The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04

Cnefe 60 follow the orders OF the rooteI
king, whether their team won or lost.
Minnesota roofing were followed.
minnesota never quits" was the
maxim on which they had been
trained. The seniors stood to the work
while Michigan g magnificent team bat
tered it's way to the gopher goal line,
and had Joined in the frenzied yells
which inspired the maroon and gold
warriors in the desperate rally which
tied the score, the underelassmen had
at other hard fought contests. Even
the freshmen, seeing their team in dan
ger for the first time, caught the spir- I
1t and rooted like veterans. HSE-U-
Nah every time the opposition gains
an inch,V the battle orders Of five
generations Of rooters, were followed
to the letter.
Time was called on the first half with
and sni G surprised at the failure Of the Min.
nesota team to. score on the eleven
which had bowed to Ames On every
hand there were comments and expla-#
nations. minnesota had fallen off in
FORM" Nebraska had come up"
MINNESOTA would score in the sec
ond half.'' s'The gophers were wear.
WIN RE tns Williams aHMn sn aa wo no
showing his hand on account Of the
Chicago game.' All these and many
more reasons were offered and dis
cussed. The band marched out on the
field and paraded up and down, play
ing something. Nobody cared much.
There seemed nothing to be jubilant
over.
.,.. Band Rallied Them.
Then the band halted In front Of
the grand stand and again played the
song which means so much to the Min
nesota man, whether student or gradu-
ate. This time there was no hesita-
ton over. what should be done: Care
less and irreverent in victory, the men
and women Of the university hear the
call Of their alma mater in adversely
and rose to their feet. Even the har-
dened sport who came as to sort Of
gladiatorial combat was impressed.
Things were different in the second
half. Nebraska had shot its bolt and
failed. Minnesota, by superior strength.
and was slowly piling up the score
which meant victory. The grandstand
broke forth with wild yells Of applause
as the gopher play tore great holes in
answered with their steady cadeneed
cheers, alternating the "Ski-U-Mah',
the spectacular plays.
played 1Hot lime, ~ Taylor or of Ne Ne.
braska was carried to the sidelines.
"Long john Sinclaire, true to his
promise Of the morning, called on his
followers and they responded with the
"new yell,o followed by Nebraska,
Nebraska, Nebraska Minnesota was
cheering its opponents. Two :. muck
ers" called to the rooter king to sscut !
it out" He descended from his post
rooters got there first. AS one man
they rose and shouted "put them out,
put them out - The fhoodlums'' did
not wait to be put, but left, hurriedly.
That yell sounded the death kneH Of
the "mucker" on Northrop field.
Speaking of the incident afterwards,
Mr.. Sinclaire said that he did not rec:
ognize the pair as students and was con-
f0ent that they were not.
and worn out, was carried from the
field he was given the Minnesota yell
with his own name, thrice repeated, at
the end. The same tribute was given
to Weller This is not the first time
that Minnesota has applauded its
plucky opponents, but it was the first
time that they had been cheered in
formal way.
Most impressive of all the varied in
| cidents Of the rooters' section was that
which followed Minnesota 8 final sseore.
The band again played "Hail Mime
sofa, and the rooters, 1000 strong
sang it standing with uncovered heads.
When this was over sinclaire called
for the old yell and the rooters, still
standing, sent it's sonorous syllables
! booming over the field.
While there has been better organ
gained cheering, more enthusiasm be-
| cause there was more need Of enthusi-
asm, there has never been more hearty
| or more sportsmanlike cheering at
Northrop field than that Of yesterday,
under the leadership of "Long John.,'
! Working with Mr.. Sinclaire in the lead
ing of the cheering were Donald Blair
and Ed Swenson.
After the game, pail of doubt and
uncertainty seemed to hang over the
crowd. Minnesota had won from Me-
| braska, it was true, but could the team
win from Chicagos
Certainly it could not with those tax
tics. But the wiser roo5ess took eazs-
fort in the thought that the whole ex-
hibition might be nothing more than
little comedy arranged for the benefit
of Coach Alonzo A. Stagg and Captain
Walter Eckersan Of Chicago. who
watched the game from the grand
/ stand.
Baltimore Winners.