South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-18
BIGGEST COMBAT
Of WEST BILLED
At PURDUE TODAY
Wisconsin Badgers and Boiler
makers Clash in Crucial Con-
teSt-HOoSierS Said to Have
Developed Playing Strength.

CHICAGO. Oct. is. - wisconsin's
conference football champions meet
Purdue Saturday in a game consider
ed q crucial combat for both teams
and the most important OF the half
dozen conflicts scheduled for gridirons
in the central states. Reports from
Lafayette, Ind. the scene OF the game
indicated Friday night that tho
BoilermakerS documentary football
has reached a high state OF develop
ment, while the manner IN which
they swamped Northwestern last Sat
urday testifies TO their scoring ability.
Coach Juneau's team. though COM
posed largely of veterans with the ad-
vantage of a successful campaign in
1912, has been, IL is rumored. bit
backward in development. Energet-
&c work by the coach this week has
remedied some Of the faults in the
Badger machine. and q team probably
a good deal better than that which
had a hard struggle with Marquette
last week, will face Purdue.
Smith Instructs Hoosiers.
After the manner OF many eastern
coaches Happy" Smith has empha-
sized at Lafayette the need of thor
ough acquaintance with the A. r. C.'s
Of football, and TO a team well versed
in the primals has impaired the
knowledge Of tactics that have kept
Pennsylvania in the van across the
Alleghenies.
Determined 10 put up a terrific
fight against Minnesota at Lincoln,
Saturday. Nebraska's eleven wound
up a week OF gruelling practice Fri
day. Coach Stehm helped by a corps
OF grads so numerous that nearly
every player on the corn huskers
squad had individual attention. has
planned the battle against the GOphers
down 10 the smallest detail Despite
the low scores made by Minnesota IN
its two previous games, supporters OF
the GOphers take comfort In Coach
Williams statement that he believed
they would win"
Russell Expected TO Shine.
Guarded by line now strong
enough 10 draw words of confidence
from Coach Stage. Quarterback Rus
sell. ii was rurlOred at the University
of Chicago Friday night viii prove a
factor IL Saturdays game with Iowa.
with a recently developed capacity
for drop-kicking. Optimism over the
outcome was prevalent among Chtca-
go rooters Friday night. but hope for
a good showing" is all expressed by
the Hawkeye people, despite their
confidence that McGinnis may prove
an effective ground gamer.
A pretty severe test is IN store for
Michigans team Saturday YoSts men
behind their usual condition at thIs
time Of year. tackle the Michigan
Aggies from Lansing The latter have
been somewhat of a disappointment
in their early games. but though they
have lacked strength 10 advance the
ball as rapidly as their leaders would
like. their defense is reported good.
Yost himself is reported doubtful as
TO the makeup Of his back field.
Him Fear Purple.
Combating a feeling of overcOnfi-
dence Illinois coaches look upon Sat
urday's game with Northwestern with
Just a trace OF fear, said late reports
from UTrbana. The same historical
fact that inspires dread among the
down state generals tended 10 create
optimism among the Evanston CO.
horts. for last year, after drubbing
by Purdue, Northwestern trampled
all over the Illini.
Among Saturdays other games are:
Oklahoma VS.. Missouri. at Column
bia.
Ames and Washington at St. Louis
Ohio State and ObeTlin at Oberlin.
South Dakota and Notre Dame at
South Bend.
Ohio Northern and Kentucky State
at Lexington.