Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-15
PURDUE WELL FIXED
WITH VET PLAYERS
Van Bibber Is BoiIermakerS'
Greatest LosS-WiIdCats
Are Hard Hit.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

Another week and 10
v Western Conference foot
ball coaches will regret
fully say farewell to veterans
who have served three seasons on
the collegiate gridiron and make
their exit as the curtain rolls
down on the final scenes of the
1880 Big Ten campaign. AS the
coaches say adieu with the one
hand, the other will be busy
checking the crop of sophomores
who have won the first rowels on
the spurs of stardom and will re-
turn next season to fill the spac-
ious shoes of the departed seniors.
The sophomore foot ball crop has
been plentiful within the boundaries
Of the Big Ten and as the season
travels into the twilight zone there
scarcely is coach who cannot point to
four, five or six huskies who will be the
bulwarks of his 1881 team.
Purdue Is Blessed.
Purdue is perhaps the most fortunate
Of all Big Ten teams. 1t has had
successful season. marked by only one
defeat and will be able to place an al
most entirely veteran team on the field
in 1881. The passing of George Van
Bibber, gigantic and polished tackle,
constitutes Purdue's greatest loss. OF
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the old gold of the Boilermakers,
White, Pope Purvis, Riske and Yune-
vich are juniors, while Kissell, Horst
man and Keegan are among the
sophomores. Paul Moss, the brilliant
end, is only sophomore and there are
enough other linemen remaining to
form the nucleus for strong forward
wall next year.
Noble KiSer has seen enough promis-
ing line material on the freshman team
to satisfy his needs and is worrying not
SO much about 1881 as the one-point
defeat his young men received from
Michigan.
Northwestern, another of the front
runners in the conference will be hard
hit by the passing of seniors. The
wildcats lost Capt Henry Bruder, Lee
Hanley and Bill Griffin from the back
field, and Baker, Oliphant, Woodwork
and Clarke from the line. Dick Han
ley may strive for years before he will
ind another pair Of wingmen like
Baker and Oliphant and he's looking
forward to some lean Saturdays in 1881.
Among the Purple sophomores are
Pug Rentner. Reb Russell and Bill
Leach In the backfleld, and Dick Fencl
and George Dilley on the line, but
they win not quite balance the loss OF
the seven seniors.
Badgers Plentiful
Michigan Is in the middle class, for
while the wolverines viii miss Capt.
jim Simrall, Jack Wheeler, Stanley ii.
Ozer, Leo Draveling and some Of the
others who pass along, they will have
some excellent material for star dust in
Harry Newman, who viii have inn
proved through this seasons experience,
Jack De Baker and Tesmer.
Although wisconsin loses a number
of the PLAYERS Glen Thistlethwaite Will
not be greatly worried. for the Badger
SQUAD is large and contains SUFFICIENT
number Of sophomores and juniors to
keen the Cardinal eleven in the front
ranks next year. The departing
Badger stars include Gantebein and
casey at ends, Lubratovich, the great
fackie. and halsby and Behr from the
backfield But the development OF
Buckets" Goldenberg, John Schneider
and Francis MCGUIRE viii balance the
loss in the backf1eld. and Wisconsin
seldom lacks for linesmen.
The improvement of Jack Manders,
Clint Riebeth and MacDougai in the
Minnesota backfleld will permit Fritz
Crisler to view the passing of Win
Brockmeyer with few tears, and the
great play of Wells at tackle viii make
up for the loss Of Berry.
Ohio Loses Stars.
Ohio does not lose many, but part
ing with men like Wesley Fesler, Dick
Larkins and Sam Selby from the line
and Bob Horn out of the backfield viii
give Sam Willaman a wrench. Fesler
viii pass out as one Of the greatest
of al Ohio foot ball stars and rank
along with Harley, Stinchcomb and
Huffman among Buckeye followers.
Ohio has found some fine sophomore
backs in Lew Hincfman, Bill Carroll
and Warner and splendid guard III Bill
Wingert. But, despite their develop
ment, Williaman still will miss the ever
alert Fesler
Illinois finishes with Capt. Olaf Rob-
inson, Schumacher, Stan Bodman and
Hills and has only Gilberry and Hunter
Russell as the wheat from the crop Of
sophomores Bob zuppke found awaiting
him in September.
Indiana found two fine players in
SaluSki. a halfback, and Dickey, an
end. to Offset the departure OF Ross
Hughes, Brlbaker and a number of
other seniors. Neither Iowa nor Chi
cago found any one likely to cheer
THAR Tho ffryrz