The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-19

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THE WINNERS?
By VEDDER GARD

A number of the other eastern
rivalry contests are held over
until Thanksgiving, to give the
football fans something to be
thankful fOr-if they can obtain
tickets. Among these annual
games are Colgate at Brown,
Syracuse at Columbia, Cornell at
Pennsylvania and Penn State at
Pittsburgh.
Perhaps the scraps which are
attracting the most interest III the
West on Saturday are Michigan
at Minnesota and Ohio at Illinois.
Michigan is 10 to favorlte
over the Gophers among the
dopesters In this city. We can
not see this and believe Mime
sofa has an even chance to win.
If the game is played on muddy
field the Swedes are likely to give
the Yostmen their first defeat this
year in the Western Conference.
Water and mud sometimes are
the best defense against pass
attack. In fact, surprising as it
may seem to some, we are gong
tn take a chance and pick MIN
NESOTA to win.
OHIO STATE should defeat Hi
nois. The Buckeyes have a great
offensive club. Up until the Mlcm-
gan battle they had never been
held to less than three touchdowns.
Ohio scored two touchdowns
against the Wolverines and place
kick and were nosed out by one
point, as everyone knows.
In our estimation, Illinois has
not shown enough this year to
warrant giving them much OF a
chance in this fray. The odds OF
10 to seem about right.
One of the Big Ten trays is a
feature of the HOOsier card.
PURDUE is very much the fav-
orite. There have been some
to 1 wagers that the Boiler
makers will cop. That's pretty
good odds on a game like that.
The boys are picking Purdue
to "talxe" I. u. by six and seven
points. On previous performance
this dope Is o. k. But, as has
often been said, i'm q game
like this anything can happen.
The two other Big Ten encoun-
ters are supposed to be "in," &C
cording to the fans. WISCONSIN
is a. 2 to 1 choice over Chicago and
NORTHWESTERN against Iowa
seems to be just a question of how
MANY points the Purple will run
up. The chance for an upset here
seems most likely at Chicago, but
it is remote.
In the big game in the East
YALE is a 10 to favOrite over
Harvard. Old Eli played well
against Princeton and appears
good enough to set back the
Crimson.
CARNEGIE TECH, which will
be watched with interest because
it is Notre Danes opponent on
Nov. 27, is the 10 to choice over
West Virginia. GEORGETOWN
is favored to defeat Fordham. The
former has one of the strong clubs
in the East. The Navy had to
stage one of it's last quarter raj
lies to down the Washington, p.
c., eleven last week.
New York University, one of
the indicated teams of the sea-
son, may get "knocked off" when
it comes West to meet NEBRAS-
KA Saturday. The /COrnhuskers
are anything but hOspitable out
their way. Visiting teams fare
rather badly.
The Gotham club is UP against
something plenty tough. The wa
gering is favoring Nebraska In
close game. Five points are be-
ing given and taken" MIS-
SOURI, is the choice over Kansas
in another valley" struggle.
There isn't much doubt about
BROWN keeping it's slate clean
when the Providence Or. ~ club
tackles New Hampshire State.
Rhode Island is the smallest State
in~the Union, but it has one of
the "biggest' college elevens.
LAFAYETTE, another unde-
feated one, apparently will g6
through the season Just that
way as it closes its schedule
against Lehigh Saturday.
Far out on the Pacific coast
STANFORD must \down Califor-
MIA to go on its winning way. The
Bears are not so fierce this year
and there seems no good reason
why they should come out of their
Information against Warmers Palo
Alto outfit.
The Navy, which has all it's
games in the win column, is rest
ing up for the Army on Nov. 81,
and Alabama, the class Of the
South. is waiting to march through
Georgia on Thanksgiving day.
In this State 1t appears as
dough NOTRE DAME should
caIxe-waIk in for benefit of the
oiO grduS OH HOMECOMING udy'
These who follow the gridders
have lost all confidence i'm Butler
and. believe DAYTON U. will win
by thirteen points. Their money
says SO.
WABASH is a 2 to selection
over De PAW and some are so
reckless as to give" as many as
nine points on the game. Two
.touchdowns better" is the word
from the wise boys.
N U n C 7 Il NORMAL may
surprise Earlham and HANOVER
do the same thing to Rose Poly.
There is one thing that can up
set some Of these calculations.
That Is the weather Most any
kind of an upset can occur in q
blizzard, wind storm or mud
puddle.