South Bend news-times., 1917-11-29
SOLDIER GRID
STARSPlAY TODAY
Thanksgiving Day Games Over
Country Expected to Raise
100000 Fund.

Big Ten" season ended. military
footbaIl-a brand OF gridiron sport
distinctly new 90 middle west fol-
lowers or the game-wul be served
in appetizng combinations on
Thanksgiving day and Saturday.
seven games viii be played between
inter-service, inter-camp and west
ern conference eIcyens on the two
days. As proceeds of the contests
are 90 be donated 20 soldier funds
more than 800. 900 is expected 70
be raised. Here is the Thanksgiving
day program:
Ohio state. champions OF the Big
Ten" VS.. Camp sherman Of Chilli
cothe. o.. at Columb mbus.
Great Lakes Naval Training sta
ton vs.. Fort Sheridan Officers at
stagg deId. Chicago.
Illinois VS.. Camp Funston az Fort
Riley. Kan.
This. is the schedule for satur-
day:
Washington and Jefferson vs..
Camp sherman at Toledo.
Purdue VS.. Camp Zachary Taylor
at Louisville.
cam Dodge vs. camp Funston at
Omaha
Camp Grant IS. Camp Custer at
Stagg field. Chicago.
Old stars To Appear.
Popular favorites of years ago
who made names for themselves
PLAYING on college teams. will be
In the lineups OF the soldier and
navy elevens. also the games prom
fse 10 carry inspiring military set
tings. Military bands. society groups
generals and men in public lie
will contribute 20 the scenes.
What OhiOans regard as the choic-
EST football menu offered on
Thanksgiving. will be played at Co
Iumbus. Neither the strong Camp
sherman eleven nor Ohio state has
been defeated TINS season. and II
looks like an even money came,
win the soIdiers stacNIns IndIVluud'
prowess asaInsJ ONO States -ii1-
cmne work.
All reserved seats have been sold,
boxes alone DeiuS auctIOhed Ioi
more tnan $1I. I.VUV. Almost zV,VVO
proDaoly viii witness the Dd1t'e, IN
Guiding crack pIa,oons OF grated
soialers wnlch VIII give eXnloitio"s
OF progress OF the national army
tralnIug as part OF the afternoon
pro-ran. Proceeds amounting 10
proJaoIy S3U,UVU or >4V,VVO VIII De
p,aced IN trust 20 he used as an
emergency fund Tor the ONO selec-
tses wuen they 80 10 France.
tamp sherman eleven Is made
M OF many former cOhese STARS
most OF them officers IN the nalond'
army. Among them are Capt Ed
munds. old Michigan star; M"ftlh7'
Yale center. Mons OF Corneu, Goe-
bel Naie: Garueld OF Wllhamsi
scovil. Yale: ElcheniauD, Notre
pane. OverDa -;gn. Brown and many
others.
chick" Harley, the wonderful
0hio state backneld man and Ali
American player. is the stellar per
former of the varsity team Ihe Uhl-
versitv eleven PROBABLY Will take the
field 1ust as it did in games whlch
won FOR 1t the Big Ten champion
ship.
Soldiers vs. sailors.
W7th both lineup studded with
college football luminaries of the
last ten years, the Great Lakes
Naval Trainins station and the Fort
sheridan Officers elevens will bat
tie on Stagg held, an important
Army-Navy gridiron struggle. Judg-
ing from the advance sale and the
general enthusiasm at both camps,
$4,000 fans viii see the service
match.
The Fort sheridan lineup sounds
more like an All-AmeriCan eleven
than a training camp agsregation.
The line viii be made up OF Ben
brook. Michigan, ana Aumindinger.
AIichigan. at the guards; Oftsie.
Wisconsin. and Heunins Michigan
Argies. at the ends, Thomas and
Yer Wiebe. Harvard. at tackles. and
paul des Jardien. Chicago center.
Wheaton. Yale. and Turner. Dart
mouth will alternate at quarter,
Jimmy Craig. Michigan. Dolly
GRAY. Chicago and PUsba, Notre
Dame. at the halves. and Jesse
SpaIding. Yale. and ski" Sauer.
Chicago al full
Benbrook was picked generally as
An-American guard in 1911 and
1912. jimmy Craig earned the same
honor as a halfback i'm 1918. Joe
Pliska was am honorary all-w estern
selection at Notre Dame for two
seasons. while Paul shorty" Des
Jardien was chosen by Walter Camp
as center on his AII-Americau teams
OF 1913 and 1914 Jesse Spaldins
captained Yale iu 1912 and Wheat
on coached the Blue iu 1909
The S2ilOrs VIII be led by Pat
smith. 1917 captain-elect OF the
University Of Michigan team other
Wolverines on the squad are Right
Halrback Raymond. Tackle Hudner
and End I.Oucks BlacklOcE repre-
sents the MichiEan AgEies. while
Pottiuser. center. upholds Tho card
lnaI OF Wisconsin other capable
gridders are Allen. Illinois. Conzel-
man. washington university, Rob
ms. Missouri. and Johnson. Pitts
bursh and Proctor. Nebraska. The
game VIII be a considerable spec
tacle because Col. Ryan Of Fort