The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
Big Ten Title Is h Balance With
 Saturdays Play
By JAMES MCLEAN (Lensed Wire To Age-crald.D

CHICAGO, Nov. 23--Although the Big Ten football championship rests in the balance on the eve of the closing games of the middle vests greatest season, interest centers in the two big intersectional games Of the morrow and the vests chances against her opponents from the At laptic more than in the conference.
 Can the great fighting team from Notre Dame conquer Carnegie Teen on it's third invasion of the east this year? The west thinks it cln beyond d doubt, but Nebraska's chances against Syracuse are another mater. Syracuse hopes to redeem her season, marked by defeat at the htnds of Colgate. by trouncing the conquerors of Notre Dame. The Cornhuskers will suffer from loss of two first string men, who are still on the hospital rolk and in most of the dope appear just trifle weak CT than the eastern invaders. Gut that was the situation when Rochne took his crew to Lincoln; the Husl-- CTS may rise again.
 Illinois seems certain to land the Big Ten championship or at least some part of it. Indiana figures Ohio oNeAt iIta Ill HNl lh pl iNtb h-+sH in some manner or other early ill the game, and the romp home with the scIp of the hitherto undeiea' ed Illini. Such things sometimes hap pen even when a haifback of Oranges calbre is concerned, but ahead of time they are always num- bered among the impyobabilities
 Michigan will be weaker than at any time during the season whea the Wolverines trot on the fieli to tight it out with Minnesota. Gopher f2l- lowers vizualize Martincau leading the Minnesota eleven to victory, but should they prove wrong Vests men will also finish a season undefeated' emitting them to share Nf the con ference honors. Illinois, however, would be entitled to the biggest half' of the title by virtue of great CT number of conference games.
 Wisconsin Battles Chicago.
 Aside from the Minnesota -Michisan tilt. the bitterest battle of the day is scheduled for Stagg field. where the Wisconsin badgers expect to stage a great come back against Chi cago. The teams appear so evenly matched that the breaks of the game may decide the victor.
 Northwestern will attempt to end the sea son with at least one victory to it's credit when Iowa visits the Evanston gridiron. Indiana and Pur- due meet in the other closing bill of the season, also to see which is worst.
 From the Rockies to the Golden Gate the country is abuzz with speculation over the California Stanford game, the big tilt of the whose goal has been crossed only once. but who were held to score less tie by Nevada. threaten to ada another to their long string of coast chempionships. Stanford. however has more than an even chance. Her nrosDects are better than since 19l9' and her team has succumbed only to Southern California. the outfit which scored Q touchdown against the bears Seyentv-five thousand per sons will see the game.
 Other games of the far west lh- clude tits between the oregon Az eies and Oregon and Washington ana Washington State for possession Of first honors ip their resnectiYe do- mains. Colorado plays Wyoming.
 Clashes between Alabama and Georgia. Florida and Mississippi Az gios and Lehigh and LsFavette ana the outstanding games Of interest scheduled in the south.