Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-10-01

Northern, with the team and fans
going out over the Milwaukee line
and returning by the Great Northern.
The two specials for the fans were
the Gold train and the Maroon train.
each leaving Minneapolis Wednesday
at noon, picking up the official foot
ball train at Missoula the next night.
Both these trains, of fifteen coaches
each, reached Seattle a few minutes
before the train bearing Bernie Bier
man and his boys, in time in fact
to add true Gopher welcome to the
Golden Gophers.
A Real Event for Many.
The trip across country in these
specials was a real event to a num-
Der of fans who had forgotten what
it seemed like to ride on the rails.
had forgotten the fun of watching the
constantly changing scenic panorama
from the car windows. For some the
attractions of the club car at the
rear of the train were irresistible and
there were lively times there, result
ing in headaches the next morning.
For those who had never seen the
mountains of the Rockies, it was a
thrill long to be remembered as the
first snow capped peaks were seen
shortly after passing Butte. The long
climb over the Continental Divide,
with two huge electric locomotives
shaking the train through the curv-
ing passes, was another marvellous ex-
perience and the trip through the
Cascade mountains the last morning
of the western journey brought be-
fore the gaze of the Minnesotans some
of the most beautiful scenery in the
great western country.
This busy, industrial city of Seattle,
too, was something of an experience
for many of the folks from the east.
with its great harbor, it's well built
business district, its busy waterfront,
with great freighters and passenger
steamers, tugs and tiny sailing boats
tied up to the docks, but most mar
velous of all were the wonderful views
of the mountains. Far off across
Puget Sound could be seen the Olym-
timber on their slopes to replace all
the homes in America. And the view
of Mount Rainier, with the sun shin
ing on its snow capped volcanic dome
is a picture which the Minnesota fans
will remember for the rest of their
lives. And far far to the southwark,
if the visibility is good, a hazy view
of Mount Baker, one hundred and fifty
miles away, can be seen in all it's
glory.
Gopher Trek Notes.
Bernie Bierman kept calling the
were safely out of the burning hotel.
Phil Brain was kept busy dashing
after his Photographic equipment as
the fire ragged, but managed to get
some good pictures of the blaze. which
will be shown with the football films
this winter
The welcome to the Gophers in the
Seattle depot was something of a flop
not we'll organized.
The Olympic hotel got a lot of pan
ming as the Gopher fans were kept
waiting in line as one man at the
desk tried to take care
of the customers.
The broadcast from the hotel Friday
night went over in good shape, with
Rollie Johnson as master of cere-
Many of the Gopher fans enjoyed
trips around the city in sightseeing
busses.
The Washington stadium is not ON
a par with that at Minnesota.
There was much complaint because
the Gopher fans didn't get the best
seats. But the victory over the
made up for it.
Seattle is a center of a great deal
Of labor trouble, worse if anything
than Minneapolis.
1t was like risking ones life to call
Mount Rainier by the name the In
dianS gave it, Tacoma.
The exhibit of fish of all kinds,
frozen solid and piled up like cord
wood in a warehouse where the tenn
perature is always 10 degrees above
zero, was an interesting one.
The immense sawmill which many
Minnesota fans visited was remindful
of similar ones in Minnesota not so
very many years ago. All cedar logs
were being sawed.
Gopher fans were very much in
evidence on Seattle streets and in the
hotels and restaurants. They spent
their money quite freely, too.
Seattle fans were enthusiastic about
their great team, but Gopher fans had
a hard time getting any bets, except
at long odds.
1t seemed like a Minnesota reunion
in the various hotel Hobbies.
The weather here in Seattle was
made to order for the fans, but trifle
warm for the football players.
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