The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-10
BY .O'LoughIIn.

BY 1o'LoushIIn.
Jimmy" Irsfield Is lost to Minnesota football
for the year. The popular halfback is at St.
Nary's hospital, victim OF pleurisy and pneu-
monia, and while resting comfortably today and
doing we'll as could be expected is too sick
q man to recover in time to play football on
the gopher team this season.
; Last week the weather was unbearably hot,
and 9aaa after @ one one Of the scrmmages 1rsaeld re-
football suit, stood for long period under
cold shower He was not well Thursday,
and on Saturday feeling too badly, to take
part in the North Dakota game. Sunday the
disease had advanced until he was forced to
take to his bed, and late yesterday afternoon
under the care OF DR.. H L: Williams who is
giving him not only his professional assistance,
but the care Of friend.
Irsdeld Is Popular.
''Jimmy'' is one of the most popular men who
ever attended the university and has a wide
circle Of friends and acquaintances thruout the
CITY: While .nd there Is keen regret over his loss
wave of sympathy for the friend. The news
that he is entirely out Of danger will cause
general rejoicing thruout his wide circle of ac-
auaintances. He has not reached that point
set, but his condition is such that his recov-
cry Is not doubted unless unforeseen comulica-
nurses. ! - - -
1rsfeld was star player of the team of
1908, and did splendid work in the famous
Aalcn1Gan game. He had intended to play last
year, but was barred from the team on account
of the lack of few days attendance at the
university In one Of the semesters. Loyal to
Minnesota, he put in full time in 19O4-1eO5 and
this fall came out to again try for the team.
That he would have made 1t there is little
doubt He was fast, brainy player, and the
loss OF his services has not helped the team
prospects, altho there good backfeld candi-
dates to take his place. -. 49,.
An "All-Western" Selection.
1rsfeld was Walter Camps selection for the
"An-Western'' team Of 1908, and players of
this caliber are hard to replace He, with
''Hunky' Davies, made pair Of halfbacks
superior to any possessed by any other western
team IN the last four years, and this taking
into full consideration the prowess Of the much
advertised Heston of Michigan.
cold, drizzling rain kept the gophers off the
Rrldlron yesterday afternoon. They invaded the
gymnasium and took light work on the appara-
tus to keep their conditioning in progress, and
were left pretty much to their devices
9or amusement. The freshmen gathered in the
pand room and told each other what stars they
were on the upstate high-school teams.
Frost Will Help.
been what the coaches have been looking for.
The weather last week was far too hot for
,So:. mosk: ana there was vas the constant danger of
sharp eye on the men, and as a result they
came thru the unreasonable weather in good
shape with the exception of Jimmy Irsheld. His
case was result Of thoughtlessness, as Jimmy
is an athlete who knows the ins and outs of
training too well not to have realized the risk
he was taking in his long stay under a cold
shower after an exhausting afternoon under a
midsummer SUM- The comfort Of the proceed
ing evidently stole away Jimmy's better judg-
anent.
Further reports from Ames indicate that
r. Coach R1stfne has the heaviest team he had
ever scraped together at Ames and is pre-
pairing a hot fight for the gophers Saturday
Coach Chalmers has his men back on Iowa field
and is giving them tongue-lashi to speed
them up for the game with Minnesota. Iowa
as coming with the feeling Of confidence over
another stiff fight n
The coaches realize that both Of these games
ND to the work by easy stages. Another douhle
bill OF football will be offered Saturday when the
Fareshmen meet a Dakota Agricultural college
.1rom Ames.