Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-18
TITLES
in CONFERENCE
next SATURDAY
Tale and Harvard Meet 1t Cam.
:, bFidge IN Annual Battle
Ohio Plays Illinois.

Chicago, Nov. 1S.-The 1919 foot
ball season will practically close
With the playing of next Saturdays
games. Of which the features are
the clashes between Illinois and
Ohio State ut Columbus and Yale
end Harvard at Cambridge.
After the most eventful season In
History. year featured by upsets.
the western conference champion
will be determined at Columbus.
Ohio State, by virtue Of It's clean
record, will have numerous sup
porters, while Illinois, which has
improved so per cent since its de-
feat by Wisconsin In midseason,
will not lack for admirers.
Illini Schedule Harder.
OF the two contenders. the down.
staters are deserving of most con-
sideration. Coach Zuppke's eleven
has met six conference teams, beat
ing five and losing to one. The
Orange and Blue eleven came from
behind in the, Iowa and Minnesota
games to snatch victory out Of the
1lre, and this fact alone may go a
long way toward deciding the is
sue Saturday.
While Ohio State and Illinois are
settling the big question. other con-
ference teams will be in action
agains. each other to determine
their final ratings. Local football
followers will journey to Stage
field to see the annual clash be-
tween Chicago and Wisconsin.
The battle between Maroon and
Cardinal gives promise Of being
Just as close and interesting as
most of the games played on the
Midway this fall. The Badgers
shovel they are team Of strength
and power by holding Ohio to a
3 to 0 score last Saturday, while
Chicago fought with great deter
minat.on to win from Iowa, 9 to 6.
Gophers at Ann Arbor.
Unless Coach Yost accomplishes
what appears to be the impossible
at Ann Arbor, Minnesota will be
returned victor in the closing game
of the season for both teams. Fol-
lowing its defeats by Ohio State,
Chicago and Illinois, Michigan will
make a great effort on Saturday to
close its season with q victory.
I Minnesota did not play last Sat-
urday and Coach Williams has had
two weeks in which to prepare his
eleven. The Gophers lost to Iowa
and Illinois by narrow margins and
must be considered an aggregation
of power. In former years, Michi-
gan has defeated Minnesota with
inferior teams. and this season may
by no exception. Minnesota will
be in Chicago on Thursday and will
work out on Northwestern field.
Purple Eleven Goes East.
Northwestern will board the rat
tier Thursday morning for the east,
where Rutgers will be met at New
ark. The PUPPIES victory over In
diana last Saturday by the narrow
margin Of one point will help the
morale Of the team immensely.
With a victory to their credit, the
players will go into Saturdays
game with a determination which
would not have been exerted II
Northwestern had lost, to Indiana.
Athletic Director Lee left yesterday
for New York city to make final
hotel arrangements.
Notre Dame, which has not been
beaten this year, will clash with
Purdue at Lafayette in a game Of
importance to the combating elev-
ems. The state championship is in
volved, while the South Bend elev.
en- must keep its slate clean to lay
partial claim to the western title
Both elevens have been pointed fol
this game since mid-season.
Iowa. Title ut Stake.
Iowa and Ames will come togeth.
e. ct Iowa City in another game
which involves state title. Ames
has q 8 to 0 victory over Nebrasks
to its credit and has beaten othel
fAir1y strong elevens west of tn,
river. Iowa, however, should b,
the victor, because 1t has playet
consistent football all season ant
has shown itself to be q team o