Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03

Chicago, Nov. 3.--Crucial games are
to be decided In the big Ten" champ
ionship football race today with Chi
cago meeting Illinois at Stagg Field
and Minnesota opposing Wisconsin at
Madison. Other games will bring
Ohio State, the present champions,
and Indiana together at indianapolis,
while Northwestern will clash with
Purdue at Lafayette, Michigan Will
take on Kalamazoo College at Ann
Arbor.
Results Of the Illinois Chicago game
and the clash between Minnesota and
Wisconsin may go a long way towards.
clearing up the championships Dsfeat
for either Chicago or Illinois will elm
mate them from further consideration.
and Minnesota and Ohio State also
must triumph to hold their place in the
race. Critics are unwilling to hazard
q guess as to the outcome of the chi
cago Illinois game, but favor Minne-
sofa and Ohio State to come thru with
colors flying.
The Madison contest will be made
the occasion for dedication Of the new
modern concrete stadium which has
been in course Of construction for
more than a year, Wisconsin will also
celebrate it's annual home coming and
plans have been made to make the
event the biggest of the year In the
wisconsin capital. Special trains will
bring alumni from cities near Madi-
son. The Minnesota contingent, how
ever, will he only fraction Of its usual
strength.
Farewell to Camp Randall.
Last rites will be said over the old
Camp Randall field, which has been
the scene of many famous gridiron
battles. The dedication Of the new
field, which is built on the site OF Wis
consin's famous civil war camp, Will
be marked with flag raising and pa.
triottc speeches. There also will be
parade of military cadets. Governor
Emanuel L. Phillip and President Van
Hise, of the university, will preside. "A
eection of the stand has been reserved
for the delegations of former Wiscon-
sin students now in training for mill
tary service at Camps Custer ana
Grant and Fort Sheridan.
Wisconsin rocters know their IA"
worries will go into the game with odds
against them, hut are relying on big
John" Richards who instilled the fight
into the team that held the Gophers TO
a tie in 1911, to spring another sur
prise. Minnesota has been drilling IS
two weeks for the game and word from
the camp Is thai the players are con-
fident of victory. The Badgers came
out Of The Iowa contest a week ago
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Richards Immediately launched drive
to bolster up weakness.
Big Contest at Chicago.
The annual clash between Chicago
and Illinois at Stage field promises TO
be bitterly contested. Illinois after
triumphs over Chicago in 1914 nd
1915, was downed last year and the
defeat still is burning in the hearts
Of the Illini. ~ s
Eight Chicago to the last ditch is
the cry from the Illini camp. The
down state eleven will invade Stage
Field without trimming oyer with con-
fidence but grimly determined to make
a fight out of it. Coach Zuppke OF the
Illinois squad drilled his players all
week to build UP a concerted attack and
smooth out a defense for forward
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The teams are regarded as Of fairly
equal strength as'both rolled up identi-
cal scores, .27 to 0, over Purdue. That
Coach Stagg Of Chicago is satisfied
with the makeup of his team is EVIL
denced by the fact that not substitu-
ton was made in the game against
Northwestern last Saturday. Eittle
news has come from the Chicago camp
this week which indicates that stase
is framing a surprise for the Him.
Indiana to Meet Ohio.
indications are that the Ohio State
Indiana game at Indianapolis will draw
a huge crowd. Practically every fac
ulty member Of the entire student body
of the Hoosier institution will make
the short trip from Bloomington IN
two special trains. In addition. a dele
cation is coming from Ohio and the re-
quest for 1900 tickets from the officers
training camp at Fort Benjamin Har-