The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-06

Ann. Arbor, Mich, Fob. 6-Mlchlean
Is still on the outside Of tac confer
ence fence. but the recent move of the
board of. regents in establishing the
uniform athletic tax has done much to
strengthen the position Of the Wolver'
ines and 1t is but fair to expect that
with the increased attendance Their
will be keener interest in sports here
and therefore better games. The
question Of the class of contestants
has v been a.; serious source OF
worry to Michigan in football but the
loss Of some Of the time honored op'
ponents in baseball has made holes In
the spring schedules that will be hard
to fill. go g.
In this connection 1t will be of In.
terest to note the records thai have
been made by some of the universities
that at present have a voice In the
rulings of the western, conference and
the showing that they have made
seems more than anything else. to
show the fallacy of allowing such
grade of schools to dictate the ath-
higher up In college athletic circles.
Purdue and Purple Records
Taking four of the present members
of the western conference and going
back only as far as 1900 when Iowa
and Indiana were admitted to the com.
bine, the following is the way these
two and Purdue n Northwestern
have distinguished themselves in foot.
ball. Purdue in tho last twelve years
has lost eleven, tied one and won
no games in playing the University OF
points to Chicago's 304.. They have
lost eleven games and won n in play
ing Illinois football, scoring So points
to Illinois 1906. Wisconsin has beat.
on the purple both games they have
played, making ~ points to 6 for the
boiler makers. and Minnesota has nev
er had a chance at them. In other
words, playing against the big Jour OF
the present conference in tw%enty-six
games they have lost twenty-four, tied
n and won n
In'the anne time Indiana, in football
against Chicago has lost nine and won
one, scoring 81 point to Chicago 277;
has lost seven. tied two and won one
in playing Illinois football, making .2S
points to 100 for the latter; has lost
three and Won one against Wisconsin
in football with a record. of 20 points
to SO and completed the work by
played Minnesota. So in twenty five
games with the, leaders of the confer
ence Indiana has lost twenty, tied two
and won three, >.
Hawkeycs Dodge Ties
Iowa has not had q tie game with
the leaders out OF tho twenty played,
but she has lost seventeen, divided at
follows: Lost three and won one
against Chicago with but II points to
us; lost all Of the eve games with
Minnesota, scoring 6 points to 240;
lost four and won two in playing Illi-
nois. making 81 points to Illinois Ito,
and lost the three games against Wis:
consin. d.
Northwestern started out we'll
against Chicago, winning the first two
games by score of 5 to 0 and 6 to S,
tied the mex one and lost the last six
by large. scores. making IA points
to C%hicago's 1873: lost all four games
to Minnesota, scoring but s points to
1875: lost Ave. tied one one and won
three games against Illinois and made
60 points to 1877: lost four and tied one
against Wisconsin for 2 points to So
or. in other words. has played 26
games, lost 10. tied 2 and won s.
Interesting instructive as these fig
ures are. the results of the last ter
annual western intercollegiate track
meets. including the games of 1910,
show that Purdue has made a total Of
48 .1-3 points or but 4 and q fraction
points per meet out of the 126 points
involved in each meet. Iowa has made
% points in the ten.meets.. or an aver
age. of but 2 1-5 points per meet.
failing to score at all in four Of the
ten meets. Indiana has made 81 points
or but 2 LILO. points per meet. failing
to score at all in five of the ten meets.
Northwestern has won IA points or
but 1 2-5 points per meet and did not
win a single point in six of the ten af-
fairs: Leland Stanford. Beloit. Drake.
Notre Dame and Missouri. entered in
from two to four meets. nave each
won more points than Illinois, Indiana
or Northwestern. all of whom have
been entered in the ten annual meets.