Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-17
WESTERN FOOTBALL
TITLES DECIDED
LAST WEEK
Michigan Chicago and Me-
braSka EIevenS Stand Out
as Champions of Their Re-
Spective Conferences,

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Chicago, Nov. 16.-Middle western
football reached its climax Saturday.
Michigan again demonstrated its
superiority over the east. Chicago
won the western conference cham
pionship in its game with Minnesota.
Nebraska won from Kansas I'm the
Missouri Valley conference. The three
victories were clear cut and decisive.
There still is a possibility Of con-
ference anti-Cllmax Chicago still has
a game with Wisconsin. last years
western leaders. Missouri still is a
contender for equal honors with Ne
braska in the Missouri Valley.
Nebraska Also 70 keep its record Of
unbroken victories this year must win
from Iowa, although the game has no
title bearing.
Michigan can rest upon It's honors.
the final whistle of the Penn game
ending the season for the Wolverines.
Michigan's final four games Of the
season, in which ii whipped decisively
one southern and three eastern teams
is the best showing Of a western team
in intersectional football. Football
critics declare the eastern opponents
were outclassed. The western style Of
play compelled the conservative east
TO bow in defeat. II Is regarded a
victory of tactics as well as Of the
team. Michigan's early season play
was Disappointing. The team stum-
bled through preliminary games and
was defeated by the Michigan Aggies
That defeat marked the beginning of
the real play Of the team. Craig quit
the cinder path for the moleskin
Almost alone he drove the Vanderbilt
team back to a one-sided defeat. In
each game since he has been an inn
portant If not a deciding factor. While
the bumps of the season may check
his fleetness next spring, he has added
far greater laurels to his college than
possible on the track and has placed
his name close TO the top Of Michigan
if'not OF American football players.
In the last two games Coach Yost
showed q decided change Of tactics
from earlier meetings with Cornell
and Pennsylvania, the scores coming
in the first part Of the game, Michi-
gan then turning to a defensive bat
tie instead of wearing its team out in
further efforts 70 run up the score.
Chicago's defeat Of Minnesota
places the midway team in the COM
manding position in the western con-
ference race. Wisconsin is now the
only barrier between the Maroons and
q clear title Chicago, playing a con-
ference schedule only has a record Of
having defeated each team in the con-
ference excepting Wisconsin and Ohio
State.
Chicagds showing is far the best
made by conference teams. Four
touchdowns have been made against
Chicago. one each by Indiana, Iowa,
Illinois and Minnesota. For only one
of these scores did an opposing team
batter its way TO the Maroon goal line.
Seven touchdowns have been made
against Wisconsin and six Of these
were the result of a fairly steady
march to the Badger goal.
The Illinois -Perdue game upset the
dope and tho two ties Of the Perdue
team seemed destined to place the In
diana team far down in the confer
enee list. The reconstructed Illinois
eleven showed better football than at
any time this season and with more
Improvement, Minnesota is due for
strenuous reception this week end.
Indiana won a hard fought game at
Evanston by the luck Of one point,
Northwestern failure to make a goal
kick resulting in its defeat.
The result allows Northwestern and
Ohio state yet to determine the last
place in the conference in this weeks
game.