The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-05
GOPHERS HOPE
TO OVERCOME
IOWA'S HOODOO
Doc Spears Men Plan 10 Elm
mate Mistakes That Cost
Ground Last Week

Minneapolis, November Fed up
with the idea Of being the peanuts a,
lowa's homecoming. Minncsota's foot
ball team will leave for Iowa Cit.
Thursday night determined to elm,
mate every mistake that cost thea.
ground against Wisconsin and at IN
same time TO spring a new trick 0.
two.
sack in the mystic year of l9l
Iowa, under its former coach, Howart
Jones, began hanging the Indian sig
on Minnesota's team, and while Mia
ncsota has brushed the token asid
in 1923 and 1925 at Minneapolis,
has managed to adhere when tn
teams met IN Iowa City in 1920, 1872
and 1921.
The fact that Iowa has lost to botl
Illinois and Ohio State is nothing t
make the Gophcrs unduly confiden
Minnesota having lost to Michigan.
which may prove to be no better !.
team than is Ohio.
Dawn Of New Era
Saturdays battle at Wisconsin ma.
have been the dawn Of new era Ii
Minnesota football. Nowhere in tn,
records is il shown that an Garlic.
Minnesota team could throw an CT.
tire new line into a battle that wa
still to he won. This Is very
different thing, by the way, fr,.
throwing in substitute linemen wne.
game has been safely saltcd. MIN
nesota's lire tina, ci dcd the gam.
was really second first-s;ring lin.
rather than a second string lire n
all Part of the credit for MydahP
sensational run must 30 TO It, es
pvcially to Bill Kaninsii, who pu
out the last threatening badger back
Statistics show that IN the last
go minutes Of football between Was
consin and Minnesota. which is to sa.
the games Of 1923. 1921, 1926 ant
1896, Minnesota has made 81 ro.a..
and Wisconsin 90. Including The
three ties. il might be considered
mammoth 240 minute game, wish Min
ncaota finally edging through on til.
long end Of Il IS To % score.
While Minnesota doubts that lowa's
Cowboy kntsch will perform agains
her as either Leland Btrkin or Cor
don Locke have done III the past
none Of the finishing touches that
arc necessary before every conference
game will be omitted. There are too
many ways Of losing football gam,
for DR.. Spears to take any chances
He fears the Iowa passing attack
especially, since it succeeded in reg
is.ering against the much-vaunteG
squad from Ohio State.
Peplaw in Poor Shape
Bob Peplaw is out for practice this
week. blu. II in poor condition. an.
may be unable to start against the
Hawkcyes. Peplaw had to withstand
several terrifi. tackles in the Wis
consin game, especially in the thire
quarter.
Iowa meets Minnesota after en-
joying breathing spell last Saturday
In u game with Carroll college while
tho Gophers were fighting Wiscon-
ain. This, also, should tell in the
course of the game. All in NIL, there
arc plenty Of reasons why Captain
Wheeler's team should avoid overcon.
1idencc.
II there is any bright spot in thu
Gcrher schedulc it is the fact tina
Michigan has to meet Wisconsin ant
Ohio State on successive Saturday.
lust prior to the second Minnesota
Michigan game at Minneapolis, No.
vsmber. goth. Minnesota will pla.
Butler in the next TO the last game
November 18th. and should win with
out undue effort.