Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-10
The Conference Outlook.

The Conference Outlook.
EAR SIR: At the start of the
Western Conference foot ball
season you will likely hear of
~ Illinois, Michigan and Mime
sofa doomed as the strong
teams Of the Big Ten. But one never
can tell In that circuit. Last year
not a single team went through its
schedule undefeated, and with the con-
ference urging comfy with Eastern
and other sectional universities the Big
Ten programs become more difficult
each year. To say that any Big Ten
team, regardless of its strength, can
march through a season unbeaten is
tempting the gods.
Illinois will be blessed with a host
of letter men and with q number Of
strong candidates coming up from
the yearling squad. Bob Euppke
probably will have another fast,
tricky team with SUFFICIENT power
account of itself upon all occasions.
The high spots in the Illinois season
will be the Army and Michigan
games. It will be Army's first ap-
pearance on a Big Ten gridiron and
the rivalry between Zuppke and Yost
is unending.
Michigan will have a new director in
Harry Kipke, one of its greatest backs
and as great punter as ever steamed
q punt over the side lines. Michigan
must do a lot Of rebuilding, but it has
a good key man in Morrison a sopho-
more fullback. Morrison is a 200
FOUNDER, OF stocky build, who hits a
line with the power of a catapult.
Michigan may start slowly, due to the
seasoning Of new players, but by Novem-
Der 1t will be plenty tough for any one
Michigan will find its peak of interest
in Ohio State, Illinois and Harvard
games.
Minnesota again will have an eleven
OF the bruiSing type. DR.. Clarence
Spears will send the Ambassador from
Norway and Sweden along with his
team to interpret the names of his
players, but every opponent can recog-
nize Bronko Nagurski without any DIFF
ficulty. When the big Bronx hits an
opponent he leaves his calling card
Spears has some great material and if
1t responds to his clever coach count
Minnesota among the leaders.
Northwestern will be stronger, for
Dick Hanley has some fine sopho-
more material. Dick had a power
full team in 1928, but it clicked only
few times. He will have Henry
Bruder for the key man of his back
AC1u d1lQ dIc lc" DSIlGT DdCkS,
running loose on the barred turf
Wisconsin, that played so valiantly
last year. will be strong again, but
Glenn Thistlewaite must do lot of re-
placing and the Gophers hardly shape
up as championship contenders at this
point. Iowa will be powerful, but the
Hawk Eyes may suffer as the result of
the university's many troubles with the
conference. The Hawks have some
great men in Glasgow, Pape, Nelson
and Westra. They will be dangerous
on any Saturday.
Ohio State will be under new coach
ing and hardly able to reach the cham
pionship class. Ohio plays a hard
schedule, but will point for Michigan
and Illinois and has a fair chance for
checking its traditional foes State
also plays Pittsburgh for an intersec-
tional dessert. Don Miller. one of the
famous Four Horsemen, will direct the
Ohio backs. while George Hauser, the
all-American tackle from Minnesota,
will have charge of the line. Sam Will
lamar holds the rank of head coach.
Ohio will not be able to achieve its
best foot ball again until the new sys-
tenn has taken root, and that will be
about 1880.