The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-22
OHIO STATE MEETS
! ILLINOIS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

CHICAGO. Nov 21-After a brilliant
Haaaon studded with upsetA the Western
conference football race viii wino up IN
a fighting finish tomorrow, with me utis
defeated Ohio State eleven playing the
POWERFUL Illinois team at Columbus Tor
The championship. Chicago Will take
sAhe field against Wisconsin AT EnGaSO
for secondary honors while Michigan
and Minnesota will clash at Ann ABBOT
Tor O place in the sun.
Although Northwestern. Iowa. Purdue
and Indiana closed their con1erenca
;achedule q week ago. these teams WIN De
s1mes at Iowa City: Indiana will meet
Syracuse at Bloomington: Northwestern
viii face Rutgers at Newark: NC" Jer
0ey, while Purdue will have Notre Oatne
rs its fooe at Lafayette.
The clash between OHIO State and III
.lnois-The Yale-Harvard game OF the
a@ast-promises to b. ihc most bitterly
Fought Of the season. ONO state WIN
20 into the titular clash with Tvs record
finblemished while Illinois has suffered
one defeat, having lost to Wisconsin.
THE Buckeyes triumphed over Michigan
as to 3 in Their first conference game oi
the season. defeated Purdue 20 to and
Ehnnnb lcd wisconsin 3 to a week ago;
Illinois defeated Michigan % 70 I ana
lost to Wisconsin IA to 10. victories
nyer Iowa, Chicago and Minnesota, also
were scored by the Him.
The elevens will go. into the cham
soionship fray practicatsy on even zen I Hnck.
1syes have q slight edge because or the
nrowess Of Chick" Harley. aiI-Ameri-
can halfback and star on the ono SQUAD
The game will mark IN" END 90 nv ar
LEWIS intercollegiate career. one OF the
most brilliant in western grld'ron MS
tory. Playing IN twenty games CURING
his three years OF competition. haEIeS
has scored ~ points TOT one: b 5n won
Simost single handed through his KICK
Ing ability and spectacular playing.
Record breaking crowds are expected
10 witness the hnal games OF the season SON
Avery seat for the ohio-lllinois game
6as sold several days ago. Oners as
high as SIS have been made for ticket;
Ehe clash between Wisconsin and ana
which win swell the gate receipts TO
sl37, 900. The Minnesota com
sbat also will attract capacity crowd.
g Wisconsin regards Chicago as IT'S
most important foe or the season anu
s1s a result Of playing Ohio to stand
still q week ago. feels confident Of trl-
sumph over the Maroons. The teams
: ppear to BE evenly matched although
sEhicago probably will have slight mar
rin in playing straight football. INC
-kadgers' however. excel in the aerial
game. s,r,,. ,,;c,t-
Sgan although the Wolverines are us-
sfermiped to max" amends TOT the Snow
rIng in previous gains.
Both Confident.
i COLUMBUS. ohio. Nov; I'm inc
seye of their ;itular clash Tor thc HtIT
sern Conference football honors. both
SChio state and Illinois camps tonight
rested, confident that their respective
stevens were ScarCG 70 tho highest n" II
of the year. With the arrival OF me
~1llinj hero early to-day, both eleFens ran
Through light signal drills early in the
. afternoon. Light rains which fell m
through the early evening
'%31vrre fore-runncrS uf others prUniSSu
Nearly tomorrow. according u the "ea.u-
Serman, WIZ beef predominant on both
y4feams. a hey turf would not MATERIAL
4 The biggest crowd in Ohio state 1oot-
: hall history at home was assured aaES
sAego. and tonight. desperate seekers OF
tickets were making ready 70 camp IN
of securing standing room AFTER the
ticket holders are seated. II 10 pos
z s;ble that 20 00n spectators may De &C
E commodated. according 10 l." W. ST
SJnhn director " nthlcticS tonight
- With but li;tic TlliHui@ money in sight
and with odds as h.gh - : - l. de-
snrandcd on oh" state. hat lew waGrrS
- are being made. LEGAL supporters de-
Snnand at lelS. CN"a Mooney.
Ohio state players tonight ran
Through their sr""th'$t signal drill OF
the year Coaches were loath 10 cN-
press themselves on the outcome or the
@fame hut il was Indicated that prospects
for a Buckeye victory were much bright =
sseS than at the beginning OF the week.
.sAll OF the Scarlet and gray regulars
swin DC started except Center Holt
kamp. e..
orable The team was reported IN 'he
hest ot shape except for full back
gCrangle, injured during the week. whose
place will be taken by Captain kopp.
Tomorrow's contest ia the sixth be-