Show 1 I r l You'd Be I SURPRISED BY BY BILLY EVANS i h I was tough for Purdue's football f aspirations when Cotton Wit Wil rT IT I cor Its Us offensive star and captain joined tho injured squad a afew afew few ew days das ago With Wilcox out definitely tho Purdue eleven cleven finds its dream of or oran an eleven that would cope on a II par with other Big Dig Ten teams some somewhat somewhat what dimmed Dont Don't however get the impression that Wilcox was the entire team He was it must be said its brightest star and his absence will be felt as greatly as the absence of or Joesting from Minnesota Spears from Vanderbilt and Illand from Stanford would be Wilcox is of or America all caliber Nothing else need be said as to his its ability Ills HIs particular forte is advancing the ball and in that factor actor he has established a a. couple of ot records that are praiseworthy In two years ot of play against Big Ten opponents Wilcox has car car- carried ned ried the ball ban times and averaged a n gain of 73 yards per try for tor a II total otal of ot 1070 yards In six elx games last year he be carried the ball ban 12 times and gained 97 yards ards for an average of or 77 yards In addition to that he played 34 minutes out of or a D. possible minutes The Purdue captain may get back in the game game in time to aid Purdue this year but his absence now may harm the chances Coach Jimmy Phelan had of ot winning certain games |