Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-08
OHIO STATE WILL
PLAY WISCONSIN
Big Ten Conference Battle VIII Be
Staged at Madison On Next
Saturday.

Chicago. Nov. San important CON
test between Ohio State and Wiscon-
sin and the intersectional struggle in
yolving Michigan and Cornell top the
western conference football schedule
Saturday. Neither Chicago nor Hi
nois, which remain indicated in the
championship race, will go into action,
these eleyens, as well as Minnesota,
Indiana and Purdue, having an off
day"
Interest centers in the Ohio State
Wisconsin game, which is to be decid-
ed at Madison, as defeat for Ohio, the
present conference champion, may
mean its elimination from the 1917
race Although the Buckeyes rule a
slight fay0rite, critics agree that
either eleven has a chance. Wiscon-
sin displayed a reversal Of form in tri
umphing over Minnesota 10 TO 7 last
Saturday and the victory has instilled
in the Badgers a new fighting spirit.
The game probably will furnish an
individual battle between Chick"
Harley, All-American halfback of the
Buckeyes, and Eber Simpson, the spec
tacular quarterback Of the Wisconsin
eleven. Both throw forward passes
and do the kicking for their teams
Simpson demonstrated his ability as a
kicker when he booted a drop kick
goal from the 30-yard line that started
Wisconsin's victory against Mime
sofa. He also accomplished wonders
in hurting forward passes. In. three
periods, Simpson got away with 70 out
of Is such attempts. for gains totaling
13S yards. Frequently he shot passes
| for 20 to 40 Yards.
| Preparations are being made to
! handle a huge crowd at the Michigan
/ Cornell game IN Ann Arbor. II will
! be homecoming day at the Wolverine
| institution and thousands of alumni
are planning o making the trip. A
crowd Of $4,000 is anticipated.
| Michigan will go into the game the
| favorite, as Cornell is not regarded as
formidable as in former years. The
men of Yost have not been defeated
nor even seriously threatened this
| season and the eleven has shown i'm
provenent In each game, Reports
from the camp of the Wolverines indi-
cate that Coach Yost is confident OF
Ivictory
Outside the Ohio Wisconsin
game and the clash between Michigan
and Cornell, few games Of Importance
are on Saturdays schedule. The Mich
iigan gies-Northwestern contest al
Evanston will be the only attraction
for Chicagoans. Iowa will take on
South Dakota at Iowa City and Notre
Dame will face Morningside at SouS
City, Wabash and De Pauw will Loeb
horns at Indianapolis
| Coach Murphy of the Northwestern
squad has little fear OF the Michigan
Aggies, who. in previous years, have
cut considerable figure in western
football The eleven this season
failed TO live up to its standard The
| Aggies, however. are coming to Evans
ton determined to make amends fol
early season reverses. The team vii
be accompanied by a cadet band and {
parade will precede the game. A sec
ton Of the stands has been reserved
for Chicago, Milwaukee and Fort Sher
idan alumni of the college.
/ Although Notre Dame is an over
whelming fayorite over Morningside
! Coach Harper of the Indiana institu
ton is taking no chances. After re
turning home from the victory over
the Army last Saturday, Harper CAV,
his players one day of rest and theI
began to drive them through hart
scrimmages and signal practice. Pear
! son, the halfback, who was injured II
the South Dakota game three weeks
ago is rounding into form and may b,
in the game.