The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-13
TITLED GR|O|R0N
Tits SATURDAY
Last Saturdays Battle Serv-
ed as Curtain Raisers for
the Games to Follow.
(By G. w. Axelson.)


Chicago. ILL.,. Nov. l3.-Without Il
championship football battle on the
cards Saturday the games played sim
ply served as curtain raisers for title
clashes to follow. Chief anon the
contenders for western gridirun hon
ors. the BADGERS looked as fierce as
they did the week before against Chi
cago. Minnesota viewed the struggle
from afar. having nothing of serious
nature on the football program.
Judging. from reports from Minnie
apolis the cardinals arc beginning to
look pretty husky to the Gophers. al
though Williams men expect to VIII.
Chicago showed no particular i'm.
provenlent against Northwestern. Tut
the purple did. and the chances are
now that the Methodists will finish the
season In the traditional brand of
glory. h Northwestern team as a
whole showed better football than did
the Maroons and especially was TINS
true with the line.
finish and there could be no fault
found with the gameness of the Ma
rooms. The midway boys through the
entire season have shown a quality of
courage. nothing less than Spartan,
but Just the same they nave been Woe
fully weak in carrying out Stages
football tactics. Unlike wine, they do
AiOL SCSlll W Improve WIIu axe.
Stage May Surprise.
There is a chance hat the Maroons
will yet round to before the season
ends. They have done so before, and
no m knows what Coach Stage has
up his sleeves. For this reason the
game at Urbana next Saturday is like
ly to be of the sensational order. At
present the cards seem to be stacked
IN favor OF the Illini, VINO although
tied by the r~ejuvenated Purdue team,
put up a sparkling game, especially in
the second half.
Wisconsin's showing against Arkan-
sas was unexpected. but the southern
ers are undoubtedly much weaker
than heralded. The Badgers found
the line porous and their fierce tack
ling stood the r~azorbacks on their
heads. 1t is predicted that there will
be an entirely different kind of game
at Minneapolis. AS pointed out be-
fore. the Badgers will find a heavy n
solid line in front of them which will
necessitate a different style of game.
II Coach Juneau is able to solve both
the defense and offense of the Gophers
he will be rated as the football wizard
of the year.. -.
Indiana and Iowa. both defeated be-
fore this season. put up a good con-
test at indianapolis. but the Hawk
eyes wonderful back field decided the
, day.. Notre DANES crushing defeat
OF the st. Louis university proved that
the Hoosiers have one Of the strong
teams in the west this year.
Wolverines r Downcasted.
There was no balm for Michigan in
Saturdays game on Franklin field.
The Wolverines had confidently ex-
prophesy seemed fulfilled after the
visitors had the Quakers on the run,
81 to 0. Then followed the spectacu-
lar brace of the Pennsy and the back
flare action that spelled defeat for the
| Wolverines.
Apparently Michigan has one of the
poorest teams it has had in years; at
Ann Arbor. There are Il few individ-
VA stars on the team. but nothing
like 1t was in the olden days. Thom-
son and Craig played a great game ut
Philadelphia. but the rest of the team
seemed unable to follow the pace of
these two. There is 40 explanation Of
fered at Ann Arhor more than that
the team lacks football material.
Michigan will meet Cornell next Sat-
urday and two badly bent elevens will
SHOW Off before the populace. Cornell
has had just as disastrous a season as
has Michigan: in fact. even more SO.
In the general talk of the big four
IN the east now reduced to the big
three" one team has apparently been
overlooked the Carlisle Indians. This
bunch of redskins saved the football
card from the ordinary by it's brilliant
and spectacular defeat of the Army
team at West Point. The Indians
played rings around the cadets at all
stages of the game. some of the time
making the really strong Army eleven
look foolish by q b%ewildcring set Of
gridiron tactics. Thorpe did every
thing in the calendar. scoring touch
downs and kicking goals.
Harvard, using its substitutes, dis
posed of Vanderbilt. while Yale after
a hot scrap routed the husky brown
eleven. Cornell again was dumped,
this time by Dartmouth. which team
meets Harvard next Saturday. The
rest of the games. east and west, were
in the nature of exhibition contest and
nothing new was sprung in either sec.
ton.