Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-02
Ace HaIfback, Spirit
Of Team Aided by
New Conditions
Syracuse to Test Both
Saturday.; Purdue Aims
To Stop Ohio State
BY TOM SILER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated Press Sports WrltSr.
EVANSTON, ILL.,, Oct. 2.-William
John de Correvont all but has been
ignored by footballs drum-beaters
this season and no one is more
pleased about this than De Core
won't himself.
A year ago the tow-headed half
back was riding the creast Of a ire
mendous publicity wave, carrying
the Northwestern eleven along with
him to mythical heights. You
know the result Charitably speak
ing, Northwestern and Sophomore
De Correvont were something less
than sensational A number of
unfortunate circumstances, includ-
ing team dissension, wrecked an
abundantly talented squad.
Bill at Last Appears Ready.
Now the Wildcats are short of
those bulky, seasoned linemen who
studded the squad in 1899, but are
long on real battling spirit and the
desire to show up the experts who
listed them below at least four other
Big Ten elevens.
De Correvont appears ready at
last to cut the swath in college
circles that he did as Chicago
high school boy three years ago.
None of the prophets, probing
rosters for the seasons potential
stars, gave him a tumble after the
1899 performance De Correvont
was passed up entirely In favor Of
such ranking heroes as Tom Har-
mon. Michigan: Don Scott, Ohio
State: George Franck. Minnesota.
and John Kimbrough, Texas A.
and NJ
Two weeks ago no one seemed to
know whether Bill would play much
this season. On July % he UNDER
went an appendectomy. but has
bounced back rapidly. He row
weighs 1874 pounds and is ready for
a full genes workout,
IN Great SnaDe. sSiN SAYS.
IT never was in as GOOD shane as
I am right now he said Yesterday.
Were all set out here this year to
have some fun. The situe ton is
much better than a year ago and
I'm sure our team is ready to go.
I know I am.
I'VE don't mind being rated way
down there. We have a marvellous
spirit this season and everybody is
working hard"
The Wildcats try the comeback
road Saturday at Syracuse. alma
mater of Head Coach Lynn Waldorf.
who hasn't been back to the old
school since he graduated in 1924
Tom Brock. kid brother of Charles.
former Nebraska great. is a soph-
omore center candidate at Notre
Dame. But he'll be out of the
College of Pacific opener Saturday
with injuries. Michigan will have
to watch Michigan States Wyman
Davis Saturday. lad tabled as the
successor to John Pingel. Meanwhile,
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Purdue Has Fine Record.
In the last II years Purdue has
won SO and lost Is conference
games. Ohio State, foe Of the Boil
ermakers Saturday has won Al and
lost IA, giving both the top per-
centage in the league over this
span. Saturdays winner will take
the lead. Harry Stuhldreher has
moved Ray Kreick, Junior, up to
the end spot vacated when Al Lo-
REM was declared ineligible George
Paskvan will captain the Badgers
in their opener with Marquette.
Minnesota will go after its first
victory in three years over Ne
braska Saturday The last two years
the Gophers have won the "statis-
tics" and the Cornhuskers the game.
Iowa is occupied with pass defense
drills for the South Dakota inaugu-
raj. Indiana's game with Texas
Saturday is the first between the
two schools.