The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-03
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U. FOOTBALL
SQUADS OPEN
SEASON TODAY
All Eyes Focused On Red
Grange, Captain Of ILL.,
nOiS Team

Chicago, Oct. 3.-(P)--Enter King
football to start his 1925 sway over
Midwest sportdom.
Cynosure of all eyes, though every
western conference team had an
onener scheduled, was Harold Red"
Grange, all-American back and Uni
versity Of Illinois captain, taking the
field against Nebraska, led by Ed
Weir, all American tackle.
Illinois was victor last year y
10 q, in a struggle in which Grange
was held under cover for future
games while Weir was big factor.
The University of Chicago 1924
western conference champion had
KENTUCKY as its opponent and was q
favorite TO win. since 1t outweigh
backfield and line.
New Coaches
Northwestern was crippled by in
julies to stars in its start against
South Dakota and expected hard
game. Wisconsin's meeting with Iowa
State marked the debut Of Coach
George Little as the Badger mentor.
Likewise, Minnesota's engagement
with North Dakota makes the Mid
west bow of Coach Spears, erstwhile
as the Gopher strategist.
Michigan Teams Meet
Michigan faced test Of strength
from the Michigan Aggies and the
game was considered as pointer
on the strength of the iostmen IN
coming conference melees.
State conference honors were IN
volved in the games Of Purdue with
T. ,x,,S l. lad mo
state normal as we'll as Ohio States
entertainment Of Ohio Wesleyan.
Notre Dame expects to win over
Lombard. but looks upon the game as
likely to show up rough spots in the
Rockne machine that will need pol
ishing before the Army game in a
fortnight.
New York, Oct. 3.-LR A football
schedule of SO games, calling into
action all the leading college teams
of the east, west and south, today
offered only few really important
struggles. Although a majority OF
the elevens swung into action weel
ago, the assignment pad again con
tanned light tasks for most of then
today.
1t is doubtful if the opening Of
the season by the big Three
Yale. Princeton and Harvard-a.
well as the inaugural games of Arm!
and Navy commanded more interes
here than outstanding clashes of tn,
western conference teams at Urbana
H., between Illinois and Nebraska.
Marking the first appearance o
the Illinois backfield marvel, RED
Grange, as we'll as the initial attemp
in concerted effort to check hi
sensational dashes this year, tn
game drew nationwide interest, sec
ond to none.
Princeton Has Stiff Game
Of the big Three. Princeton. op
ening against Amherst, expected tn
most trouble. The invasion Of Tiger
town follows an easy Amhers
triumph last week over Rocheste
and the Princeton ranks, depleted b
the loss Of many stars, have not bee
so enthusiastic. Harvard expecte
less opposition from Rensselaer, Poly
while the Powerful Yale machine ap
peaIed groomed for an impressiv
.ctory in spite of the fact tina
Middlebury has one of its best team
in years.
Army and Navy Plan
West Point warriors, playing O
their own field, presented a bran
new forward line to Detroit in tn
first interse:t ional event of the sea
son, while the Navy men were read
for a warm fight with William an
Mary. The Middies face stron
team which held them to lat scor
year ago.
Lafayette, storming the lair O
Pittsburg found the Panther crouch
ed for spring with all claws sharp
ened to revenge an unexpected de
feat of last year, but Cornell, Col
umbia, Dartmouth, Syracuse, Penn
sylvania, Colgate, Pennsylvani
State, West Virginia, and Washing
ton and jefferson face comparativel
minor opposition.