South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-16
MICHIGAN-OHIO
GAME FEATURE OF
GAMES THIS WEEK
Iowa Now FavOrite for Con
ference Title-Purdue Will
Meet Chicago Saturday.

CHICAGO, oct. 15-Out Of the
flee conference contests scheduled
for next Saturday will emerge at
least three, and perhaps five con-
tenders for the Big Ten title. Five
teams Will be relegated to the Linn
DO of the second division temperate
iy and perhaps permanently, for
the calibre OF play exhibited to
date gave promise that at least one
team Will be able to maintain a clean
slate of victories.
While interest in the conference
viii center chiefly in the Michigan
Ohio game, the showing OF Iowa.
conqueror of Yale viii also be care
fully watched Iowa's feat in beat
iUg Yale has definitely established
the rating of the middle west i'm
relation to the east and also made
the Hawkeyes marked team
.1very team on the Iowa schedule
has now set itself TO beat the team
that beat Yale.
ON the showings to date Howard
Jones problem Of winning the
conference title hinges on largely
two games. The Minnesota game
with Iowa, and the Ohio game at
Columbus. Illinois, NOrthweste rn
and Purdue Iowa's other confer
ence opponents seem at present 20
De minor factors in percentages.
Illinois loss To Butler Saturday 10
20 Z did not come as a surprise.
Iowa Will meet Illinois next SAT-
urday and Purdue on the following
Saturday and then take a week rest
before tackung Minnesota and Ohio
i'm the crucial game of the season.
The HaWkeyes VIII meet North
western in the final game of the
season
Ohio and Michigan. two of the
keenest rivals in the conference Will
each throw q strong, we'll balanced
team into the fray in OhiO's new
stadium next Saturday.
Both teams present heavy shifty
and fast backueIds. dependable lines
and first class talent In the kicking
and passing .de-artments- The vic
tor Will be strongly IN line for the
title More than 5000 persons are
will dedicate the Buckeye stadium
Northwestern made a surprising
U.s. good showing against Chicago
Saturday. holding the MaToons 10 a
Is to e score. They meet Minneso-
"a at Evanston Saturday. The
Gophers are fresh from their de-
c.sive 20 90 victory over Indiana
and may have started q fresh marcl
for the championship as -Iinnesota
teams we're accustomed 20 do i'm the
olt Gays
Purdue Will meet Chicago on the
Midway in the biggest game OF Che
year FOR the Boilermakers. The game
should be fairly easy TO- Chicago
however. Purdue pleased with the
showing made asa.ns, Notre Dame
Saturday without the services OF
Capt Murphy is predicting victory
Wisconsin fornd SoutL Dakota
state d strong aggregation. but Rick
ards men had little difficulty In
piEng up % points The SIX points
scored by the visitors were made
on a 15 yard run after q forward
pass.
Indiana was disappointed by its
90 10 o defeat by Minnesota but
Coach Heron hopes 10 surprise the
Badgers Saturday.
While &c is possible for a team
20 lose one game and ewin the
championship. the fact that Iowa
does not meet Chicago, Michigan or
Wisconsin. and the fact that Chicago
and Michigan do not meet MAKE %
seem likely that a team Will have 90
win every game 20 place a tie II
Is conceded that two or these teams
viii tie with 1000 percent. This
Improved competition viii arouse
conference interest 70 fever temFera
ture next Saturday.