Omaha daily bee., 1921-10-09
Cophers Invade
Buckeye Field
Next Saturday
Illinois Journeys TO Iowa City
for Tilt-Battlcs Mean
Elimination Of
Losers.
By WALTER ECKERSALL.

With Northwestern and Purdue
eliminated from western conference
championship consideration, other
Big Ten elevens will be placed in the
discard with the playing OF next Sat-
urday's games. =,
Struggles between Minnesota and
Ohio State at Columbus. and Iowa
and Illinois on the formers gridiron
will command attention OF the middle
west, while the result OF the contest
between the Navy and Princeton at
Annapolis will be the feature III the
east.
The meeting between Ohio State,
1920 conference champion, and Min
nesota will be the first ever played
between elevens representing the two
institutions. 1t will be the first real
important clash of the year for both
teams, regardless OF the fact the
Gophers met Northwestern yesterday
Each team has engaged i'll two pre-
limnary games. and they are en-
pected to show an advanced article
Of the gridiron game when they meet.
Buckeyes Strong In Line.
Coach Wilce of the Buckeyes is de-
veloping another OF his powerful
clevens, and it is sure to improve as
the season grows older He should
have one Of the strongest lines, tackle
to tackle, in the conference, while the
backheld material is suited for his
style of play. At any rate, the OHIO
State coach will be able to evolve
strong formations behind such
powerful forward wall.
Illinois and Iowa should put up a
great battle at Iowa City. 1t will be
the first conference game for each
eleven, and neither coach will hold
anything in reserve. The players will
be instructed to use every play and
fight until the final whistle is blown.
Iowa is known quantity. while
Illinois has yet to show its strength.
The Hawkeyes enganed in brulsing
contest with Notre Dame last Satur-
day, and may not be at their best
against Coach Zuppke's outfit On
the other hand, Illinois should reach
a high point OF development, as yes
terday's game with South Dakota was
needed to put the men on edge for
such an important game
Purple Easy for Badgers.
Wisconsin, which has played two
preliminary games, will meet North
western at Evanston in its first Big
Ten tilt. Unless all dope goes astray,
the Badgers should be returned an
easy victor. All departments Of play
considered, Northwestern can; be
given only a slim chance. Wisconsin
is powerful aggregation of unlim-
tied driving power, and just as strong
defensively. - '-.s Ne
Michigan will be put through its
third and final test for the Ohio
State game on October % by meeting
its old rival, Michigan Aggies. at :
Ann Arbor. Coach Yost has been de-
veloping his team slowly and care
fully this year, with the result 1t ,
should be a polished article when it
takes the field against Ohio State.
Chicago will put in the day at hard
practice for the Princeton game on
October q. Coach Stagg will un-
uOuUtCuly w SdSl viii soiiS ~ 'iic
assistants to get first hand glance
at the general style of the Tigers
play. This will enable him to start
defensive drills on the following
Monday, as Princeton will have to
show lot of its offensive strength
in the Navy battle.
Middies May Upset Tigers.
In the east the battle between
Princeton and the Navy will conf
mand most attention because there is
a strong possibility Of athe Tigers
going down in defeat. Princeton was
put to the testswl1en Swarthmore,
was met in the opening struggle, but
he Tigers gave evidence Of their
strength by winning, q to 2.
Williams will meet Yale at New
Haven, Harvard will entertain
Georgia at Cambridge, Pennsylvania
md Swarthmore will clash on Frank
in field, Lehigh will meet Penn State
IN the latter's gridiron, and Wabash
will play the Army at West Point, in
,ther irnoortant struggles