Evening star., 1928-11-15
IOWA AND BADGERS
ARE LOOKING AHEAD
Victor Saturday Still to Face
Hurdle in Michigan
or Minnesota.
BY PAUL r. NICHOLSON,

| @HICAGO, November 15-The
race for Big Ten championship
honors won't be ended by the
| ~ wa-WiSconsin game Satur-
day if Minnesota and Michigan
succeed in their ambitions to scramble
the conference standings.
Only victory Saturday and another
November "a can insure either Iowa or
| Wisconsin a clear claim to the cham
pionship. A defeat for either or both
would allow Ohio and Illinois chance
to tie for the title.
Whether Iowa or Wisconsin wins,
| they face later stumbling blocks In
Michigan and Minnesota. Iowa must
meet Michigar's up-and- coming eleven
November "a, while Wisconsin faces a
| final game with it's traditional rival,
Minnesota, the same day.
With non-conference opponents carded
for this week, Minnesota and Michigan
have forgotten everything but the two
championship contenders, Iowa and
Wisconsin, and are working overtime
| for next weeks games. Minnesota
| especially looks dangerous for its game
| against Wisconsin.
Lead Tied IL Times.
Twelve times since 1896, when the
championship race became an annual
prize, two or more teams have been
deadlocked at the pinnacle Of the per-
centage column.
The Iowa-Wisconsin game, this Sat-
urday's elimination battle, apparently
will be straight foot ball against for
ward passes. Wisconsin has developed
a passing game and it is likely to be
unleashed at the first opportunity.
Iowa, on the other hand, will depend
on straight smashes and flying wedge
plays.
Both rivals worked until after dark
last night and both appeared to be in
their best form of the season. Iowa
has recovered from its bruises suffered
in the Ohio State game and success
fully stopped freshmen with Wisconsin
plays.
The punting problem is worrying
Coach Pat Page, who Is attempting TO
whip his Indiana team into a stone wall
to. repel Northwestern. Louis Briner,
who did the kicking two years ago be-
fore he injured his knee, has been
shifted from guard to the backfeld
to take the place of Harrell, who has
a bad leg. Punting more than anything
else will handicap his men Saturday,
Page believes, because Capt. Walter
Holmer of Northwestern is one Of the
best hooters in the Big Ten.
Northwestern will send 20 men to
Indiana tonight and there isn't an in
jured man among them.
Coach Zuppke Worrying.
Coach Bob zuppke is worrying about
overconfidence again. With his Illinois
eleven favored to rout Chicago without
much effort, the Flying Dutchman" is
acting gloomy warning his men that
Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg and his men
still have a great game in their sys-
TENS.
Injuries have taken their toll of Chi
cago's team again, however, and its out
look for a single conference victory was
dark. Rudy Leyers, Stages only con-
sistent fullback, was injured along with
| Burgess, another fast back, in last
nights scrimmage. The Maroon varsity
| was so ineffective last night that Stagg
took the players aside and drilled them
on A-B-C tactics of the game.
With Wabash as the immediate prob
lem and with several regulars out with
injuries, Purdue hasn't started worry
ing about Indiana yet. The Wabash
game Saturday will be the twenty
eighth between the schools.