Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-07
BIG TEN TEAMS
Will Get DOWN
TO HARD GRIND
Conference Games in West Start in
Earnest Next Saturday with
Illinois and Purdue.

CnlCa&o, OCT. T. Inc struggles
between Illinois and Purdue in the
west and Pittsburgh and Wes. Vir-
GINA in the east will feature Sat
1rday's football games, although
the contests cetween Chicago and
Great Lakes and Northwestern an
Depauw will attract considerable
interest among followers OF west
ern football.
The clash between Illinois and
Purdue will be the first between
two conference eleVens, and the
loser will be eliminated to all
claims to the Big Ten title. AL
though Coach Zuppke's eleven has
not played a game this fall, the
ability of the men who will start
Saturdays game is so well known
ball than 1t did against Franklin
last Saturday to have a chance OF
avert;ng serious defeat
The Illinois coach mas planned a
hard schedule, but has his team in
shape. The players have had
enough scrimmage work to stand
the strain of hard game and will
be well veraed in close and open
football. The team may be in
structed to play just enough foot
ball to win, as Zuppke will not
SHOW any more of his plays than
is absolutely necessary.
Chances of Chicago making a
bid for the championship will be
known to a better degree of GER
tainty after its game with the
Great Lakes on Stage held. Al
though the sailors will not be any
ways near the formidable team OF
last year, the eleven will be strong
enough to give the Maroous a sin
game. Chicago will be represented
by an eleven Of possibilities, which
may improve with the playing of
to be perfected, as Stage has not
the individual stars to rely upon,
Ike most other conference coaches.
Purple is Dark Horse.
Northwestern, the dark horse of
the conference, will play its initial
contest with Depauw at Evanston.
Coach Charley BachmGn, with a
wealth of experienced material, is
polding a team which must com
mand the respect of its opponents.
The purple eleven is vel! advanc-
ed, and the game with Depauw
should put the team on edge for
the all important early season
clash with Wisconsin at Evanston
on Oct. IS.
Ohio State. which plainly slowed
il is an aggregation of strength in
last Saturdays game, will play
Cincinnati at Columbus in a game
which the Buckeyes should win.
The stellar playing of the veterans
IS one of the strong features of
better as the season grows older.
GOpher5 Tackle Nebraska.
Minnesota will play Nebraska at
Minneapolis in game which the
Gophers should win after a strug
gle. Iowa's Is to victory over
the Co-nhuskers last Saturday will
be a mark for Minnesota t. tie or
beat, as the two teams clash at
Minneapolis on Oct. 25.
Wisconsin should receive battle
for part of the game at least with
Marquette at Madison. The BaTg
ers will bear watching this fall and
their gradual improvement will be
interesting to follow. Indiana will
meet Kentucky, while Michigan and
Iowa have no games scheduled.
Notre Dame is slated to meet
Mount Union at South Bend. while
the usual number of clashes be-
tween minor college elevcns will
be played
Test Games IN the East.
In the east the game between
Pittsburgh and West Virginia in
the Smoky city will absorb inter
est. West Virginia, known as the
Mountaineers, will be represented
by a veteran team, while Pitt has
lost a number OF last years stars.
The southern institution will be
by practically the
same team which held Pittsburgh
to a IA to 8 score two years ago at
In the other games OF note in the
east North Carolina will meet Yale
at New Haven, Colby will be Har-
wards opponent at Cambridge, La
fayette will tackle Princeton on
the latter's gridiron. Cornell will