The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-16
GOPHERS TO GET
READY FOR IOWA
Western Championship Question
Not Affected by the Satur-
day Games;
BY O'Loughlln.

The pophers start work this afternoon for their
first .'big nine game Of the year. Iowa comes
Saturday and the team which last year held
Minnesota to low score Is expected TO bring
something of battle with them this year.
The defeat of Iowa by their alumni came
as something of a shock Saturday afternoon,
but it has since developed that 1t was more
!'horse play than football, and there may have
been something Of bluff in 1t to make Minneso-
Ia think that there little to do to defeat the
hawkeyes. Minnesotas cripples paraded INTO
Cedar Rapids last season with the idea that
the Iowa team, already badly licked, was to
be mere by-play, but 1t developed into one OF
the hardest games of the year. Mtnnesotas
offense went against the stone-wall proposition
several times, and when Iowa had the ball there
was some of the fiercest scrimnage OF the year.
Iowa is coming Saturday 800 strong headed
by the Iowa band. Rooters do not turn out IN
such numbers to see their team licked without
fight and there is a strong probability that
Minnesota will get her first gruelling battle OF
the year against the hawkeyes. r. d.
The gophers thru the game Of Saturday
without serious injury. The men are all III
good fettle, and will spend the week In prepar-
ing warm reception for the visitors. The
seat sale begins tomorrow, and, judging from
the early reservation OF seats, the attendance
will be large. The students at the 'U" are
getting together this week for the first organ
lied roofing Of the year. and the two bands,
should put more life on Northrop field next Sat-
/ urday than has been the case this year.
81. Few Surprises Saturday. @~
Saturdays play turnout the big nine brought
not few surprises. The defeat of Iowa by
the alumni players was not expected, altho the
men who played against the varsity were all
stars of former years and not very far out of the
game. Michigan had hard time with the COM
modores of Vanderbilt and someway. or other
iYosts ponderous machine not working
smoothly. There was quite stiff opposition
from the smaller team, and the lunges OF
Heston were not there to make up for the slow
ness Of Michigan's other backfeld men. The
southern team put up an ofense which took
+of+ In sn1io 1afo,,
and gave the wolverines something to think
about. with Nebraska on their hands next Sat
prday. If Michigan does not improve her play,
Nebraska will score as sure as fate.
Chicago scored on by the Indiana team,
the boosters having the long end of the score
at the end of the first half. Stage then rushed
in his star players and by hard work the hip.
popotami pulled out a victory by the score OF
1876. This, too, calls for a chirk-up or Wis
consin will carry away the long end Of Sat
urday's score.
Beloit Worried Mccormack.
Beloit put up scrappy battle with McCor
nack's men and gave more trouble for North
western than should be the case at this time O.
the year. Nebraska held to another low
score. and Wisconsin could not mount higher
than 30 against Notre Dame. Playing team
fully the equal of Vanderbilt, Indiana, Be1oi
or Notre Dame, the gophers put the mark a
42-O without a continuous "hurry-up." So fa
as comparisons can go, Minnesota is neck and
neck, If not a little in advance, Of her rivals
The status Of the western championship wa
not altered by Saturdays play, and will no
be until after next Saturday. Minnesota, Wis
consin. Nebraska, Chicago and Michigan ar
still in the fight. not having been defeated
Minnesota has not been scored on and neithe
has Wisconsin or Michigan. Chicago is the onl,
one of the big four whose goal has been crosse,
by an opponent this season. Saturdays pla,
h will eliminate either Chicago Wisconsin, an
the cornhuskers may put something of a GRIM
IN the prestige Of Michigan. The season O
the big games is now, and in the next fes
weeks there will much doing in football.
Irsfeld Still Came .s4r@.y.,
Jimmy Irsfeld is reported this morning a
progressing nicely, and has expressed an inclir
alton to get out of the hospital and into som
rs OF the games-as spectator. That is all Their
is to 1t for Jimmy this year.