The Washington times., 1931-10-17
SCOUT TELLS
. Of TILT WITH
PURPLE
BY BOB ZUPPKE,

western and Notre Dame had to
play their scoreless tie in the
mud, but don't forget that when
II rains, it rains on both teams,
$3.50. Mud and rain are a good
defense but not all defense is
rain and mud.
I was one of the few, If there
were any others, who thought
Northwestern would win from
the Irish and came out with this
guess. OF course, it is idle to
speculate on what might have
happened on a dry field and
considering the conditions, the
deadlock was not an inappro.
pirate result. The breaks, caused
by the rain, were practically
even.
However, our Illinois scout at
the game reports that Northwest
ern looked the better team, of.
fensively and defensively. In
his opinion the Northwestern line
was better and so was the back.
field. Northwestern has a fine
backfield combination.
In q tight game on q wet day
the smart team lets the other
fellow splash about and slip in
the mud with the ball. Better
generalShip in the third period
probably would have won for
Northwestern. With the wind
in his favor, the Northwestern
quarterback should have punted
more.
Notre Dame is probably not as
good as last year, but don't under.
estimate the Irish who have come
through undefeated in what more
than likely is the toughest game
on their schedule.
Purdue Has Backs
II you want to see fine.looking
group Of backs, go over to Purdue.
Purdue has O large squad Of eX.
perienced players, with a good
line, but these big, fast, strapping
backs make the team. Hecker,
their sophomore back from
Texas, is good.
Most persons seem to think
Illinois did well to hold Purdue
to one touchdown. The Illinois
team was probably the most inex.
perienced ever to represent a Big
Ten school, for there are eight
sophomores. Our linemen did
well enough, but our backs were
too slow.
Purdue used q double-Spinner
play effectively. The Boiler.
makers have q great chance to
90 through undefeated.
Vanderbilt's win over Ohio
State was not a surprise, as the
CommodoreS were understood to
be strong. Poor generalship, such
as passing on the fourth down, is
what Ohio State blames, but
Vandy started off with a smash
while the Buckeyes could not get
under way until the second half.
Game Reveals Flaws
Alabama Poly tied Wisconsin
but the experience was worth it
to Coach Thistlethwaite as this
tight game told him what he
should know about the ability of
his players. The team from Au.
burn was stronger than expected
while Wisconsin did not look as
good as expected.
Michigan is much stronger than
it looked against Chicago. Jack
HeSton, son Of the famous Bill,
is a hard-running back, and Fay
is another promising sophomore.
Newman'S passes decided the
game. Chicago fought hard but
the case was hopeless.
Minnesota seems to have
played better against Stanford
than the two touchdown score
indicates. Stanford had the
speed advantage, and that is a
big one. Minnesota may come
along somewhat better than ex-
pected, especially since its hard
est Big Ten foes are met at the
end Of the season.
Iowa took a worse licking from
Texas A. and M. than I expected
but the intense heat wilted the
HawkeyeS. Burt Ingwersen hasn't
any material at Iowa City this
year, that's all.
Nebraska looks pretty good in
the Big Six just now by its defeat
Of Oklahoma. Our scout at the
NebraSka-N Northwestern game was
impressed by Sauer, Nebraska's
sophomore back, and I notice he
delivered against Oklahoma.
Not So Good
Kansas, last years champions,
did not look strong although they
defeated Millikin by 80 points.
Millikin. a good team in its class,
should not be able to hold Kansas
as well as it did, If the Lawrence
boys aspire to another champion
ship.
Kansas AggieS were expected to
take Missouri which is apparently
in for another bad year. The Ag"
gies may be the team that Ne.
braSka must beat for the Missouri
Vallen honors.
Copyright. John F. Ollie Coz