Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-25
TOPLAY LAST
GAMES TODAY
big TEN
Wisconsin-E hicago Contest
Expected to Be Close and
Hard Fought.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-Whether the
championship of the "big ten"
conference will be q threc-way
affair, today depended on the
outcome Of three gamcs-Chi-
cago-Nisconsin; Iowa. Northwest
crn, and Michigan Minnesota-as
the referees whistles blew for the
opening Of the final games OF the 2
season.
Although today's games. with \
every conference team against
=, conference opponents, marked the
close Of the season, interest ap.
%parcntly was drawn to a greater
extent to tho Wisconsin, Chicago
game
The MaroOn's rivals to claims
for championship-Iowa and
Michigan-wcre expected 70 win
their games against Northwest
crn and Minnesota, respectively.
while some doubt was seen as to
the outcome of the Maroon
game:
This yea for the first time in
seven years. the Ollio-lllinois
game has no bearing Or tho
championship. :
Chicago, Nov. 25.--With every team
in the Big Ten" in Vct!on against i,
conference opponent. The curFin Will
drop on the Western conference sea
sou today, and iEdications arc that
;he championship will be shared by
the three indicated lcadc:s-M!chl-
gan, Iowa apd Chicago.
Wisconsin'S Badgers will invade
Chicago determined to scrap the
Maroons' claim to Il championship.
Northwestern will meet Iowa at Iowa
City; Michigan, which has .been scor-
ed on but once this season, will play
Minnesota at Minneapolis, and \ the
Ohio-Illinois battle will be staged at
urbana.
Purdue opposes Indiana at Lafay-
cite to decide Who will occupy the
cellar berth in the championship race.
Hardest Battle.
Although confident of victory. Chi
cago believes it's game with Wiscon-
sin today will be a more desperate
fight than was waged against Ohio or
Illinois. The running aerial attack OF
the Badgers makes them dangerous
at every stage of the game, but Coach
Stage of the Maroons believes that he
has completed ar anti-air defense.
For two weeks Coach Thistlewaite
and his assistants at Northwestern
have been making new and trick plays
to surprise iowa. h Hawkeyes,
however, after their close call at Co
lumbHs a week ago, are reported tC
be onsedge and plan to play a driving
game from the start n pile up q
safe margin.
G Michigan Confident.
The Michigan-Minnesota clash will
end the gridiron careers of severa
Wolverines, AZ them Captain Pau
, Goebel, who is regarded as n of the
greatest ends in the conference. The
Wolverines. teeming with confidence
In their ability to register another vic;
tory, are conceded the edge, but the
Gophers, with two weeks Of practice
are pointed for the game and promise
to hold Yost's players to a close score
For the first time in seven years
the Ohio-Illino is game at Urbana viii
not affect the championship situation
Both teams have been vanquished anC
are hopeessiy out Of the running. 4
Wolverines Take Workout.
Minneapolis, Nov. 25.-"Sure wei
win" was the Michigan teams atti
ture toward today's game with the
University of Minnesota football team
after both squads had taken fina
workouts on Northrop field here Fri
day.
Although two weeks rest has great
ly improved the Gophers' condition
several regulars are still hampered b!
bandaged sprains and bruises.