Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
Review Of Sports
and Athletic News

CnbcAgo, DEC. 13.--,AAtno 6ne wal WAAA
undoubtedly affect the playing strength
.ol Some Of thu teams. the 'Was Ten"
championship basketball season will
gsE undsr way on Jan. :, with every
indinakiou ol producing - interesting
. race - the 1o17 football season.
The return Of the University OF
NlchigAn to the western conference
has added q new interest to the winter
SPORT. The Wolverines will clash with
praGtACally all q the conference hves.
The NOrthwestern- wisconsin game to
be played ct Evanston. will be the
opening contest OF the season. From
than until March -, when wisconsin
meets Purdue at Lafayette, the race
for the championship win be In full
swing.
i Enlistmen4s and sFaduadons have
wrecked the championship teams Of
Illinois ana MinnssotA which tied for
the title last season. Nearly every
ooach In tho conference. In fact, faces
the task Of building o new machine.
Purdue, however. appears to have been
the most fortunate Of all Big Ten"
schools. Practically every member Of
hSt seasons team will be In the line
up and critics believe the Boilermakers
have the edge on the championship.
Northwestern has q strong team Of
veterans that u expected to put up a
strong As1ht, similar to the one it staged
two years ago when it tied Illinois for
second place. Underhill, a snappy for
ward. win pilot The team tor the SEQ
ond time. 3&Ss5
Wisconsin Loses Coach.
Wiscon8iniS Allowing win be watched
with Interest - the badgers have al
ways been regarded 40 a power in the
winter game. Tho team, however. will
be without the services Of DR.. Mean
ingwell long . prominent hgure in
western conference basketball. who
has left W1sconsin in order to become
athletic director at the University OF
Missouri. Coach IAwman. who direct
ed the Indiana team last season. will
have charge Of this years Badgers.
Tho schedule follows:
Jan. B-WtsconAn w. Northwestern
at Evanston.
Jan. Purdue vs. Illinois at Ur-
bana: Michigan W.. Ohio State At Ann
Arbor: Northwestern VS.. Minnesota at
Dvanston.
Jan. II illinois VI. Minnesota at
Urbana.
Jan. u Michigan Va. Indiana at Ann
Arbor.
Jan. Chicago vs.. Michigan at
Chicago, Purdue vs.. Indiana at La
fayette; Illinois W. Wisconsin at Ur-
banA; Minnesoha VS.. Iowa at Mime
apolis: Northwestern vs.. Ohio State
ct Evanston.
Jan. sS-Mlnnesota vs.. Michtgsn at
Ann ArboF.
Jan. 2e-NnAchigan Va. Northwestern
1t Ann Arbor: Wisconsin w purdue
at MAdison: Chicago VI. Minnesota &C
Chicago. SS".
Jan. 2sIowa ". Purdue At Iowa
city.
\ Feb. Indiana ". Ohio State at
bloomington.
N Feb. a-wlaconAtn W. Minnesota at
Madison: Chicago ". Illinois at chi
cago.
Feb. 4.-Pardue vs. Ohio State ct La
fAyette; Iowa VI. Minnesota at Iowa
city.
& FEB. Illinois w. Northwestern at
Urbana; Chicago VI. Purdue at La
fayette; Indiana ". Ohio State at
Columbus.
B Feb. Il illinois ". Ohio state at
Urb1na.
Feb. ,ls-wisconsin W. Chicago at
Chicago.
i Feb. Michigan W. Minnesota at
Illinois W.. Purdue at
lafayette; Northwestern vs. Wiacon-
sin at Madison: Indiana We. Iowa at
Iowa City.
4 Feb. IS Ohio State ". Illinois at Co
luInbus.
4 Feb. 22-Michiean vs.. Indiana at
bloomington; Purdue VS.. Ohio State ct
Columbus: Chicago vs.. Minnesota at
Feb. 23-Mdohigan vs.. Northwestern
q Evanston; Illinois VS.. wisconsin at
Madison.
Feb 25-ullnos ". Minnesota at
Northwestern W. Ohio
Gtate a4 Columbus.
March 1--Chicaso vs.. michigan at
Ann Arbof, Indiana VS. Purdue at
Bloonington.
March 3--wiacenAin ". nfdnnesota Al
Minneapolis. Illinois W. Northwestern
at Dvanston.
March s-cnioaso -. Illinois At Ur-
bana,
! March s-leva ~. Indiana 1t Boom-
tnkton.
0saroh s-onAe STATE ~. Michigan ct
Columbus. Iowa NJ. Purdue q La
fayette; Northwestern ~. Minnesota
IT Minneapolis.
March 13-Wlsconsin 70. Purdue II
Lafayette.
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