The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-16
Teams Leave for Hostile
Gridirons to be Ready for
Saturday Games.
SEASON NEAR CLOSE
As Usual, All of the Teams Are Con-
fdent Of Winning Their
Games.

Games.
Manager Shaw is making arrange
ments, not only for the football team
to go to Chicago Heights next Sunday.
but also for large number of rooters
Dozens Of the fans have been making
inquiries as to the best way to reach
the city next door, and the old stand
bys of the team have all signifed their
intention Of making the trip.
Chicago Heights is SO located that 1t
is impossible to go there directly by
rail. The schedules of the trains have
not been examined with sufficient care
to determine a this time what route
will be taken, but the crowd viii either
have to go to Kensington and take the
Eastern Illinois to the Heights or go to
Engleweod and take the same road.
An announcement will be made in these
columns tomorrow of the route that
has been determined upon and the time
Of the departure of the trains
Michigan Team Arrives.
The Michigan football squad. twenty
in round numbers including Coach
Yost their master mind stepped off
their special car at Westchester, Pa
yesterday afternoon at $40 o'clock.
The following men were in the party
Yost. Loell, Eyke. Davidson, Glenn
ents, Graham, Newton, Hammond.
Workman, Bishop. Magofin Garrels,
Rumley, Embs, Wright. Chandler, Ev-
ans, Sickle. Karaga and Patrick
Every man is physically fit" said
Coach Yost, and we expect to defeat
Pennsylvania on Saturday" The men
made splendid impression as they left
the station in a long line, all being of
ideal football stature. While they ad-
NIT that the absence of Captain Curtis
and Patrick will weaken their team
they are not disheartened by these ac-
cidents. and their mental condition is
commensurate with their physical
shape.
Illinois After Chicago.
Confident that they are going to give
the Maroons a hard fight, the Illinois
football team will journey to Chicago
tomorrow morning and await there the
battle on Marshall field Saturday. To-
night the Illini took the last practice
on the local field, running through sig
nails for two hours while Coach Lind
gren and his staff hurried them on.
The coaches included former Head
Coach Lowenthal
Maroon practice went with a rush
yesterday. the regulars piling up six
touchdowns against the freshmen. The
new plays were worked successfully
considering the bad footing. and Mid
way dope" now reads that Chicago
MI fof tn.
tomorrow if the field improves in the
short time left before the game
Purdue vs.. Wisconsin.
Being afraid that some of his best
men might be injured on the eve OF
the Purdue Wisconsin game, DR.
Hutchins did not give the team any
scrimmage tonight, but put it through
La fast signal practice. All of the new
plays and most Of the old ones were
repeatedly gone through. especially the
shift formation on tackle, shift for
ward pass, quarter back run and guar
ter back kick. The work of the team
was fast and snappy, and the player.
showed more spring" than they hay,
since the Illinois game.
Coach Witham pitted the Purdu,
varsity against the freshmen this after
noon, and the frst-year men played
horse with the regulars. They had tn,
varsity on the yard line severa
times and could have scored touch
down. The varsity players were shift
ed around considerably, and Spencer
a brand-new man. was tried at righ
end. He has never played in bis
game, but viii be on the Iine-ul
against wisconsin
Coach Witham said tonight: Purdue
will put up a fair defensive game, bu
we are weak on the offensive" Hold
son, who has been playing quarter
back all season. was put on the bencl
today and Miles substituted. Miles is
fair drop and place kicker.
HoOsiers Go For Gophers
The Indiana university football squa,
held a fast workout yesterday after
noon. Although no scrimmage was at
tempted the scrubs and varsity line,
up against each other and Coach Shell
don drilled the men until dark on in
reference. defense and running bacl
punts. He was busy showing each ma,
what to do, how to block and dodge.
The men are showing better spec
and there is hope that they will ma K
a very creditable showing agains
Doe Williams mighty Gophers whe
the two elevens. one the champion Q
the west and the other the champion
OF Hoosierdom, meet In Minneapoli
one week from next Saturday Al
though the season is over as far a
this state is concerned. the men ar
working harder than they have al an
time this season. because they Go nc
wish the crimson banner TO be trample
on by Minneapolis and worse than
was at Chicago.
, Wahash-De PAW.
! Coach Csyou put the Wabash COLES
J footba eleven through another sever
, s-....usoge workout yesterday after
.ooE. and raced the men up and dow
1.-THE field at signal drill until way afts