The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-21
Wolverines Now Rated
Along With IIIini, Gophers
and Badgers.
UPSETS ARE PREDICTED
Fine Chance Indicated for
DarkhorSe Teams.
BY BERT DEMBY
United Press STAFF Correspondent

CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-Their lighter
work at an end, Big Ten squads next
week will get down to the serious
business Of preparing for football
season which promises many up
sets and at least four team battle
for the championship.
Coaches devoted the past week
getting line on their material and
they will be ready next week to test
out their ideas in hard scrimmages.
AS things stand now, Michigan.
Wisconsin. Illinois and Minnesota
are the four teams feared by the
remainder of the conference. ILL
pois has several youngsters who
have shown well and Frank Lanum
and Doug Mills have exhibited real
punting ability. Frank Walker, reg
ular half back, is limping badly from
an injured ankle sustained of the
field. However, he may be able to
get back to work soon.
Many nlini Regulars
Another promising back is Art
Schultz, who comes from a family
OF good players. The Illini appears
to have a good team coming up with
such regulars as Crane. Wietz, Cor
don, Timn, Mills, Walker, Humbert.
Lanum and Peters to build around.
Coach Harry Kipke at Michigan
already has started serious scrim-
mage work. The Wolverine gradua-
ton losses, barring Pommerening
we're light. Willie Heston and Roy
Hudson have looked good in. the
early work and Kipke's fire already
Is beginning to instill confidence into
the team.
Badgers Close Gates
Coach Thistlethwaite has started
secret practice at Wisconsin. Thistle
has fine prospects for champion
ship contender and thereIl be plenty
Of conditioning work for his team.
The Badgers suffered fairly heavily
by graduation losses in the line, but
several youngsters have shown great
promise. The team has fine pros
poets for good back field.
Minnesota Is hard at work de-
veloping linemen. The loss by
graduation of Ukkelberg, Gibson and
Johnson left a need for forwards,
but Coach Spears has good back
field lineup. SO good in fact there is
a runlor that he may shift Bronko
Nagurski back to his old tackle
position. The Gophers have a good
nucleus of lettermen to build around.
They are holding secret meetings al
ready.
Northwestern and Purdue are the
dark horses" Coach Dick Han
ley's hopes we're frightened con-
siderably this week when Mickey
Erickson did excellent work at the
center position and Jack Riley and
Ralph Sherberg, two promising liue-
men, overcame scholastic difficulties.
Phelan Works on Line
If Purdue can develop a good line
the team is to be feared. Coach
Phelan has an excellent back field.
Sleight is an excellent tackle, and
there are several promising forwards.
Phelan. is faced with the task of
getting together a good lineup in
"a hurry, for his team faces Michi-
gan in its second game of the sea-
son
Coach Bert Ingwersen at Iowa Is
hunting for a punter. Ingwersen
has put practically all back field
candidates through kicking work,
and so far Irving Nelson, whose ac-
curate drop-kicking was responsible
for two Iowa victories last year,
looks to be the best kicker on the
team. Mike Farron. half back, SUI
fering with a wrenched shoulder, is
the first casualty of the season.
Scrimmase at Indiana
Scrimmages between freshmen
and varsity candidates already are
under way at Indiana. Coach Pat
Pages team is an uncertain guam
tity, but several youngsters are
showing well and the Hoosiers have
q large group of letter men.
Ohio lost heavily by graduation,
and the Buckeye outlook does not
seem particularly bright. Sam Will
lamar, former coach at Iowa State.
is serving his first year at Ohio and
must develop youngsters. He is re-
ported to have some good prospects
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