The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-13
Big TEN SHOW
UP POWERFUL
Iowa And Ohio, With Tie,
Still Remain AS Con-
tenders

CHICAGO, Oct. IA real big ten,
comprising ten elevens showing football
power instead of half dozen teams
of overwhelming superiority, stood out
after yesterdays games had finished
one-quarter OF. the football season.
There were several surprises which
served to change big ten prospects suf-
ficiently to make goodEearly season pre-
dictions that several teams might strike
stiff opposition before the closing game
for the championship.
Iowa and Ohio, in the only big ten
game, nothing to nothing tie, left both
teams as contenders. In this game, Rs
throughout the conference, summer heat
stood a strong factor in the evening
up process.
Parkin Makes Long Run
Iowa, with "a sturdy line averaging
more than 200 pounds and with two
complete flashy back fields, showed
streaks of great power. Captain Par
kin of Iowa alone made sixty yards be-
fore heat took him down.
Brookins, worlds champion hurdler,
answered a big question of the season
whether he could star in football. En-
tering the game In the last three min
utes he made 81 yards in five consecu-
tive plays, more than 0 yards play.
Illinois, after its small margin over
Nebraska the previous week, and facing
Butler, an antagonist rated dangerous,
made demonstration of real strength,
winning, 40 to 10, and showing Grange
again at his all-American rating. He
played is 1-S minutes, making II
points. %S.
Butler proving good by running two
points in the last half against Illinois
subs. Coach Yost of Michigan spent
his second successive game steadylng
Illinois for this weeks. game between
Illinois and Michigan. ~
Michigan Gets Scare
Michigan, beating the Michigan Ag.
gies z to 0 in the last four minutes of
play, met a team rated in advance re-
ports. as unknown and possibly weak.
Michigan in other years has often had
an early season scare which proved to
be the making of the team.
Chicago, another surprise, by smash
ing Brown, 10 to Z, on all-round foot
ball, returned to the ranks of Big Ten
contenders.f Harry Thomas, for Chi
cago, carried the ball 100 yards, while
his team mates showed flashes of form
for Big Ten coaches to think about.
Wisconsin tied, Z to z, with Coe,
furnished another surprise in face of
its powerful Showing in two earlier
games. Wisconsin played its second
team much. of the first half and it was
then that Coe- scored, which gave a
margin for speculation about Coach
Ryan's plans for this weeks game with
Minnesota.
Minnesota Goes Good
Minnesota, reported a little unhappy
about her opening game, beat the al
WAYS dangerous Haskell, Indians 20 to
O and re-established her high rating.
Northwestern, still running wild
through preparatory games by defeat
ing Cincinnati AZ to o, continued de-
.velopment of one of its strongest ,elev-
ems.
Indiana. though defeated by Louis
lana 20 to Ia, kept in the running.
Mike Donahue went to Louisiana for his
first season as coach last spring, and
nut all 400 Of the Louisiana r. o. L. c.
corps at football practice. With this
material and a practice season starting
about two weeks ahead of Indiana, he
developed a strong team. Indiana show
ed a valuable asset for any team in
State, who has scored ten goals after
touchdowns, leading the Big Ten In
that department.