The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-16
four UNBEATEN.
OF THE.
BIG TEN" WILL
PLAY SATURDAY.
Chicago Must Defeat Min
nesota To Remain In
The Race
(Rx Asaoclated Prass-n

Chicago, Nov. 16.-FoIiowers Of
Western conference football elevens,
little the wiser as to the outcome OF
the 1917 championship struggle as
result OF the Nov. 10 games, will be
confronted with plenty OF dope" by
the time Saturdays contests are de-
cided. The four indicated conferS
e enee eleyensm0hio State, Illinois,
action that day and the meeting of
the first two at Columbus will nave
direct bearing on the title. Chicago
must defeat Minnesota on the latters
nome gridtron to remain in the race,
and Michigan. meeting the University
of Pennsylvania at PHILADELPHIA, Is
relied upon TO keep middle west foot
ball on the plane gained by its vic
tory over Cornell, and Notre Danes
The schedule makers could scarcely
nave hit upon more fitting climax
TO Ohio States season if they had de-
liberately planned the outcome of the
Buckeyes line up against the Illini
they will be starting their final game
OF the conference season, and facing
the one team that has the clearest
right to dispute the championship
with them Each team has defeated
Wisconsin and each has thus far met
every test. although Illinois inability
20 get better than a scoreless tie with
Chicago is regarded by some as a
black mark on its record.
The contest should be one of the
kind that keeps the average spectator
on his feet. Both eleVens have been
coached in open tactics and scamper-|
Ing end runs much spectacular racing
down the field under punts and pro-
miscuous shooting of forward passes
from all sorts of formations are
promised. Wisconsin managed to stop
the aerial attack of Illinois only to
same team smashed Ohio's running
attack, and then fell before it's for
ward passing. The one department
In which the present champions seem
TO have a decided advantage is in
versatile star Of the Columbus eleven,
matched his toe against Simpsons at
Madison last Saturday, and scored a
hne placement goal from 43 yards
out. Illinois had two good chances to
from within the Sb-yard mark, but
missed both, largely because its line
could not give the kicker the time
necessary for deliberate aim.
Mar00ns to Meet GOphers.
Chicago's surprise team, which sue
cessfully stood its first acid test of
the season in the Illinois game, prob
ably will have all kinds of trouble
keeping its record intact at Minneap-
Oils. Although Minnesota was de-
feated by Wisconsin, its followers
blame over-conndence for that result
and look for better results Saturday.
The teams will have had two weeks OF
uninterrupted practice to prepare for
this game, and each is expected to be
in top form. Chicago will be without
the services of Cochrane, q green but
sturdy tackle, who was hurt in the
illinois game, and just now A. Alonzo
stagg will realign his limited materi-
la to plug that vacancy probably will
not be revealed until a few hours be-
fore the game.
These two teams are expected to
exhibit a different brand of football /
from that shown at Columbus. They
rely largely upon smashing drives
through the line for their gains and
punt or throw forward passes only in
emergency. At least that is their rec
ord thus far 1t would not surprise
some followers of the game, however,
IL the two veteran mentors OF the
elevens-Stagg and DR.. Harry Will
liams-introduced unexpected tactics. |
The other inter-conferencs contest |
OF Saturday will bring Iowa and
together at Evanston. |
The teams will be struggling for the |
highest possible berth in the second |
division OF the Big Ten, with the
favoring Northwestern.
Indiana and Purdue will be engaged /
with DePauw and Wabash respective l
ly in an effort to clarity the football |
situation in the Hoosier state. De-
Paw dereateu WapaSh ana 1oSG 10 i
Purdue by only one point and seems /
10 have one of the strongest college |
teams in the middle west. The eleven
will do its part however, II it holds !
Indiana to q two-touchdown margin. Il
Notre Dame, with its place In mid
die western football fixed, will enter
tain the Michigan Aggies at South |
Bend. In past years this meeting has
been productive OF close struggles but
the Wolverine farmers have done MI
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expected to win as easily as II ehoos-i
ss to do.
game with a distinct southern
favor will occur at Lexington, Kys
where Kentucky State Will have the
eleven as guest. While Ken
lucky has not attracted much atten-
tion In this section, the result will be
watched as showing something of the
caIiber OF game developed south or /
The Mason and Dixon line.