The Washington times., 1928-11-08

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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. s.. Wal
ter Opekun. of Scranton, Pa, the.
smallest man on the Penn squad,
apparently has clinched the fun.
back post for the Harvard game
as the result OF his good work
against Chicago and in practice this
week. The varsity squad Of 50
players will entrain for Boston TO-
night.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 9.
Harvard is concentrating on stop
ping Penn's hidden Eall plays, which
baffled the Crimson last year. A
team Of ineligibles, using the
whose got it, plays, was unable
to make much progress against the
varsity in yesterdays practice.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov. 5.
Defensive drill is featuring the
Navy's preparation this week
for the Michigan game. Yester-
days practice, in which the
varsity was drilled In defense
both against the running and
passing attack, continued until
long after the field was illunli-
mated by powerful arc lights.
SYRACUSE, Il. Y. Nov. s.-F'ive
Syracuse regulars will be out OF
the Iine-up when the Orange faces
the undefeated Ohio Wesleyan eleven
here on Saturday. The injured play
ars are Noyek and Newman, guards:
Van Moss. tackle; Raymond, end, and
Same Sebo. halfback, who will be
missing his first game in two sea
sons.
NEW YORK, Nov. S.-Columbia
expects an easy victory over johns
Hopkins and is pointing for the
Penn game next week. The varsity
scored five touchdoWns to the fresh.
mems two yesterday.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. s.
Johnny Hoben and Johnny Garvey,
star Yale backs. who have been lald
up with injuries, are rounding into
shape and will be ready for the
Maryland game.
HANOVER, N. H.. Nov. S.-Many
of Dartmouth's injured regulars, in
cluding AL Marsters, are still In bad
shape and prospects for victory
over Brown are none too bright.
g CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Nov. s.-Frosty
Peters is WoCking at quarter in the
Illinois lineup and probably will be
used there against Butler Saturday.
The Illini are pointing for Chicago
a week hence, although they do not
regard Butler as "set.up.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Nov. s.
Thirty-nine Indiana gridders will en-
train here today for Minneapolis
where they battle the Gophers Sat.
urday. Half a dozen veterans are
crippled and two or three of them
will be left at home, Coach Page an.
nounced.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. Bad
weather has retarded Purdue's train
ing for Northwestern this week.
Brown, the sophomore discovery,
out more or less all season with in.
juries, has again reported for duty.
Coach Phelan expects big things
from him against the Purple.
CHICAGO, Nov Sit appeared
today that Ken Small, star Chicago
center, would be lost to the Ma.
rooms for both the Wisconsin and
llllnolS games as result or III
! juries sustained in scrimmage.
! Spence and Cushman will probably
be missing Saturday also.
| EVANSTAN, Ill. No. 8.-With the
! running attack their chief stock In
trade, the Wildcats of Northwestern
were praying for dry weather Satur.
day against Purdue. Practice this
week has been almost a total loss
on account of muddy field.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Nov. S.
Forced by an appalling injured list,
Coach Dos Spears has spent this
week trying out new material to
hurl into the breast against In.
diana Saturday. Lloyd Westin
third-string fulltack, is being
| groomed In Nagurski's place.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Nov. s.-Ar
rayed in dazzling yellow jerseys,
instead of the traditional blue
Michigan's football team was ta