The Detroit times., 1912-10-07
Prediction That Better Teams
Would Win This Year
Seems Good
CARLISLE GETS A
SURPRISE IN w. & j.
Rube Boville, Former Central
Captain, Is Half on
w. & j.

The prediction that victories on the
gridiron would be more decisive this
year under the new rules, which give
moro scientific chance to score, are
coming true. Saturdays games. the
first In which the west participated
generally. gave results that were un-
mistakeable.
Among the big universities there
were only two tie games. Northwest.
ern and Lake Forest. two Chicago
schools. played to nothing to moth
Ing score, as did Carlisle and Wash.
ington and Jefferson.
Az q general thing there was little
doubt after yesterdays games as to
which teams we're the superiors. Of
course. Il IL yet early In the season
and most OF the contests were mere
practice jousts. but thcre was never
theless that feeling OF decision IN
most OF the scores.
Michigan rather surprised its sup
porters by running up 81 points
against Case while holding the Scien.
lists scoroless. especially when Yost
took advantage OF the Caao weakness
to- use multitude OF substitute
players,
The u, OF d, showed the GLASS that
Coach Campbell is putting into Il
when Il went down 10 Tifiin and de-
featod the strong Heidelberg eleven
on Its own grounds. The game was
fairly contested. but the superiority
OF the Detroiters was never In doubt.
Bay City complained that they were
In no condition to face Central and
they certainly demonstrated that
when they allowed Stockings mon 70
roll up es points against them and
never scored themselves,
Eastern met tartar In Pontiac and
were able 10 win by only q singls
touchdown, the only score OF the
game. d. U. s. found Assumption far
too strong and lost 3S to o.
Out in the state the real game OK
the day was the NJ A. C.-Alma game
Alma was sorely disappointed to lose
this contest. They have the best
team in years at the Presbyterian col
lege and thought that this was their
year TO humber NJ A. G. They man
aged 10 score by the field goal route
but had two touchdowns and TIVE
goals following these, score on them.
The biggest university score of the
day was that run by the University
of Cincinnati against Transylvania.
124 to 0. Vanderbilt. Dan McGuigan's
team, took an even 100 from Marys.
vile. Marysville scored on Wander
bilt, though. getting a field goal si,is-
wegon high scored $50 against Ferris
institutes 9.
Michigan's future opponents in the
east faired rather badly with the ex.
ception OF Pennsy. Penn romped over
Dickinson, 16 to 0. But Cornell played
pepless game and let Overlin walk
all over them, losing 13 to o. SYRIA
cuse lost to Yale. 81 to o. These
scores are not indicative that Michi-
gan will have chance to meet the
best of the eastern teams this year
and makes IL certain that Penn will
see the big game of the year again.
One OF the surprises of the day was
the 90 score Of the Carlisle-W. & J.
game. Carlisle was doped to beat
w. & ]. easily. II is interesting to
note that Rube Boville, former Cen.
trsl high captain and end, plays half
for w. & J.
couple OF small towns In Michi-
gan copped from the large schools.
Saturday. too Plainwell won from
halamaZoo, IA To o, and Mason from
Battle Creek. to O.
The open style of football, the for
ward pass, was used principally to
open mp the close defense assumed TO
check the old style OF play. The pos
sibilities of the forward pass this
year make 1t more easy to gain
ground by the old army game than
before, as the ever-present DANCE,
that pass will be used, pulls strength
away from the defense.
The principal defect with the two
Michigan stars. Thomson and Craig.
was fumbling. They gained ground
all right when called upon but
fumbled too many times. Thomson
is a man who is likely to tumble when
tackled. This Is one point that Yost
has emphasized for his benefit
There was considerable dismay M
Central when II was learned tha,
Capt Patterson would be out of the
game for several weeks on account of
breaking an ankle bone Saturday
Patterson is one of the mainstays Of
the team.