Creighton at Tulsa

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 27, 1931, page 29

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  HAWKEYES HAVEN’T RECONNO|TEREDFOE coIonials Boast Vital Parts OF Fine Grid Machine. Lineup Changed. WASHTNGTON’s IL y foot ball team is q “mys- ~ terry” to its next opponent. the University of Iowa. The Hawkeyes haven’t secuted the Colonials, know nothing OF the enemy’s methods and would much rather take on q minor MIA West rival for a ‘‘breather” before battles with Nebraska, Purdue and Northwestern. Your informant is Eric Wilson, editor of the University of Iowa’s news service. In the meantime, the Colonials look to the contest Saturday at Iowa CITY rs the most important on their schedule. The Hawkeyes viii visit washington next year as . featured team q, the Colonials’ Bicentennial schedule. and how much Of an attraction tlsa 1882 contest wiz be viii depend much on the outcome 10 Saturdays game. THE Colonials have had almost an 1 extra week to prepare for q grand Iowa took q $40 beating Saturday from Minnesota, which followed 4 ScoreleSs tie with Indiana. Previously the Hawkeyes had been beaten. 20 20 b. FIT. 1o Ass’sS anu ~ 70 y “ Thus Iowans have vet 70 score . point, let alone win a game but have met teams Of much higher caliber than George Washington, which has beaten three weak elevens and lost to its only formidable opponent, Tulsa. The Hawkeyes should enter Sat,lrdays contest favored to win, but with George washington reckoned extremely dangerous. A LTHOUGH defeated “A to 2. GEORGE “A Washington showed signs az forrnidable strength IN the Tulsa game. In cioentally, its lone touchdown was tia only score made so far against the Golden Hurricane. which followed r. victory over George Washington with one over Creighton. 28–⁠0. Tulsa created more Of . stir than any team to visit more than made good on their ballyhoo. They had unforgettable color ana punch. Barring accident, the Colonials win be in better shape for Iowa than T1,Isa The battle with the Hurricane Showed Coach Jim Pixlee where lay Weaknesses IN ms team, and new faces win be seen N the starting line-up. One Of these probably viii belong to John Matia. hitherto a sub. but George Washing tons most effective back against Tulsa. GEORGE WASHINGTON has nj ~ least the skeIetaI structure Of 4 fine eleven. Fred Mulvey and Wayne Chambers, on the TANKS: FRANK Blackistone in center, and Johnny Fenlon. Malta and, perhaps, another Colonial back or two could play foot ball with any mans team. These and all the other first-strin9ers are expected back next year. and this far away may be glinapsed prob ABLY the strongest team In recent Colon ial history. Coach Pixlee yesterday made several changes In his lineup. The backfieId saw Carter at quarterback. with Johnny Fenlon and “Ttlly” Malta as halves and Otis” Kriemelmeyer at fun. while Stewart and Parrish, heretofore backs, and Tom Dixie, who has been on the casualty list, were worked In the guard positions. Both Pixlee and Len Walsh. his first last Saturday and expressed the fear that the Hawkeyes would prove too strong for their team unless there IS q. complete reversal in form, with the Hawks letting down or playing over confidently, while their own bunch come to life with hang-up game. The switches made by the local coaches are practically last-minute eff forts to plug up weaknesses.

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Tulsa leads 5–⁠0 in five meetings, counting the four since this game.