Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-02

and soon will be picking all Western elev-
ems until there will be as many offered
up as there are so-called experts. The
| season has been exceptionally clean as far
! as rough work by the players themselves
| is concerned and consequently as far as
| injuries received. The umpires have as q
| rule been stricter as regards "piling ON"
that most dreaded feature of modern
football. The referees have followed the
ball so well that it is downed and the men
lined up before an opportunity has been
afforded for the rough work to creep in.
AS a result of the seasons work every
thing points to Wisconsn's men as West
| ern champions and not even Stages pets
care to dispute the claim, despite the Won
derful victory over Michigan Thursday by
a score of 81 to II. Wisconsin cinched
all claims to the title when her lively,
well-trained canvas-backs showed North
| western under by a score Of % to at
Evanston Thursday.
The West has been unusually weak in
| tackles. Holmes, Forrest of Wisconsin,
| Sweeney OF Illinois, Lockwood of Michi-
| gan. Mortimer and Webb Of Chicago and
| Rheighans Of Lake Forest would certain
| ly be candidates for the all Western team.
OF these, Holmes, for his work against
| Chicago, Minnesota and Northwestern
in making holds, in defense work general
| ly, Is perhaps the first choice, with Swee-
ney close second. The cares of captain
have weighed on Sweeney considerably,
but in all he has more than held his own
| in the big games played, with the possi-
bic exception of the Indian match.
On the ends. the work of Michigan's 8
and Wisconsin's ends, Dean and Ander-
son and Teetzel and Bennett and that of
Hamil, mark them as candidates. Sickles
| Of Lake Forest. for light man, has been
| much in the play, and on heavier teal
might be considered. OF these, Bennett,
Teetzel and Hamil and Dean would be
the four to choose from. Hami's work
| in the Michigan game in following kicks
marks him something of favorite. Teet-
zels work in driving the play in would
mark him as favorite. Bennett for ex-
perience and Hami and Dean inter
changeably seem TO be the choice.
Behind the line. .elver, Hunter, Schu-
Ter and Clarke are for quarter. Felver,
barring two very bad fumbles in the Chi
cago game, should have first choice. Hunt
er, a good tackler, is too slow in running
| the game. Clarke fumbles badly, al
| though he got over the fault in the Mich
igan game. Felver is perhaps the favor
ite for general, hard, heady work, and
| the fact that he can be used as full.
For the backs, Herschberger, O'Dea
Gardiner, Peele, Johnston and Jackson
of Lake Forest are perhaps the cream
Herschberger is the choice for full. Not
only can he punt but in the interference,
in line plunging and place kicking he
would overshadow O'Dea, who is never
in the play except 10 kick. For halves
Peele and Jackson would make an ex-
tremely strong pair.
Northwestern, losing to Chicago and
Wisconsin by big scores, is out Of the race
Michigan's defeat by Chicago, overawed
by the mighty opposing full-back, yielded
all claims in her only big game of the sea.
son. Poor Illinois, who was forced tC
compete for championship honors before
her team had reached the climax Of devel
opment, was put out of the showing early
when Chicago ran her down the field
Next to Wisconsin,. Chicago has fairly
won the right to stand good second
After her Michigan and Illinois must dis
pute for the honors of their place, with
the advantages in Michigan's favor, be
cause of cleaner, harder, all-around work
to the last in the face of certain defeat
After Illinois must be placed Northwest
ern, with her beefy eleven, with Oberlir
following because of her showing against
Michigan, and Purdue and Minnesota al
the tail end of the procession.