The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22

RACE EXPECTED
IN Big TEN
Championship Basketball
Season TO Open On
January5

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war win nE1o1eSeGsy aEec1 ne pay
RnK strength oE xCna e to tsA@S
the Big Ten ckEEp5c1S4zH e&SSs0ss2E4
season win EaG Gn&e~ way - ian
With sySEy l1eleASloa 9 70 -S.sS e. e
ne return q tie UnsvsTSasx 81
Michigan 20 the Western c01teEs2cs
has a3de9 q new Interest t. Ehs Va
with practically all 81 the cenFeTeHes
hvsS. The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. re1s1M
game TO be PLAYED az Evanston. viii
be the opening contest 81 Nae S&&SaA
From then untn sEsrcA II wAea VS.
consin mees Purdue N Lafayette, tie
race for the championship wSl ne n
fun swing.
Enlisfnents ana EraauatsOnS have
wrecked the Championship teams 81
Illinois and N1nneSota. watcA tied Ter
the title last season Nearly every
coach in the conEereEces IN fart. EsesS
the task or building a new mGcASaE-
Purdue, however appears e have
been the NEST fortunate q All ESE
Der OF last seasons team win be n
the lineup and critics believe tNs
BotlermakerS have the edge oa the
championship.
RRuea have S9romw T~E@
Northwestern has strong team Of
veterans that IS expected 60 put M a
strong fight. similar 70 the cae Il
staged two years aEo when u tied
a snappy forward. viii ptiot the team
for the second time.
WiSconSin's showing viii Be watch
ed with interest as the Badgers have
always been REGARDED As power Al
the winter game. The team. however,
viii BE without the services 81 III.
MeRninEwelL long q prominent ng1rs
IN Western conferenca basket ball.
who has left Wisconsin In or1ef -
become athletic director at the Unf-
who directed the Indiana team last
season. VIII have charge Of this ys1r's
Badgers
Ian. EParaus Va. Tnfnoss at Ur-
hama. MfchiEnn Va Ohio state a. Ann
Arbor; Northwestern vs.. MtnneSotA az
jan. il-mlnois VS.. Minnesota at
Jan. is-Nnehigan va Indiana At
Ann Arbor.
Chicago Purdue VS.. Indiana at La
fayette; Illinois N. Wisconsin 80 Ur-
hanas Minnesota va Iowa 1t Mime
apolis; Northwestern Va OHIO state
jan as@1IinnesOta vs., Michigan AZ
Jan. Ss-NEIchIgan VS.. Northwestern
IT Arm Arhrr. Wisconsin va Purdue
at Madison; Chicago VS. Minnesota az
Jan. is-Iown vs. Purdue at Iowa
FEB. I-1ndiana va. oAiO state at
FEB. aSwiseonzin Va. Minnesota az
Madisons Chicago Va. Illinois at Cht-
FSh 4-Purdua w. oAlo state al
Lafayettss Iowa vs. Minnesota az
FEB. Js-minois vs.. Northwestern AZ
faystte: Indiana VI. Ohio state At
web. Ii-mlnOia vs.. Ohio state at
Feb. 1S-wiseOnsin va. chicago at
Feb. is-MichiEan Va. Minnesota ~
Minneapolis Illinois VS.. Purdue az
lsafayette: Northwestern vs.. WILSON,
sin at Madisons Indiana VS., Iowa az
Feb. is-ohiO state vs.. Illinois At
FEB. as-MieAiEan Va Indiana at
Bloomington Purdue W. Ohio state
at Columbus; Chicago va Atnnssot&
Feh. 2s-NichIgan va. Northwestern
at Evanston; Illinois va Wisconsin
Feb. ss-nlinois W. Minnesota az
Minneapolis Northwestern vs. Ohio
State az Columbus
March Chicago VS.. Michigan az
Ann Arbor: Indiana VS.. Purdue at
Bloomington
March 2-Wisconxin va. Minnesota
at Minneapolis: Illinois va. North
western az Evanston.
March s-Chicago va Illinois at
Ufbanh.
March g. Iowa Va. Indiana at
Bloomington.
March a-ohio State va. Michigan
at Columbus; Iowa W. Purdue At La
fayettes Northwestern VS. Minnesota
at Minneapolis
March 1S-Wiseonsin VS.. Purdue &C
Lafayette.