Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-02
DECIDING;
GAmESTOMORROW
Crucial Contests in Big Ten Confer
enee Championship to Be Played
Saturday,

Chicago, Nov Crucial games are
to be decided in the Big Ten cham
pionshp football race tomorrow with
Chicago meeting Illinois al Stage field
and Minnesota opposing Wisconsin al
Madison. Other games viii bring
Ohio state the present champion. and
Indiana together at indianapolis while
Northwestern viii clash with Purdue
1T Lafayette Michigan will take Oh
Kalamazoo college at Ann Arbor.
Results of the Ilinois-ChicasG
game aud the clash between Mime
sofa and Wisconsin may 80 long way
towards clearing up the championship.
Defeat for either Chicago or Illinois
will eliminate Them from further con-
sideration. and Minnesota and OHIO
state also must triumph to hold their
/ place in the race. Critics are unwili-
ing TO hazard a guess as to the out
come Of the Chitago-Illinois game. but
4 favor Minnesota and Ohio State TO
come through with coloFs flying
The Madison contest will ne made
{ The occasion for dedication Of the new
modern concrete stadium which has
been in course OF construction for
more than year. Wisconsin will also
celebrate it's annual home coming and
mans have been made TO make the
event the biggest of the year in the
Wisconsin capital Special trains will
bring alumni from cities near Madison
The Minnesota contingent, however
will be only a fraction OF its usual
strength.
Last rites will be said over the OLD
Camp Randall field, which has beer
the scene OF many famous gridiror
battles. The dedication Of the new
field. which is built on the site OF Wis
consin's famous Civil war camp, vii
be marked with flag raising and pat
riotic speeches. There also will he
parade of military cadets, Governo
, Emanuel l.. Phillip and President Nai
Hise OF the university will preside.
section of the stand has been reserve'
! for delegations of former Wisconsin
: students now, in training for militar
- service at Camps Custer and Gran
r and Fort Sheridan.
Wisconsin rooters know their fay
e. critics will go into the game with odd
. against thgm, but are relying on Ri
G John" Richards. who instilled the figl
y into the team that held the Gopher
c 10 a tie in 1911, to spring another SUI
prise. Minnesota has been drilun
Tor two weeks in preparation for tn
game and word from that camp is thS
the players are confident of victor
n The Badgers came out Of the Iowa cor
test a week ago without serious injuT
r. and Coach Richards immediate
If launched drive TO bolster up veal
St ness
& The annual clash between Chicag
W and Illinois at Stage field promis'
Ia to be bitterly contested. Illinois aft
is triumphs over Chicago in 1914 al
b. 1915. was dowDed last year and the d
feat still is burning in the hearts OF Il
r. Illini.
e. Fight Chicago to the last ditch
the cry from the Illini camp, The dow
state eleven will invade Stage fie
n, without brimming over with b
is grimly determined to make fight q
IT, of it. Coach Zuppke of the lllint
Il squad uT1ileu his prayers al NVSA
IL build up a concerted attack a.
be smooth out a defense for forwa
Xt passes.
of The teams are regarded as Of fair
up equal strength as both rolled up ide
IN. tical scores. u TO 0. over Purdue. III
n Coach Stage Of Chicago is satisii
to with the makeup of his team is e
n denced that not substitution "
to made in the game against Northwe
he ern last Saturday. Little news b
as come from the Chicago camp this we
to which indicates that Stage Is franz
a surprise for the Him.
- Indications are that the OHIO sta
Indiana game at indianapolis
draw huge crowd, Practically eve
faculty member of The entire stud'
HH body OF the Hoosier institution y
bA make the short trip from BloomiI
1i ion In two special trans IN additi
delegation is coming from chic Z
the request for 1890 tickets from
NN officers training CAMP at Forl Ben
UH min Harrison viii swell the atlel
ance.