The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-27
Decisiue Games To Be Played In Big Ten" Circle

CHICAGO, Get. 26.-The race for the ''big ten" gridron title will be Minnesota meets Wisconsin in game that will eliminate the vanquished team. This will be the only contest between unbeaten championship con tenders and Is the center of interest of tomorrow's schedule. and Chicago and Illinois are conceded too great advantage over their opponents.
 Chicago will meet Perdue in their annual battle at Stagg field, while Illinois will taklc Northwestern at the Chicago National league park; Michigan will stray from the confer ence circles to take on the Michigan Aggies at Ann Arbor in what prom ises to be a gallop for the Wolver- ines. The Iowa. Ohio tilt at Columbus is regarded as a consolation affair. since both teams have suffered de- feat,
 Sharing the interest of the big 10 contests is the rivalry between Geor- gia Tech and Notre Dame at South Bend. The Notre Dame victories over the Army and Princeton indicate that Coach Rockne's warriors will repeat their victory of last season over the Georgians. possibly by larger score than the II to triumph of last fall. Wisconsin FavOrite.
 The Wisconsin- Minnesota clash at Madison is expected to result in Wisconsin victory, but gridiron fol- lowers would not be surprised to see the reverse.
 Prominent among the games in the east are those between Penn State and West Virginia, in the Yankee stadium; Harvard and Dartmouth, at Cambridge; Princeton and the Naval Academy. at Baltimore; Pennsylvania and Centre, at Philadelphia, and Brown, at New Haven; and Columbia and Williams at New York.
 Five Important contests of inter- sectional character also illuminate the. program. Besides the clash be- tween Penn and Centres Praying Colonels.' they include the contests between Oberlin and Amherst. at Am herst, Mass; Marquette of Milwaukee and Boston College. at Boston; Wash ington and Jefferson and Detroit University at Detroit, and Colgate and Ohio Wesleyan at Hamilton, N. Y.
 Seldom have the eievens as q whole entered such important battles under the handicaps they will face tomor- TOW, according to reports from camps which indicate a long array of in- juries and other mishaps.
 Penn Meets West Virginia.
 For instance, Penn States chances in its clash with West Virginia a con- test likely to have an important bear ing on the eastern championship sit uation. have been seriously impaired by the loss through injury of Mike Palm. star quarterback. Neither team has been defeated this season, and West Virginia has not tasted a re- verse since 1921. Penn proved it's mettle last Saturday by trouncing the navy, while the strong Pittsburg eleven is among West Vfrginia's vic tims so far.
 Dartmouth, in its drive for football glory against Harvard, will be with out the services of Chuck Calder, It's only worthwhile kicker and best all around backfield man, and also Roy Kelly, Galder's understudy. The for mer was declared ineligible and the tice.
 At Harvard, however, Howe, first string fullback. is out of the game, and the physical condition Of Char ley Eastman and Hal Greenough, vet eran lineman. is such that neither may be allowed to play.
 Yale's gloomy aspect due to the loss for the remainder of the season of Charley O'Hearn. the Blues great triple threat star, and the temporary loss Of Red" Murphy. alternate quar- terback.
 Princeton will enter the navy game without Frank Rutan. one of the Tigers Bulwaks in a line that ap- pears to need it's full complement of strength.
 These upsets to varsity combina- tions have altered tomorrow's outlook Penn State, originally an even choice in it's struggle with West Virginia. is expected to have difficulty overcoming the mountain taineers; Dartmouth's losses have what dimmed the hitherto bright chance of Green victory over Har- yard. which was held to a tie by Mid dlebury and able to defeat Holy Cross by only one touchdown: and Columbia. following recent disap- pointments. does not appear strong enough to stop Williams.
 Yale appears capable of handling any opposition Brown may furnish. while Princeton and the Navy both