The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04
TO HAVE
BEARING
ON RACE
Most of Important Eastern
Elevens Face Compare
lively Easy Teams

Chicago. Nov. 4.-Four undefeated
elevens, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Ohio
State and Northwestern-will swing
into action today in games which Will
have an important bearing on the Dig
Nine championship football race.
The battle between Wisconsin and
Ohio State at Columbus will hold most
of the interest of the western foot
ball followers. as the beaten eleven
will lose almost all chance to Hnlsh
at the top in the Western Conference
race. Ohio. the youngest member or
| the conference, has developed an
eleven Of powerful scoring ability and
will enter the game with we'll fortl-'
| fed defense. The players have been
practising for ten days in preparation
for the all important meeting with
Wisconsin.
Wisconsin, If victorious in it's clash
with Ohio apparently will be the only
eleven with a chance to overthrow
Minnesota's early claim to the con-
ference title. Coach Wilmington Of the
Badger squad has attempted to build
lup a stronger line defense as a re-
suit of faults observed in Wisconstn'S
game with Chicago a week ago.
Critics generally agree that Mime
sofa will triumph over Illinois, as the
Gophers have rolled up overwhelming
regarded as the class" Of the confer
ence. Illinois has displayed neither the
defensive nor driving power Of the
eleven which tied Minnesota for the
championship last year. The team
has also been considerably weakened
| through the loss Of players because Of
injuries. Coach Zuppke, however,
hopes to hold Minnesota to a close
score and at least score touchdown
or two on the GOphers. which Is
something Iowa failed to accomplish
in its attempt last Saturday.
: Northwestern, which has surprised
western football followers with its
dashing style Of play, will collide with
| Indiana at Bloomington. The Evanston
eleven must win to remain in the race.
| Indiana is confident of victory as a re-
| suit of the showing made against the
| powerful Tufts eleven last Saturday,
but Coach Steihm has warned his
players not to hold Northwestern too
Cheaply.
Chicago will face Purdue at Chica-
| 60 but the game will have no bear
| ing on the Big Nine race as each Of
these elevens has been beaten by two
conference. rivals. Purdue will be
without the services of Capt. Hake.
whose shoulder was so severely injur-
ed in the clash against Illinois last
| Saturday that he probably will be un-
able to play again this season. This is
the first time in years that Chicago
has had genuine fear of defeat at the
| hands Of the Boilermakers.
Primed for a desperate battle, Notre
Dame will face the strong Army
eleven at West Point in what probao-
| ly will be one of the best games in
the east. The Notre Dame eleven is
acknowledged to be one of the strong
est developed at the South Bend uni
versity in the last five years. Coach
Harper has attempted to build up a
defense with which he hopes to stop
| Olphant, the Army star. who former
| ly played brilliant football at Purdue.
Michigan. in preparation for coming
games with Pennsylvania and Cornell.
will entertain the eleven from Wash
ington university at Ann Arbor. The
st. Louis team has made a disap-
pointing showing in Missouri valley
conference games but is heavy and
plucky and ought to give Coach Yost's
fighters considerable trouble. Almost
any kind of a showing by holding
down the score or counting themselves
probably will satisfy the visitors.