The Detroit times., 1912-10-14
FOOTBALL DOPE Is WORTH
MORE THIS YEAR THAN LAST
College Teams Are Running
Nearer to Form This
Season
MICHIGAN PREPARES FOR
OHIO STATE CONTEST
Central High Gets Ready for
First Real Struggle With
Ann ArbOr

Last year there was perhaps no
game that was more Of hit and
miss proposition than football. Dope
on the game was absolutely useless.
II was disheartening to try to pick
a winner when the college elevens
met at the week ends. Thi syear IL
Is different. In spite OF the fact
that there Is little TO guide critics In
their choices as yet. they are not
far on on the dope.
Michigan was picked to defeat M.
A. c. easily Saturday, and Central
TO wallop Saginaw. Both came
through. There was no chance for
line on Hillsdale and the u. OF ID.
The tie score hung up by these teams
is the rst peg on which TO hang any
thing definite as TO the strength OF
the state college teams.
In the east the biggest surprise OF
the day was the astounding defeat OF
Syracuse by Carlisle. Carlisle, the
school that was held to scoreless
tie by Washington and Jefferson,
considered only a practice school by
the big fasteners, defeated the
Methodists 80 TO o.
In the west the big surprise was
the scoring OF M. A. C.. In the first
quarter OF the u. OF NJ. game at Ann
Arbor. The Farmers scared the
Wolverines by grabbing fumbled
ball and racing for touchdown in
the first quarter. Michigan fumbled
the ball constantly I'm the first half
and could only score one touchdown,
making the tally tied at TT In the
first half.
Coach Yost opened up on the
Aggies little in the last half. how
ever. running up 21 points in the
third period and enough more TO
make the total 90 In the last.
AS expected Thompson and jim
my Craig were the bright stars for
the Michigan bunch and Riblet for
the Aggies.
Michigan is preparing now for
Ohio State. The Columbus team has
won two games this year already,
both by big scores. II defeated OF
terheim by a score that went up into
the fifties week ago Saturday and
last Saturday came back and won
from Dennison. "a to 0. This means
that Coach Richards has powerful
offensive machine and one that can
stand the attacks OF the smaller col
leges at least with impunity
The dope, however, is that Mich
igan can defeat Ohio State easily.
M. A. c. il preparing for Olivet
college. Olivet has usually been met
later In the season as a sort Of a
fnal celebration for both teams.
This year. however, OliVet has been
placed among the practice games.
Michigan meets Ohio State at
Columbus and M. A. G. meets Olivet
at East Lansing.
Next week Central has It's first real
struggle OF the year, according to Old
Man Dope. Coach Stockings men
stack up against Ann Arbor High at
the d. A. c. grounds.
Saturday the Ann Arborites shot
32-0 bolt through Eastern High and
squelched effectively any aspirations
Eastern may have had for q state
championship. The Ann Arbor team
showed class enough SO that Central
may expect all kinds OF trouble from
them.
Central had an easy time with
Coach Picard's men here Saturday.
winning 40 to 0. Saginaw came here
In disorganized state as q result OF
their coach's being busted from his
position by the Saginaw authorities.
The members OF the team refused 10
come to Detroit unless Picard were
with them and finally prevailed upon
him to come.
Les Clark showed the greatest bril-
lance, as usual, for Central
Two teams that Central is watch
ing. also ran up big scores, Saturday.
Grand Rapids Central defeated ALLIE
gan, 81 to o. Muskegon defeated
Grand Rapids Union, 46 to 0.
ID. u. 8. bemoaned It's luck because
II was forced to 20 into the Port
Huron game with Ave of ifs roSuyap