Evening star., 1936-01-20
MAROON WILL CUT
TO4B|G TEN FOES
Seven-Game Schedule, With
an Eastern Team Listed,
to Start in '38.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.


- HICAGO. January 20.-Univer-
sity of Chicago. which always
has regarded itself as the Ivy
~ College of the Western Con-
ference is going to have considerable
eridiron trafic with the Ivy colleges
of the East during the next few years.
Starting in 1888. the Maroons will
limit their foot ball schedule to seven
games instead of the eight permitted
by the Western Conference. Purdue.
which has been an annual rival OF
Chicago for more than 40 years, will
be dropped from the schedule and 50
will Indiana. Conference foot ball
rivalries will be confined to Illinois,
Ohio State. Michigan and Wisconsin.
Illinois, of course. is the 'Maroons
traditional rival, since the break with
Northwestern some years ago, and the
series with Michigan started back IN
the early days of the Big Ten when
Amos Stagg and Fielding Yost were
the outstanding coaches of the Mid
die West. Wisconsin also is an old
foe of the Maroons and has the ad-
vantage of being a nearby neighbor.
Ohio State keeps place on the Chi
caEo schedule because the Buckeyes
play an open style of game not likely
to cripple the Maroons' limited man
power.
International Tilt Planned.
nm U,vIpNycu ono other ms jor pamp
the Maroons will play an inter-
sectional contest each year. Prince
ton is on the Chicago calendar for
1897 and then comes two-game series
with Harvard After that there may
be some games with Yale or more with
Harvard and the Tigers.
Chicago likes games with the Big
Three teams since 1t furnishes a
swanky occasion for the midway and
the Maroons believe they can meet
at least Yale and Harvard on even
terms.
The Maroons' seven-game chart
will be completed with two practice
games. usually played against some
Of the minor colleges nearby Chicago.
Chicago cannot hope to win many
claims to a conference championship
with a four-gam schedule. but the
Maroons apparently have little hope
of ever being strong enough again to
top the Big Ten. The Maroons must
draw their foot ball talent from total
Of 1000 men. and when the percent
age of those who do not play the game
for one reason or another is considered,
Chicago shows up with less material
than any member of the conference.
Outlook Good This Year.
THE MAROONS hope for an inn
proved team this year, when the
routine schedule of five conference
games, an intersectional with VAN
derbilt and two practice tilts will be
played. Clark Shaughnessy will have
the best sophomore material to adorn
the Midway in several years and
among the newcomers are 10 out
standing backs. For future reference
,jot down the name of Morton Good
stein, 205-pound fullback and also
that of Harvey Lawson, welterweight
back who can kick and pass from both
the right and left side.
Purdue will not suffer from being
dropped from the Maroons schedule, as
the Boilermakers will be picked up
by Ohio State. and. while the Buck
eyes will offer tougher opposition than
the Maroons, the gate receipts will be
greater: an item which will compen-
safe for any shortage of touchdowns.
Clark Shaughnessy has established
himself solidly on the midway and
when the Maroons begin their seven
game schedule and high rating in the
conference no longer is a matter Of
vital importance. the old Gopher star
will have fewer worries than most of
his nrOfesSion