Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-30
FINE CONDITIONS AT CHICAGO
New Record in the Matter of Attend
ance

CHICAGO. November 30-Clear skies and
a temperature well below the freezing point
gave early promise of almost perfect condi-
tons for foot ball this afternoon. when
Michigan and Chicago were to meet on
Marshall Field in the climax of the foot
ball season in the west. with the honor o.
the western championship depending upon
the outcome. Barring an unlocked for tie
score. the game would settle this question
beyond dispute for Minnesota heretofore a
disputant for the honor. was put out of tile
running by Wisconsin, and both Chicago
and Michigan had defeated the badger
eleven.
new record in the way of attendance ct
foot ball struggles in Chicago was anticl-
pated. Every one of the IL, 600 reserved
seats was sold on the first day the tickets
were offered. This morning at $50 between
1000 and 11.W0 general admission tickets
were put on sale at Marshall Field the
tickets being for standing room only on the
stands erected at the ends OF the field and
along the side fences not hemmed In by the
grand stands. But even for these general
admission tickets crowds began gathering
at the ticket windows as early as O'Clock.
Michigan Backers Confident.
Michigan adherents. while admitting that
Eckersall's wonderful drop kicking would
probably score for Chicago were supremacy
confident that Michigan would triumph
Three touchdowns for Michigan" they
claimed: "Eckersall can't boot over that
many points," Indeed, this confidence. more
than any weakness in the team work has
been the objective of the Michigan coaches
OF late, and they have preached the danger
of overoonfidence on and OF the grfdlron.
I'VE will win. said Coach Stage and the
Chicago adherents
at may be a close score. but Chicago will
win"
Last nights developments made the line
up of both teams an uncertainty until the
referees whistle called the players to the
field.
Question Over Schu1te's Playing.
Yesterday Coach Yost of Michigan de-
clared that Schultz. the big guard. concerns
Ing whose eligibility strong doubts have
been raised by the claim that he played
foot ball at Washington University for three
years before going to Ann Arbor declared
that Schultz would play. But objections
to this by Michigan alumni again raised
doubts as to his playing, and IL was not
until the teams appeared that the point was
decided. As Boone, the Chicago halfback
was DISQUALIFIED on much similar grounds,
the Schultz case served to Intensity the
already strained feeling between Chicago
and Michigan.
Chicago's hopes of victory were raised by
the report last night that Halfback De Tray,
who was partly blinded In the Chicago
northwestern game. had so far recovered
AS .ai.6hs akc HIS pace IN the Maroon
Dack Held, replacing Hitchaock, who al
though fast. was considered too lfght to do
effective work
Kansas and Missouri Contest.
KANSAS CITY. November 30-Ideal foot
bali weather prevailed here today for the
fifteenth annual football game between the
universities Of Kansas and Missouri Kan
sas ruled favorite In the betting. odds of
2 to being laid against Missouri. Even
money was laid that Missouri would not
score.
ATLANTA, Ga. November 30. - In
tween Clemson and the Georgia School of
Technology teams this afternoon was more
intense than IN any previous game here for
promised ideal conditions. The early bet
ting Was abont - : On Clemson