The Detroit times., 1911-11-18
CRUCIAL GRID CONTESTS
FOR EAST, WEST, STATE
AND CITY ARE ON TODAY
Nearly Every Big Game Today
Is Important In Determin-
ing Standing of Teams.
TEAMS EVENLY MATCHED.
In State. Albion and Olivet Bat
tie For M. /. A. A. Title,
With Adrian Eliminated.

Crucial contests III iOo'
ne east and In the west, are caroeu
for today. games being played In each
division which, in all probability
will decide the western and eastern
titles.
In the east Princeton and Yale nght
bitterly for the supremacy OF the ols
four." which this year practically Is
the championship of the east wniie
In the west. Wisconsin and Minnesota
hattie Mt Madison for the western
conference title All four OF the rivals
seemed to be on dope about evenly
matched. r.
Tn the state, with Adrian ellmlnat'
al from the championship running
nv the decision OF the Nj. l. A. A
ReuIe and Maulbetsch are ineligible,
Alhion and Oliyet fight 1t out for the
intercollegiate championship at Al,
HON Each team has been defeated
nv Adrian but has lost no other IN
tercollegiate game.
In scholastic circles. the important
game OF the day is that between De
troit Central and Muskegon Hlghs.
Muskegon Is about the only hlgh
school which is conceded TO have
show for the title with Central
There scarcely is game scheduled
IN the United States today which IS
NOT OF general interest to followers
of the snort In the west, besides
the Michigan-P ennsy and the Mime
sofa. wisconsin struggles, the Cornell-
CHICAGO game will create most inter
est From the dope it looks as II the
Ithacans would have walkaway,
with the Maroons, but Chicago root
ers were sure that il would at least
hold the Big Red eleven TO a mod
crate score.
There is considerable interest In
this game. as il probably is the last
international contest any OF the con-
ference elevens will engage in for
some time. At the winter meeting OF
the "Big Eight representatives last
season IL was decided TO eliminate
ali future fntersectional games. mem
bers OF the conference being allowed
TO schedule, games only with each
other, and such outside western teams
as met with the approval of the con-
ference representatives. Although
this was a direct slap at the Michi-
gan Minnesota game, II had the effect
Of cutting out all games in which
Strong western teams met eleyens
from the east Chicago being allowed
to play this year with Cornell merely
because there still was one year OF
the twoyear contract TO run.
gBy far the most important game
q the conference Is the meeting OF
Minnesota and Wisconsin at Madi-
son. 80
$50 far as could be seen by compare
tive scores the teams appeared about
evenly matched, until Capt. Pickering
was taken out
With Capt Pickering Withdrawn
because OF alleged ineligibility, which
amounts practically to an admission
n OF the fact. Minnesota's chances were
much weakened. as he was consid-
cred the Gophers' mainstay.
And, now. just TO show the Badgers
that the northerners are not the only
offenders, along comes Minnesota
with the following charges to the Wis
consin authorities:
ivan Ripper, of Wisconsin, has
played football for money at ST. Louis,
money in Livingston, Mont. also
around st. Cloud, Mimi, also that six
years ago he played shortstop on the
Oshkosh team under an assumed
name; that Mackmiller had played
baseball and football for money at
Ackley, Wis, and that last summer he
came 10 st. Paul 10 row on a Mime
eota boat crew under contract TO re-
Lob at o.
the same. That Gillette played first
base last summer on one OF the com
mercial league teams of Madison
where admission was charged at the
gate. That LANCE had on numerous
occasions taken part in professional
races and athletic contests That
Roberts, In the summer OF 1909, play
ed on a professional baseball team
at Clear Lake, Ia, under Manager
Dodge. formerly coach at Carleton
college, now living at Long Beach.
Cal. and that Bright, in the summer
OF 1910. played ball for money in
northern Minnesota.
"It should be distinctly understood
that Minnesota has lodged no formal
hottest against these men. but has
simply given Wisconsin the state
menlS COuCeIuihe lhcli men ludt nave
come in from reliable sources at their
own request
Another interesting game in the
east is that between Harvard and
Dartmouth. The strong showing
made by the Hanoverians against
Il Princeton and the defeat OF Harvard
by both Princeton and Carlisle In.
dams inclined fasteners to the be.
lief that the Green has at least an
even chance with the Crimson. II Is
not unusual for Dartmouth to go into
a Harvard game with the majority
OF the critics .favoring It's chances
but so far the Cambridge men always
have outlucked the men from New
Hampshire.
plmcGrsw Has Youngsters.