The sun., 1919-10-13
WESTERN FOOTBALL /.
! FURNISHES UPSETS
Nebraska Holds Minnesota
Even, and IllinoisIs Barely
Able to Defeat Purdue y
124 POINTS FOR CHICAGO
Coach Stages Team Piles Up
Big Score With Use of
OnlyFive Plays.
124 POINTS FOR CHICAGO

In the West last Saturday there were
two big genes and both Of them fur
nished surprises. Minnesota battled
vainiy against Nebraska in. a 6 to 9 tie
game. and Illinois was glad to get out
OF Lafayette witlrsa IA to q victory over
Purdue.
Dr. Williams Minnesota eleven has
for years had habit of playing one
poor game each season, and twill be a
fortunate, thing for the, Gophers If this
should prove true again, with their
slump having happened in a game which
did them no harm. 1t is inconcelvable
that team OF the power of Minnesota
can be thrown Ia any game before the
Michigan tilt, which closes the Gopher
season.
The showing of Illinois is inexpifcsble.
The Illinois either have been greatly
overrated or have failed to gather
proper momentum this early. The Pur-
due tilt was their first of the season.
Despite the Indifferent showing OF
Illinois Coach Zuppke expressed salts
faction at the play of his team. and ex-
poets to defeat Iowa this week. Iowa
is the conqueror OF Nebraska. which tied
the Minnesota team.
Chicago scores mt VIII.
Chicago delighted its followers by
running up 124 points on the Great
Lakes eleven. This is a hollow victory.
however, since the naval team Is merely
an ordinary service team now, and has
none of the stars of national fame who
brought the service championship to
Great Lakes last year.
The Maroon was able to accumulate
its big total against Great Lakes by
L., x,CfF mi -
plays. DIR. Stage used almost three COM
piete teams. but the substitutes scored
as rapidly as their varsity brothers.
Ohio continued to prepare Tor its
Michigan game by taking University OF
Cincinnati into camp, 46 to 0. Capt.
Harley, as usual, was the centre of the
Buckeye offence, and led his mates IN
scoring. Coach Wilce has constructed
II powerful scoring machine, and is bend
ing every effort to beat Michigan when
his team meets the Wolverines in Ann
Arbor October 20.
Beating Michigan" long has been a
slogan at Ohio. but a slogan is about
all it ever has been. In fifteen games
stretching over period of twenty-five
years Michigan has played Ohio ffteen
times and has won thirteen games and
tied two. Ohio has yet to taste victory
and has scored a total of only 81 points
on the Wolverine eleven.
De Pnuw. Plays Well.
De PAW proved to be. stronger team
than Northwestern expected. and the
Purple had to open it's bag of tricks TO
gain 20 to o victory. Northwestern
faces Wisconsin this week, and Coach
Backman. dissatisfied with the showing
OF his team, announced that the Purple
players would get severe drills in prepa-
ration for the Badger tilt
Wisconsin did not show anyN too we'll
either. being held to 1S to 0 by. Mar
quette. The Badger defence was dis
tressingly loose, and the attack seemed
to have no drive. 80 III
Indiana. which managed to hold Gem
tire College to a IL to score last Satur-
day, showed more good football by win
ming its game against kentucky.24 to o.
In fits 60 TO o victory oven Mt. Union,
usually a hard knot for the bigger teams
to- crack, Notre Dame showed decided
Improvement over its clore call last week
in the Kalamazoo game.
In view of the hard struggle that the
Michigan Aggies have had. their 81 20
Is defeat at the hands of Kalamazoo
Normal caused no surprise. The Aggie
team has sunk to its old standard OF the
days before 1t sprang into prominence,
and seems doomed to disastrous sea-
son. The Agsles play Michigan in Ann
-Arbor next Saturday.
. Iowa and Michigan did not play this
week on account of Western confer
ence rule which allows only seven
aaines, forcing each. team to spend one
day in idteness.