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November 15, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE Jl Old Grads Hope · Directs H Omecomtng to See Wildcats · _ _ ___! Crowned Champs · - - - - - - - - - - - With the possibility of seeing the \Vildcats crowned champions of the Big Ten, Northwestern undergr..aduates and alumni are eagerly looking forward . to Saturday's final conference clash with Indiana. Elaborat~ preparations ·have been made to celebrate the annual return of the old grads. 1f Northwestern defeats the Hoosiers and Iowa continues its winning stride agai·nst Purdue, the \Vildcats will he assured of a tic at the ,,·orst for the conference gonfalon. On . the strength of their showing to date the Cat s c:trc general favorites to beat the Hoosiers. The Hawkeye- Boilermaker fracas will offer a rc~l problem to the experts. In rnowmg down \\'iscon in Illinois and Ohio State, the \N'ildca'ts ha\"c piled up a far more impressiYe rccn cd than Indiana. Pat Page's warri o r~ haYe been subjected to a lot of roug-h treatmc11t starting with their set back at the hands of Xotre Dame and ending with a decisive trimming at :\1 innesota a week ago Saturday. The Hoosiers lost to Chicago and h<:ld Ohio State to a scoreless tie. For the two ~·ears pa st, howcY er. the Page-coached eleven has pron~ <l a decided jinx for Northwestern. La st Year a Purple eleve n that ruled a pr\!game favorite wa s downed .b,· a sco re of 6 to 0 when the elu sive - "Chuck" Bennett ran 70 yards through the mud at Bloom_ington. T\\"o years ago Page\ men spotlcd a homecoming partv at Evanston bv grabbing an 18 to 6 ~ri.n. Coach Ditk Hanlcv is !nuking for a tough battle. He told his team that at the banquet \\·hich fnllo\\"cd the Ohio State Yicton· at Columbu s la st Saturda\·. Hanley has lots of re spect fur the wih· Page and liis sp read forma tions. which may prove tronhlesomc tn the Purple's sophomore ·l inemen. Indiana will come to Evanston with a two \,·ecks' rest for the tram has hcen idle since its setback at the hands of ~finne . ota Kovember 2. Coach Page spent the day \ratching the \Vildcats romp through the Buckeyes for three touchdowns and toss anoth~r 6ne awav on a bum pass from center that was con\·erted into Stat e's onlv touchdown of the game. \Vith th e exception oi Larrv Oliphant, veteran right e nd , the Purple came through Saturday's game with nothing more than the usual crop of humps and bruises. Oliphant's left collarbone was injured, but he will he ready to resume against the Hoosie:-s. Russ. Bergherm, the Purple's toiling fullback. who has carried the ball 125 times from scrimmage in the five games played to date and averaged 3.07 yards per try, \\·ill be ready to take up the play against Indiana after . I ENGLISH SINGERS HERE SUNDAY The English Singers who have crt~ted a s~nsation in their Americ~n recitals durmg the past few years, w&ll be hea·rd at The Playhouse Sunday afternoon, November 17 at 3:30 t o '1 cock. Bertha Ott, Inc., has arranged this program. "HOW I FOUND MY WAY TO JUDAISM" Lecture by AIME pALLIERE 1 Mr. and :Mrs. Louis N. Brenner, 1330 Greenwood avenue, w-ill have as their house guests this week-end, the latter's · sister and her family, Mr .. and ~irs. Frank Sc·nger and their childr'en of Franklin Grove. They wiH all attend the opera "!'\ orma ., at the new opera of Paris North Shore Congregation . Israel. Glencoe Lincoln and Vernon Avenues Friday, Nov. 22nd, 8:15 o'clock Tickets at door at $1.00 I house· ~ ·---------------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Gordon Sprague of 1705 Ridge av~ nue, EYanston, is undergraduate manager for ~ortlnnstern's 1929 homecoming which takes place this weekend. He and his committee arranged an elaborate program for Friday afternoon and e,·ening and Saturday both before and after the· Indiana game. a couple days of rest. Bergherm was a dominant figure in the victory over Ohio State, averaging four yards \.1n thirty-three attempt s through the line. He scored two tou.chdo\\"ns and tossed a long pa ss to :\foore for the third. Bl·rgherm is one or the most versatile J·Prformers on the Evanston campus. He is countt·d upon to fill th center position on the basketball team thi~-; year and il:! captain-ell'Ct of the tennis t eam. In addition he is an expert bridge player and reached the semi-finals in the unin ·r!';ity tournament · la ~t winter. Xorthwestern's homt:·coming celebration will be started Friday afternoon when the regi~tration booths will be opened to Il'CI:'ive the returning alumni. Friday night'f' program will be featured by the annual parnd£>, pl:'p ~ession, bonfire and fireworks di:::play. Saturday morning at 10 o'clock two )JickPd fr eshmen teams will battle it out c·n historic Roycemore field. A freshman:-;OJ)homore tug o' war will be staged bt>tween the halves of this game. After the varsity game, which will start at 2 r.'clock, there will be another round of smokers, dinners and get-togethers. Former "~" men will be the guests of h<.·nor at a smoker in Patten gymnasium lounge at 7 :30 o'clock. The oldest returning ··~" man will be presented with an "N" blanket between halves of the var~ity game. 'fhe homecoming will be topped off Saturday night with the annual informal dance in Patten gym. Trophies for the best house decorations and floats wiJl be presented to the winLing fraternities and sororities at this time. tn Our Evanston Shop cSmartly Correct · Chauffeurs' Uniforms eJuits and fJvercoats T 'F IREPROOF WAREHOUSES MOTHMOTH PROOFING EXTERMINATION Two Guaranteed Seroicea Protect your overstuffed furniture, rugs, drapes, etc. Expert work. Prompt service. 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