Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-27
WOLVERINES MUST
BANK ON NEWMAN
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Best Tosser Since Friedman
Gives His Team Only
Scoring Punch.
BY BOB zUPPKE,

Michigan Is likely to win
~ the Big Ten championship,
or at least get tie for the
title, because the Wolverines, in
Harry Newman, have the best
passer seen in the West since the
DAYS of Benny Friedman.
Although defeating Illinois, 1877,
Michigan had no scoring punch
except Newman's passing, which
turned the tide Of a close game.
/, The Illinois secondary defense was
weak against his passes; still
Newman will worry the best in
any game he plays.
He is exceptionally accurate and can
throw probably farther than any other
player in the Big Ten. If coach has
no long passer on his squad he cannot
practice his men against the long ones.
Newman. should say, is more
powerful passer than Rentner Of North
western; that is. he has more steam and
strength in his throws. He Is not
top-notch, all-around player, but his
passing talent Is great asset.
Kipke Good Coach.
have seen better Michigan teams
than the present one, but Harry kipke
has done good job in making the best
of his material. He has an aggressive
outfit that can absorb lot of punish
ment and Is alert after fumbleS. The
backs and ends are fast down the field
under Newman's throws.
Illinois had improved mechanically
and smeared the Michigan running at
tack, but our bows still lacked game
sense. We had our chances to win, but
they went glimmering with hobbies at
critical times.
Wisconsin would have tied Purdue by
making the try for point after touch
down, but Purdue had more scoring OPP
portunities and deserved to win. The
Wisconsin defense against passes was
bad. Against passing it is fatal If your
backs permit the receivers to get be-
hind them, and this is what happened
to Wisconsin and Illinois. Twice Moss.
Purdue's end, got behind the Badgers
secondary line and muffed passes which
were sure touchdowns.
Outstanding Teams.
The fact that Wisconsin defeated
Pennsylvania, 27--0. gives q slant on
vision Of the Big Ten. Northwestern,
Michigan, Purdue and Wisconsin are
certainly among the outstanding teams
Of the country.
The conference race may be knotted
at the finish, and Purdue and Wiscon-
sin, although each has been defeated,
viii be buoyed by this prospect. Wis
consin has q big, powerful team, and II
Coach Thistlethwaite can bolster his
pass defense the Badgers may take
Northwestern later on.
Purdue Is unquestionably strong.
Coach Kiser has good backs, notably
Risk, and q good receiver In Moss. Full
back Yunewich played briefly against
Purdue and seemed at enough, the Cos
sip at Lafayette being that Horstman
Is good enough to displace this veteran
Of the -Four Riveters." Purdue has q
splendid chance to win its remaining
games against Illinois. Chicago and In
diana. :
The performances of the Notre Dame
backs as the Irish overwhelmed Pitt
convinces me that as q group they are
the greatest ball carriers In the coun-
try. One critic, in whose judgment ]
have faith, does not think the Irish
line can possibly be Is good Is last sea-
son, but 1t must be strong when in the
first scrimmage Schwartz can get loose
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can be seen that Rockne "a making the
most Of his fine material and doing
one Of the best coaching jobs Of his
career
mississippi held Chicago to q score
less tie. the Maroons looking somewhat
worse than expected. Indiana, another
Big Ten weak sister this year. Was easy
for Southern Methodist, which sur
prised every one.
Kansas and Oklahoma still lead the
Big Six with two victories each. Kan
sas, without the services of Jim Bausch.
defeated Iowa State decisively enough,
but the Jayhawkers did not show the
class expected Oklahoma gave the
Kansas Aggies their second defeat.
Nebraska and Missouri both won non.
conference games. Nebraska ran up Q
big score on Montana State, but usually
these top-heavy totals do not mean q
great deal.
Missouri nosed out Drake by q point
IN winning its FIRST victory, but the
Tigers have q hard road ahead Of them
when their big schedule opens against
Kansas Aggies this week.
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