Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-20

settle with the Michigan Aggies. Val
paraiso and Rose Poly were idle today.
but Valparaiso will close its schedule
with South Dakota at Gary Thanksgiv-
ing day, while Rose finishes with In
diana state Normal at Terre Haute.
There was a raft OF Hoosier college
grid heroes who went to the dressing
&rOOms today with something Ike q
heavy heart and in some cases the pep
and fire characteristic OF a gridster was
not there, because when tOdays games
were over these fellows were no longer
to be college football talent They had
had their day and il was time for them
to step aside and make room for young
sters who viii prove as good or better
than the best Of them as time worries
along.
Thursday will throw another squad OF
players who have written their names on
the books Of fame IN letters Of gold out
OF the game they have worked and given
their BEST fO--
IRISH LOSE
GEORGE GIPP.
Among those leaving" Thursday will
be a few members OF that band Of tight
ing Irish who went over into the East
this season and demanded the respect
and praise OF all rival critics" without
exception, by beating the best that was
sent az them. Biggest OF all these big
athletes is George Gipp, Notre Danes
candidate for All-American half back
hOnors.
There were no odds offered on the
Wabssh-De PAW game. Close followers
of the game believed that either team
had a good chance 10 win and they knew
that a football battle Of the highest class
was to be fought before a victory for
either side was pronounced.
Last year Wabash and De Paw strug
gled out in the center Of the field for
four periods, neither eleven being able
TO hit the point register.
Buffers Bulldogs had all the fight in
the world when they took the field with
the Chicago Y. NJ. G. A College OUTFIT,
which is one of no mean reputation. Fol
lowing the game, the Butler team and
the entire student body OF the Irvington
|. institution will go TO the ClaypOol hotel,
where a monster victory banquet will
be held in honor Of Coach Pat Page, the
man who has made q whole lot out Of
practically nothing in just few short
weeks.
The Butler athletes were somewhat
crippled up for today's contest but they
had that old victory stun in their sys-
TEN and were determined to bring it
out.
Bloomfield and Wabash High Schools
were TO meet IN the Butler curtain
raiser. These two teams have proven by
their victories and by comparative scores
that they are two Of the best in the
State and their game was attracting much
attention.
Purdue was ready to throw a surprise
party for the well-knOwa dope contend
ers and give Indiana fight worth win
ming when they FLASHED at Lafayette.
PURDUE BOOKED
TO BATTLE.
One did not have to collar any particu-
lar inside information man or get hold OF
any certain brand Of dope to see that
Indiana had an edge all the way around,
but it was homecoming day at Purdue,
Purdue was battling on its home ground
with thousands Of fans there to back 1t
up from the side lines, and this was
pected to cut down the Crimson edge
considerably.
EarIham and Franklin were fighting
It out for second place In the l. {. A. l..
standing and their scrap was Of big In
terest to fans of the secondary college
game. This was another fifty fifty con
test, with both teams in great shape and
eager for plenty Of action.
The NOtre Dame Irish had as their big
objective this afternoon big total win
over Coach McDevitt's Northwestern
combination. Northwestern gave Indiana
a hard tussle, then Indiana gave Notre
Dame q warm scrap, but NOtre Dame to-
day was prepared TO show gobs and gobs
xOf class in order to stack the Puppies on
the lower side Of the count In hurry up
fashion.