The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-29
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THE WINNERS?
By VEDDER GARD

- NUMBER Of interesting
n football games are sched-
uled for Saturday and the
usual guesses are in order as to
their outcome. We will endeavor
to point out the favorttes and
tell briefly just why the dopesters
are leaning toward one team or
another.
The intersecti0nal contest at
Urbana perhaps will draw the
largest crowd in the Midwest.
ILLINOIS is being given The
edge by Indianapolis followers
of the grid sport, In spite of
Pennsylvania unbroken string
Of victories.
Although the fasteners have
defeated Franklin and Marshall,
Swarthmore Johns Hopkins, Chi
cago and williams, those van
pushed ones do not lookS so for
midable. 1t is believed that Penna
is overrated. The game appears
more or less Of toss-up.
MICHIGAN is being made a 2
to / favOrite over the Navy at
Annapolis. The Wolverines are
thought to have one of the best
aggregations in the country, and
the Middies do not seem strong
enough to stop them.
In an eastern feature YALE is
a 10 to choice over the Army.
The Cadets always have a hard
time at Eli and last year were
defeated, 2S to 7. It appears to
be an even struggle.
In spite Of DartmOuth's recent
defeats by Yale and Harvard
and Browns victory over Yale
last week, Dartmouth IS the
10 to selection over Brown.
1t is considered a nip-antuck
affair. Because of reported Dart
mouth injuries we believe that
BROWN will win.
In another International game
WEST VIRGINIA is the slight
favorite over Missouri when the
westerners perform at Morgan
town on Saturday. COLGATE is
a big favorite over Michigan Ag-
g1es.
Nobody seems to give Georgia
Tech a chance at NOTRE DAME
and the odds are 10 to a, with
some willing to "give" twenty-one
points on N. D.
SOUTHWESTERN Is another
heavy favorite, but the score is
being d0ped as fairly close. Some
are willing to wager that the
Purple does not win by twelve
points. This comes about be-
cause it Is thought that the Ev-
anston team will not "step on
it, with Purdue on the schedule
next. Another reason Is that the
boys are never sure that Pat
Page isn't ready to spring sur
prise.
OHIO STATE is another to
choice. Nobody seems to like Chi
cago's chnces and many are pre-
dieting that the Buckeyes will win
by thirteen points.
MINNESOTA is the general Sc
lection to defeat Wisconsin. Odds
are 10 to and 10 to s., but there
is an undercurrent Of sentiment in
favor Of the Badgers. It is pre-
dicted that the score will be close.
Some wagers have been made that
Minnesota does not win by five
points.
BUTLER is the choice over
Lombard at even money and
WABASH is a 10 10 favOrite
over Franklin.
Lafayette and WASHINGTON
and JEFFERSON probably will
stage another of their close bat
ties. CORNELL should down Co
Iumbia and NEW YORK U. take
the measure Of Fordham.
It just seems to be I'm the
Michigan blood to play good
football We notice In one Of
these twenty-five years ago"
columns that the Wolverines de-
feated Buffalo, 1873 to 0, In 1901.
NOtre Dame seems to be improv-
ing as the years roll by. TWEEN.
ty-flye years ago the Irish"
nOsed out Beloit, 5 to 4. This
wear II was ~ TO O.