The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1927-11-05
|Wilberforce, Howard Look Like
Best Thanksgiving Classic Teams

The four major classic teams - Ho-
ward and Lincoln in the east and VIII
berforce and West Virginia in the
west - are closing their regular Sche-
dule games and getting ready Tor the
annual battles slated to explode on
Thanksgiving Day afternoon. The
Howard team, having settled the all
important matter Of giving their play
ers something to use for food and
place to employ for sleeping purposes,
are rounding into form and turning
all eyes toward Philadelphia, where
the scene Of battle is to be located this
season.
The Howard situation was more SER
ious than at first thought, it has been
revealed. The players, having proved
their point, or at least gained the floor
to tell the world in general and the
professors in particular that no team
can function properly unless the mid
section OF the body has been supplied
with maintenance material cnoSiStlng
Of various greaSes and Starches, with
an occasional touch Of sugar and COW
mich. The players won because the
teachers failed to get beyond a mere
theory, having failed to present the
practical side of the argument. One
official however, is said to have un-
dergone a day of fasting, but inasmuch
as it was due to failure of proper con-
nection with the secretary, the board
ruled that the test was compulsory
and Tot fair one.
Lincoln's Problems
At The same time, Lincoln Is having
it's problems The Lions, having lost
about all the games possible for them
to drop and thus being eliminated
from title consideration, settled down
to their task as result of having f.
cured II the best way out. They must
have considered training their eyes on
the howard game a much easier task
than irving to beat Tuskegee, Hamp-
ton Or Union. 1t looks like the best
move Lincoln has made this season
and certainly faster than their speed
IN the direction Of any opponents goal
though I daresay, not as clumsy.
In the west we find things different.
Wilberforce, having gone through the
season without sustaining single de-
feat, has its mind set on title Of ma
tional rating. But this is nothing new
10 "the Force" They have had title
ideas before, only to have the hopes
.asteId by a single defeat and that
usually at the hands Of this same In
stitute which it must battle Thanks
giving Day.
But frankly, feel that this may be
"the Forces" yeare for the second
straight time. ST. ~ they have no
SUCH matter Of Importance as is true
Aof l'Howarc to worry them and have
"a rEsssouf " fUTt the Sal1lo pick
as LincoI1 must labor under, as q
handicap. Yes, Wilberforce should
win with hands down. The excep-
ton of course, rests in the fact that
they will be battling team with
both heads and hands up and team
with TIL Use organs assembled has
knack OF out-gaming a team that goes
Into classic with them down, as Will
nsrforce did for a number Of years
Chicago Eyes West
Chicago's delegation of classic"
fans will in all probability, see the
western game this season. To date,
some two or more hundred have sig
nifled their intention of attending the
game at Columbus, O. They point
out The fact that the western schools
should play better brand of football
and believe also that the shortage OF
tables is more likely to occur in the
east than in the west. The fans seem
to think Howard has set precedent
which they may be forced to follow