The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-03
Four Big Nine
.Elevens Still
Are Unbedten

CHICAGO Nov Gumcs ~ -uprcmc
nTrortUuy, are to be decided I'm the Bis
Nu,' Dhumpouship race tomorrow -Four
nnd"ichi'd rI"v'ns VIII 70 into action IN
what may be- termed the semi finals Of
the Western conference season.
Wisconsin viii collide with ohio state
at Columbus, Minnesota VIII take on III.
.uuis ~ Minneapolis, ana Northwestern
VIII clash with Indiana AZ Bloomington.
Chicago viii face Purdue at Chicago but
rs both erveus have been twice beaten
l' ~" big Nine games the contest
Viii have no bearing on the champion
ship
A. Eyes Turned Toward Columbus.
Interest ccutcrs on the Wisconsin
ONO state contest ns II may either 20 a
luur way toward clearing up the cham
Iionship rHco or further Complicate the
. situation Neither team has been de
i,Htrd and both are muking strong bids
/ for grdiron supremacy ONO. the young.
est Uemhor Of the Rig Nlnc," s of un-
doubted strength, FOR II trounccd lllino =
in its first start OF .hc conference sea
'on and a week previously rolled up a
score Of l2N 10 against Ohcrlin
n Wisconsin IL victorious over Ohio
and Minnesota downs Illinois Badgers
'ud Gophcrs WIN clash In Minneapolis
on Nov rs In what viii probably be tn"
tCridinE game Of the RIG Nine race
Northwestern must defeat Mdianl, Iowa
nni ohio state 20 have claim 10 the
irnts Minnesota, the Badgers must de
icat Illinois or November % TO have clear
cmin TO IN" houOrs II the GOphcrs ar"
victor Gus, they must triumph over chi
''go In their closing battle Of the sea
son
Minnesota Favored
Critics nEroy that Minnesota appears
To- hu the strongest In the conference aud
htr brightest chance, AZ present fur ret
ing away With the championship The
'ovri has rolled up more thpn 22o
ptltts I'm Itg last four games na com
}urr, with a total Of fourteen points res
Etcr"d 10y itl opponents
'uhild"nr" iS supreme In tn" Mime
su'n camp, for the players came out o.
the Iowa gam" week Rgo without in
Nilhnms hes hu II up defense 10 meet
the oprn styl, OF play which Illinois Is
. expected 10 spring The Guphtrs he
lcvc they have nothing 10 fear from m
I'M ON str0gnt football
Michigan is expected to pile up snfr
score tomorrow against the Washington
! university eleven from St Louis The
. Wolverines. however, probably viii hc
without the services Of Quarterback
/ sparks. who has been out ot the game
I ia un"k .ha.atlge 81 gp injured hn--
Northwestern is prepared for the stiff-
est kind pt n battle from Indiana. which
/ net. the powerful TUFTS eleven 10 ~
I Go 10 score last Saturday The Evanston
I eleven viii be- without the services Of
| 'igr0ud, who suffered three cracked ribs
I In the contest with Drake last saturday
and probably viii hr uuphl" to play for
the lolnnc" Of the season His place I'm
the hn,kfcld viii be- filled hy Ellng-
wood dnshng oucn-fi"ld runner
Chicago Fears Purdue.
lol the first time In years, Chlcngn
has % genuine fcnr of Purdue The loss
ul three NJ lls first four games not only
has put the murOons hopclrssly out of
th' Championship race. but also has
dnmp,ucd the enthusiasm VI the PLAYERS
captain HHke of the Purdue eleven will
b, out ~ the game because uf shoulder
dislocntrd In the game against Illinois
lest Sniufda.
Notre Dame Meets Army.
There H. to hc another comparison be.
tween eastern and central west football
THIS week, this time on the historic field
ht West Point whore Nutrc Dame will
meet the Army eleven for the third sue
ytsstvo year The 1918 team from South
bend has made an imptCssive early sea
son record ana has shown that Jp su
Harper hnS built up another scoring ma
chine hcfcnAvcly, too the eleven has
trnv'd itsult hut II has met no such Of
i'ns, Hs the army coaches have bulls up
rtuund Ohphant. former Purdue star
and the Nntfe Dame forwards and end
Nlll probably have their work cut out
tut them tomorrow Followers ~ the
team believe that n the defense can stop
Oliphant the Iooslcra have a better than
even chance of winning