The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-07
N. D., Minnesota, Illinois
Only Major Indicated
Teams in Section.
MARooNs AT URBANA
Chicago May Spill Dope;
|. U. VS.. Northwestern.
BY CLARK B. KELSEY
United Press staff Correspondent


CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-Notre Dame,
Minnesota and Illinois today en-
tered the final fortnight of the 1927
football season as the only major I'M
defeated teams of the Middle West.
From present indications none of
these teams is likely to lose between
now and the close of the season.
The game between Minnesota and
Notre Dame last Saturday had been
looked upon with interest in the be-
lief that one of those two great
teams would be eliminated from the
undefeated column. But, they
played to a 7-to-7 tie and left the
matter of supremacy still in doubt.
Illinois, meanwhile, kept its record
clean by defeating Iowa, IA to 0.
Tie for Each
Perhaps the most unusual thing
about these three leading teams is
that all of them have suffered at
least one tie game. Illinois was tied
in a conference game by Iowa
State; Minnesota was tied by both
Indiana and Notre Dame. Notre
Dame, in being tied by Minnesota,
probably eliminated itself from any
hope Of a mythical national title.
Notre Dame is not in the Big Ten
Conference and the tie game did
not have any effect on Minnesota's
standing in the title chase.
Michigan climbed a notch in the
standing by defeating Chicago, IA
to 0; Purdue, after beating Harvard
and then losing it's first two games
against Conference opponents, final
ly broke into the victory column by
giving one more boot to the crum-
bling Northwestern team, IL to 6.
Other Results
The other members of the Big
Ten played non-conference oppo-
nents. Ohio State suffered 20 to
0 humiliation at the hands of
Princeton; Indiana whipped Michi-
gan State, 33 to 7; Wisconsin turned
back Grinnell of the Missouri Valley
Conference, 20 to 2.
From a championship standpoint
this weeks feature game will be at
Champaign where Illinois will have
it's unbeaten record attacked by Chi
cago. The Illini should win if dope
holds good, but supposedly poor Chi
cago teams have been known in the
past to spring surprises against their
downState rivals, and with so many
upsets this year it would not be
shocking to see Maroon victory.
Indiana and Northwestern meet
at Evanston and unless Coach Dick
Hanley can get his Northwestern
team back on it's feet, Indiana
should win. Iowa and Wisconsin
clash at Madison with the Badgers
topheavy favorites 10 win.
All the other Big Ten teams go
outside the Conference this week.
Michigan takes on Navy at Ann
Arbor, but probably will hold back
considerable of its strength for the
important game with Minnesota the
following week. Ohio State meets
Denison, Purdue plays Franklin
and Minnesota tangles with Drake
each of the Big Ten teams being
favored to win.
Features of Season
The outstanding features to date
in the 1927 season in the Middle
West are the surprising strength of
Illinois, the equally surprising COL
lapse of Northwestern, the defeat
of Michigan, and the ID to IA
deadlock between the Gophers and
Indiana.
Although he failed to score a point
Saturday, Shorty Almquist of Min
resota held to his lead in individual
scoring with 81 points. Gilbert of
Michigan gained on Almquist by
scoring touchdown and now has
go points to his credit. Lewis of
Northwestern is in third place with
33 and WEIGH of Purdue has 80
DOintS.