Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-13
COPHER.BADCER CANE TODAY
Betting at Madison Favors Team from
Minnesota.
LAST sCRIMMAGE WEDNESDAY
Loss Of McGovcrn and ohnsto by
W1iiams' Pupils Gives Heart
TO wisconsinites - Record
Crowd Expected.

MADISON, wis. Nov. t7.-tspecial)-on
the eve Of the game to decide the western
championship. the rooters are still up in
the air. odds in favor Of Minnesota stand
at 2 to ]. with very few bets being posted.
The reason for this uncertainty is the
cratic form which the team has shown in
practice this week. Monday It was good.
Tuesday It was the worst shown this sea-
ION. Wednesday the varsity piowed
through the freshmen in fine style. h
they can do on Saturday is so much a mat
ter OF speculation that none feels like risk
ing his money on II. The last scrimmage
before the game was on Wednesday.
One thing that has slowed up the var
sity's play Is the new signals. II is now
practically certain that both Indiana and
Northwestern were wise to Wisconsin's
signals. which may explain something OF
the poor showing the team made. At any
rate, a complete new set has been learned
for the rest OF the season, along with a
number Of new plays Barry has devised to
surprise the Gophers. During the last week
the field has been guarded by student mar
shals, and on one occasion ~Schuknecht,
Minnesota's assistant coach, was forced to
leave the field under protest. This incident
has caused the coaches considerable I'M
e~asiness.
Maokmillar, the big guard, was relegated
TO the subs this week, his place being taken
alternately by Iakisch and Neprud. This
change came as a great surprise TO all
local followers OF the game, who had re-
garded Mack as a fixture in the left side
Of the line. 1t is possible that he may go
I'm tomorrow, but present indications point
to Iakisch as the man.
A rumor that "Keckie'' Moll had been
again suspended caused much excitement
in the student quarter Tuesday night, but
was found to be without foundation. Boyle
is back in the game again. He Will have
to play the game OF his life against
Walker, the Gophers' giant right tackle,
but those who nave watched Butch this
year feel that he will more than hold his
own
WiIce Has had Knee.
Captain wiIce has been out Of scrimmage
most OF the time with a bad knee, while
Culver the star half, has had much
trouble with his ankle. However, the two
days without scrimmage have given the
cripples a chance to recover and not one
Of the regulars will be missing from the
lineup when the whistle blows tomorrow
afternoon. Wisconsin's lineup is: Left
end, Bunker Q60); left tackle, Boyle dS5)
left guard, Iakisch Q7B); center, Arpin d62
right guard, Buser QsG; right tackle, ost-
. hoff uS5); right end, Dean U5O); quarter,
Moll Q5O; right halfback, Anderson d69)
left halfback. Culve $3.50; fullback and
captain. Wilce q1O.
The average weight is about five pounds
less than Minnesota. Wisconsin is consid-
erably outwelghed in the line and it is the
line plunges Of Rosenwald and Pickering
that are most feared.
The greatest crowd ever assembled al
Camp Randall will witness the game. Al
seats in the extra bleachers erected have
been sold and the IS. r. o." sign is out
A large delegation viii come from Nil.
waukee and another from Minneapolis
Wisconsin is famous for its roofing and
whatever the outcome OF the game the
yells will be loud and long. A victory FOL
Minnesota will give the Gophers a cleal
title TO the championship OF the west
Should Wisconsin happen to win 1t viii
sull have to conquer Chicago, the team
which has been the Badger hoodoo FOL
years.