The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-15
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Minneapolis, Nov. 15.-With the best
OF weather conditions to encourage the
gopher football players in their last
real hard attempt to get in condition
for the gruelling contest with the Wis
consin, eleven Saturday afternoon, DR.:
hours, from signal work to tackling;
from tackling to drills in his various
formations, n from formation prae-
tice to scrinamage, n q good rough
one, too. All the men went through
the ordeal in good shape, and with
easy work assured for today, there is
hardly any chance of any of the regu-
lars or reserves becoming injured.
Halfback Erdahl is being watched
by all those frequenting the campus,
with everyone roofing silently for the
sufficient recover of his injured leg
to permit of his playing in b battle
ing. but not fast enough to keep up
with the rumor that his place will be
filled by Bierman or Lawler, OF the
two last mentioned, Bierman has the
shade the best of 1t, as he is consider
ably heavier than Lawler. However,
everyone will be kept guessing until
the men line up.
Workmen are rushing the construc-
ton of a stand on the west side of the
Northrup field gridiron for the use OF
the holders of admission tickets. Those
that waited until the eleventh hour to
get pa~steboards for the big perform
ance are now huntlhs ,hlsh anu low LOT
the cardboard slips, but without re-
suits. All the tickets have been sold
and delivered.
Considering the big demand for the
tickets, there has been a remarkable
ABSENCE of ticket SPECTATORS. AS far
as could be learned last night there has
been no real evidence of their exist
ance. The credit for the satisfactory
distribution of the tickets should go to
HeIon Leach, manager of athletics at
the university, and his corps of assist
ants. They have put in the hardest
and longest hours they have ever ex-
perienced.
This morning the badgers, regulars
and secondary men arrived, and after
a short rest at the West were taken
to the state fair ~hippodrome for their
last tryout before the game, The root.
ers, about 600 in number, and the full
complement of Wisconsin university
cadet band, will arrive Saturday morn
ing, accompanied by all of the scrubs
and those wearers of the moleskins
classified as ineligibles.
The game will be started promptly
at 2 o'clock, and the management In
I, charge of the affair, advise all that IN
tend seeing the contest to be In their
seats before that hour, In order 70
avoid the usual congestion and trouble
| oecasioned by late arrivals.
Interest is increasing among ms
more sportily Inclined, with the result
hat the odds have been heightened
| from 10 to Z on Tuesday to 10 to 6
There has been little money put up al
| these odds. Minnesota men are seek.
ing odds of 2 to !, and 1T is predtcteo
/ that their wishes will be gratifed. The
| arrival of the badger opttmists on tbs
morning Of that day is being awaited.
Despite the rumor OF yesterday re-
| garding the intention of n
in charge Of athletics at the Minnesota
| university to prevent the playing OF
Handlers, the Wisconsin fullback, II
can be definitely said that Minnesota
held Saturday. In fact, there has beer
no talk of any kind of such action. Tbs
visitors from wisconsin have been put
upon their own honor, as have Their
| hosts at Minnesota.