The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16
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BY BOB ZUPPKE,
Illinois u. Football Coach

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Coach Stagg well when his Chi
cago team plays Yale at Chicago
tomorrow, but the odds are
against q Chicago victory. It is
unfortunate that Mr.. Stages
fortieth season as q coach at
Chicago finds him with q weak
team as he sends it against his
alma mater.
This Is the first time a Yale
team has ever played in the mid
die west. The Eli team visited
Athens, Ga, to play Georgia in
1929.
Yale's great contribution to
football is well known and Mr..
Stagg has had many great teams
at Chicago. Today, however, the
chief interest in the International
meeting is its historical phase.
Yale look bad against Georgia
= last week and Chicago was weak
against Michigan. The 1877 score
makes Chicago look better than
I fear the Maroons really are.
Yale should have o much bet -.
ter kicking game than Chicago,
and Able Booth should be the
best back on the field. Chi
Cages hope will be the "flanker"
pass, but you can't win bali
games without more man power
than Mr.. Stage has available.
My guess is Yale but I hope I
am wrong, not that we are not
chivalrous to our Eastern friends
but because it would be fitting
for Mr.. Stages boys to win this
game for him.
Other Important Games
The most important Big Ten
games are Wisconsin, Purdue and
Michigan-Ohio State.
wisconsin must cover Moss, a
cracking good pass receiver, and
stop these hard-running Purdue
backs. Purdue will have more
man power for the Boilermakers
can put a strong second team in
the field.
Michigan is a much stronger
team than the score against
Chicago indicated. Newman's &C.
curate passing is likely to turn
the tide in any close contest. The
Michigan line should be able to
stop Ohio States offense for the
Buckeye backs appear only to be
average. 1t looks like Michigan
to me.
Indiana, defeated by NOtre
Dame handily, plays its first
conference game against Iowa
and with the advantage Of q
rest last Saturday while Iowa
was taking q drubbing from
the Texas AggieS, should be in
better condition. Indiana should
win this one but it may be a
close one.
Northwestern will not have any
trouble with University of Califor-
MIA at Los Angeles which comes
to Evanston. There is some con-
fusion regarding the identity of
this coast team. It is what was
formerly known as the southern
branch" of the University of Cali.
fornia and. is coached by Bill
Spaulding, formerly coach of Min
nesota.
Gives Edge to Army
I think Army. has an edge over
Harvard and should win although
this is the kind of game in which
anything may happen. The game
Is to be played at West Point
which in itself is some advantage.
Dartmouth came out of the
Holy Cross game with injuries to
some important linemen but, at
that, guess them to take Column
bia.
New York U. should not be
extended to best Rutgers. Cor
nell is a mystery team on &C.
count Of the weakness Of its Op-
pOnentS so far, but at that
Ithaca Is probably strong
enough to repulSe Princeton.
There should be lot of thrills |
in the Fordham-Holy Cross CON-
bat which may turn on a hair, al
though I guess Fordham. |
Florida comes to Syracuse with |
a victory over North Carolina
State and a tie with North Caro- |
lima. This is hard game to fig
ure but Syracuse has the edge.
Copyright. John F. Ollie Coz