Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-02
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Win Saturday Would Leave
Northwestern Firmly in
Big Ten Saddle.
ny WILLIAM wEEKEs.
Annotated press eports Writer


~H CAGO,s November 2.--Ii
Northwestcrn's march 10
~ an undisputed Western
Conference Is TO be stopped,
h looks as though Minnesota
would have to do 1t Saturday.
The Wildcats from the shore Of
Lake Michigan have beaten two
Big Ten opponents. Ohio State
and Illinois. After Minnesota
they must meet Indiana and
iowa, neither OF which has done
anything TO indicate they can
cause Northwestern any more
than a minimum Of dif1culty. So,
It apparently is up TO Minnesota.
They will meet Saturday in Dyche
Stadium, Northwestern's home park,
and a capacity attendance OF around
so 900 will be present 70 watch the two
remaining undefeated elevens OF the
league in what shapes up as the cham
pionship clash OF the campaign.
Two others strictly Big Ten offerings
are on the schedule, while the other
non-conference opponents. Wisconsin
will 90 TO Champaign. 10 meet Illinois
well mauled eleven, and Indiana's Hoo
siers will tackle Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Amos Anlonzo Stages Chicago team
will entertain Arkansas, Ohio State
will be host to the United States Naval
Academy eleven. and Iowa will meet
Nebraska's Cornhuskers at Lincoln,
Nebr Notre Dame will have Penn
sylyanias undefeated eleven as its OPP
ponent In the new brick stadium at
South Bend.
NORTHWESTERN won Is second
IN Big Ten game Of the campaign at
the expense OF the most forlorn
team Illinois has had in many, many
years. The Wildcats. featuring &C.
yard touchdown canter by Pug Renther,
and an e0-yard dash for another score
by George Potter, piled up rs points on
the Illini In the first period, and were
content to coast thereafter
Minnesota kept Its record clean in
thrilling l4-to-0 triumph over Wiscon-
sin. The defeat virtually Blasted Wis
consin's title hopss and left the Gophess
as Northwestern's big threat. Minnesota
outplayed Wisconsin throughout the
nrst half, when both touchSownS were
scored, and had enough left to turn
back q sensationally desperate passing
barrage by the Badgers in the last
two periods
PURDUE conquered Chicago, but not
4 in the style planned. The Boiler
makers came TO Stag Field looking
for a lot of points, but were glad to
get away with a 14-to-6 decision. The
Maroons, shy of man power and
further weakened by successive beat
ings, fought a surprisingly effective bat
lie and led by 10 0 at half time. How
ever. the lack Of reserves and Purdue's
ample requirements, proved too much
for Old Man Stages boys.
Ohio State eliminated Indiana from
consideration only after a red-hot ar
gument. However, Carl Cramer, the
Buckeyes sensational sophomore quar-
terback, broke loose for two touchdowns
which were Just enough for q l3-to-6
victory. The day was q big success for
Iowa. which scored It's first points of
the season as well as It's initial victory,
In defeating George Washington Uni
versity Of Washington, d. c., z to o.
Michigan and Notre Dame. the major
Midwestern teams playing in the East.
each turned In satisfying victories. The
Irish whipped Carnegie Tech, 10 to O,
and the wolverines defeated Princeton,
II 10 Q.