Evening star., 1941-10-14
Coach
Refuses 10 See
Them as Great
Spurns StuhIdreher's
Compliment, Awoits
Test by Michigan
BY TOM SILER,


CHICAGO. Oct. 14-"Northwest-
ern definitely is of championship
caliber."
That's the studied opinion Of
short, baldish Harry Stuhldreher.
who watched in anguish as the
Wildcats belted his Wisconsin team
for a crushing ALA decision Satur-
day.
But Gloomy Lynn Waldorf, one Of
the better blues singers of this
generation, isn't so sure about that.
After that Wisconsin game had
suspicion that we were fortunate"
explains Waldorf, but I didn't real-
ize how fortunate until we looked at
the movies. They confirmed some
things we suspected and other
weaknesses We hadn't anticipated.
Got All Breaks, He Says.
I'VE got breaks which led to prac-
ticaly every score AS a matter Of
fact, our offense was spotty. Michi-
gan will provide a vastly stronger
defense, and it remains to be seen
whether our attack can move against
d IuSSSu Uele1lSlV6 team.
In case you haven't guessed It.
Northwestern plays Michigan Satur-
day. Stuhldreher doesn't say that
Northwestern will beat Michigan.
but he does say the Wolverines had
better play smart football.
Every time we made a mistake
last week Northwestern was the--=
70, taly = -f :. L.
They knew what to do with tfl.r
opportunities. A club like that is
hard to beat"
Really Is Improved Team.
Despite Stuhldrehers optv ism
about Waldorf's eleven the WI 1cats
do approach the Michigan game
with their real strength something
Of a mystery. They knocked over
Kansas State as starter two weeks
ago, 81 to 3, and then polished of
the Badgers.
But the fact remains that Wis
consin covered 43 yards for a touch
down in three plays the first time
they got the ball before turning
the game over to the Wildcats. Two
Wisconsin fumbles set up a pair of
Northwestern touchdowns and two
unprotected fiat passes were inter-
cepted for touchdovns. SO what
the Wildcats will do against a team
that gives away nothing Is TN
known.
Michigan admittedly hasn't stel-
lar collection of backs to match Bill
De Correvont. Otto Graham, Don
Clawson. Floyd Chambers, Don
Kruger and the others, but the VOL
VERNE defense yielded only one
touchdown to Michigan State and
none to Iowa and Pittsburgh. The
game. an assured sellout already.
quite possibly may be settled by the
comparative strength of the two
second-string lines in the late stages
of the battle.
Purdue Going After Buckeyes.
Purdue has all the incentive
necessary to shoot the works against
Ohio State Saturday. The Boiler
makers have only three other con-
ference games on tap-Indiana.
Wisconsin and Iowa. If Nal El-
wards boys could upset the Bucks
they would have a fair chance to
finishing with a perfect Big Ten
record
Wisconsin and Iowa, both beaten
in their conference openers. will
seek the victory path Saturday
against each other. The loser will
be in for a sad time the rest of the
season.
Indiana has lost three in a row
and the end isn't in sight, Judging
by the way Nebraska walloped
Kansas last week The Hoosiers
will take on the Huskers at Lincoln
this week. Illinois will step down
to play Drake. going after what
probably will be the Illini's second
and last triumph of this season.
Arrnld Greene, Pitt scout who saw
Minnesota slaughter Illinois. said
afterward the Gophers will lick us
as they please" Saturday.