Show BASEBALL GONE ij 19 FOOTBALL IS NOW k A KING OF SPORTS By y Luther A. A Huston n International News Service Staff Correspondent p C Oct 20 Bring Bring I IJ J forth the robes of royal purple purple pur pur- pie and crown football king of the sports world His reign will be short and compared with prevIous previous previous pre pre- years shorn of or considerable of Its glory Despite this however the gridiron sport now now flow that the world series has been played and arid the ball yards closed for forthe forthe forthe the winter will forge to the front as monarch of Conditions in the colleges of tho the Big Ten partake generously of or the somber aspect that e shrouds enshrouds college football throughout the country yet the gloom Is leavened not a little by the prospect of considerably stronger teams and much beter football than was was was' ex expected expected ex- ex when war first cast it shadow shado over college gridirons Coaches have had hada a few tew weeks of preliminary work wIth their men and report things thInS's looking up although there are none of them but sigh for tor the days of ot yore cO Coach Alonzo Stagg of the University orcO srn g of or Chicago a has the smallest football squad he has had to work with since the midway school launched its first football craft but he Is whipping together a team that probably will give a creditable account of or itself in competition with other Big Ten colleges college f. f The presence of or Brelos Brelos Bre- Bre I los end HIggins fullback Gorgas Gorges center center cen ceo ter Elton half hair and several other caI capable ca ca- pable men with Considerable experience I gives Stagg the nucleus of or a creditable eleven HAS SOME VETERANS At Northwestern university Coach Murphy Mur Mar phy has a larger squad q of men n and n a larger e sprinkling n o of veterans e n than a has Stagg The Purple e gave seven of or Its veterans veterans veterans vet vet- i erans to the country's service but enough of or the and experienced men from last years year's freshmen eleven are on hand to males make Murphys Murphy's gang a formidable conten contender er for conference hon hon- ors Bob of Illinois is concerned chiefly chiefly- with the problem of a a. suitable backfield He has a powerful line with such stalwarts as man McGregor Ems Weiss and Sprague to take care of or the forward entrenchments entrench entrench- ments Back of his first line men Is building his backfield around Morris a capable halfback halback Nichols star quarter of last years year's freshmen team and Raff Rafferty Rafferty Raf- Raf f and Larimer Captain Ben Kraft probably will hold down his old post at end end nd I In InIn In Indiana years rn and turned ega has out few the bev veterans smallest t I I. I squad with Captain Hathaway and Howard to build around however Coach Jumbo Is whipping Into shape a team that looms up much stronger th than n was at first anticipated cI Out at Minnesota Dr Williams started training with five fl lettermen In his squad and a promising lot ot of candidates The Gophers loom up like prospective champIons champions champions cham cham- unless some ome of or the other teams team brace up a few ew weak k spots Williams ahl g will build his t team around d dGeorge Captain George Hauser and Conrad Ecklund and apparently has ample and abla able material to round out a strong eleven WAR TAKES COACH i Wisconsin Is the only school In th the conference who lost its coach b because caus of war Dr Paul Whitington last years year's gridiron mentor has lias entered the service ervice of the nation and John Richards Richards Rich Rich- ards aros has taken his place as coach Th The The- Badgers according to preliminary IndIcations indications indi IndI- will have one of the strongest teams In years rears despite despI e the loss of everal several several sev sev- eral stars Eight veterans are on hand band and nine good men from the freshman team of last year are back In school Ohio State has a a. whole team In Chick Harle Harley all American halfback but since the rules call for eleven eleen men ten others will be placed in the tho field The Buckeyes have a n. raft of material that looks promIsIng promising promising prom prom- ising and It is evident that Harley will have considerable help belp in this falls fall's gridiron gridiron grid grid- iron campaign i Coach Jones of Iowa will put a light ht green team in the field and tak take his liU chances Jones has Captain Davis and Jenkins as veterans for the backfield and expects to surround his few veteran linemen with the best available material Iowa Is not discouraged over her football team but neither is she boasting any conference aspirations Purdue has the smallest squad In years but Coach ODonnell O'Donnell is optimistic Reports Reports Re Re- ports from the Lafayette Lafaette school indicate that the team will be powerful but will not be ba distinguished for tor Its speed Olm- Olm sead Spender Jordan Berns Bartlett McDonald and MIza Mize seem to be the candidates candidates candidates can can- most likely to land In the linemen's linemen's linemen's line line- mens men's Jobs while Hume Allen Hart Smith and Huffins are arc the leading backfield backfield back back- field candidates Michigan newest member of or the tho Big BI- Ten Is the dark darl horse of or the conference and but little information concerning concerning- the prospects of Yosts Yost's eleven has trickled out Football followers are expecting however how that the Wolverines will be on deck when the regular conference games games' b begin ln with a R formidable eleven |