The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-26
Indiana's Showing,

lnd1ana's team Saturday strong, but the
equalizing of strength and power was all on the
side of the condition of the field and the help
OF the new rules !ndiana's line held we'll on
account OF the field being too slippery for Min
nesota to give 1t a good stiff jolt. The men
could NOT get in action. Coach Sheldon is evil
IDENTIFY misquoted this morning in saying that
Indiana made touchdowns which were not award
ca by the officials. The only one was the
Bloom incident, and Bloom got the ball on
pad forward pass and was compelled under the
rules to bring it back Minnesota also lost a
goa oy Marshall thru the failure of the Of
nc1als to allow the play. :.
But 1t is all over. Minnesota figured apy
way, must be granted western supremacy. It
was won In fair competition and conditions upon
play days were not to the advantage. of Mime
sota Minnesota has not been given full credit
TOT the speed of her big men. 1t was good
team caught In slump and in bad shape in the
lhtersectlonal game, but full of confidence Of
reversal in the return game next season rail-
OF why and wherefore is really useless but foot
ball without month of argument after the close
OF the season would lose its hold upon its fol-
lowers. The football rooter in Minneapolis is
worse than the baseball bug in Cincinnati and
ne IS the worst in the world
Inc press comment of Chicago follows:
I1amlner: The way the situation stands now
IA tne "est' Minnesota has the best claim to
the supremacy. The gophers have not lost a ves
tern game, but neither has Wisconsin, Howaver
IN the latter case the badgers have not met p
Lnsle teain OF the hrst class. So, according TO
inc Scores Minnesota must be handed the honors
anu tnlS IN spite Of the fact that nine-tenths If
tne critics OF the game are firmly convinced that
under the new rules the gophers are hardly n
me same class with Chicago
chicago gives the gophers the best RIGHT to
etass themselves champions Of the big nine for
.Soo, altno IT IS decidedly shady title es
peca'il IN IN view OF Saturdays harbreadth es
always recurs the remembrance Of that viotr
OF the gophers over the maroons and no m.ttcv
no" the thing may be threshed over and ro-
thn tHe laet remains, in the opinion of
inc impartial observer, that Chicago cannot
feat - ~ VI 'naI IT.
1nter-oceon: 1.-THE football season of 1906
played under the revised code and recn1o tod ~
many radical reforms came to a Close ;n 10y ny
west saturday. Attention is now focused m tho
annual meeting of the big-nine conference
wnlcn VIII be held at the Auditorium Annex next
Saturday, and which will render it's first offioiaI
dictum upon the reforms that it mt into foroo
iast winter 1t is certain that an effort WHY
reforms. VAC Va 'nese
1.-THE three-year rule has como in fo. no,
eral criticism, and there is strong Sentiment
among players and coaches that it should he
maze TO apply only to those who began PLAYING
thls fall, thus allowing four years of athletics
to al men playing previously to the ruling
Inc nVegame restriction has caused wide
spread dissatisfaction, and the coaches and non
ayers are united in favoring a longer season.
IL IS not probable that all restrictions will he
removed but it is considered likely that at least
Two more games will be allowed Coaches from
Michigan, Minnesota, Chicago, Indiana, Iowa
and Illinois are reported to favor an extension
of the limit -, 1A'10D
Chronicle: "In the west the situation is all
mixed up. Chicago was defeated by Minnesota.
yet defeated Nebraska and Indiana by decisive
scores. Indiana came within an ace Of WALTON
ing minnesota Saturday, and the gophers had no
easy time with the cornhuskers Then; Illinois
gave Michigan pretty fast game and came I'D
to Chicago to receive one Of the worst beatings
Of its history. 81 y 800 80 -"
comparisons of scores brings forth some
peculiar situations. For example, Carlisle gave
pennsylvania an awful beating and was then
licked by Vanderbilt. Penn smote Michigan
tooth and nail and the wolverines took Wander
bilt into camp. 1t just goes to show that scores
cannot be depended upon, as has been said time
galore" - ''-.5 '--s-0 49,. - 'NA'S