South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-27
KING FOOTBALL To
BE CROWNED TODAY

NEW YORK. Sept. 27.-Football
teams representing the leading uni
versities of the country will swing into
action tomorrow and before dusk
King Football will have made his
1913 debut on many a gridiron
Although several Of the smaller col
lege elevens appeared in easy games
last week the majority of the big
teams reserved their initial appear
ance for the last Saturday of Septem-
Der. In the. east, Pennsylvania.
Princeton and Harvard all step from
the practice to the actual playing
stage, while in the middle west Min
nesOta will lead the way for the other
conference college teams.
In no case is a varsity eleven
called upon to face a really danger
GUS opponent yet Saturdays results
will be watched closely as giving an
indication of the team possibilities.
The results of the slight changes in
the playing rules also will be watched
so that coaches may be familiar with
new developments possible under the
1913 code.
Much interest Will naturally attach
to Harvard's opening game. The east
ern championship eleven of last
many representatives upon the Grim
son squad of this year. Many prom
tsing players also are seeking places.
Capt. StOrer will undoubtedly try out
number of men during the game
with the University Of Maine and a
better idea of the ranking of the pres
ent squad will be obtainable by night
fall.
Tigers Have Hard Game.
Princeton qnneaTG IN have n
the hardest games of the day in the
east against Rutgers. as very favor
able reports have been heard regard
ing the latter's football prospects
Pennsylvania faces Gettysburg but the
latter does not appear any more for
midable than last year when II was
defeated by a % TO nothing score.
The same statement does not hold
true in reference to Cornell however,
for the Ithaca team must face Colgate,
which defeated Cornell Is TO seven
last season. but Coach Sharpe has
better material and an established
system SO that while a close game is
expected Cornell adherents do not an
ticipate a repetition OF the 1912 set
back.
In the south the University of Viz
ginia will open with a game against
Randolph Macon and West Virginia
Wesleyan will journey to Carlisle Pa.
for a game with Glenn Warmers In
dams. The Naval academy team Will
not open its sIason for another week
and the same holds true OF the Army
team at West Point. The cadets We're
scheduled 20 meet Norwich university
Saturday. but the death Of Werner s.
Belica. left halfbaCk on the Norwich
team. as a result of injuries received
in the game with Holy Cross Wednes-
day. caused the game To be cancelled.
CHICAGO. Sept 27-The football
season will he opened i'm the central
states Saturday with number OF
games including two in which confer
ence teams will play. Minnesota Will
meet South Dakota. whose team this
year is said 20 be fully as strong as
the fast eleven that downed the GOph-
ers last year Indiana will open the
season with Depauw.
other games scheduled are:
Georgetown VS.. Cincinnati at Gin
cinnati.
Case Us. Butchtel al Akron. O.
Ames vs.. Grinnell at Grinnell. Ia.
Otterbeing vs. Ohio Wesleyan at
Delaware. o.
Heidelberg VS.. Oberlin at Oberlin.
o.
Ohio Northern vs. Pittsburgh at
Pittsburgh