Evening star., 1932-10-15
OHIO STATE LIKELY
TO TEST MICHIGAN
Northwestern Favored Over
IIIinois-Purdue, Indiana
Loom ViCtOrS.
BY DIR. c. w. SPEARS,
Head Foot Ball Coach, University OF
Wisconsin.

pant in the most impor-
tant game, from standpoint ol
rivalry and interest, in the Mid
west this week end.
Michigan tangles with its ole
rival in a game on which ONO
State is usually willing to stake
it's season to win. Last year, ONO
State, through the brilliant per-
formance of the sophomore back
Cramer, emerged the victor. Thls
year it is, maybe, different story
Michigan has a strong enough line
as shown in the Northwestern game, to
stop a double wing back otfense, and
there IS nothing amiSS with is own
q offense. 1t looks as if Michigan, against
almost any kind of opposition, Is going
to score at least two touchdowns. Also
it is quite an offensive problem for any
team to go out and score mere than
II points on Michigan.
Cramer is the main part Of the Ohio
offense. Last year. he was unknown
up to the Michigan game; this year his
prowess is we'll known. Michigan
should stop Cramer, as it eXcels ONO
in kicking and in general all-around
IL. i
struggle although l believe Michigan
will win by a narrow, but safe margin
THE Illinois northwestern game, IN
spite of the fact that Northwestern
was beaten last week, will be
great attraction. zup, as yet, has not
marshaled his strength in any one par
ticular war front and today's eXhlbl-
ton will see his teams full strength
and in the best possible combination
fer Northwestern.
A lot depends upon the psychology
surrounding the Illinois team this year;
If Illinois gets off on the right loot ana
makes no disastrous mistakes ana mas
no unfortunate breaks the frSt nan:
look for it to give Northwestern quite
q battle. i'll. -.
II does not look as if illinois, with It's
nresent assets. can beat Northwestern:
However. 1 believe Zup has enough OF
a team, if it gets a good first half under
its belt. to make it awfully tough Ior
Northwestern. I look for close game
with Northwestern the favorlte.
The Purdue wisconsin game IS proo-
abIv next in interest in the western
section Purdue, one of the leading
contenders for the title along with
Michigan. has been picked as the OUT
standing favorite. Two OF the leaonls
contenders. namely Minnesota ana
Northwestern, while they are not en-
tirelv out of the race, have both SUI
fered defeat and Ohio State, the ilitn'
already has suffered tie with inolala =. l.
This leaves Michigan ana Puroue III I"
very favorable spot. ~
purdue looked great against Mime
sofa last week and did not seem to nave
q weak spot on its team. The team hao
a great deal of poise. The players re-
tained their composure very well IN tne
furry of forward passes which Mlnne-
sofa hurled at them the second nan
The fact that it was able to repuise
Manders on the 1-yard line dlsproVes
anv theory that the center OF the FUR
due line would be weak this year AS
matter of fact the Purdue line bottled
up Manders all afternoon.
Purdue's veterans and their extreme
speed in the backfleld probably Will prove
too much for Wisconsin. Wisconsin III
its initial conference start against Iowa
looked Just average. The team does not
have the kicking that Purdue has, nor
the general all-around speed, nor does it
begin to have the passing game thal
Purdue boasts. =.
Wisconsin has the same chance as
eny other team in the conference.
where there is not enough margin OF
difference between the teams to prevent
the underdog, if few breaks come lts
wav. from getting within striking DIS
tance of the strongest. Wisconsin mas
an outside chance with Purdue and that
is all. Purdue should win by two
touchdoWns.
INDIANA IOWA is the fourth game
i that will affect conference standing
Indiana has been an underrated
team in advance season dope. Boastlng
of one of the largest, most powerful
lines in the conference, good bucklng,
one or two extremely fast backs ana
good kicking, Indiana Is liable to go
long way this season. Iowa, while the
team measures up to conference stand
ards in size, has too many sophomores
at this stage of the game. 1owas KICK
;ng is Just average, as Is its passing.
Indiana should win by two touchdoWns.
The Minnesota Nebraska game brings
together two old rivals from the stand
point of location as we'll as leadership
in their Minnesota, the great
school of the Middle Northwest, and
Nebraska. a school of the outlying ter
ritory of the Middle West. Both
schools draw from large territories and
much the same type of rugged, raw
bcned material.
This is going to be hard game, al
though I don't believe Bibles team
plavs as much of the old driving hard
hitting attack that the earlier Nebraska
teams did. It plays more of the double
wing back, more of the deceptive and
forward passing threat than the earlier
Nebraska teams. However, his team
will be rugged in defense.
Minnesota, while it did not look great
against Purdue, looked a team with
great potential strength. I look for
Minnesota to lick Nebraska by close
margin in well fought contest.
Chicago takes on a breather against
Knox and should win at will.
Another outstanding game in this
section and of interest to many follow
ers will be the Detroit-Holy Cross game.
Gus Dorais at Detroit has better team
this year than last and Holy Cross
does not look to be as strong as last
year or the year before. I believe De-
troit will take Holy Cross.
Notre Dame plays Drake in another
game that will not extend it.
Iowa State-Kansas game will be in
teresting, since Kansas has just made
q change in the coaching staff at the
start of the season, relieving Bill Hargis
OF the coaching duties and placing one
of Kansas favorite sons, Adrian Lind
say, former head coach at the Uni
versity of Oklahoma, in the drivers
seat.
One week will be far too little for
Ad to do much with the Kansas team.
However, the Kansas team under Lind
say will improve tremendously and
probably will cause some upsets near
the end of the season. I look for a
close game, with Iowa State nosing
Kansas out.
TN the Kansas Aggies-Missouri game
i Bo McMillan's team should have no
trouble taking Missouri. Missouri
was badly beaten by Texas last week
whether the tackles were in close
or out.
The Marquette Boston game brings
together two of the leading Catholic
schools in what should be very hard
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