The sun., 1916-09-24
MINNESOTA EXPECTS
CONFERENCE TITLE
Banks on Its Veterans to
Bring 1t Football Honors.
Chicago Strong.

CHICAGO. Sept. 23.-Formal opening Of
Conference teams took place asst wednes.
day. Rudimentary drill Is on the pro-
gramme for the first week at most insti-
buttons in the Central States. and a few
Of the more prominent elevens will have
early opening games. Among contests
scheduled for September 80 are:
observation-disclosures VS.. Indiana.
Notre Dame-Case vs.. Notre Dame.
East Lanslng-Olivet vs.. Michigan AZ.
giles.
Manhattan-Baker Va. Kansas AgEies.
observation-disclosures Normal VS..
Arkansas.
The season In the Central States will
be remarkable for the tendency Of the
leading elevens to break for games
against teams outside Of their usual list
Of rivals. Indiana takes on two games
Of intersectional interest. playing Tufts
at Indianapolis. October 81, and Florida
at Bloomington. November IL. Wiscon-
sin meets South Dakota. October IA. and
the Haskell Indians, October FL, ana
Notre Dame takes on Case and Western
Reserve for early season games. In addi-
! ton to contests with South Dakota West
Point. Michigan Aggies and Nebraska.
Northwestern plays Drake this year
and Michigan takes on Washington Uni.
varsity Of st. Louis. while Illinois meets
Kansas In its opening game and Colgate
in. Its second.
Advance notices on Conference football
squads Indicate n tendency to bear stories
from Wisconsin and Illinois with a strong
undertone 81 hopefulness at the UNI
versity OF Chicago.
Loss of a half dozen stars II a severe
ons 10 the Illini and with MacombeF
practically the only one left Coacn
Zuppke apparently will have a hard Jon
to build up a team like those to which
Urbana rooters have been accustomed
in the last few years. 49,.
A set OF fleet backs. most OF them witt
at least a years experience. and a line
heavier thar last seasons are compen'
sations to Coach Stngg for the loss BY
graduation Of Russell and Flood. Al
Madison, with q rather raw team, tho
roote,s are none too sanguine Tor q
good showing this year. though hopefu
Of good results from the Harvard style
Of coaching. to he drilled Into the Badg'
ers by Paul Wilmington.
Preseason information from Mime
, SOFA Says pTOrpCCts kot - ~ ~ sN""
are better than they have been for years
Rasing their arguments on the fact tina
the Gophers tied the Illinois for leadint
honors in the big nine last year. fans "
the north believe their favorites are du,
TO clear a title to the championship TIL
fan.
There Is a chance that Ohio State
with a squad Of veterans. will prove
dark horse. especially when one recal'
! the surprise the Buckeyes sfrang on Ill
nois last year. Indiana also In expected
to have a better team than usually repre-
sents the Bloomington school, and re
ports from Purdue and northwestern ar
more optimistic than usual. owa
chances are considered only fair.
Michigan's strength Is problematical
Capt. Maulbetsch. all-American half o
tho years ago, will he back. but Is sat
10 be somewhat below the form which
in 1914, opened Eastern eyes at Har
ward. A large. stan OF assistants wi
strive with Coach Yost to develop a fai
team from material short OF his expec
tatione.
Notre Dame has lost some of the hes
men that ever carried Its gold and blu
In the face OF one OF the most Difficult
schedules ever undertaken by any eleve
East or West. The team will maintai
its reputation an n champion among nc
MAIDS, with games at West Point Lin
coin. and vermillion. s. d.. on Its sched
ule.
The Michigan Aggies. for whose fam
the football knowledge OF John Mackli
was largely responsible, will start tn
season under a new master--Frank Son
mer. oncel a Quaker. Thu Aseies' bril
liant stars, De Prato and the Milk
brothers, will be missing this year.