The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-07
BY O'Loughlln.

DR.. C. ]. Sweetland out Of fickertail
land this morning at the head Of about twenty
sturdy young farmer boys, and this afternoon
the visitors playing against the gophers Oh
Northrop field. The game Is an annual affair
and has always resulted in victory for Mime
sofa, altho the North Dakota boys always put
up enough Of fight to make it interesting.
''Our team is about four five pounds
heavier than it was last year." said Coach
Sweetland today. Work football did not
start until week later this year than last,
and almost every Of our boys comes
from farms, of last years men have heen
late. The team is fighting we'll, and while do
not expect that they can win from Minnesota
we like to come down here and play, as it helps
us in our later games.
''It puts fight and courage into the members
. of the team. and while usually defeated
the boys pick up lot Of football knowledge
The gophers always treat us nicely, and while
we know we will be licked we try to make it
just as interesting for our hosts as we cam
Gophers Go Easy.
The gophers took light work last night but
were not asked to do any strenuous stunts be-
fore the game of today. The third team was
away playing at North high and the first and
second teams had the field to themselves for
signal drill and running under punts.
At Q o'clock this afternoon the freshmen en-
countered the La Crosse team for the first big
encounter of the season. The La Crosse team
proved big and heavy, and not being hampered
midable. Harris has been working with the
freshmen with a deadly earnestness, and it was
the first time the rooters have seen the freshies
at work on field where the admiring crowd
not acting interference for runners and
blocking punts of every description.
Last year the gophers found North Dakota
such serious proposition that the team which
afterward up 146 against Grinnell were held
to 35 points against the ickertails. Short halves
are ruling this afternoon, but the two games
are giving every enthusiast plenty of football
before Sundown.
Much Doing Today.
ting their first taste of real football today. Wa
bash, the little team which scared Chicago
nearly into a conniption fit and later held I'LL
nois away down, is up against Mccormack s
test is expected. If Northwestern possesses all
Of the faults which the Chicago papers have
noted the purple will have lot of trouble II
disposing Of Cayous men. ~,
Stagg is uD against stiff proposition in his
Iowa game and there has been an undercurrent
Of feeling that unless Chicago braces up today
the hawkeyos may steal something them OF
hold the hippopotami to q dsgracefuIy low
score. The morning lineup shows that Stags
intending to play Parry, HILL Boone, Meigs
Walker and Bezdek Chalmers is out of the
Iowa lineup and the hawkeyes will play Moore
Seydel, Washburn, Fitz lockwood. Schwinn
Streff, Kent, Murphy. Greene and MCGOWAN, al
aggregation which will make the Marshall felt
people dig more than they have this year.
Wisconsin is battling with Lawrence at Madi
son. Illinois with Northwestern college at Ur
bana, and Michigan with Case at Ann Arbor
There is no doubt about the outcome Of any O.
these games, save that Of Chicago and Iowa
cago should win, but there Is always doubt.
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