The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-17
BY O'Loughiln.

Tomorrow's football marks the beginning Of
the end of the season Of 1905. East and west
big teams will get together in what might be
termed the semi-fnals. The east has one game
which overshadows the others while in the west
there three important games. In Yankee
dom Yale and Princeton are to meet In their
annual battle and interest In this game is far
greater than in any of the others scheduled in
the land Of the baked beans. Yale has the
preference Of the rooters altho the struggle
will be of giants. Harvard is expected to
have little trouble In defeating Dartmouth. The
most even looking contest Is that between Co.
lumbia and Cornell.
In the west Wisconsin meets Michigan at
Ann Arbor. From the bear stories which have
been sent out from both camps 1t is to be
inferred that both teams are In good condition.
The usual story of hard luck to vanderboom
has out Of Wisconsin and Michigan is
talking about the lack of a suitable halfback
to play alongside of Hammond The wealth
erwise take these stories to mean that there
Is cocksuredness in both camps
Wisconsin will put up a game fight against
Michigan While Minnesota sentiment is with
Exists fear that King will not be equal to the
task Of overthrowing Yost., The latter has
team picked from the ends Of the earth while
Wisconsin, like Minnesota. IS playing 'home
men"
Chicago VS.. Illinois.
this game leaves little doubt in the minds
of the followers Of the game Chicago will
hardly put her best on the field but will
doubtless present a team strong enough to hold
the Illin and often enough to make vic
tory certain. stagg will probably attempt to
Of his men for the matinee with
Michigan.
Here at bone the game would appear to be
as much of guess as can be found anywhere
in the country. The Nebraska team is here
hig. strong and ambitious to even up for the
defeat Of last year. The team is without
Bender but he has worthy successor in Bene-
dict while DoSSeSSinc the rugged
stitution of Bender, has almost as much speed.
Nebraska this year is not directing its entire
attention to getting Bender away with the
ball but Of the getting into
the ball carrying. The team is composed OF
veteran players and Booth is a coach of abi
ity.
Minnesota has been working since the Wis
consfn game to brace UP the weak spots devcl
oped in that contest and the experience gained
in the garne with the badgers should stand the
In good stead when they line UP agains'
the cornhuskers. If the men have followed Or
Williams in the coaching there cannot helI
but be improvement in the form shown
against Wisconsin. If they have loafed tax
it easy the conhuskers are strong enough
of it.
Before the play 1t looks like even contest
So little crrdence can be put in pubshe
Weights Of football players that 1t will be
If any between the players. The lines Loo
to be about par. Mfnnesota's backfe
will probably outweigh the Nebraska backs
The teams are so near each other the weigh
question, to judge from appearances. that bee
will not be the issue. Speed will tell tn
story.
The gopher followers believe they will wi
81 they strike fast gait and maintain
turnout the play. Nebraska has not done any
thing to send Minnesota the field in
trcmor of fear but Booths formida
hle enough to make the gophers play all Of tn
time. There stories yesterday of iniu1
fac 70 he but is 1oc1 ipfo
that all of the Nebraskans will get into tn
game.