Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-30
Big NINE TEAMS In
SEMl-PINAL GAMES
Four Indicated Elevens Will Clash
in Series to Determine Confer
ence Championship.
MICHIGAN AGGIEs MEET OREGON

CHICAGO. Oct. 2-The Big Mines
four indicated elevens clash tomorrow
In the semi-finals for the conference foot
ban championship. At Champagne. III.
title holders will defend their honors
against Minnesota and at Chicago Wis
conaln viii pit It's machine against tho
Maroons. Aside from the conference
games the program includes the first i'm
portanG east-west contest. Michigan TAX
Ing on Syracuse and an interesting match
between the Michigan Agsies. one of tho
best elevens OF this section, and the Ag-
gies OF Oregon. who represent the game
as played in the far west Among the
games carded are:
nois. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS against III
At Chicago--w Wisconsin against Chicago.
~ Ann Arbor-Syraouse against Michi-
AZ Iansing--oreEon Aggies against
Michigan Aggies.
~ Netre Dame South Dakota against
az Indlanapolis-wa and Lee
againat Indiana.
AZ exington-Cincinnati against Ken
AZ oberiin-Kenyon against oberlin.
At Cieveland-Denison against Western
Reserve.
AZ Aliiance-Case against Mount Union.
AZ Louisviilo-Rose Poly against Louis
Vile.
At Greenoastlo- Earihnm against De-
At Haperyllle-Beloit against North
western college.
Hard Battle Predicted.
Critics hesitate TO prophesy which team
Will be winner OF the contest at Cham
paign. Earlier In the season. despite re-
ports OF alb right outlook at Minnesota.
tho champions to most followers of the
gaInc looked unable to repeat this season
tho triumph OF last
But the Unexpectedly good showing the
Gophers made against Iowa. despite the
loss OF Scion and the failure of Illinois to
do better than tie with Ohio made some
OF the prophets waver. With Wyman.
Herman and Ballentyne. besides Long,
considered one OF the best quarterbacks
In this section. Minnesota developed n sur
prisingly strong offensive and defense
OF weight enough TO cause trouble.
/ The result. with no comparative scorer
on which To base predictions. IL thai
/ critics generally are disposed to expec
hard fought close battle. That Clark,
and Poyue will take part for Illinois
/ Ia not doubted and stories that BiermaI
may not start for Minnesota are hardl,
credited.
| BadEers' strong Team.
! In the role OF dark horse, Chicago con
codes weight and speed to Wisconsin
/ The Badgers have been nodded into
team from what a former Maroon wrot
recently Ia the best material he ever saw
4 Their full strength win be In the contest
with Dow Byers and Eber Simpson. al
ready called n star quarterback. to carr.
tho burden OF tho attack. and Captain
Buck, a famous tackle. and stavrum,
veteran end. TO bear the brunt of tn
defense
The rout OF Michigan by the Michigan
Aggies last week gives little hope 4
Wolverine partisans that the attack o
tho Syracuse machine can be successful,
COPIED with
Meetings between elevens OF the cas-
and the Pacific coast have been so rar
OF recent that much interest attaches 4
the game at Lansing. There Is little ques
ton Of the class of the Michigan Aggie
and their friends expect much of thei
fast back field.
Notre Dame takes on a fighting op
ponent IN South Dakota. but II Is no
believed that the latter eleven can show
the strength which previous teams /
has sent against teams In this immedi
ate neighborhood have shown.