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Show Large Squad . Reports to IrishCoach By CHESTER VOl'LL International New Sparta Write CHICAGO. Sept. 10-Th football legions of the midwest were on the march today. Nearly 1000 candidates reported for practice at th Big Teg schools and Notre Dame and MarquelU, with the largest turnout being at South Bend, where so candldatee were scheduled t greet Coach Elmer El-mer Layden today. Nearly 10 men, including 27 letter winners, were la the squad at Minnesota. New Mentor Two new coaches will make their debut In the Western conference this year, lrl Tubbs at Iowa and Mai Elward at Purdue. Tubbs succeeded Ossl Solent, who moved to Syracuse, and his task, considering his squad and sohsdul. appear to be no easy one. Elward took over the Boilermaker when Noble Kiaer, head coach and athletic director, requested a leave of absence ab-sence because of 111 health. Kiser Is wniH.il hark, hut not In 10.17. Northwestern, the defending champion, ha 70 men out for the varsity this fall, but there Is a noticeable absence of seasoned and hefty linemen, and the Wildcat are likely to have a difficult Urn repeating, re-peating, even If eome of the sophomores sopho-mores develop faster than expected. When Bob Zuppke greeted his quad today at Champaign, It marked the beginning of his twenty-fifth easen as University of Illinois coach. He described his msn a "greener but bigger than last season." Maay Linenen Wlftoonain r porta 4 52 f rid iron etfididatoi out whllo t Ann Arbor, tha MtchlfBii quA0, appodtrod rich In tAckla and iuard matriaL Whihr tho WoJvarlno offenaiva will click, howtvtr. waa Coftcb Harry Kpka'a blf probtom. Waakaat appoarinc a lava n In tht Blf Tan, en aarly do pa, la Chioaf o. Tha aquad la araall and tha malarial poor. Coach Paddy DrUcoll, tariinff hla flrat yaar at Marquatta, baa 62 man out for tha taam. Michigan Btata eandldataa hava baan workinf atnoa laat Tuaaday. |