Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-15
WOODWARD MAY CO
IN AT FULLBAcK IN
l0WA-|LL|N| GAME
FREE TRADER JOURNAL FOOT.
BALL SCOUT AT lLLlNl CAMP
SAYS THAT HAWkEYES ARE IN
FOR THE BIGGEST SURPRISE OF
SEASON THIS AFTERNOON.

According to word received here
from the Free TraderJournafs foot
ball scout at the University of Illinois.
Harold Woodward. former local high
school star, was one of the twenty
nine Illini players who made the trip
to Iowa City where Coach Zuppke's
crack eleven will engage in struggle
with the Iowa state squad this after.
noon. All indications point to Wood
wards playing in the Hawkeye.Illinl
conference game this afternoon. Civ
ing him his first chance in the Big
Ten football activities. Woodward,
should be entered into the affair will
play fullback in Grangles place.
The scout further added that Iowa
is in for the biggest surprise Of her
life and that Zupp's men are going to
open up with one of the most sensa-
tional drives every staged by any
Big Ten conference eleven, when they
clash this afternoon. He also stated
that Zuppke is covering up so earnest
ly and that he will have one of the
hardest back fields he ever had. His
men, about half dozen, are big,
rangy, lodging. shifty fellows, and are
of championship type. Woodward is
considered a third-string man for the
backfeld at Illinois Following is the
Free Trader-Journal's representatives
report of the conditions for today's
game:
'How are you doping out the vari-
GUS teams up your way? Everybody
swallowing Woodruff and his satelli.
ties and putting up your money on
Iowa and Wisconsin? Don't do it too
extensively, say |. And remember
that Eckersall never sees Illinois un.
til after she has won the game All
of this by way Of telling you that Wen
be on the map with any of them be-
fore the season is over. Knowing that
you are leak proof and will enjoy the
stuff, | got tip right out Of the in
side yesterday that Iowa is in for
surprise of her life Saturday. Ecker
sal has the victory all won for her
as he has had it for two years past.
But try this on your doperina; Carney
ts going to play, is so well mended
that they say he can't hurt his knee
any more than other parts Of his
tough frame. There hasn't been an
open practise this year. and | think
next Saturday will show the reason.
/ never saw finer job of covering up
than Zupp has done this year. For
nne thing. in the two games played
here this team hasn't called signal;
all signals have been given with the
team huddled in bunch, But this
is not solely to keep a scout from get
ting signals. our men have not been
numbered either time, and after such
a conference on signal they rush back
to place, and off goes the play. But
the interesting and foxy thing is that
you can bet your hat they don't rush
back to the same place very often. /
have seen these two games and for
the life of me. knowing some of the
men pretty well, | never know who
is playing where in any given play.
About the time I think | spot some
body, off goes the ball.
Anu last SATURDAY game WAS Il
non.conference game, so Zupp was not
under obligation to number his men.
What happened? We were gravely
informed in the papers that there
hadn't been time to get numbers on
the new orange jerseys. We smile
and say, certainly there wasn't. What
think Zupp is covering up so earn
estly is that he promises to have the
hardest back field he ever had He
has half dozen. rangy, lodging,
shifty fellows that don't look at all
like the rabbits he has always had to
get along with Two or three Of then!
are not prime for the Iowa game; that
dope is straight, ! think. But we
suspect the old fox Of having some
left. AT least it looked that way last
Saturday From the present indica