Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-18
PICK MAROON TO WIN
Coaches Look Upon Stages
Squad as "Star" Outfit.
Critics Declare Chicago Holds Advan.
tase In That Minnesota Comes
First on List-Not Afraid Of
Wisconsin Team.

Chicago has been made the center
Of the western football stage again
this season, and from the manner In
which the schedules have been
framed 1t would appear as II
coaches recognized a year ago that
the Maroons would be the team to
beat this season. No better proof Of
this could be given than the fact that
Minnesota and Wisconsin, which for
the last two years have been the
principal contenders for the bunting,
have arranged their 1918 meeting for
as early a. November 1, writes Lam.
bert q. Sullivan in the Chicago News.
That Stagg has hard row to hoe
10 shown by the fact that his men will
get little II any training between the
Minnesota contest at Minneapolis and
the Wisconsin struggle at Chicago. It
10 extremely fortunate for the Mid.
wayites, however, that Minnesota
comes frst on the list, for Stages pu.
pills will be in far better condition for
the Gophers than they will be the
following week for Wisconsin. II 10
even possible Stagg will have to de-
pend upon substitutes for the Badg.
ers, for the Minnesota contest IL sure
to be grueling affair.
. Minnesota is regarded a. the strong.
est eleven against which the Ma.
rooms are to be pitted this year.
Coach Williams has a wealth Of new
material besides nearly all Of last
years squad. and the astonishing
ease with which the Giants Of the
North" trimmed South Dakota last
week demonstrated the men are quick
to learn as well as possessing the
weight and strength requirements for
the game. With Shevlin helping
Doc" again this year. the Maroon
wings will have to be particularly
strong to Withstand Minnesota's on.
slaughts.
Wisconsin does not inspire the fear
among adherents Of the Maroon which
might be expected from the champion.
ship squad Of the previous season.
This Is accounted for by the fact that
Germany" Schultz. who last season
aided Bill juneau in the coaching de.
parment. has gone back to his alma
mater. Michigan, and IL assisting
Fielding Yost in the same department.
The loss Of Germany" Is the sever.
est blow which has befallen the Card.
inal, not even excepting that Of Ed.
die Gillette, last years sensational
quarter back.
Schultz coaching last year gener.
ally was credited with the rout Of the
Maroons. Although the former Mich.
igan star had only men ut his dispos.
al who had been on previous Wis.
consin teams. he did more with them
than his predecessors had done. He
brought their work to degree Of per.
fection which only Michigan teams
are capable Of showing. and It was
the forwards even more than the
star backs who brought the bunting
to Madison last season.
Both Minnesota and Wisconsin have
the big edge on the Maro0ls In tina,
they are able to give undivided atten
tion to one game. The Gophers have
nothing to fear from Illinois. whom
they meet the final week OF the year
and It will be possible for them Ia
put all their efforts against the Ma
rooms. Chicago. on the other hand
will be required to save great dea
OF its strength for Wisconsin. which
although not considered to be al
tough a proposition as Minnesota. new
ertheless is team against which !,
is imperative that the men must bs
at their best
Wisconsin precedes the Maroon
contest with an open date. and hal
two full weeks of practice following
the Ohio State match. which has beer
arranged for November s. Thi'
should put Juneau's men In rare form
for the Maroon battle and make thu
concluding struggle at Marshall felt
one of the best In years.
One of the things which are en-
couraging the Maroons In regard I,
the Badger game ia the conviction
shared by last seasons veterans tina
the 1912 Minnesota team was strong
er than the 1912 Badger outfit. Al
though the Maroons were trimmet
most decisively by Wisconsin and II
turn defeated Minnesota. 1t 10 impos
sible to convince one Of them tha
Minnesota was not the better team
They base their failure against VIII
consin on not being sufficiently pre-
pared. It is known that the Maroon
were not familiar with signals an
looked like a team which was decid
edly northumberland the players at
knowledge this was the case.
With the two big games coming
the conclusion OF the season this yeaI
however. Stages pupils are confiden
the result will be different. Wit
signals thoroughly learned and me-
trained to the edge, they are certai
they will trail the colors of both Mil
nesota and Wisconsin In the dust.
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