Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-10
POTENTIAL CHAMPS
FACE STRONG FOES
Games Tomorrow Will Offer
Opportunity to Compare
Big Ten Rivals.
BY ROBERT C. ZUPPKE,
University Of Illinois Foot Ball
Coach.

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Coach.
TIME most interesting foot ball
games in the big 10 this
/ week end seem to be
Northwestern Ohio State
and Purdue-M Michigan, because
they will shed q lot Of light on the
ability of the two teams popularity
supposed to have the greatest po-
tential strength in the conference
Northwestern and Purdue.
Northwestern against Tulane showed
a rnod defensive line and hard-run-
ming backs, headed by Hank Bruder,
unquestionably q cracking good ALL
around back. Bruder has been the VIC
tim of an injury jinx for two years,
and everybody hopes he Will get his
full chance this time.
points last week, wearing down the
Hoosiers In the last period. This score
looks more impressive than the facts
Justify, / fear, for Indiana Is probably
much weaker than usual. Northwestern
Is superior both In line and backfield
and should win, although the Buckeyes
may make 1t real contest.
Has Veteran Line.
Purdue has lost Harmeson and
WEIGH, good backs. and Sleight. good
tackle. but has . veteran line from
end to end Yunewich. who scored three
ten minutes last year In that sensa-
tional 30-16 Purdue triumph, and
White, are backfield veterans.
Michigan's line viii put up stub
born defense, and the Wolverines will
probably outkick the champions. It was
a hard blow to Coach Kipke to lose
Hewitt, veteran who was always play
ing foot bali Purdue will have bet
ter running attack and, in my opinion.
will cop, but 1t won't be a runaway
game like last years, and shall not
dope.
They tell me Pop Warner has another
big and powerful eleven at Stanford,
which puts Coach Herb Crisler on q
tough spot at Minnesota. Crisler Is In
stalling a new system, and Is unfor-
tunate in having such strong opposition
SO early. Minnesota loked bad against
Vanderbilt, but played wild foot ball,
passing in its own territory and pre-
senting scores to the Southerners. If the
Gophers keep their morale Crisler will
work things out eventually, but this
week Stanford will be more agile, more
polished and more experienced.
Wisconsin on paper outclasses Chi
cago. 1t Is hard to rate Wisconsin just
now, but the Badger line is probably
much stronger than Chicago's. Coach
Stagg has the best backfield material
in several years, but without O strong
line he must pin all his hopes to the
forward pass.
Oklahoma Aggies, who defeated Iowa
last last week ,s travel TO Indiana and are
their collection. The Aggies won from
Iowa because they were better passers,
and skill In the air may decide this
one.
Centenary, the Shreveport, La, team
which played a tie with Texas last
wsek, Is likely to extend Iowa to the
limit, but Coach Ingwersen probably
has accomplished good deal this week
In correcting the faults exposed when
his Hawkeyes lost to the Oklahoma
Aggies.
Butler, which comes to Illinois, lost
close game to Don Pedens Ohio UNI
versity Buckeye Conference champions
last week, and has enough weight, speed
and experience to hustle our green
youngsters.
The ability of the Notre Dame backs
to score from q distance, and good in
reference and blocking, probably will
defeat the Navy. The team that wins
is the one whose players run the harder
and tackle better. and the Irish are
likely to be that team this week.
The feature game in the big six will
be played at Norman, Okla, between
Oklahoma and Nebraska. Last year
these teams tied. Nebraska last week
had the stuff to repulse the Texas
Aggies, always q strong contender in
the Southwest Conferences, while Okla
hona ran UP big score on New Mex
leo. am inclined to give Nebraska q
shade. but anything may happen.
Missouri, binding its wounds from O
licking by Colorado, meets st. Louis on
the st. Louis field and should win, al
though the going may be dinicult.
tcopyrisht' 1880, By North American News