Word: indianas
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Down in the hills of Southern Indiana the student body of Indiana University is eagerly looking forward to its first intersectional football game in several years, the clash with Harvard University on Soldiers Field Saturday afternoon, and the chance to bring the scalp of John Harvard back to Bloomington, where you may be sure it has a large and prominent place in the trophy room awaiting...
While Harvard does not loom as Indiana's strongest opponent this season, after her defeat at the hands of Purdue, Indiana's sister school and traditional rival, the interest in this game will probably eclipse that in any contest of this year's schedule. Indiana is out to settle forever the supremacy of the West over the East, of the Big Ten over the Big Three, or its 1927 equivalent, of co-ed schools over the purely male variety, and in particular, of Indiana over Harvard. In addition a victory will establish their equality with Purdue and avenge the defeat...
Under the capable tutelage of "Pat" Page, whose playing and coaching has been entirely among middle-western schools, Indiana has become a strong factor in middle western football, and their team comes to Soldiers Field with the same style of play which has brought success to Purdue. Chicago, and Notre Dame in intersectional clashes this year, and which Harvard has ample cause to respect...
That they are a thousand miles from home will not be indicated by lack of support. In addition to a large following from its own student body, and alumni from all the Big Ten Schools. Indiana brings her famous 98 piece military band, one of the finest in the West, with which she will endeavel to demonstrate her musical, as well as her athletic superiority...
Dummy scrimmage was the extent of the University football squad's activities yesterday afternoon, and will probably continue to be today in the last full practice session before the contest with Indiana Saturday. The Ineligibles put on Indiana plays against the University players yesterday, and then Teams A and B lined up against each other in dummy drill, the first string combination concentrating its attention on defense work...