Evening star., 1925-10-21

y S'Nl
pointed the MaroonS to the Penn
While developing his usual strong d
TO uncover the extent OF his offensiv
We have a strong team. but no
one can tel what may happen Sat
tnday," said Coach StagE. Unlike
ftockne, Yost and other noted Mid
ile Western coaches. Stage rarely
viii discuss his teams prospects.
The Chicago team has scored but
ono touchdown this season. to win
rWo games and tie a third. Ter
players in the Big Ten have scored
rs many or more points than the
entire Maroon team Yet the StagE
squad is in the thick of the fight
Tor the conference title again. Chi
cago had the only undefeated team
in the conference last season and
Penn was one Of the undefeated in
The East.
For 80 years the University of
Chicago teams and Coach Stasg have
been inseperably linked. lie came
from the Yale base ball diamond
10 take charge of athletics when the
university was founded in 1892.
Since then his foot ball teams have
won PA games, lost - aud tied %.
Suffering from effects of the flu the
year after the war. Stagg coached
permit another to take over his foot
bali teaching system.
one of the veteran Coach'S hobbies
has been hard hitting backfeld men
and this year finds him with some
If the best backs in Maroon history
"Five Yards" Mccarthy and Timme
Deing among the best in the confer
ence. Recent games show that the
Maroon passes are comparatively
few, but generally successful, while
Curleys drop-kiCking toe is always
dangerous within the 30yard marx.
Except for the center and one end
the team as it probably will line up
for the kickoff Saturday is COM
posed of veterans.
CHICAGO. october u GP.-Elmer
lampe, star end of the Chicago foot
ball team. was slightly injured in yes
terday'.5 scrimmage and will be out
OF The practice for the next day or
lwo. Pennsylvania plays were used
against the varsity with some sue
cess, especially in the center Of the
line.
Forward passes, a feature Of the
Pennsylvania attack, however. were
broken up. After scrimmage the team
went through d long signal drill.
Naroons are keyed up for the Penn
sylvania game Saturday, and they
consider it the biggest fray on their
schedule.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, October 21
R.-Prodded by the sharp tongue of
Freshman Coach Sig Harris. the lowly
Gopher scrubs, mimicking Notre Dame
formations, rose to starry heights yes
terday at Northrop Field. and IN an
hour of fierce milling caused the first
string foot ball squad a peck of trou-
bic.
The scrubs caught a fighting spirit.
and for a while had DR.. Spears
Gophers bewildered by a deceptive
lniAture of end runs and forward
passes.
CHICAGO, October y GP).-North-
Westerns foot ball team had its long
est workout of the season yesterday
in preparation for the Tulane game
Saturday. Until long after dark the
team, aided by flood lights. went
through a defensive drill. Several of
the regulars were still out on account
of injuries, among them Baker, star
backtield man, who appeared on the
field, but will be unable to participate
IN Saturdays contest.
ANN ARBOR. Mich. October II
GP.-Coach Yost is engaged person
ally in putting the Michigan foot ball
team in shape for the game with
Illinois Saturday The veteran mentor
had little to do with coaching the
team last year prior to it's defeat by
Illinois. but this year he has thrown
all other duties aside to concentrate
On victory at Urbana.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, October. y Lq).
New plays TO be used against the
Hawkeyes next Saturday occupied at
centiOn of the Ohio State team yeSter-
day. The Buckeyes spent much time
On the field, concluding with u short
scrfmmage.
It seemed probable that Coach
Wllce will start the Iowa encounter
with the same backfield that worked
against Columbia last week.
IOWA CITY, Iowa. October y Gp).
With only one more practice before
they leave for Columbus Thursday
night. TO meet Ohio State. members
of the Iowa squad We're driven hard
Yesterday by Coach IngWersen.
The strenuous workout was, also to
take any oVerconfidence out of the
team, Ingwersen said.
The backs practiced an aerial at
tack calculated to penetrate the
Buckeye defense and Il long scrim-
mage completed the work.
LAFAYETTE. Ind, October y LP).
The poor showing of the varsity
against the freshmen in Mondays
scrimmage led the Purdue coaches TO
send the Boilermakers through an
other session against Wisconsin plays
yesterday. The defense still is weak,
but the mentors hope to bolster the
Forward wall now that Hogan. an
end, and Miera, d. guard. are working
regularly.
BLOCMINGTON. Ind. October y
iP.-Offensive play by the Indiana
linemen. the weakest department Of
the Crimson's game against Syracuse
Saturday, was stressed Yesterday in
practice by Coach Navy BIZ In
s,ran. At least one heavy scrimnlage
IS expected before the Miami contest
this week end.
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