The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-08

Mould Accept Offer From
Princeton, Harvard, or
Yale Next Year
BY DAVIS ]. WALSH,
International News Service
Sn0rts Editor.

NEW YORK, Nov. Sit may be
eef interest to the Big Three, self
constituted aristocracy of East
ern football, that the University
of Illinois might be obtained by
them as 1925 attraction at the
bowl, Soldiers Field, or Palmer
Stadium. The writer has been
given to understand that the
tTlini, with Red Grange, constitut-
ing the greatest drawing card in
the country, with the possible
exception of Notre Dame, is in a
receptive mood for any and all
proposals of this kind.
wv One factor only stands in the
way, if you accept the fact that no
member of the Big Three might be
willing to overload its schedule by
taking on an opponent Of Illinois
caliber. The lone consideration is
that the Illini would insist that a
Homeland home series be played,
such as Princeton did with Chi
cago in 1921 and 1922. Just
whether they could persuade an
other big three team to travel West
Is question.
lv, 1t may not be generally known,
but Illinois competed with Chicago
!. for the Princeton series and had
plenty of support from Princeton
graduates. The abiding factor in
I the Tigers decision to play Chi
cago was that the locale of the
second game would give Princeton
graduates in the West a better
chance to see the game. The I'LL
i. nois stadium is just a bit off the
beaten track, although only three
hours from Chicago by rail.
Based on the theory that what
It did before it might do again,
=, It is presumed that Princeton
might rise to the proposition,
:. particularly since it has broken
with NOtre Dame and possibly
needs q big time opponent. The
IIlini are all of that. Harvard
shattered tradition when il sal
lied forth to the tournament of
roses at Pasadena, Cal. to play
p pOst-seaSOn game with Oregon
several years ago. 1t is not
within the writer's memory that
81, Yale ever has sent team West.
.i3 That it might be well worth
Yale's while to do so now is to
u state a platitude. Series of games
between Yale and Illinois would
stimulate the business of football
the country over and fairly in.
undate two of the greatest stadiums
In the country.
Illinois was joint holder of the
conference title with Michigan in
1923 and is well on it's way to alb.
solute supremacy this season. AS
team it runs second to none in
its boxoffice possibilities. Taken in.
dividually the Illinois eleven can
muster the greatest single attrac.
ton playing modern football, Harold
Red" Grange, who IN 1926 win be
making his final appearance on
#collegiate gridirons/ An Illinois al,
liance with member Of the biz
8three who would give the East its
last chance to see the man who has
turned middle western football up
side down.
That Illinois frankly is LOOKING
about for further fields to conquer
seems to be a generally accepted
fact in the West. 1t took on Michi
4gan this fall after a Hapse Of years
Tand not only won away off by it
.self but had the satisfaction Of see
ting Grange score four touchdowns
I'm the first twelve minutes of play
With Michigan accounted for the
Alllinl are said now to be looking
NfFNVK ot~fH INA ISNee-
big three in particular as the mex
victim for Grange. They want t.
make the most of their flood tide
of football prosperitv.