The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-16
SAME TEAMS LEAD.
Michigan and Minnesota Ahead Of
AL Western Teams, Say
Chicago Papers.
Chronicle Comedies That Michigan
Team Will Beat Coach Stages
Erratic Eleven.

Team Will Beat Coach Stages
Erratic Eleven.
New York Sun Special Service
Chicago, Nov. 16-The Tribune
this morning, commenting on Satur-
days football games. says
The distinctive mark which will make
Nov Id notable in football annals in the
years to come was the defeat on that day
of both Yale and Harvard, the two uni
versit1es which originated the American
game Of football and which have for
80 many years, with an occasional off
season" maintained their supremacy over,
all rivals. Both have been beaten many
times since the birth of football, both have
been beaten the same year, but II is
doubtful If history contains a date on
which both succumbed at practically the
same hour, as happened last Saturday.
Yale's defeat by It's second oldest rival
in the game Princeton, was a defeat and
an unexpected one to Ellis rooters, but
not a humiliation. because the tigers are
foemen who rank in Yale's class and every
year they have sturdily disputed victory.
But Harvard's downfall before Dartmouth.
whiche has never even claimed entree to
the sacred precincts of the 'blg four
coming as 1t did in the first contest in
Harvards magnificent new stadium, was
humiliating to a degree and every Cam
bridge graduate turnout the land will SO
feel 1T.
Princeton's victory over Yale leaves it
the only, unbeaten team in the east and
gives it practically undisputed claim to
the eastern championship however the
remaining games result.
The result of the games in the west
leaves the question Of leadership as unset
a o. ap hoo,, Cow,
teams. Minnesota, Michigan, Chicago and
Northwestern, are still in the running
with unbeaten teams. Chicag COS defeat
by West Point, even if it had been more
pronounced. would have no bearing on the
western Championship in the race for
which Stages men are still unbeaten.
The only thing approac aching an upset in
the western games Of Saturday was the
tie which resulted between Northwestern
and Notre Dame, and to Coach McCor-
mack of the purple eleven. who had
watched the boosters play. it was no upset
as he was satisfied to get off with a tie.
| Michigan and Minnesota won by scores
which were expected from previous form
and there was no possible line on the Chi
cago-West Point.
With only little over week of the
football season remaining. it is an unusual
state Of things to find four western teams
| in the running. Notre Danes sympathiz-
+ Z,
because that teams line has not been
| crossed this season. But the claim of the
| Catholics is not backed with games
against enough of the strong elevans OF
| the west to entitle it to serious considera-
! ton.
May Be No Decisive Result.
Whether any of the unbeaten teams will
| eventually establish a clear claim to SUI
premacy is a matter of considerable doubt.
Each Of the four teams has a game left
/ to play which may affect the outcome.
| Chicago and Michigan are to meet here
/ on Thanksgiving Day in the most i'm
/ portant of the remaining games in the
west. and the team which loses that game
/ will be out of the running, of course.
Northwestern has to beat wisconsin on
| Saturday next to remain in the first rank,
and Minnesota has also to beat the badg-
ers on Thanksgiving Day or relinquish
all claims.
If Michigan beats Chicago and Mime
! sofa wins from Wisconsin. these two will
have to divide the llonors on the strength
| Of their tie game or else play a post
season affair. s.x
Speculation on futures in football is
| proft!ess at best and particularly SO this
season in the west, where the situation
/ is SO complicated. The general impress
| sion all along has been that Michigan and
Minnesota were in class by themselves.
a bit stronger than any of their rivals.
but this has not been borne out as strong
I lY by comparative scores as was expected.
4 The. final disposition of the Champion
ship must therefore, be left for events
| to demonstrate. With fair chance there
i will be no method of arriving at an actual
I @. e. D.
The Chronicle says:
Michigan and Minnesota. &
That Minnesota and Michigan will be
rival claimants for the western football
/ championship once more seems certain.
Still there are two ways in which this
1 contingency can be lodged. One is the
| defeat of Minnesota by Wisconsin on
I Thanksgiving Day! The other is the de-
i feat Of Michigan by Chicago on the same
/! afternoon.
If Minnesota should lose and Michigan
should win, the wolverines would have a
clear title. @
! If Chicago should win under the same
! conditions, the maroons would have an
| excellent title-not exactly clear. however,
because Of the tie game which Stage $
men played with Northwestern. Still, such
a title would be, good enough to hang
I the honor upon in view of the game
played by Northwestern Saturday against
/ Notre Dame.
If Minnesota should beat Wisconsin and
/ Michigan should beat Chicago. then the
I two big elevens will be haggling more
over the title champion
+ That is the exact outcome predicted
/ here. Undoubtedly Chicago will play a
grand game against Michigan. but Mich
! igan should YIN. The trip east Will dc
the maroons a world of good. for the
experience they, received in the contest
with the soldiers will prove to be most
valuable. Wisconsin is likely to play an
exceedingly strong game against Mime
sota too. but the badgers have vet North
western to defeat, and this game, coming
as it does SO late in the season. will dc
considerable to take the edge OFF the car.
4 dinal players.
l Badgers Should Beat Purple.
Wisconsin is selected as the winner OF
this contest. which is to be played Sat
A urday afternoon at the South Side base.
ball park. Coach Curtis men will not
win by large score but they seem te
have slight advantage over the purple
/ eleven in point Of class. r
Between now and Thanksgiving Day
Chicago has no game to play Stage will
devote all of the time which intervenes-
something more than week and half