The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-09-27
NORTHWESTERN
team STRONG
Threatens to Win Back
the Conference Cham
pionship This Year
Bv GEORGE KIRKSEY

EVANSTON. Ind. Sept. 27.-
tUP).-NOrthweStern, power
in the Big Ten football in 1880
and 1881, out a comparatively
weak sister last year, threatens
to win back it's place in the sun
this season with team that has
championship possibilities.
The Wildcats will be a young,
ambitious combination, and their
final ranking will depend on
whether they start clicking in
October. If they enter NOvem-
her unbeaten. Northwestern may
never be headed
IL don't expect Northwestern
to win or tie for the Big Ten
title" said Coach Dick Hanley.
'I'm afraid our material IS too
young and inexperienced 70 go
through our tough schedule, but
we'll have a team that will I'M
prove as the season progresses.
Barring injuries. we'll make
better showing than last year
But while Hanley is telling you
his players are too green. you
can glance over MS shoulder and
spy one Of the finest looking
squads Of players in the country
at work on the practice field for
the opening game against Iowa
against Iowa next Saturday at
Soldier field.
They NAV be green. and they
may be beaten. but every foot
ball team that beats Northwest
ern will have to 90 through so
minutes of misery to do it. The
team that takes Northwestern for
a set-up will get the surprise of
its life, and that includes NOtre
Dame. Michigan and Stanford.
Northwestern has lost Pug
Rentner, a great player in 1881
but a handicap to the team last
year. Possibly Rentner's failure
last year has caused Hanley to
build his offenSe this season
around a combination of players,
rather than one star.
The backfield will be built
ground Ollie Olson, one of the
cOuntry'S best punters. and
Jack Sullivan. a halfback who
can make anybody'S team. The
other two starting backs will be
Roy Auguston, a made over full
back, at quarterback. and Wally
Cruise, a sophomore halfback
and left-handed passer who looks
like money in the bank
Five other backs who will
round out what promises to be
one Of the Big Tens best back
field combinations are Harry
Leeper, Bill I.enhardt and Walt
Stanul, halfbacks, and Chilly SUIT
ton and Hugh Duvall, fullbacks.
Sutton is going to make Olson
step to hold his fullback Job.
The line will be a mixture of
veterans and youngsters. The
three regulars from last year
who are sure of places are Eggs
Manske, end, Bill Riley, 22O-
pound tackle, and Al HAWAI-,
toughest guard in the Big Ten.
HAWAI- has an injured shoulder
and will be out of the Iowa
game but will be ready to start
ripping against Stanford October
ii.
Chuck Hajek, l95-pound sopho-
more, has won the center job by
himself. Ed Whalen, reserve last
year, and Paul TangOra, sopho-
more, probably will divide the
other guard position. John Heuss.
letter man, and Walter Kopecky,
195-pound sophomore who prom
ises to be a star, are battling for
the other tackle post. Manske's
running mates at end will be
Kostbade. JenS and Thomas, let
termen last year, and two great
sOphomores, Vern Anderson and
Jimmy Berg. That group gives
Northwestern perhaps the best
set of ends in the Big Ten.
Northwestern has one of the
toughest schedules in history,
playing Iowa, Stanford, Indiana,
Ohio State, Minnesota. Illinois,
Notre Dame and Michigan in or
der. If the Wildcats beat Ohio
State, their only game away
from home, the Northwestern
Michigan game, the seasons
windup, NAV decide the western
conference title g