The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-26
DELUGE: BROKE.
N UP THE PRACTICE.
GOPHERS LISTEN
! TO A LECTURE
Football Squad Driven from the
s Field by Downpour of
u Rain.
BY O'Loughlin.

Rain worried the gopherS yesterday
afternoon so far as strong workout
the field in large numbers and had
started punting under the direction of
the coaches. About this time the clouds
which had been rolling up out of the
south broke loose and everybody scram-
bled for shelter. The deluge following
put an end to all thought of practice
for the day on the field. DR.. Williams
took the first and second teams into
the drill hall and held a rule quiz altho
no work was attempted on the floor.
Today tho there is a different aspect
to affairs and the candidates are in line
for one of the stiffest workouts of the
season on account of the bracing at
mosphere and the layoff Of yesterday.
While all have not been on the field
at any one time the Minnesota squad
has reached eightyfve In point of num-
bers and more coming. The plans for
sophomore and freshman teams with in
terclass play, announced in II h 10 u r.
nal for Sunday has brought about an
influx of talent to try for places on
these teams. The board of control met
last night and officially ratified the
selection of Nose Strathern as coach
for the freshmen and sophomores, but
have apparently cut out tremendous
amount of work for him:
Nose MUST t1uSCle.
He will have multitude of play
ers to look after, far too man yin fact,
for one coach to handle and there is
some fear expressed that the board has
erred in neglecting to name. at least
starts in a few days DR.. Williams and
Sig Harris will have their hands fair
ly well filled in looking after the var
sity and college teams and this would
leave something like fifty men for
Nose to keep track of. 1t is too many.
These chaps have come out for inter-
class play, one Of the results which the
football refOrmerS have declared to be
wholly desirable and the proper thing
in football.
The board of control cannot expect to
keep up interest unless there is a Suf-
fcient number of coaches to see that
every team. is looked after closely in
their practice. DR.: Williams will of
course superintend the work in general,
but at this stage of the game he can
not follow the interclass teams in their
detail work. Football is having ire
mendous revival in interest al Mime
sofa this year and as football is the
one college sport in Minnesota which is
self-sustaining or better, the board can
not afford to be ,,n1 iggardly, or even ap-
pear to be so. They should be willing
to engage coaches for as many class
teams as show an inclination to organ
ize
Some of the players have been work
ing away at conditions and taking ex.
aminations this week. So far they
have been highly successful in dispos
play. The faculty is holding up fol
the scholastic rule in a dignifed, yet
liberal, manner They are giving the
football players latitude to make ur
their deficiencies and ample time. They
are also giving the players to under
stand that the disabilities must be re
moved before they can play.
= Up to Players.
faculty half way in this matter. TIL
faculty is not making concessions suc]
as would not be extended to student
who are not athletes, but is giving tn
players time for study before takin,
the final examinations upon which tn
fate of their playing rests.
Minnesota has never endeavored be
fore to help deficient student ath
letes in any way and the position tax
en- by the faculty this year, while moth
ing better than fair, should call for
hearty appreciation-and lot of cram
ming-by the men who are laboring t
work off conditions. The rule
drawn sharply,-no playing of cond
toned men-but every man has bee
ton.
The board at the meeting last nigh
approved Manager Frank Reeds pla
for the sale of tickets this fall. Thi
F. year under conference rules student
shall not pay more than SO cents fc
general admission to the games. Th
conditions surrounding this sale and tn