Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-12
Greatest Foot Ball Game of the
Season In the East Won by
Sons Of Old Eli
PRINCETON FAILS TO SCORE
Teams Were Evenly Matched and the
Contest Attracted Great Attention
Among the colIesians-A Tremend-
GUS Crowd in Attendance = Tho
Michigan. Chicago Game.

The outcome of today's football
games probably determined which
team. both in the east and west, will
wear the years championship honors.
The weather is all that could be de-
sired--clear and crisp-jtst right for
fast football. The greatest interest in
the west is centered in the Michigan
Chicago game at Ann Arbor Neither
team has yet met defeat, altho Chicago
played tie with Illinois and todeys
game promised to be the greatest ever
played on 9, western field. Every play
er of the two teams was nerved for the
contest. The feeling OF the Michigan
men was one of confidence, that of
Chicago uncertainty, but Of deternlina-
ton. With the exception of Catin
(Chicago) who was still weak from i'm
Jurtes received last week, every player
was fit for the fierce encounter. Not q
Michigan man was in poor condition.
Michigan outweighed her opponents.
her average weight being 1873 against
116 for Chicago. In the betting the
odds range from to to .un Michi-
gan and even money that Chicago will
not score. The unbeaten Minnesota
met the defeated Wisconsin at Mime
apolis Knowing that in order to JUS
tffy claim to the western champions
ship upon comparative scores, they
must defeat Wisconsin by as large a
score as did Michigan. the Minnesota
eleven was prepared to play hard from
start to finish.
Wisconsin had no hope OF champion-
ship honors, whatever the outcome, but
was none the less determined to win.
Minnesota had the advantage In weight
and was the favorite in what little bet
ting there was done.
At Evanston Illionis and Northwest.
ern tried conclusions. It was generally
conceded to be a vi ory for the form
er. But Northwess ertl fought deter
mined1y. Both teams were in good
shape. Grinnell played Iowa at Iowa
City and the Haskell Indians met Ne
braska at Kansas City.
The principal event in the east was
the thirtieth annual contest between
Princeton and Yale at Princeton One
of the greatest crowds that ever wit
and interest among the partisans Of
each eleven was at fever heat. Never
before had the teams representing the
two colleges been more evenly match
ed. All the PLAYERS We're in the pink Of
condition. Yale was the favorite in the
betting at odds Of 10 to o.
Columbia closed the season at New
York In its game with Cornell Col
umhia men averaged five pounds heav-
Ter than their opponents.
Princeton, Nov. 12.-Roraback for
Yale Kicked off at 2:4s to Princeton's
10-yard line. Ritter ran 1t back is
yards. Princeton gained 9 yards on
two mass plays, failed on third.
Another kick to Yale's 15-yard line
and three plays gave Yale her first
down on her 30-yard line. Yale failed
to pierce Princeton's center and was
forced to kick. Princeton's ball on her
40-yard line. Hogan was given the
ball and carried directly thru Prince
toms center to Yale's 50-yard line.
Princeton was unable to stop the
rushes of the Yale giants and Bloomer
finally was pushed over the Tigers
goal line Bloomer kicked goal.
First half--Yale, IL; Princeton, 0.
Fine-Yale IL, Princeton 0.