The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-01

Football in the Middle West this fall
will be thinly scattered over a period OF
eight weeks.
Many open Saturdays appear in the
schedules Of the big nine colleges. This
is due 10 the fact Of the FIVE games a
season regulation of the ''profs." Michi-
gan, stu without the pale Of the con-
ference group. is the only one to go be-
You'd the FIVE games scheduled. From
present indications It seems as II Manager
Charles Baird is having hard time
filling in his schedule. To date only four
games have been announced for the
Wolverines. where they have hoped for
seven or eight.
Formal practice begins on September
90 throughout the Middle West, so far
as the members Of the conference asso-
citation are concerned. This was agreed
on by the faculty representatives after
the close Of the season last year. and
means probably the passing Of summer
resort football outings in early Septem-
Der
YOst's Early Start.
Coach Yost, as usual. will set his ma
chine working the earliest this year. Case
comes TO Ann Arbor on October 8. which
viii be the first notable game OF the year
in the Middle West Coach Sheldon. OF
Indiana, also will begin on this date. He
has arranged for a game with De Pauw.
Minnesota begins the following Saturday
with Ames
Director Stagg will usher in the sea-
son at Marshall Field with Indiana on
October y, and from all he can learn
Of the Hoosiers now. he anticipates a
good rough and ready game with his
former protege. Indiana. ever since
Jimmy Sheldon took hold OF the men
at Bloomington, has been one Of the
features Of the Maroon schedule.
In many respects the season at hand
will be unique in football history. Chi
cagO Will play two games away from
home-with Illinois and with Minnesota
and Chleagoans will have only three
games 70 see al Marshall Field. the hes,
of which probably viii be the game with
the Carlisle Indians on November q. II
has been ten years since the Maroons
have played the nlini on the latter's own
field.
MichtEan's Big Game.
Michigan's great game this fall is with
Pennsylvania, which viii be played at
Ann Arbor on November e. Yost nat,Ir-
ally hopes to beat the ouakers on his
own field, as he believes be viii have at
least a 80 per cent stronger team this
season. If Penusy wins from hts men. il
VIII have a broken Wolverine tradition.
for Michigan always has been invincible
on its own field.
Early football prophecies count for
little. but II the reports from the col
lege campus are true, every member of
the big nine will have n more expert
eneed and generally better team than in
1906.
Better football generally is anticirated
this year than last with a years play at
the new game. Most 10 be expected will
be more polished and varied offense.
Stagg seemed 20 make the most OF the
new game last fan, and quite likely many
OF his plays and ideas will be borrowed.
Following is a schedule Of the confer
ence colleges;
Conference College Dates.
October 5-Case. at Michigan: De Paur, At In
diana
October 2-lndiana- az Chicago: Alumni. at Iowa
Amos II Minnesota; Wabash. al Purdue
October ls-Chicago, at Iinois; Nebraska. AZ Min
nesota Missouri. at Iowa: Alumni az Indiana
October B-Ohio State. az Michigan; nhnoia az
Wisconsin; Drake. az Iowa
November 2-ChicaeD. At Minnesota Wisconsin az
Iowa; Michigan. at Vanderbilt; No,re Dame rs. In
diana. az Indianapolis
November 9-Purdue. at Chicago; Indiana, at Wis
cUnsin; Iiinois az Iowa.
November l6-Fennsylyania Al Michigan. Csriisls
Indians az Minnesota; Wisconsin, at Purdue
November 2-Carlisle Indians at Chicago. Mime.
sofa. al Wisconsin: Illinois. at Indiana, Iowa At