The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-03
MINNESOTA ONLY
ONE REAL BUSY
Minor Games and Vacations for
the Other Big Nine Teams
Today.

While there is momentary lapse in the
schedules Of some Of the big nine'-the calm
before the storm-all the schools Of the east will
be tied up with games Of considerable Importance
today, games that are the preliminary to the
semi-fnals upon which the championship Of the
east Is decided. ''-'-''''' .- -
mount Importance locally, with Chicagos chief
interest well as Ninnesota's centering in the
showing Of Minnesota against Nebraska. The
reason for this is that the sophers so to Mar
shall field week hence to play the maroons, the
only big game OF the year for the Midway
school, and that the defeat OF Nebraska is I'm
perative.
Michigan's contest with Vanderbilt is also in
tsresting Yost's men have played their last
game with a western team, tor Vanderbilt comes
from Nashville, Tenn. Then the wolverines
80 east to play Pennsylvania and the season )
work Is over for them.
Wisconsin and Iowa will present a contest in
which there will be considerable interest, for
this win be the first showing Of the badgers
against member Of the ''big nine' this season.
and 1t will also give line on how the Madi.
son eleven is shaping up under Dr.. Hutchins'
coaching. The cardinal does not play Mime.
sofa this year. but later takes on Illinois, and
the Champaign rooters will watch today'S strug-
gle at Madison closely.
The only other gamo in tho middle west OF
importance Is the contest between Purdue and
Notre Dame. Purdue has not shown high class
this season, but ought to tread on the South
Bend eleven in this game. Chicago and Illinois
have NO game scheduled for the day.
u There several games IN the east OF con-
siderable interest. Yale meets West Point, and
Q slight comparison can be drawn on the strength
OF tho Ellis and Harvard, for tho crimson beat
the soldiers last week to o.
Harvard battles with Brown. The Providence
squad fell before Pennsylvania Oct 20 by a
score Of II to 0. Pennsylvania has done little
good work this year. and Harvard rooters arc
congra tulating themselves that the red and blue
was dropped from the Cambridge schedule
Princeton and Dartmouth slated to meet at
Princeton. Tho tigers have made a clean sweep
DO far this year. winning from Cornell last
week II to 8. The Hanover bunch Is touted es-
pecially strong in the line, but not so good In
the backfeld, the coaches have stuck to beef
rather than speed in that department. Dart
mouth, however, is known for a formidable in
gtitution In a football sense ever since McCor-
mack raised It to the place Of "big' game
with Harvard. Its game with Williams, the
old rival of the Hanover school, last Saturday
was not satisfactory, as It resulted In a nothing
to nothing score, but 1t is thought the men will
rally In today's game and give the orange and
black struggle that will make them remem-
Der they have been in a favorable scrimmage
when 1t Is over
Pennsylvania plays Lafayette. Football en-
thusiasts and critics have come to regard Penn
syivania as scarcely q second-rater this year,
for the quaker city bunch has fallen far below
expectations even in its preliminary games.
Cornell is billed to meet the Western University
Of Pennsylvania of Pittsburg. Carlisles plucky
and shifty bunch Of Indians meets Syracuse at
Buffalo. Unless Syracuse springs unwarrant-
able surprise, the redskins ought TO run up
big score the palefaces.