The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-01
GOOD football
+. SEASON. ASSURED
Games this Year Will be as
Good as Any
Before.

The football season is here again
and from all indications the 1912
chapter OF the games history will
compare favorably with any In the
past. as far as excitement and close
competition are concerned.
One Improvement which commends
itself to all football followers Ii the
arrangement of the big games as com.
pared with that Of last season. With
SO many contests crowded into the
small space Of eight or ten weeks
voice of the college game to see all
the great games. Conflicts are newt.
able. but 1t Is encouraging to note that
the glazing faults which married the
1911 arrangement have been elimin.
ated. The Army.Navy gane will be
played on the Saturday following
Thanksgiving-not on the same day
as the Y~ale-Harvard contest. Prince
ton and Harvard meet at Cambridge
on November "a date which will
make 1t possible to center all atten-
ton on the Stadium.
There are to be a number Of meet
tngs between universities which have
not been pitted against each other on
the football field in recent years. Van
derbtlt. generally the strongest grid
iron exponent Of the south. will meet
Harvard. Syracuse will play at Prince.
ton. The Carlisle indians have a
lwhtrlwind campaign ahead, with West
Point on the books, and the promise
Of giving the u. 8. A. a strenuou.
time to defend the Hudson river
stronghold when Glenn Warmers
braves besiege the reservation on No
vember 8. Michigan meets three big
eastern rivals, Pennsylvania. Cornell
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probable opportunity for getting q
good line on the compartive state OF
football in the east and west.
Condicts are Few.
OF course, there r ON regret
table conflicts. but allowing for the
rise and fall in prestige which must
accrue to the various contenders for
supremacy before the middle Of the
season can make It's appearance, II
appears that for the football critic
and the great public alike there will
be a fair chance this season to see
all Of the principal teams in action
In at least one Of their most important
games.
AS usual It is the Indians who were
the first to. display the 1912 brand. of
football in action. ~. >.
OF the redoubtable ]. Penthalon
Thorpe. there have been rumors that
one Of the big league baseball clubs
would soon have him in uniform. It
is not improbable that next spring
will 9 the Indian in baseball, but
from the standpoint Of the spectacu-
lar in football it would be a pity not
to have another chance to see Thorpe
in moleskins. Syracuse. West Point
and other colleges on the Carlisle
schedule might not miss him. but the
great public which lacks university
Affiliations but which always gives q
cheer for one Of the original Ameri-
cans In an athletic uniform will re-
greet It. II anything happens to pre-
vent his playing another. season Of
the gridiron game.
Oficials Must Study Rules.
One thing which is necessary to the
good Of the game is a thorough study
Of the rules by the men who win
be the officials in the early contests.
mittee in calling attention to this
need. but there is still a great deal
Of difference Of opinion about the
meaning Of certain clauses. This
should be absolutely determined be-
fore play begins. A strict enforce
ment Of the new code is fairest to all
competing teams. and If there is uni
forntity Of opinion in the games on
the early dates in the schedule 1t will
save unfortunate disputes in the
championship contests where. the
meaning Of a phrase. may involve the
winning or losing Of q game. The
new code IL worded much more SIM
ply than the old. and there will be no
excuse for lax or unintelligent on.
forcerncnt Of regulations.