Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-04
MICHIGAN WOULD
REJO|N big MINI"
Students Vote on Subject
With Wild En-
thusiaSm.
COLLEGE GRIDIRON NOTES

Arbor by University of Michigan stu
dents. alumni and faculty on the adj
visibility Of Michigan returning to
the Western intercollegiate conference
was heavy and excitement ran high.
The polls will not close until tomor-
row night. Although 1t has been gen.
orally thought that the student body
was largely In favor OF the return to
the conference. anti-conference advo-
Gates came out in large numbers yes
terday and organized an energetic
campaign to overcome the proconfer-
ence vote 1t was said that the anti
organization was chiefly composed of
upper classmen and alumni. The
| Michigan Daily, the student publica-
ton which is responsible for the vot-
ing, reported that forty alumni asso-
cations have already reported in favor
of return to the conference. When
| the complete vote Is obtained the re-
suit will be given to the board OF
regents.
Who will be the hero OF the 1918
college football season? Every sea-
son produces some particular star. In
the past were the Coys. Brickleys
and Sam Whites. Some football
player on the Princeton or Harvard
team now in the shadow may be bask-
+ ing in tho limelight a week from to-
day, just as Sam White did two sea-
sons ago. Football history at Prince
/ ton has often shown that her sons
are strongest when most is at stake.
Some there are In the quaint little
Jersey village who know all about
such things, and many of them be-
iieve HOBBY Baker will be the individ-
ual to shine particularly against Har-
ward. Should the game be close, as
there Is now every indication 1t will
be the individual efforts on either
side will DC the more prominent
Lafayette has three big games on
her schedule-big TO Lafayette and
her football traditions. They are the
Cornell, Lehigh and Pittshurg strug-
giles. Coach McCaa, the hero Of La
fayette's team O few seasons ago, is
coaching his varsity squad assiduous-
ly for these battles:
"a
After the decisive victory over Lee
high on Saturday. the Navy con-
tingent Is looking forward with keen
| interest 20 the contest with Bucknell
next Saturday. Both OF these teams
won from the Navy last season, and
the midshipmen are hopeful OF finding
revenge against Bucknell in the same
way.
coach williams is giving entire
satisfaction" says President George
e. Vincent, of the University Of Min
nesota, adding that Williamss foot
ball contract had two years to run.
President Vincents remarks were
prompted by dispatches telling of the
action of the Northern Minnesota
Alumni Association at Duluth last
week attacking DIR. williams for his
failure to place winning football teams
in the field.
The New York University and Trim
ity, Fordham and Villanova and
| Union and Hobart will take advan-
tage of the election holiday by fight
ing their annual football battles. The
first two games will be played in New
York and the last named at Buffalo.
| Although in the midst of disas-
trous season, New York University
entertained hopes Of winning. as dur
ing the last week there has been a
noticeable Improvement in the work
of the team Trinity has a strong,
we'll balanced eleven. which ten days
ago held Colgate, the conquerer Of
Yale, to score of 8 to 0.
The remarkable showing of VIII
| hanson, Cornelis big tackle, in the
game against Harvard on Saturday
has won for him a regular place at
right tackle. and he promises to
prove valuable fixture there.
Coach Macklin, of the Michigan Ag-
kfaI k41 a
| today there would be no post-season
| game between Notre Dame and M. A.
| G. this year. Efforts had been made
to arrange a meeting between the two
elevens for Thanksgiving Day, the
| contest TO be staged in Detroit or
| Chicago. Macklin opposes post-season
games because they necessitate keep
| ing the team In training too long
after the close of the regular season.
ss
A comparison of the scores made
| by opposing teams against Harvard
and Princeton, the contestants In the
biggest clash set for next Saturday,
shows a slight advantage for Prince
ton. The Tigers since their feat of
rolling up 3D. points Saturday, now
have a total of 17S points to their
credit. Harvard stops at ITO points.
OppOhc1ltn hHr0 oSOiSO ~ pOitit5 O14
Harvard and Id on Princeton.
~
Harvard has been more consistent
than Princeton, but the Tigers have
had their worst slump and are now
rounding into their best possible
form. All along the line the dopesters
are predicting that the Harvard
Princeton battle will be close and
hard-fcught next Saturday.