The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
MICHIGAN AND YALE
Walter Camp Says Game Between
the Two Teams Would Be
Very Close.
Notable Gathering of Athletic Au-
thorities at Football Dinner of
Chicago Press Club.
New york Sun spsot., Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Probably the
most important gathering Of athletic
authorities that ever assembled in the.
west was that which the Press club
dined at its rooms last night.
Athletic authorities from the con-
ference colleges, together with the
ions as to how football and other
sports may be benefited, and each
speaker was listened to with marked
attention.
The first speaker of the evening was
Professor 0. J. Thatcher Of Chicago,
of Chicago, who humorously referred
to the defeat Of the maroons Thursday
and who hoped for victory next sea-
son.
Walter. Camp of Yale, who is con-
sidered the authority in the east on
football and other college sports, the
second speaker of the occasion, said:
II have often been asked why have
never put western man on the all
American football team, but how
would you be satisfied If I put Heston
Of Michigan on the team this year? %
This remark was greeted with much
applause, for it was practically an adj
mission from Camp that Heston had
made the team. Continuing, the
speaker said: .--..-..-... .-..-.-
West Has Improved. .,
Il was very much impressed with
what / saw at the games attended
Thursday. The west has indeed i'm
proved rapidly, and am very much
pleased. Practically the thing that
impressed me Thursday was the abso-
lutte confidence the players had In
their officials. There was no attempt
at stealing distance or disputing the
decisions of the officials, which dem
onstrated the fact that the players
were confident they would receive
every inch that they earned, and
would be deprived Of none. This gives
both teams a chance to play good foot
ball and makes the work of the Off
cials very easy. Indeed, the east can
learn a lesson from the west in this
respect
''Oftentirnes + have been asked what
chance Michigan would have with
Yale or Princeton. What saw Thurs
day was good, fast football on the
part of Michigan. Eleven men were
with the ball at all times, and stayed
with the ball. From the manner that
Michigan played Thursday, 1 would
say that a game between Michigan and
Yale would be very close. To COM
pare the teams Of the west with those
of the, east is very difficult now to
what it was a few, years ago.. l came
out here this year, knowing that the
methods of defense as played by the
western teams had been changed and
eastern methods had been instituted.
The coaches nearly all know the meth
DDS Of defense as played in the east.
Press Accounts Fair. -.
Another feature that is to be COM
mended is the press accounts OF the
game. Out here football is a study
among newspaper men, more so, than
it is in the east. There is. no play
ing Of, favorites;. the criticism is fair
and no wrong comparisons seem to be
used" ~ -.'-,... t-e, r. a....z:- - :,
Professor Pattengill of Michigan an
other member of the conference board,
dwelt upon the thoro canvass that is
made among high and preparatory
schools for the purpose of securing
athletes to enter college. He stated
that this evil was not so bad among
members Of the alumni of colleges as
has been supposed, for 1t IS really no
worse than the action of the presi-
dent OF the leading college in the land,
who tours the country annually, MAX
ing speeches and really advertising
and trying to demonstrate to others
the benefits that are to be found at
his college. - e. 1870
Many athletic authorities were pres
ent and made remarks, including Wal
49, Ter MCCaEnaCk Oh TCIl"eSIeIl, fAeSIS
Fitzpatrick Of Michigan, Bob" War
ner of Carlisle Indian school, Charles
Fitzpatrick Of. Wisconsin, Charles
Baird Of Northwestern, Horace But
terworth of Northwestern, Captain
Rogers of Minnesota, Dr. Carl Will
1iams Of Minnesota, Professor Samp-
son Of Illinois, Professor Jones OF
Minnesota. Professor Long of North
western, Evarts Wrenn Of Harvard
and Fred Hayner. !.