The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-29
INTEREST TURNS TO
THE CHICAGO GAME

Chicago and Carlisle will go long way toward
determining, as far as scores go, the strength
OF the east and the west 1t is doubtful whether
that between Michigan and Penn will.''
The Record Herald says:
Minnesota made good showing BY chalkinc
up ~ to score against the husky farmers OF
team this season and there should be several
kinds of things doing when the gophers come
to Marshall field Nov. 10 to meet Chicago
AT the maroon football headquarters the
boards are cleared for the big game of the
1905 season. Minnesota. the strongest team OF
Stages schedule, comes to Marshall field Nov,
10. The Midway eleven has two weeks in which
to prepare for the gophers, and Stage has
mapped out one OF the hardest fortnights ever
given Chicago eleven.
with Purdue and Indiana safely laid away
Minnesota is the only consideration. I'LL
nois and Nebraska follow the Minneapolis team
In order, and consequently there will be smooth
sailing IT the gophers can be disposed Of. Stage
can loint his men exclusively for the Mime
sofa bunch without worrying over the end OF
the schedule. Stage intends to drive his men
along as fast as ever even tho he has two
weeks In which to get them ready. Scrimmage
and Grill in the new plays will be strenu.
last weeks workouts, and anyone who
displays signs Of loating will be disciplined.
Coach Stage and Eckersal will visit Mime
apols Saturday to see the Minnesota-N ebraska
game and take notes. The maroon rOOterS are
jubilant over the Indiana game. The students
sofa for all they are worth. It Ia the opinion
at the Midway that Stage has the best team
in the west, and the rooters are down in the
mouth because they will not have q chance at
Michigan this year. ..s-
''Eckersall and Steffen, the two chief ground
gamers In Saturdays game, were the lions OF
the campus yesterday The two Walters came
in for bouquets at every turn, and the rest
Of tile eleven got their share of the praise as
we'll. Iddings, Finger, Walker and Russell got
special compliments from Stagg,o
Big Game Coming.
The Examiner says: Now it seems that
everything hinges the outcome of the game
between Stages eleven and the Minnesota team.
Neither team has been beaten so far, and out.
side OF that one game among western colleges,
neither team is likely to be beaten. Chicago
will surely defeat Illinois and Nebraska, and
Minnesota will undoubtedly win her other west
crn' games, the outcome of the game 8
week from, Saturday on Marshall field may be
said with all truth to be the championship az
fair, altho Of course going without any Official
stamp.
minnesota met the Amcs team that trounced
Nebraska the preceding week. and the victory
seemed to come easy to the gophers, the score
being % to 4. This result proves that DR..
Williams has team in Minneapolis that is
truly big. Ames is by no means weak eleven.
From all that can be gathered, it Is fully as
strong a team as Indiana and much credit is
due the sophers to land a victory over the
IuWans.
What is worrying the students the most on
the Midway is the fact that the new rules and
the new system of play are shown to fit nicely
to the Minnesota squad, it thought that
the new style would give the maroons big
advantage over Minnesota. However, Minnesota
seems to have found several fast and shifty
backs as well as Chicago, and in addition to
them has q line such is undoubtedly not
eQualed in the west this fall.
$50, when the two big teams come together on
Marshall field week from Saturday, Chicago
may be said to have slight advantage in
the hackfeld, but will be far outclassed in
forwards.
''The victory Of the Indians has impressed
another possibility the minds of followers
Of the gume. That is the fact that it may
he possible to determine the best team In
America this fall. The Indians play Harvard
in two weeks and then come out to Minneapolis
for a game with Minnesota.
IF Carlisle should beat Harvard, which seems
quite possible, and Yale could be eliminated by
some neons, the Indians would probably have
the best claim to the title of champions of the
east. Then if Minnesota should win Chi
cago, the game with the Indians at Minneapolis
might be construed to be for the championship
of the country"