Evening star., 1928-11-17
BIC TEN ELEVENS
BATTLE FOR LEAD
Iowa, Wisconsin Also Fight
to Retain Place Among
Unbeaten Teams.
BY PAUL n. NICHOLSON.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

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CHICAGO, November II Cp.-First
place in the Big Ten foot ball champion
ship race and membership In the Ma
tion's select circle of undefeated teams
were at stake at Iowa City today where
Iowa and Wisconsin match speed and
Drawn before $4,000 SPECTATORS.
The battle, which may decide the
championship Misunderstanding upsets
in next weeks final games--was easily
the outstanding attraction of the West
ern Conferences schedule, which in
cluded games between Chicago and
Illinois and Northwestern and Indiana.
Because of impressive triumphs over
Minnesota and Ohio, Coach Burt
Ingwersens ponderous Iowa machine
was the experts choice to win. Wis.,
consin, however, packed passing game
with every team 1t has met this season
and was conceded a big chance. "A
steady drizzle yesterday made the play
fng field soggy, and that was regarded
as an advantage for Iowa, which has
an almost invincible line attack.
Iowa Line Is Heavy.
The Iowa line, averaging close to 10
pounds more to man than wisconsin S,
and its two line smashers, Mayes Nc
Lain and Willis Glasgow, carried the
Hawkeye hopes. while Wisconsin de-
pended on its lines aggressiveness, the
throwing arms of Bill LuSby and Sam
my Behr and the uncanAy ability OF
"Bo'' Cuisiner, its midget quarterback,
| to spear passes.
In vindictive mood because of its de-
| feat by Michigan two weeks ago, Illi-
| nois, 1927 champions, invaded Chicago
bent on giving Coach Amos Alonzo
Stages men their fifth straight Con-
| ference licking. Chicago was In good
physical shape for once, but wasn't
conceded much of chance to turn
back the Illini.
At Bloomington, Northwestern and
Indiana, were to do battle. OF to a
poor start, Northwestern has snapped
into a powerful aggregation with VIC
tories over Minnesota and Purdue and
| todav was pointing to a first-divisior
berth In the final conference rating
Indiana was badly crippled. The field
was soggy and heavy.
Minnesota had the once mighty
Haskell Indians for opponents in non
as merely workout for the Gophers.
Wabash Visits Purdue.
An ancient enemy, Wabash, was at
Purdue and this time the Boilermakers
are fearing an aerial attack. Todays
battle was the twenty-eighth between
the two schools.
Harry Kipke, one of the best ball car
riers ever at the University of Michigan,
led his Michigan State College eleven
to Ann Arbor to meet the Wolverines.
The Kipkemen promised trouble for the
Michigan squad, which has been con-
demned by Coach Tad Wieman for Its
listlessness In practice this week.
Coach Jack Wilce planned to do con-
siderable experimenting today when
his Ohio State eleven tackles Muskin-
gum at Columbus. Most of the regu-
lars were expected to be saved for the
important Illinois game q week hence.
Field at Iowa Muddy.
IOWA CITY, Iowa, November II C49.
-Undisputed leadership Of the West
ern Conference, and more than likely
the 1928 championship itself, was the
stake for which the Universities of Iowa
and Wisconsin fought today. The field
as was the case throughout the Midwest,
was muddy, and the prediction was for
rain at game time.
Each team had his best material
available, Wisconsin's aerial and speed
artists-Cusinier. Behr, Lusby and Reb-
noitz-being matched by the batteries
OF 1owa-McLain the Cherokee charger;
Armn and Farroh, with Glasgow In
Jecting an element of speed.
Inc rain clouds cast no gloom over
the Hawkeyes, as each drop Of moisture
was looked upon as adding to Iowa's
winning possibilities, since excessive
moisture would render unsafe the
Badger passing attack, while the
weighty home boys figured to lose little
traction In their smashing endeavors.