Show MIDDlE WEST VEST GAMES HOLD STAGE TODAY Semifinals Between Bet Illinois and Chicago Wisconsin and Minnesota CHICAGO Nov 1 With I.-With With semifinals in tho the western intercollegiate conference confer confer- once ence four tour give and take taka battles Inthe in tho the Missouri valley territory and interest in terest in three sectional contests middie middle mid mid- dle die western football holds tho the center of the stage today The semifinals between Chicago an and aud Illinois at Chicago and Minnesota atilt and Wisconsin at Madison attracted the most moat of tho attention Supporters Supporters Sup Sup- porters of Illinois bc began to invade in Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago eago last night and early carly toda today the tho I I forces of the thc were in full possession pos pos- session of the downtown streets Three thousand students almost 1000 alumni and antt a host of local l admirers of ot Coach d themselves as sup supporters porters of tho the state te university team Chicago also aho had bad its part in the tho Min Mm jn Wisconsin Wisconsin battle a largo large number num aunt her ber of alumni of the two schools leaving leav ing here berc on the tho morning trains for forthe forthe the tho scene of or conflict Wi Wisconsin supporters supporters sup sup- supporters porters were in the majority nu and were ere supremely con confident ent of the tho ability ot of their team to take tho the measure of the Minnesotans Confidence which has bas been ting growing all week among followers of Coach Bill DIll Juneau wa wab waa au augmented b by the the announcement yesterday of the fight of or tho the northern Minnesota alumni against Dr Williams coa coach h of ot Minne Ninne- sota Wisconsin Wisconsin's a s team composed largely of f veterans who won Von the the- the 1913 1013 title f for forthe forthe r the Madison school has hils been a disappointment disappointment diat this year ear But critics point out that its defeat by the Michigan ie iJan and its tie tic game with Purdue were vere due to the strength of ot those teams team not to its own weakness They predict that tho the will prove ro e roean an unpleasant surprise surprie to the Gophers if the they figure on an easy vic vie ton tory Minnesota ta also suffered defeat at tho the tho hands of ot a team this year but its conqueror Nebraska had a 11 strong team in tho the field and the themselves are arc not weak The Tho loss of who was TaS declared de dc dc- dc elated ineligible will not prove provo a very avery serious handicap to the Maroons It will be remembered that they played the tho greater part of the Iowa game without him hint Huntington on turning out to tobe tobe tobe be a worth worthy substitute Early Earl games this year have hav found the Chicago team remarkably able to rise to the tho occasion Greatly pressed presed by r Town Towa and anti Purdue they developed just enough strength to beat their opponents and it is probable probable able abO that Coach has as in reserve maneuvers which he lie calculates will overcome the defensive power of the Coach Conch is said to have planned a series of plays play desi designed ned to penetrate the tho newly net strengthened Maroon Ma fa roon line and unique formations JUa maybo may bo seen in the game ame Two important intersectional games are on today's program Notre Dames Dame's epe speedy dJ eleven can be he depended on to tomake tomake tomal mal make e a good showing a against tho the arm army in tho the game gamo at West Point in fact many prophets predict a a. victory for the Ames and Nebraska whose tie two years ears ago was one of the mo mot most t sensational sensa ensa- lional ional games ever eor fought bt in in tho the west meet in an attempt to settle that dis dis' dispute The game ame is a reconciliation after a years year's hiatus after tho the games game in the two ti-o schools Missouri l staged its play today I B against in t. t the team of ot it its own mining o engineering en on- department from Th HoUa Ua the minors miners tod today being represented by a n stron strong and well welt balanced team Outside of tho the Missouri Valley the Indian team fresh front from its near near victor victory over ocr Nebraska pitted it itself itself it self against t Creighton The latter team trained to the minute for this thil game tame hoped to lake the tho measure meaS of tho Indians It H is the first meeting of the two for throe three years |