The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-11-14
BADGER AND GOPHER
COACHES, HOWEVER,
TO CONCEDE NOTHING
Thoroughly Acquainted With the
Wolverine Style, Weiman
Aids Minnesota
BROWN JUG IN BALANCE
Wisconsin Expected to Run Into
Wildcat at Peak of Lat
ter's Power
Brown JUG IN BALANCE

Chicago, Nov. 14.-(P}-No matter
what happens on Western Conference
gridirons tomorrow. the Big Ten foot
ball championship situation will be
pretty we'll settled by nightfall.
Northwestern and Michigan are on
the verge wilmington tying for-the
1880 title, with Purdue, the defending
champion. looming up in the back
ground. Northwestern closes its con-
ference season tomorrow, meeting
Wisconsin at Evanston in the annual
homecoming game, with a capacity
crowd of nearly $4,000 assured.
If the Wildcats wallop the Badgers,
while Michigan should triumph owe
Minnesota, the race will end in a tie,
as the Wolverines have only Chicago
to play a week hence. Nobody doubts
Michigan's ability to conquer the
Maroons, who have not won a major
test this season.
Rentner Will Be Out
Northwestern will take the field
without Pug Rentner. fullback and
forward passing star. who will be out
of the game for the balance of the
season, with no possibility of engag-
ing in the season final against Notre
Dame. Rentner injured his arm
playing against Minnesota two weeks
ago and Coach Hanley decided to
keep him on the sidelines rather than
risk permanent injury to the sopho-
nor star.
The benevolent order Of curbstone
coaches made Northwestern a favorite
to lick the Badgers. The suspicion
prevails that the Wildcats haven't yet
really reached the top of their game
and Wisconsin is liable to get the
full blast of this restrained power.
Minnesota. looming up as the last
obstacle in Michigan's path to the
title, or at least a share of it. is pre-
pairing for an upset-that is, to upset
the Wolverines. At least, Coach Har-
ry Kipke has grave fears the thun-
derirg herd from the north may do
the unexpected. Minnesota is out of
the championship. but the team has
had the benefit of the teaching Of
Tad Wieman who two years ago
coached Michigan. Wieman knows
Michigan's system Of offerse and the
individual players and like Thlstleth-
waite at Wisconsin, intends to wreck
Michigan's championship aspirations
II possible.
Brown Jug Polished
In meeting Minnesota the VOL
verines undoubtedly will face the best
line they have seen this year. Indi-
cations today were IS, 900 would watch
the struggle at Ann Arbor. The Lit
tie Brown jug" symbolic of the rivalry
between Michigan and Minnesota
since 1895 has been polished prepara-
tory for its possible transfer to Min
neapolis.
Purdue, with only a point after
touchdown defeat marring its record,
will be engaging Butler at Lafayette,
hoping that two upsets may occur to-
morrow, resulting in the defeat of the
two leaders. In that event, Purdue
could claim the title on a percentage
basis, although beaten by Michigan.
Chicago and Illinois will play at
Stage field in a game which will take
either out of the cellar. Neither has
Won a conference conflict this season.
Ohio State and Iowa will engage out
side competition. with the Buckeyes.
developing power with each game,
meeting Pittsburgh at Columbus, and
Penn State will come to the land of
the tall corn to test its strength
against Iowa.
Notre Dame will meet the stubborn
Drake Bulldogs, the boys who gave
the Irish n of their bitterest strug-
giles of the 1929 season.