The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-18
U. of ID. Loses To Alma Because
of Inky Black
ness
CENTRAL FAILS TO WIN
AS TWILIGHT COMES
Central Detroit officials Show
Wisdom in Calling
Contest
Rr RALPH .. YoNKER.

DHrknesb nds niu tho iOOtuah
championships from Detroit schools.
Inky night gave Alma the game
that decided the state college cham
pionship Saturday. Twilight forced
the abandonment OF the Central
Muskegon game when 1t was being
won by Leslie Clark.
When the University Of Detroit
men could net distinguish which
man OF the eleven had the ball,
Alma sent over touchdown that
cihched the hard fought game ut
Mack park. 2S to 20. Because of
the lowering darkness, the game at
ID. A. @. was called with Muskegon
on the long end of 90 score, when
Les Clark was showing his real
power and has rushed 20 yards in
Ave plays towe rds the Muskies' goal
line. n.
Had the oAicials at the college
game been as wise as were those at
the high school contest, there would
have been none OF that scoring in
the dark. the game would have ended
1920, and everybody would have
happy. As IL Is the university boys
are sore because they think they
have been robbed by the officials OF
chance at the state honprs. Alma
Is sore because OF the attempts of
the Detroiters &c ins,nuate that they
won the title with the aid OF the off,
cials' conduct. rlthough the Detroit-
! ere. do not attempt 10 say that The
eihciaIs nd he Visitors we're In
chosen by Detroit.
At the Central-Muskego game,
the bosses, Hurst. Cook and Lynch,
got together when they saw that IL
would be unlikely that the game
could belfnish.d in decent light and
decided 10 warn both teams that the
game would erd In five minutes.
Both teams were satisfied. They
went at the game with a vim Con
hdent that It's iline points could not
be beaten. MHskegon grew little
lax, while Les Clark, who hitherto
had not called upon himself much,
struck of yards at n time and was
within 10 yards OF Muskegon's goal
when time was called.
Everybody connected with Central
Is satisfied. Central put up gamo
fight, but Stockings men were out
played. Muskegon has a superior
team and Detroit Is willing to admit
il It is also 6f the ppinion that the
Muskies are sfperiof and that they
will have little ttouble in defeating
the Grand Rapids team at Muskogon
Thanksgiving day.
But at Mack park there was no
referee with the idea OF warning the
teams that the game must be called
before dark. 1t can be easily seen
that no official would want TO call
a game Just after Alma had failed
AZ an attempt TO score by goal
from the field with the tally 2O-20.
Blame cannot be attached tn Referee
Thomas for failing TO close up the
game then. But his lack OF fore
sight In failing to set time for
closing is culpable.
The numerous stories OF the con-
| test differ. Here are those told by
both parties. III. of ID. men say that
Doth coaches asked that the game be
stopped with the score tie right
| after Alma had failed at goal They
saw that it was impossible to dis
| tinguish the man with the ball. They
| further state that Alma should have
been willing 70 have had the game
called then. since they arrived on
the field late.
Alma men say that their coach.
Bleamssters was willing that the
rame should be called but thot
| coach Campbell refused 20 allcv
that. They say that after the game
| If OF ID. men csme 70 their ilotcl and
wanted them 10 agree To allow the
official score TO remain 20-2O.
And all this pretty mess because
an Official hadn't the forethought 70
. insist that the game be closed in n
set time after ne sGw that IL Was
|roinR 10 be too dark 20 play!
Muskegon ouplayed Detroit Gen.
tral. They outplayed them on onense.
for the Muskegon baekfield was one
THAT couldn't be stepped. ifs
straight football methods were un-
,xcelIed and there has been no high
school plunging fullback like Cap
~. Jacks Tn recent high school his
ory.
Muskegon outplayed Detroit on
| ,nfeBse. The line. though lighter.
played better football.
Despite Detrolt's defeat. Leslie
lark shares in the stellar honors OF
he game. He refused TO trust too
much to himself In the early part
w the game. Had he, there might
Lave been Detroit victory AT
east the way he carried the ball In
he last few moments OF play pe-
okened that. OF course. in the
,arly moments OF the game his at
empts were not so successful because
ie was a marked man and Muskegon
knew that he must be stopped II