The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-09
EVERY GIANT IN
FINE CONDITION
DIR. Williams and Squad Of
Giants Reached Chicago
This Morning.
BY O'LoughIIn.

Chicago Beach Hotel, Nov. 9.-The gophers ar
rived in Chicago ahead Of schedule this morning
and are now quartered at the big hostelry on
the lake front preparatory to the first great grid
iron struggle of the year in the west. 1t Is to
be "debrutalized' athletic exhibition purely
"a gentlemanly contestant the Chicago atmos-
phere Of untainted athletics Is already having
its effect.
i !. In the past. where George Case was wont to
n !. Ittner With Here, Bin. you big s1ioot,"
May l." etc. They were so considerate Of the
|porters On the sleeping cars that they even neg
Isected to initiate them into the resounding mys'
teries Of the Order of the Red Eagle. In the
Ediningcar they were inclined to call for fudge
fand chocolate at breakfast time, showing some
[Rbhorrence Of the sausage, roast beef and the
llnsidious mashed potato Of years gone by. They
are so gentlemanly that it hurts, and Manager
keed has even insisted thar the clerk Of the
hotel compel the waves of Lake Michigan to
GONE over the breakwater with less Of the ruth.
Tess rush OF bygone years. 90.
Minnesota is on her good behavior In printing
np for the purity banquet tonight, and Is to be
aamblike serene and repressed II 1t takes the
color out Of their sweaters to bring It about.
J. The trip was made without incident of any
Kind. Following the rousing sender at the sta.
Zion the men scattered thru the and spent
The early evening quietly. All were In bed by
end 'beat it, to the diningcar. Once at Chicago
fpey lost but few minutes in transferring to
Ahe suburban line and reaching their headquar.
Every member Of the team is in good condi.
zion and good spirits. The men seem to possess
q quiet confidence that they can win against
the maroons If they play hard enough, not 9
case OF overconfdence can be noted and all seem
ITO feel that there is hard job ahead, but one
that can be accomplished.
& The weather this morning is ideal. The sun Il
Hnining and Just enough Of frost to make It in.
Sigorating. This morning the men are loungina
about the corridor and this afternoon will 20 out
Cor sharp signal practice.
There is a marked contrast today in the feel
Pig among the gophers and that Of the Chicago
players and rootera who are extremely optimistic
MINNESOTA says 1--WE will win If possible" Chi.
eago Is more inclined to say 1--WE will WIN
without qualifying the statement. Here is what
the papers say:
Paper Talk.
The Examiner: 1T was generally expected thai
Stagg would give his team hard scrimmage
yesterday, but the old man did not follow out
this program. He sidetracked the practice game
for signal practice, in which every one Of the
new plays was tried out. The offense and de-
tense were tried out thoroly and from all indi
cations the maroons look At for to1norrow's con.
test with the gophers.
1.-THE varsity taken of to the girls basket
ball field yesterday and given thoro workout
on the new plays designed for the Minnesota
game The trick formations worked fairly vel
and at the conclusion Of the days practice Coacf
Stage expressed himself as we'll pleased with thu
attack of his team. The defense formation.
were planned to stop the line shifts, which
Stage and Eckersall saw in the contest between
the gophers and the cornhuskers last Saturday
The manner in which the linesmen met the at
tack Of the freshmen was entirely satisfactory
to Stagg. 's -
"After the ultra-secret practice in the girls
basketball field, the varsity was taken back t;
Marshall field, where the line was given tryou
I at blocking for EckersalIs kicking The create
part Of Eck1e's drop kicks were gotten away ii
good time, but few being bloced. After the lin,
practice Stage expressed himself as being wei
satisfied with the work Of his forwards. n,
does not fear that Coach Williams team will
sbe able to block Eckersalrs punts or trials fo
Egoals from the field. The line has bracet
greatly In the last week and little fear Is fel
IRON the maroon forwards"
The Inter Ocean: Confidence in a maroon vic
tory over the gophers tomorrow was the keynot
Eof the massmeeting Of the University of Chicag
fstudents last night. Coach Stage went so IA
as to prophesy that Chicago would score. AS
ssistant Coach Speik unhesitatingly predicted
Chicago victory. Captain Eckersall said tina
there was a chance to slip someone thru for
touchdown. Lee De Tray and Fred Walker wer
confident Of a victory and none of the othe
players could see any reason for conceding
Minnesota victory.
8E Steffen in Trouble.
"a scare was thrown into the maroon cam
yesterday when it became known that Walli
3 ISteffen, around whom, with Eckersan Stage ha
built his attack, had been compelled to take