South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-21
BIC 10 FIVES TO
OPEN JANUARY 5
Basket Ball Season Expected
to be as Interesting as
Football of 1917.

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CHICAGO. Dec. 21.-Although
he war will undoubtedly affect the
playing strength of some Of the
.eams. the big Ten" championship
basketball season Will get under
way on Jan. with every indica-
lion OF producing as interesting a
ace as the 1917 football season.
The return OF the University OF
Michigan 10 the western conference
has added new interest to the win
ter sport The Wolverines Will
clash with practically all OF the con-
ference fves. The Northwestern
Wisconsin game to be played at
Evanston will be the opening con-
test Of the season. From then un-
til March 10, when Wisconsin
meets Purdue at Lafayette, the race
for the championship Will be in full
swing
War Wrecks Two Teams.
Enlistments and graduations have
wrecked the championship teams Of
Illinois and Minnesota. which tied
for the title last season. Nearly
every coach in the conference, in
fact, races the task OF building q
new machine. Purdue. however.
appears 10 have been the most for
tunate of all "Big Ten" schools.
Practically every member Of last
seasons team will be in the lineup
and critics believe the Boilermakers
have the edge on the champion
ship.
Northwestern has a strong team
OF veterans that is expected 10 put
up a strong fight, similar to the one
it staged two years ago when it tied
Illinois for second place. Under
hill. a snappy forward. viii pilot
the team for the second time.
Wisconsin's showing will be
watched with interest as the Badgers
have always been regarded as a
power in the winter game The
cam. however. viii be without the
service Of DR.. MeaningweI. long a
prominent figure in western con-
ference basketball who has left
Wisconsin in order TO become ath-
etc director at the University OF
Missouri. Coach Lawman. who di-
-ected the Indiana team last sea
son. viii have charge OF this years
Badgers.
Here are the Schedules.
The schedule follows;
Jan. 5.-Wisconsin VS.. North
western at Evanston
Jan. Purdue VS.. Illinois at
-rbana. Michigan VS.. Ohio State at
Ann ArbOr: Northwestern VS.. Min
lesota at Evanston.
Jan 14.-Illinois VS.. Minnesota
-rbana.
Jan. 1s.-Michigan vs.. Indiana at
Ann Arbor
Jan. 19.-Chicago vs. Michigan
~hicago: Purdue VS.. Indiana at La
-ayette: Illinois VS. Wisconsin at Or
lana: Minnesota vs. Iowa at Min
1eapolis- Northwestern VS.. Ohio
state at Evanston.
Jan. Minnesota VS. Michigan
tt Ann Arbor.
Jan. 26.-Michigan VS.. Northwest
srn at Ann Arbor; Wisconsin VS..
Purdue at Madison; Chicago VS..
Minnesota at Chicago.
Jan. 2S.-Iowa vs.. Purdue at Iowa
-ity
Feb. Indiana vs. Ohio State at
Bloomington.
Feb Wisconsin vs.. Minnesota
al Madison; Chicago VS.. Illinois at
'hicago.
Feb. Purdue vs.. Ohio state at
Lafayette; Iowa VS. MinnesO.s at
Iowa City.
Feb. 9.-Ilinois VS.. Northwestern
az Urbana: Chicago VS. Purdue at
Lafayette; Indiana vs.. Ohio state at
Columbus
Feb. Illinois vs. Ohio state
az Urbana-
Feb. 15.-wisconsin Us. Chicago
AZ Chicago
Feb. 16.-Michigan VS.. Minnesota
At Minneapolis: Illinois VS.. Purdue
n Lafayette: Northwestern VS.. Wis
,onsin at Madison; Indiana VS.. Iowa
city at Iowa City.
Feb. 1S.-Ohio state vs. Illinois
az Colum bus.
Feb. 22.-Michigan US. Indiana at
Bloomington; Purdue VS.. Ohio state
at Columns: Chicago Us. Minnesota
~ Minneapolis.
Feb. 23-Michigan VS. Northwest
ern at Evanston: Illinois VS. Wis
consin at Madison.
Feb. 25.-Illinois VS.. Minnesota at
Minneapolis: Northwestern VS.. Ohio
state at Columbus
March Chicago VS.. Michigan
AZ Ann Arbor; Indiana VS. Purdue
Bloomington
March Wisconsin VS. AIinneso-
% az Minneapolis. illinois VS.
Northwestern at Evanston
March Chicago rs Illinois az
Crbana
March S-Iowa VS. Indiana at
Bloomington
March e-Ohio State VS. Michi-
gan az Columbus: Iowa vs. Purdue
~ Lafayette
Northwestern vs. Minnesota at
Minneapolis.
March WISCONSIN IS Purdue
~ Lafayette
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