The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-27
YALE CHAMPION
ON THE GR|DIRQN
Pennsylvania, With Wonderful
Record, Will Probably
Make Claim.
SEASON ENDED YESTERDAY ':'
University of Virginia Entitled
to Championship OF
the South.
SEASON ENDED YESTERDAY IS !. {:

Tho college football season ended yes
.erdav. though 1t may be said to have
closed Thursday so far as the great teams
of the East and West are concerned. inc
game between the Army and the Navy at
Philadelphia yesterday, West Point VS..
Annapolis, closed the season, this being
the Elast game OF any note. The Army
won for the fourth consecutive Tune,
though the lighter and younger mldshlp-
men gave the soldiers a stiff and nara
struggle for the honors. University or
Pennsylvania closed the most successful
season for five years Thursday by smoth.
cring Cornell, her old rival. Yale closed
its season November 10th by defeat
ing Harvard decisively and Princeton
ended Its season In gloom on the l2th
by losing to Yale In a hard battle, IN
which Yale's weight and Its line pluns-
ing tactics gave them an advantage OH
q slippery field. which greatly handicap
ped Princeton.
So far as championships 60, Yale is
generally regarded as the champion OIL
the year, though she has not played Penn-
sylvania. nor any Of the great teams or
The West. Pennsylvania, on its seasons
showing, has excelled any Of the elevens,
having defeated every opponent and al
lowing but four points to be scored
AGAINST her The PENNSYLVANIA goal was
never crossed for a touchdown during the
season, and 1t scored greater NUMBER
OF points in games against formidable
teams than did Yale, which was beaten
By West Point. Harvard had a wretch
cdly disappointing season, closing with
a strong game against Yale In when inc
Sew Haven men clearly eNcelled her.
Among the nine strong teams OF the
Nest Michigan and Minnesota appear 70
be easily the best. with Chicago and NV
Econsin close behind in the order anea;
Michigan IS perhaps the strohgest Q. a."
the Western elevcns, though Minnesota
nlayjng n weaker class OF teams mas
better showing in total points scored. Fer
hans the most remarkable Individual play
cr developed during the year Is Eckersiiii.
Of Chicago. quarter back and star Klckel.
who closed brilliant season by running
107 yards through Wisconsin,s team LOT
touchdown that won he game
b south OF the Potomac River, the UNI
ycrsity Of Virginia is perhaps entitled 70
thc championship. her bare victory over
Carolina emitting her to this distinction.
Georcetown. which cannot properly DC
regarded as q Southern team, pelns lloi ~
Of the dividing line was stronger tnai,4
either Virginia or Carolina and dc1eii ~,
Carolina is to o. Virginia did not play
Georeetost. or the Virginia teams the
1yirgir;n polytechnic Institute is next to
:. Ir,,;,.orsitv. of Virginia, having defeat
-; ~ 6II;rr;n,a Military Institute decisivcly
IN 4 hard game. OF the colleges, Ran
DAMN Macon by defeating Richmond Col.
Love and William and Mary, is cntitlcd
! n7,rc honor, emitting the State Military
cnhools and the University.
L In North Carolina the University at
Chapel Hill stands first. though VIII ~,
q shade advantage over the AgrlcultnIal
a,l Mechanical College of that State.
v.,Tnder,ilt university Es one of the strong
90, or3 the Southern elevens, having de-
,a,tnd scwanee and other Southern elev-
one Nv dccisiye scores.
.S ~ the Nortnean teams outside OF Yale,
Harvard Princeton and Pennsylvania,
;yvost Point. Annapolis and Swarthmore
ranl, next. with little to choose among
them. All three are probably superior
~ co,umhia which defeated Cornell, and.
therefore. to Cornell. Dartmouth and
+ 4 u,y1arst. Carlisle and Georgetown are all
IN about thc same class with West Point
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