The Detroit times., 1912-11-08
POOH AT idea
THAT MUSKIES
ARE CHAMPS
Grand Rapids Thinks Il and
Detroit SheHld
Worry
DOESN'T LIKE TRYING
TO FIX TITLE BY DOPE
Thinks Honor MAY Slip to
Either Upton or
Stocking

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Noy. ST.
(SpeciaD--Grand Rapids Central foot-
oall enthusiasts don't know whether
to be sore or amused at story writ
ten in Mnskegon- practically claiming
the high school championship Of the
state.
The article contains big elemeilt
OF humor from a local standpoins.
especially the part referring to come
paratiye scores against Lansing high
school. Muskegon played the Pattef-
gill beauties early In the season.
Muskegon had had couple weeks
practice prior to the Lansing game,
while the latters team had been out
for as many days Also and likewise
the Lansing team had had several o.
Its stars missing, prominent among
them Captain Bibler, who IL Is guar
ahteed can rip a hole In any part or
the Muskegon line at will Even with
the extra practice and coach Mus
kegon was unable TO take the game
away by a larger score than 2I 10 o.
When Lansing went against Grand
Rapids, last Saturday, II was a weis-
seasoned and coached team. Grand
Rapids was forced TO play careful
game, due TO several of its men being
injured The game was made moie
careful, for the Muskegon coach was
on hand aud nothing oi the line wcg&
was uncorked N9 n y
Muslxegcn played Lansing on q y s.;'
field, whereas the Grand Rapi1S teafsi
lpiayed In water and the hcASi9r Ai<<
ing team had less trouble MAKING
ground, gaining by sheer weight. Had
tft been dry field there Is mo- donbt7
according to the Lansing coach, bur
what the Capital City boys would
have been held scoreless.
Nevertheless and withal. the Mus
IkegoD scribe has the nerve TO DECLARE
that the Muskegon team today is bet
ter than Grand Rapids Central. lie
might much better hand that nerve
over to some members OF his team
for Ii viii certainly be needed when
Central bumps against osudelsky's
crew Nov. 2S. Also there rs game
with Detroit Centrala week from Sat
urday In which II might be used 10
good advantage.
Grand Rapids Central is making no
lhigh-falootin' claims to the state title
other than that IL viii so into ever
game firm in the determination to
win and that in each OF the remain
ing games 1t intends giving good
account OF itself. The use OF past
game dope, which by football critics
has been relegated TO the shelf these
past FIVE or more years, does not give
either the winning team or the loser
anything as far as an edge Is concern.
ed. II Is seldom that any team con.
tains the lineup in one game that X
does in another, One-eleventh OF y
change In any team stands to effect
the score of any game. No, brother
scribe, you are sadly mistaken as 10
the comparative strength OF Grand
rapids, Musleegon and Detroit. y
Basing dope II II really has TO be
used on the form displayed by irs
diviuals and their work as cogs n
the eleven-cylinder machine is a much
more satisfactory manner OF comparing
a team and its work. Right today. even
with Paterson Of Detroit out of the
game, either Grand Rapids or Mus
kegon would have a hard time put
ting 1t over tho men OF Stocking
Right today we're Muskegon and
Grand Rapids to play II would be az
even money bet and unless luck inter-
veued the score would be as even at
! ter go minutes OF play.