The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-23
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ITH the annual meeting
M of faculty athletic commit
tee members and athletic di-
rectors of the Western Conference
scheduled for next Friday at
Hotel Sherman, Chicago, the old
question of football schedules in
the Big Ten hobs up again.
At this gathering 1927 grid
cards will be drafted. Last year
a step forward was taken when
each team was required to play
four conference contests. It fin
ally necessitated Indiana and
Northwestern playing twice with
Michigan and Minnesota in the
same predicanent.
Some Big Ten teams have not
met on the gridirOn for so long
that the opponents would not
know each others cOlors to hang
up in honor of the occasion. 1t
surely seemed that some sort Of
round robin schedule arrangement
could be worked out.
It is an old subject and one not
likely to be settled soon because
some of the schools don't care to
book others for various reasons.
The present tendency to intersec-
tional contests also works against
any such plan.
But what is a Big Ten for if
the members do not play each
other? One plan is to have three
traditional" games-that is mat
urap" battles, as is illustrated by
Purdue and Indiana-games which
have come to be annual affairs.
Then it is suggested that two
other games be played in rotating
order, making five conference
games in all.
That seems fair enough, but
some of the schools will object.
One may say that they are selfish
and should have the success of the
entire Big Ten at heart. But that
is something like the man on the
corner insisting that the rich man
divide his wealth with him. What
would the poor man do if he were
in the capitalists shoes? So there
you are.
There is likely to be much talk
at the coming meeting, but prob
ably little action on any such radi-
cal departure. What do you say,
Major Griffith, Big Ten High Com
missioner Of Athletics? 3
One should not be too severe
on the losers in college football.
How would YOU like to practice
hard all week only to go out each
Saturday and take a beating?
How much pepper would YOU
have in the final contests of the
year?
Some of you who criticise so
freely-wouId YOU get out there
and play half as hard as some of
those young men after meeting
reverses all season? No, you
wouldn't. You'd QUIT. We can
tell it by the way you talk.
Tr7OOTBALL COACHES, like
r the little fellow in the
IL comic strips, know their
business An outsider who men
tions something usually is frowned
upon. But we are braYe-vera
brave-so far away. Here's a
couple of questions for Mr.. Zuppke
and Mr.. Wilce of Illinois and Ohio
State, respectively:
First, "Zupp," old boy, why did
you keep Peters wrapped up in
his blanket for three-quNrters Of
that Ohio State game? He showed
plenty while he was in there in
the last period even if he did miss
that kick which would have tied
the score?
And DOC" old fella, why didn't
you give that streak of lightning,
Eby, more Of an opportunity in
the Michigan game? When he got
In there he went to town. You
kept him out against Illinois until
part Of the second quarter was
over. Then how he did ramble.
We know these two coaches have
perfectly good answers to these
questions. We are curious, that's
all
What's in a name? you ask.
Well, just as an example. Yale
and Harvard played to an audience
Of $4,000 at the Yale Bowl last
Saturday. That's what's in a
couple Of names" What did 1t
matter to that assembly that the
two participants had experienced
a very unhappy season. 1t was
Yale and Harvard playing their
annual game.
-l HE rule makers in foot.
ball have terrible time
- convincing the boys what
the regulations are supposed to do.
The gridders pay very little at
tention to the five yard penalty
inflicted for two incomplete for
ward passes in q series of downs.
If they want to pass, they pass.
This was the rule that caused
much commotion last year when
Il was put through. Some of the