Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-24
Review Of Sports
and Athletic News

Chicago, Nov. A.-F1nal games viii
be played by big Ten" football teams
today with Chicago, Minnesota, Illinois
and Wisconsin scrambling for Sec
ondary honors. The three former
teams each have one defeat registered
against them while Wisconsin has been
beaten twice. The Badgers will face
Chicago at Stagg Field and Minnesota
will visit Illinois. Every team in the
conference will be in action.
| The day will he one Of importance to
admirers Of Michigan as the wolverines
will play their first western conference
game since they withdrew from the
| organisation Il 1905. Northwestern
will be Michigan's foe and the stands
at the Evanston Institution probably
| will be jammed with gridiron followers
eager to see the Wolverines in action
| Considering past performances. Michi-
| gan. which was beaten last Saturday by
| Pennsylvania for the frst time this
season, will have little trouble in bag
| ging a victory. Yost's team has rolled
up 2s2 points as against So for its OPP
| ponents.
| Wisconsin probably will rely on open
tactics in It's attempt to defeat Chi
cago, which, altho beaten by Minnesota
| 80 to 0, a week ago, does not consider
itself entirely out Of the tight. The
greatest obstacle the Badgers face is
Higgins, the big Chicago fullback.
ilIini Tackles Gophers.
Despite Nlinnesota's triumph over
Chicago, Illinois Is determined to wrest
a victory from the Gophers when they
take the field at Urbana- Supporters
Of the lllini expect a traditional Illinois
Minnesota game, which Is taken to
mean a desperately fought contest
from the start. Altho routed by Ohio
State in the championship struggle at
Columbus last Saturday, the Illinois
squad came out of the game in good
condition. The game will be the last
for Rundquist, Halas and Klein, OF the
Illinois squad.
The last and perhaps most important
game on Indiana's schedule will be the
annual "erndee" affair with Purdue at
Bloomington. The victor probably will
claim the championship Of the state.
Indiana already has beaten the other
elevens OF the state, with the exception
Of Notre Dame, and Purdue likewise
has kept its slate keen in meeting its
Hooser foes. Neither team has won
in the western conference race.
A remarkable coincidence is the fact
that the two captains-Russell Hatha-
way. of Indiana, and William Barnes.
of Purdue--are graduates OF the same
high school at Linton. Ind. Each has
played three years on teams represent
ing the state institutions and each
plays tackle.
Post Season Games For Ohio.
The powerful Ohio State eleven,
which won the Big Ten" champion
ship for the second consecutive season.
has finished its western conference
schedule and is getting ready to play
two pcet-season games. Receipts Of
both contests will be given to soldier
funds.
The Buckeyes will invade Camp
Sheridan at Montgomery. Ala. today
for a game with the Alabama Polytech-
meal Institute, and win clash with the
football team Of the Eighty third divi-
sion training at Camp Sherman, at
Chilllcothe. O., on Thanksgiving day.
The game will be the first Ohio state
has played on the day OF the turkey
since entering the western c7nfer'nce.
Howard Yergcs, the veteran quarter
back. probably will be unable to par
ticipate, as he Is under orders to re-
port To his navy unit. His services
will be missed as his experience and
good generalship have been one OF the
biggest factors IN Ohio States record.
Some critics attribute much OF Chick
Harlev's success TO Yerges' ability in
directing the team.
Ames Favorite Over Iowa.
Iowa will wind up It's disappointing
season by trying to wrest the state
pionship from Ames, one OF the
strongest elevens In the Missouri val
ley conference. The Big Ten" team
Is second choice but hs followers say
that Ames may be sagreeably sur
prised
The strong Syracuse eleven will in
wade the vest, meeting the Michigan
Aggies at East Lansing. On Thanks
giving day, Syracuse will move on to
Lincoln for game with Nebraska,
winner of the Missouri valley confer
ence championship. The invaders. who
defeated Colgate. q TO 7. last Satur-
day, probably will have little opposi-
ton from the Aggies, who have been
beaten in every start this season. They
lost their seventh straight game last
Saturday, Notre Dame defeating them,
20 to 0.
Another inter-sectional struggle will
take place in Warrington. D. c., where
Notfe Dame will match It's tactics
| against those Of the strong washington
and Jefferson eleven. This will be
Notre Danes second invasion Of the
east this season and follower Of the
eleven hope 1t will repeat itS former
success when 1t defeated the Army at
West Point.