Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-14
GAMES
BEARING ON TITLE
Four Indicated Big Ten Conference
EieYens win Be In Action
This Week.

Chicago, Nov. 14-Followers Of !
western conference football eleyens, |
little the wiser as 10 the outcome OF
the 1917 championship struggle as a !
result of the Nov. 10 games, villa be
confronted. with plenty Of dope" by
the time next Saturdays contests are
decided The four undefeated con-
ference elevens-Ohio State, Illinois,
Chicago and Michigan--will all be in
action that day and the meeting OF
the first two at Columbus will have a
direct bearing on the title. Chicago
must defeat Minnesota on the latters
home gridiron to remain in the race
and Michigan meeting the University
of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia is
relied upon 10 keep middle west foot
ball on the plane gained by its VIC
tory over Cornell and NOtre Danes
defeat OF the Army.
The schedule makers could scarce
! ly have hit upon a more fitting cli
max TO Ohio States season if they
had deliberately planned the outcome
of the 1917 games in advance. When
the Buckeyes line up against the IL
/ Hni they viii be starting their final
game of the conference season and
! facing the one team that has the clear
est right to dispute the Championship
with them. Each team has defeated
Wisconsin and each has thus far met
every test, although Illinois inability
to get better thansa scoreless tie with
, Chicago is regarded by some as a
, black mark on its record.
The contest should be one Of the
2 kind that keeps the average spectator
: on his feet Both eleyens 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 10 stoT
the aerial attack OF Illinois only tC
= succumb to it's driving power. This
same team smashed Ohio's running at
a tack and then fell before its forward
4 passing The one department il
4 which the present champions seem tt
n have q decided advantage is in fielJ
. goal scoring. Chick" Harley, versa
a tile star of the Columbus eleven
matched his toe against Simpsons a
Madison last Saturday and scored T.;
fine placement goal from IL yards
out. Illinois had two good chancei
i to count against Chicago by this meth
cd from within the 35-yard mark, bu
= missed both largely because its lin
could not give the kicker the tim
/ necessary for deliberate aim,
I Chicago's surprise team, which sue
+ cessfully stood its first acid test 0
Y the season in the Illinois game, prob
. ably will have all kinds of troubl
- keeping its record intact at AIinneap
n oils Although Minnesota was de
10 feated by Wisconsin. its follower
blame overcoufdence for that resul
and look for better results Saturday
ri The teams will have had two week
n OF uninterrupted practice TO prepaT
= for this game and each is expected t
= be in top form Chicago will be with
u. out the services OF Cochrane, a gree
n but sturdy tackle who was hurt in tn
= Illinois game. and Just how A. Al0nz
70 Stagg will realign his limited mate
}r rial to plug that vacancy probabl
will not be revealed until q fe'
E. hours before the game.
all These two teams are expected t
As exhibit different brand OF footba
from that shown at Columbus The
f. rely largely upon smashing drive
h. through the line for their gains an
I'd punt or throw forward passes only j
tv emergency. Al least that is thet
OF record thus far. 1t would not surpris
Id some followers OF the game, howeve
IN if the two veteran mentors Of tn
ne elevens-Stagg and Dir. Harry VI
he s-introduced unexpected tactics