The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-27
football SEASON
IS NEARLY ENDED
Army and Navy Game Satur-
day All That is Left After
=
Today's Contests.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-With the excep-
ton of the Army and Navy game.
which will be played in New York on
Saturday, the curtain on h 1913 foot
ball season will be rung down with
the playing Of today's struggles.
For the first time in years there
will be no games of importance played
in the central west today. The only
struggles Of note in this section are
the Marquette-St. Thomas contest, at
Milwaukee and the Syracuse-St. Louis
battle in the Mound City. A few t n
er. games of note are scheduled. but
the results n of interest only to fol-
lowers Of the teams contesting.
Big Eastern Games.
The annual clash between Pennsyl-
vania and Cornell at Philadelphia and
the struggle, between Brown and the
Carlisle Indians at Providence will be
the attractions in the east.
Notre Dame will play its final game
with Texas at Austin. In former
years, following the western confer
ence in 1906, Notre Dame has been
the attraction on Thanksgiving day,
and central west football fans will
seeing one Of the best teams in the
country in action.
Coach Jesse Harper. the former UNI
versity Of Chicago athlete, who has
had charge of the Notre Dame eleven
this year. has been successful in de-
veloping one of the strongest aggrega-
tons in the history of the institution.
The team has not been defeated and
has beaten such strong elevens as the
Army. Penn State and Christian Broth
ers college Of st. Louis.
Others Claim Honors.
Harper Of course cannot claim the
~undisputed western championship, for
Chicago. Nebraska and tho Michigan
Aggies also have clean states. So the
title cannot be awarded to any eleven
this season. The teams representing
the four institutions are strong and
powerful, and elimination contests. IL
possible to decide the championship
would result in hard fought battles.
Although many football fans would
like to see post a games between
these teams. such contests are impos-
sible. The Aggies in the western con
ference limiting the number Of games
to seven and making it imperative the
season close on the Saturday preced-
ing Thanksgiving day.
This ruling eliminates Chicago from
playing a post season contest and
practically the same mandates hold
good In the Missouri valley conference
Of which Nebraska is a member. In
h organization west Of the Mississip-
pf river the teams are allowed to play
eight contests.
Notre Dame is ready and willing to
meet either Chicago, Nebraska or the
Aggies. The Maroons and Cornhusk-
ers would have to get permission from
their respective organizations to play
n Coach Mackelin Of the Aggies has
gone on record as stating he will not
agree to any more games.
1t was not so many years ago when
the eleven which won the title Of the
conference was acknowledged western
champion. Teams which were not
members Of the organization either
were withdrawn or were not strong
enough to be considered in the same
class with the big Nine" The situa-
ton this season is different. The Az
gies. Notre Dame and Nebraska are
justly entitled to just consideration
and h football yea Of 1913 will pass
Into football history without an un-
disputed western champion.