The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-09
OHIO STATE TO
MEET BADGERS
ON SATURDAY
Contest, With Michigan
Cornell Game, Tops
Western Schedule
NV Associated Press.l

Chicago, Nov. 9.-An important
contest between Ohio state and
Wisconsin and the intersectional
struggle involving Michigan and
Cornell top the western conference
football schedule Saturday. Neither
Chicago nor Illinois. which remain
undefeated in the championship race,
will go into action, these elevens. as
well as Minnesota, Indiana and Pur-
due, having an of day"
Interest centers in the Ohio stare
Wisconsin game, which 10 to be deA
cided at Madison, as defeat for Ohio.
the present conference champion,
may mean its elimination from the
1917 race. Although the Buckeyes
rule a slight favorite, critics agree
that either eleven has a chance. Wis
consin displayed a reversal Of form
in triumphing over Minnesota, 70 to
Z, last Saturday, and the victory has
fnstilIed III the Badgers n new hight
ing spirit.
The game probably win furnish an
individual battle between ''Chick'
Harley, AIl-American half back of
the Buckeyes, and Eber Simpson, the
spectacular quarterback CT the Wis
consin eleven. Both throw forward
passes, and do the Kicking for their
teams. Simpson demonstrated his
ability as a kicker when he booted a
drop kick goal from the S0yard line
that started Wisconsin's victory
against Minnesota. He also ac-
complished wonders in hurting for
ward passes. In three periods, Simp-
son got away with ten out of twenty
five such attempts, for Eains total
ling 1873 yards. Frequently he shot
passes for twenty to forty yards.
Cornell Plays Michigan.
Preparations are BENZ made to
handle a huge crowd at the Michi-
gan-Cornell game in Ann Arbor. II
will be home coming" day at the
Wolverine institution, and thou
sands Of alumni are planning on
making the trip. A crowd Of $4,000
is anticipated.
Michigan will go into tie game the
favorite. as Cornell is not regarded
as formidable as in former years.
The men of Yost have not been de-
feated nor even seriously threatened
this season, and the Gle Zen has
shown Improvement in each game.
Reports from the camp Ct the VOL
verines indicate that Cbach Yost is
confident Of. victory.
Outside the Ohio state Wisconsin
game and the clash betN cen Michi-
gan and Cornell. few games of i'm
portance are on Saturdays schedule.
The Michigan aggies- Northwestern
contest at Evanston will be the only
attraction for ChiCagoans. Iowa will
take on South Dakota at Iowa City,
and Notre Dame win face Morning
side at Sioux City. Wabash and De
Paw will lock horns at Indiana
polls.
Coach Murphy of the Northwest
ern squad has little fear of the
Michigan aggies, who, in previous
years, have cut considerable figure
in western football The eleven this
season failed to live mp to its stand
ard. The aggies, however, are COM
ing to Evanston determined to make
amends for early season reverses.
The team will be accompanied by a
cadet band, and parade will pre-
cede the game. A section Of the
stands has been reserved for Chica-
go, Milwaukee and Fort Sheridan
alumni OF the college.
Notre Dame FaVorite.
Although Notre Dame is an OYER
whelming favorite over Morningside,
Coach Harper Of the Indiana in
stitution is taking no chances. After
returning home from the victory
over the army last Saturday, Harper
save HIS pldySTS one uIy OL ACSL anu
then began to drive them through
hard scrimmages and signal prac-
tice. Pearson, the half back, who
was injured in the South Dakota
game three weeks ago Is rounding
into form and may be in the game.
Iowa, which appears to have one
Of the weakest teams in the confer
ence this season, hopes to break into
the winning side of the column at
the expense of South Dakota. The
Hawkeyes made a creditable show
ing against the Great Lakes Naval
Training station eleven. a team COM
posed Of former collegians, last Sat-
urday, although another defeat was
chalked up against them.
For the third consecutive year In
dianapolis will be the battle ground
of the annual game between Wabash
and De PAW. De Paw, with a
team which lost to Purdue by one
point, and which has won its three
other contests without being scored
on, is a slight favorite. Wabash
started the season with a team
largely composed Of fresh material,
having lost fourteen members of last
years squad to the military service.