The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-25
DOPESTERS HAVE
WINNERS PICKED
IN ALL BATTLES
Feud Fights Feature Pro-
gram in North and
East Parts

CHICAGO. Nov. 24.-W.th every
team in the Big Ten in action and
each meeting conference opponent
the curtain will drop on the West
eyn conference football season to-
morrow ana indications are that the
championship will be shared by the
three undefeated leaders Michigan,
Iowa and Chicago.
WiscOnsin's Badgers will invade
Chicago determined to scrap" the
Maruons' claim to championship.
Northwestern viii meet Iowa at
Iowa city Mich, who has been
scored on but once this season, viii
play Minnesota at Minneapolis. ana
the Ohio-liliuu.s battle viii be- staged
at Urbana. Purdue opposes Indiana
at Lafayette to decide who will oc-
cupy the cellar berth In the champ
iouship race.
Real Bnttirs
Although confident OF victory Chi
cagO believes their gam, with Wis
consin tomorrow viii be a moro des-
p,rdte fight than was waged against
Ohio or Illinois. Tho running, aerh
attack OF the Badgers. makes them
dangerous at every stage Of the
game, but Coach S,asg OK the Ma
1bfIF, htleNt5 ne mas perfected an
1uti-aircrait defense.
For Two weeks Coach ThistleNaite
and his associates at Northwestern
have been perfectiug new and trick
plays to surprise Iowa.
Aale has a strong, powerful ine
with particularly impressive o"n'er
trio. The crimson ends possibly hold
sufficient superiority to counternal-
ance aud thus equa.i2t The lines, Inc
Blue back field is a better scoring
combination than Harvard s. But 10
Is not 'likcly to function win the
same smoothness aud deceptive
power as the Crimson, particularly
if Buell Is at quarter for Harvard
and plays through the game.
Buell. l. Brains.
For Harvard both Quarter Back
Buell. and Half Back owen are es-
sehtial to the Crimson's strongest
oifeuse.
Buell. is bne Of the best quarter
ha.!. generals in the cast and his
selection and execution Of plays form
% major proportion OF the Harvard
offeuso. owen is the best plunging
baek OF the Crimson. In this depart
ment of attack he is fully as strong
as Captain Jordan Of Yale. Wight Is
a kicker extraordinary and Yale VIII
NE tNttDNlt4dAlF NtlA tAuAbl''N 80
this feature, If he plays. Mallory Is
one Of the best defensive backs in
The country and O'Hearn a remark
ably accurate field goal kicker from
any point inside midtleld.
The Army Navy battle on Franklin
field at Philadelphia, with It's tradi-
tionully CoiUrful setting OF notables
IN official and social life, promises
to develop Il keen contest between
'hH powerful veteran aggregauonS'
with the West Pointers conceded a
slight edge IN attacking strength.
Poth teams are expected to resort 70
an open game but the cadets win
two brilliant receivers and passers
in Quarter Back Smythe and Fun
PACK Wood, are thought better
equipped than their service rivals In
this department.
Army Is E'avoritc.
Army's chance on the Whole looms
brighter than usual TO break the We
t,r.ous march Of the Navy, whlch
has won three straight games since
the war, each time by margin OF
a single touchdown
Tomorrows clash will be the
twenty-fifth between the service
rivals the navy having TO Its credit
so far - Victories and the army H.
with one contest tie.
The Dartmouth Brown game
at Boston, the Notre Dame-Carne
gie Tech HawKeycs, however. after
,hcir close call At Columbus week
ago. are reported 10 be on edge ana
plan to play a driving game from
the start and pile up a safe margin:
The Michigan Minnesota clash WI,
end the gridiron careers OF seYeral
Wolverines. among tAem captain
raul Goehel, who is regarded as one
of TIE greatest ends in the con-
terence. The wolverines, teemlng
With confidence in their ability to re,
yister another victory, are CONCEDED
the edge, but the Gophers with t"o
weeks Of practice are pointing ior
game. and promise n hold Host
players 10 a close score.
Tor the first time in seven years,
the Ohio-IlEnois game at Urban WI.
not affect the championship hI
l.,fior Roth teams are hopelessly
.r.s ~ tho running.