by Robert McGregor, his dam
being Mabel: His grandsire was Major Ed
sail, 2:29; his great-grandsire Alexander Abdal-
lah, 2:4O. who trotted quarters in Sc seconds
in stud condition. Cresceus' great great grand
sire was Hambletonian, who trotted 3-year-o old
trial in 2:4Sh in 1852, when the trotting record
was 2:2S.
Mabel, the dam Of Cresceus, was by Nam
brino Howard, he by Mambrino Chief. Robert
McGregor, the sire of Cresceus, died of old
the champion, died Oct. ii of the year.
First Work on Snowpath.
Cresceus' colthood was uneventful and he re-
ceived his first schooling at the hands of Tim
Murnen Of the Ketcham farm force. Ketchanl
first saw Cresceus speed on the snowpath when
the horse was coming years old. showing that
winter a clean pair of heels to of the best
steppers the Toledo course. The following
season he, made two starts as 2-year old,
losing his first race at Circleyle Ohio, and win
ming his second at Vienna, Mich. Cresceus
showed class in both of these races. He was
worked the SNOW again the following winter.
In June, 1897. he started in Il race for 3-year
old trotters a half-mile track at Toledo, and
over eight rivals. Ketcham put him in
ether races and was greatly pleased with
his showing that he went after the colt with
the speed aim in view. His career was up
ward -,,I - .. w.. ..s r. :
The horse showed grand circuit quality and
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
HARVARD ENDS HARD
WORK BRILLIANTLY
Journal Special Service,


Cambridge Nov. 23--Haryards football
eleven had its last scrinlmage before the Yale
game on Soldiers field yesterday The work was
snappy and fast and caused new feeling of
hope among the coaches. In fifteen minutes of
clean football the varsity scored twice against
the scrub and on defensive work put up as
effective an article of football as has been seen
this season Three times the scrubs We're given
the ball on the 15-yard line. but each time they
were thrown for a loss. There was no getting
thru the regular line, which held like q stone
wall
Parker at center put up wonderful game
and Montgomery, who tooh Brill's place at
left tackle. also played we'll Besides Brill,
neither Leary. Foster nor Captain Hurley par
ticipated in the scrimmage all these players
being held in reserve for the final struggle
against the Ellis on Saturday.
Yesterdays practice practically brought the
season training to end. Today there was
light signal practice Immediately after which
the eleven went to Marblehead. where they will
stay in seclusion. only coming back to Cambridge
for their recitations until the game. There may
be signal practice OH Friday. but If so 1t Will
be held at Marblehead and not In Cambridge.
The idea of all this Is to give the Harvard
players q complete rest. The coaches are deter
mined above every thing else to put q team onto
the field Saturday Which will be physically quail
fed tn tsfght the Ellis II II f4'r - 80. n ss 8
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
YOST LAUGHS AT
Stages WOE TALK
Michigan Coach Admits His Men
Are in Fairly Good Shape
E- for Big Game. /
Journal specia! Service.

journal Specla! service. H
Ann Arbor. Mich. Nov. 23.-.'I expect we
shalk have to call the Thanksgiving day game
off and forfeit the western championships" said
YOst today, when asked for the dope. THE
team has gone TO pieces almost. Longmin has
hurt his and can't hear the signals Tom
Hammond has corn on his right foot and won't
be able to do Pny place kicking. Schulz and
Schultz both have dyspepsia, Harry Hammond
has a hair cut Graham has shadow Of his
former self. The rest Of the in almost
as bad shape. It's terrible In the piactice
yesterday afternoon the back6eld were all SO
weak not one of them could carry the ball.
Yost ended his tale of woe by saying that
Stagg has been sending out many bear
stories lately that he feels obligated to return
the courtesy.
Team in Good Shape.
ITO tell the truth said Yost 1.-The men are
in pretty good shape. Schulte's foot is bother
ing him little, and he did not get out with
the squad Tom Hammond didn't either, but he
is all right"
The men were given their first scrimmage yes
terday since the Wisconsin game. The work.
out was behind closed gates at Ferry field but
1T is understood that the puntng element pre-
dominated. fost makes no secret of the fact
that he is preparing especially to block the
efforts of Eckersall Dlace-kicker and nego-
tiator of long end runs.
He is trying the men to catch punts, run
punts down and break thru a line to tackle
and block attempted place kicks. He sends the
scrubs against the varsity in the manner he
expects Chicago to adopt turkey-day. and, then
very carefully instructs the regulars in the
best way to meet the attack.
Fast and Furious.
| The work was fast and furious yesterday
fand when the men trouped to the gymnasium for
| their rundown they We're all In. After dinner
they met in the gymnasium and spent two hours
| running thru signals. At the training table
| Yost gave a long talk what must be done
at Chicago.
| In the game with Oberlin Saturday Yost will
use the regular line and scrub backfeld. 0ber-
| lin will not be very difficult proposition, and
during the course Of the game a good many
scrubs will be tried out
! Every one of the $500 seats for the Chicago
! game that were sent here have been sold and
| an effort will be made to get another block on
the temporary bleachers to be erected.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
STAGG BLUE But /.
NOT In DESPAIR
De Trays Illness and Unsatisfac-
tory Practice Discourage Chi
cago's Coach-Ends Weak.
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Journal Special Service.
Chicago, Nov. 23.-Stagg is discouraged. but
not In despair. Our case is very bad" he
declared today. 1t is not hopeless, however.
The sickness of De Tray has filled up our cup
OF misfortune this season. b
With the two star halfbacks out of the game,
one disqualified and the other injured, the situ-
alton at the Midway camp. is indeed despcr-
ate one. Team work is q quality not possessed
by the maroon aggregation at present. The con-
dition OF De Tray is still bad, altho the lodging
halfback assures his friends that he will be
back in the game in few days. 4
Practice yesterday not at all satisfactory
to Stagg, who worked the a half hour luter
than usual. The regulars were given an hours s
scrimmage against the scrubs and freshmen
and did the work with great improvement over
that of Tuesday afternoon. 1t was decidedly
ragged at times.
On otfense Bezdek and Walker filled a half
back position and Williamson received work
out at fullback. Later Hitchcock was given a
chance at left half, while Bezdek was placed
at right half and Walker at full. On defense
Bezdek held down at right end while Hewitt
a sub, worked on the opposite extremity of the
line. Parry strengthened the defense by play
ing at defensive right half, with Catlin backing
up the line.
Most of the attention was paid to the de-
fensive work At present the line apnears to
be strong. but the ends persist in allowing the
opposing runners to get outside them:. rStagg
hopes to remedy this fault by hard scrimmage
each night during the remainder of the week.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
RIGID TESTS FOR
FOOTBALL STANDS
Unless Chicago Seats Prove Per-
fectly Safe Mayor Dunno
Will Close Grounds.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Chicago. Nov. 23.-Ihe city yesterday OBJ
tanned Il warrant from Justice Prndivile for the
arrest of II. Nj. Waterfall the charge of
speculating in tickets for the Michigan Chicago
football game Thanksgiving day.
W. H. Clark. Of the investigators Of the
law department, attempted to buy tickets from
Waterfall at the Palmer house. Waterfall is
said to have asked So, SO and SO for $1.5O, 50
and So seats. Mayor Dunno personally directed
that a warrant be obtained for the mans ar
rest. ('i' q ''t
Unless the grandstands at Marshall field sur
yive the most rigid possible inspection the
field will be closed Thanksgiving day, is the
threat the mayor has sent to President Har-
per. He has ordered Building Commissioner
Williams to test the stands thoroly, and if there
is the\ least possibility that they will not bear
the strain of the crowds of football enthusiasts
the day of the Chicago-Michigan game the
mayor says the field will be closed.
An. order directing the instant arrest of any
person selling ticket to the game at more
than its face value ordered by Chief of
Police Collins. Detectives will be sent to the
establishments which are charged with demand
ing eXorbitant prices for the tickets, as we'll
as the netghborhood of the university. Under
the revised code penalty of from $25 to $500
is provided for the sale of entertainment, amuse-
ment and theater tickets at more than their
face value. 'N-f. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
YALE, IN FINE FORM,
WAITS HARVARD GAME
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Journal Special Service. s..
New Haven, Conn, Nov. 23.-The feature of
the final work of the Yale eleven was the work
of Quill. Phil Smith and Don Mackay, who
were sent at the Yale varsity line in the famous
Harvard tandem play These men weigh in the
aggregate we'll 500 pounds, and the varsity
had it's troubles trying to stay their advance.
On the first rush Quill went around Shevlin' 8
end for a touchdown. Then the ball was again
placed on the varsity 30-yard line and the
scrubs We're told to take it over This they
did. using only the tandem play directed in the
main at Yale's left side. The big men worked
awkwardly and fumb1ed somewhat, which pre-
vented their scoring much sooner. Later the
same men We're tried again in the same play,
but the coaches had in the meantime found
out how to stop, the play, and in seven hard
drives the tandem went but eight yards, so
well were the varsity men coached. >#
s. In the signal practice Tad Jones ran the
team and made it go like steam engine around
the field. The men worked at top speed but
never fumbled missed mixed signals. All
of them are in the best of shape and show
more speed than at any previous time this year.
1t is felt by the coaches here that Harvard
heavy attack Is the most formidable fea ture
that Yale has to contend with Saturday. 1t is
also said here that Yale is equal to the task
of stopping it.
The makeup of the Yale team is settled and
Will be as follows: Gates left end: Forbes, left
tackle; Erwin. left guard: Flanders, center;
Irlpp. right guard: Bigelow. right guard; Shev-
lin. right end; Hutchinson, quarterback; Roome
left half; Morse, right halfback; Finn, full
back. ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
SOUTH HIGH TEAM
ENDSSEASON TOMORROW
By Gil.

South Side will close its football season to-
morrow by playing the fast Central high team
of st. Paul. The game will be played at
Lexington park, st. Paul, and will be called at
2:30 pm.
Captain Holmstrom and his men are deter
mined to bring their season to fitting close
by defeating the down-river team, and have
been training hard for the last two weeks with
that end in view. While the st. Paul team
would seem to be a little the stronger there is
good chaince for the orange and black to win.
If the team has improved any since, the Central
game, and Judging from the showing made at
practice it has, it should now be as strong as
its opponents
When South played Central the lineup had
been recently shiftly. and tho they played their
best game of the season. they did not play up to
the full limit of their possibilities Two addi-
tonal weeks of practice in their rev lineup
to the change and bring out the best they are
capable of doing. ~ III ... -.. .
~ rs. Gsr. =. South in Form. ,...
1t is very safe to say, that South will play
hard game and give it's opponents n run for
good chance that it may pull thru victorious if
all the men play together and play hard
+. "A large crowd of South Side rooters will ac-
company the orange and black warriors on theit
invasion of the enemy's country ana will dc
their utmost to cheer their team to victory. The
North high-St Thomas game, which is to be
played Thanksgiving day. promises to be one of
the best, if not the best game of the season sc
far as the secondary school teams are concerned
Both from comparative scores and from seeing
both teams play it would seem that they were
evenly matched. Both teams have excellent
coaches and both are made up of fine material. :
There is no question about the fact that tho
meeting at North Side field next Thursday vii
be contest worth seeing 1t will be the only ex
hibition of football in the city that day. ant
should draw large crowd in consequence.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY
HAS IOWA GUESSING

Iowa City. Iowa. Nov. 23.--St. Louis univer-
sity is beginning to loom large in the horizon
of the university Of Iowa. e
The Iowa team, having practically won the
state championship. has turned its eyes towards
st. Louis where in 1908 the Iowans all but lost
a game to Washington university. Inasmuch as
all St Louis institutions look alike to Iowa.
the thought of revenge, in the shape of a big
score against the Mound City university, has
been sweet to the Iowa players, several of whom
were in that Waterloo two years ago. it.>'--z
Now. however, come stories of the st. Louis
teams fine work, the best. it is said, in its his
tory and news Of the great victory over Kentucky
university which had previously played North
western a scoreless tie game. These reports
connected with the fact that the Illinois eleven
scarcely whipped the powerful st. Louis aggre-
CATION, damDen the ardor of the hawkeye root
ers little, and they are beginning to- "sit up
and take notice. of the St. Louis team and
to predict that really red-hot game is the
prospect. 20
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
BADGERS PICK PLACES -
FOR THEMSELVES
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Journal Special Service. . o..
Madison, Wis, Nov. 23-While other men,
bers of the ''big nne'' straining themselves
for the final hard game Of the football season
the inhabitants of the badger training quarters
are 1ndulging in the pastme of picking all wes-
tern elevens. The eleven that is posted here as
being the best aggregation that could be selected
in the middle west is evidently made up for
home consumption, for it contains the names of
five Wisconsin men. =.
Two Chicago men are included and four Michi-
gan players. In the second eleven is one badger
three wolverines, three marOOns, three Mime
sotans and one from Northwestern. The first
and second elevens would line up as follows: . .
Western Second Eleven
Catlin Chicago. left end ..... Brindley Wis
Bertke. Wis. ..... left tackle .Renschid Mich.
Donovan. Wis. ....left guard ..... Schultz. Mich.
Kenip, WIS. center Schultz. Mich.
Graham. Mich -. right guard Meigs. Chi.
Bush Wis. right end Marshall Mimi.
Eckersall. Chi. quarterback. :. johnson, n. W.
I. Hammond. Mich left half de Tray Chi.
Findlay, Wis. right half ..... Cutting Mimi
Longman. Mich. fullback ...... .Bezdek Chi
1t is agreed that Captain Vanderboom of Wis
consin cannot be considered because he was in
jured and out of the game much of the season
and never played up to usual form, but some in
sist De Tray should be counted out for the same
reason.
/ There are claims also that Roseth of Wiscor :
sin is superior to Bezdek of Chicago for second
eleven fulback, and that Marshall of Minnesota
should be placed ahead of the veteran Bush of
Wisconsin for end. It is agreed Michigan's ends
are poor and that Chicago without Eckersall
would be "little potatoes " e. :,
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
VARSITY RUNNERS
OUT OF RELAY RACE

Manager Frank Reed has notified Professor
ROthfusS of the st. Paul Y. NJ. G.. A. that the
university relay team will not be able to enter
the fntercfty relay race. which is to be run
tomorrow afternoon. The reason given is that
the conference rules forbid university athletes
to compete with non-colege teams
Z The course was masured yesterday aftrnoon
and found to be 1ih miles in length. The first
runners will start from the Minneapolis Y NJ
@. "A. at pm. Williams will run the last
two miles for Minneapolis and Gaskel will finish
for st. Paul. The teams are made up as fol-
lows: 49, s
u Minneapolis-Sheldon Hillman, Nesbit,& King
and Williams. The seventh man will be either
McNaughton Duerr. J
- st. Pau1-Barton. Gaskel. Youngquist, Ny
Guist, Crooks Meacham and Swan -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
FRESHIES READY FOR ....e .
NORTHWESTERN GAME
Bv l. l. Collins.

The freshmen will hold the boards at North
rop field tomorrow afternoon when Sig Harris
gopher youngsters will try to take the North
western freshman team into camp as q fore
runner Of Saturdays contest between the big
teams. Iowa and Wisconsin have already been
played by the Minnesota freshmen and the
game with the Northwestern youngsters will be
the third big nine' game Of the year for the
gopher squad.
In weight the two teams will be evenly
matched. as changes in ., the makeup of the
minnesota freshmen regulars have materially
increased the weight of the team. Morse will
probably play at right tackle. while Dolan will
hold down the tackle position on the left side
of the line. Both of these men are heavy, and
the fast purple backs will have trouble in ne.
gotfating ground on tackle tries.
Gophers Worked Hard.
During the past week the Minnesota fresh
men have been doing strenuous stunts in prepa-
ration for tomorrows game. and, altho the pur-
pie team has made good record this year
and ranks with the best of freshmen aggrega-
t1ons Of the west, the gophers should win. The
men feel that they lost the Wisconsin game
thru hard luck and not thru Wisconsin's super
1ority. and they are resolved to WIND up the
season by defeating the Northwestern eleven
Changes have been made in the lineup, and
the team will be stronger than it has been Al
any time this season.
The Northwestern freshmen will rely on enc
runs and trick plays to win tumorrow's game, II
their record for the season is any indication OF
men pla! against the soDnerS. A 1aSt back
field is the mainstay of the team. and the North
western varsity system of open play has beer
exemplifed in the games of the Northwestern
\ freshmen. .,.
The Gopher Team
Merrill will play fullback for the NIinnesots
freshmen tomorrow. and, with Ertl and Fryk
man at the halves and Atkinson or Moore a
quarterback Harris will rely on his backfelt
for most Of the ground gaining attempts. Cough
lin and Castor will be at the ends with Eakin
and Smith at guards Dunn. the freshman cen
ter, will probably not be able to play, owing t,
injuries, and Harris has not decided whom t.
play in his place.
The game will be called at g o'clock
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
STRIFE IS FORGOTTEN
AND CORNELL WORKS
Journal Special Service

Ithaca. n. Y. Nov. 23.-The daily practice of
the Cornell football team shows that Cornell
has not given mp hope of defeating Pennsylvania
in the annual Thanksgiving day game at Phila-
delphia Some changes have been made by
Coach Warner since the defeat by Columbia last
Saturday. Newhall has been made quarterback
in place Of Pollak. He runs the team in much
better shape. Babcock has been drafted from
the frst-year eleven and made varsity right
halfback. The new fighting spirit which the
eleven is showing is the most encouraging
feature Of its practices The eleven has been
torn all season by internal dissensions. The
different factions, however have now buried
the hatchet. and all are pulling together to de-
feat the quakers.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
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Dan Patch, Cresceuus, Directumn.
Arion! Lay down St. Pail and Watch Watch
Minneapolis on the turnpike!
With his completed string of horses
M. W. Savage is so happy that he
wouldn It even get mad if some one said
right before him-that Dan Patch
made his record behind windshield-
which is not trne.
Chicago police are said to be looking
after the condition Of the grandstands
at Marshall field. Neither Chicago nor
Michigan would care cent if they did
fall Thanksgiving day-providing that
the Jordan boy was under the highest
part. 1>~.G -. - 20" 7 ~
Wisconsin players are now spending
the time in picking all-western elevens
in which Wisconsin players get the ma
jority of the Places Such a modesty!
The silence around Lincoln, Neb., this
week has been of the kind following re-
marks about chicken stealing in a col
ored church. .-.,.
Michigan students have been caught
scalping tickets. 1t is regarded as a
joke by the Chicago papers. When
there was talk Of Minnesotans scalping
tickets Cor the Wisconsin game some of
these same Chicago writers rose in their
wrath and ripped their nighties from the
mainsheet to the e clqabte2ps'l =
In the light of some of the nasty
things printed about Minnesota this fall
in the Michigan Daily, at Ann Arbor
there must have been something of the
Goals CT fire idea when two Minnesotans
came forward voluntarily, and denied
that they had been "approached' by
the wolverines. t. .-' =
A girls football team is the latest
bit Of insanity. Right here we 90 ovel
to the ranks Of the hatchests and noto
riety seekers, who have been demand
ing reform in the game. We don It like
the company, but in the language o1
Samuel Bernard" sufficiency.'
Get out Saturday and watch Mime
sofa demonstrate the difference!
The Northwestern team is going tt
follow the Wisconsin and Nebraska
hunch and stop over in Sleepy Valley (St
PauD. That town, at that, is a goot
place to weep, undisturbed, on Saturday
night. as r.. .....s ..f
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
'CORNACK NOT
WELL SATISFIED
Orders Further Practice After
Drill That Was Set for
the Last,
Journal Special Service.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-Northwestern held it's last
practice scrimmage of the season yesterday af-
ternoon and Mccormack lined the men up against
the academy team, which, has been instructed
in the Minnesota formations. The purple coach
was not satisfied With thetwork, there "a
tendency OF mixing up the signals. AS result
the team will be given stiff threehour signal
practice this afternoon, with the hope that the
fault may be remedied.
The lineup for the Minnesota game is an
nounced as follows: McPherrn right end; Jen-
kins, right tackle; Carlson, right guard; Davis,
center; Scott, left guard; Schoch, left tackle;
Turner, left end: Johnson, quarterback; Rueber
or Granberg. right half; Blair Or Reynolds, left
half; Galbreth OF Miller fullback.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
ARMY IS RAPIDLY
PERFECTING FORM
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Jcurnal Special Service.
West Point. Nov. 23.-In the practice yester-
day the cadets duplica ted their good work Of
Tuesday. The lineup was of only twenty min
utes, but during this time the varsity tore
things up in great shape. scoring four touch
downs against the strong scrubs and forcing
them to punt every time they had the ball
Weeks and Smith were In the game and this
places the entire team. with the exception Of
Carey. in good shape. Smith at halfback played
fine offensive game. and made long gains
every time he carried the ball. The army ad-
herents are fearfu that the soldiers will be
beaten by Syracuse Saturday. The tendency to
tackle high became evident several times and
the men were put thru siege with the dummy.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-23
GRLDIRON9 NEWS FROM EASTERN AND WESTERN FIELDS
Dr.. Williams, Minnesota's
Coach, Expects Hard Game


formidable today
the Northwestern within
weight In the early when
condition.
while they have been playing weak they
getting splendid
Assistant Coach Stevens Northwestern
Marshall
mall
Minnesota
absolutely
Minnesota will be content to the
best and interesting the