The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-11-16

BOTH CLAIM THE HONOR
Michigan Season is Now Over-Go.
piers Have Two More Games.

Chicago, Nov. 15.-As was the
case last year, two Eastern football
teams threaten to finish the season
without a defeat, and to dispute the
claim for the championship title.
The University of Michigan finished
the season Saturday W it'll its great
victory over Chicago. Students at
Ann Arbor saw in its undefeated
eleven the rightful claimant for first
honors among Western teams.
Up in the north the University of
Minnesota defeated Wisconsin by
the score of 90 to 0, percisely the
same total which ost s machine roll
ed up on the Badgers. The Badgers
did not profess themselves weaker
IL Saturdays game than they were
against Michigan, and on this COM
parison supporters of the Gopher
eleven claim last honors for Will
liams' squad.
Michigan has not been defeated
and is through for the year. The
same doesn't hold for Minnesota, as
the Gophers still have two games to
clay. They meet Northwestern next
Saturday III Chicago, and on Thanks
giving Day they face the University
of Iowa team. Iowa was defeated by
Nebraska, the team which held Min
nesota to l6 points and scored II it.
self.
From this the Minnesota rooters
argue that the Hawkeyes should be
easy picking. 1t is consequently tax
Ell for granted that Minnesota will
beat Iowa,bu what about Northwest
ern. With Iowa out Of the reck-
oning the championship honors
would hang on this game, from a
Minnesota standpoint.
Should Minnesota dispose of both
Northwestern and Iowa, it is argued
that the Gophers would have fully as
good claim to the championship as
Michigan. The only team both have
met Or will meet is Wisconsin.
The score was the same in both
contests, and although comparativ
scores count for little it would
seem to be the only means Of arriv-
ing at the strength Of the two claim
ants. There is no chance that the
argument will be settled, and moth
ing but verbal claims is likely to
wind up the season of 1904.
Looking at past claims the Michi-
gan schedule looks better in print
than does that of Minnesota, for the
reason that the Gophers did not
meet single team of varsity cali
Der that some other eleven had not
disposed Of before.
On the other hand, Michigan has
had more points scored against it
than has Minnesota up to date.
Michigan has played ten games and
rolled up 567 points in 40 minutes
or an average of about IA points
for every minute. 1t has made 81
touchdowns.
Minnesota, counting the game with
Wisconsin, has played eleven games
or one more than Michigan for to
ia, number of COG points, at the rat
Of over l Is points minute of ac
tual play.
Almost double the number o
points have been scored agains
Minnesota, the Gophers getting OF
with only II points scored on ther
by Nebraska. On Michigan Obi
scored 6 points. Drake 4 points an
Chicago II, a total of %.
On total number of points score
against and scored on, the Gophe,
as consequence, can show the be-
ter figures, but Minnesota must no
dispose Of Northwestern and low;
which, if it does, should put it i
the same class with Michigan, an
the two can then divide honors will
out taking away any credit due
either