Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-27
CHAMP TITLES
ARE IN The AIR
West Ends Claim They Have
Edge on Peoria Socials for
State Honors.
ANOTHER GAME PROPOSED
But DistIler City Aggregation De-
mands Conditions That VIII
Not Be Met by Locals.

Football championships present a
very unsettled condition this year. 1t
Is difficult to say who really is the
champion in the different classes OF
teams which played on the gridiron
this season. From the western cham
pionship down to the tricity champion.
ship the titles are for the most part IN
doubt and there are several claimants
for the honors
The western title was generally con-
ceded to Minnesota until the Gophers
met defeat at the hands of Michigan.
This left the Wolverines In possession
OF the field, but their claim is disputed
by Notre Dame, who defeated the con-
querers Of Minnesota. Then in comes
Marquette and ties Notre Dame, and
the result is that nobody really knows
who is the possessor of the western
title. The general belief is, however,
that Michigan has the best. team and
that in another game between Michi-
gan and Notre Dame the claim of the
latter to the honors would be forfeited
who Is State Champf
While there is no doubt as to which
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the title of state champion among tho
high school aggregations presents
even more of problem than the west
ern championship. There are numer-
Gus claimants for the title and all Of
them are able to put forth claims
which appear good. but when It comes
right down to facts, 1t can be shown
that all the claimants have met defeat
and by teams of SECOND rate caliber.
and when these are taken into con-
sideration an awful mixup is the re
suit. Rockford high claims the title,
but Rockford met defeat at the hands
Of Rock Island. Sterling claims the
title and although its team walloped
the conquerers of Rockford, the Rock
ford boys defeated Sterling. Prince
ton claims the championship, but Ro-
chelle rubbed its colors in the dust
and the same can be said of several
others almost equally as good aggce-
cations which had an of day and lost
to some team which In turn lost %
one of the first raters.
AS in the western title case, It is a
matter of opinion again, and the foot
opinion. that Sterling has. 1t on the
other. aggrsgatfons and Is entitled TO
the ,honors. but there is no one 70
really see that Sterling gets what it
apparently has coming.
independents I'm Mix.
The independent teams of the state
are also in considerable of a mix as 10
who has the title for the state cham
pionship of that class OF teams. APP
parently there are but two claimants.
the West Ends of Moline and the Peo-
ria Socials. The two teams have met
this year and the result was a tie.
Each team claimed that 1t ought %
have won the game and that 1t Is en-
titled to the state honors. The West
Ends base their claim on the fact that
they have defeated two of Peoria's
victims by larger scores than Peoria
was able to run up, while Peoria
claims that in beating the First Regi-
ment of Chicago by score of to 0,
as opposed to the West Ends score
of to 8, they have shade the better
of the argument and are entitled TO
the state honors. Dickering for a
post-season game to settle the cham
pionship has been on, but the Peoria
crowd attempts to lay down such Inn
possible conditions that the West
Ends are not disposed to take them
seriously. For instance, they want
expenses, including railroad fare, bus
hire to and from the park. baths and
rubdowns and banquet after the
game for "a men. In addition to this
they dictate who are to be officials.
who is to have charge Of the sale Of
tickets. and altogether made such
terms that are not to be taken serious
ly. It appears that they merely want
to make the West Ends refuse to play,
in which case they believe they can
convince their followers that they are
the real champions and that the Mo
line team does not want to risk an en-
counter with them. AS q matter Of
fact, the Moliners have offered 10
bring them to Moline on the same
terms which the Moliners received
when they went to- Peoria, but this
doesn't seem to appeal to the Peorians.