Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-28
MICHIGAN FARMERS
LEAD WESTERN
DIVISION IN
FOOTBALL
Confident Prediction That 1t
Will Re impossible to Head
Off Husky Aggies This Sea-
SON
Bad WEATHER CONFUsEs
SITUATION IN EAST

Chicago, Oct. ei--Wlth the final
month Of the football season starting
next saturday Michigan Agricultural
college occupies the commanding po-
sition In the west Many of tho
ChaWpiunship battles in the west still
are 20 be fought but the defeat OF
Michigan and Wisconsin assures tht
MichiNsn AEsies az high final how
ors and Il is possible thvy may be
rated above nnf other western team
90 the close Of the season.
Unless atoial reversal Of form oc-
ours. the Michigan farmers probably
viii finish the season without de-
feat as their remaining games arc
against week opponents Their final
standing wiii depend largely with tns
Wisconsin team In the Wolverines re-
manning games az the Michigan AS
gics do not meet any Of the teams
which remain a. championship pos
sibnitles.
chicago played itself firmly in the
championship running by defeating
Purdue. The Chicago backfiold. ac-
knowiedged TO be powerful. showed
Itself more shifty than Purdue backs
ChicPg0's Kicking and covering of
kicks was superb. and u was this
.factor that was decisive In gaining
them the victory. Purdue showed
inability 20 punt. inability Go cover
even short and high kicks, inability
10 judge and handle the long, elusive
spirals Captain Norgren booted into
yellow and black territory. Tho pur-
due ends failed 90 prevent the rum
ming back Of pupts and also were
eircied frequently from scrimmago.
The Chicago line men we're outplaycd
IN some instances. hut the maroon
90 80
10 force the conservative Purdue at
tack 60 the center Of the line WAS
held admirably az critical tines When
u was too late. Purdue opened up a
startling. spectacular and effective
tine OF open field offcnse. carrying
tho ball from close 10 their own goal
almost GO the Chicago goal line on
forward passes alone
Illinois held It's right 60 be classod
Ina select company hy defeating lndi-
ana. The Illinois play four big nire
teams In the next four weeks and
have hard time ahead OF them, but
Coach zuppke has not been forced so
FAR 10 disclose the open play tricks
for which he is famous and sensation
al developments are expected from
him.
In the Missouri valley. Kansas
again demonstrated a magnificent de-
Tense holding the Kansas Aggics
scoreless Nebraska met "a tartar ln
the Haskell Indians coached especial
IS for this game and their onc-point
Victory came only after the hardest
kind of "a feht. Nebraska has easy
going FOR two weeks, with Amcs and
Wesleyan Cor opponents and should
reach the dcclsiv, knnsas- Ncbrask
game In top condition. Missouri
Kept in the running by defeating
Ames. MissOurrs defense rs weak
this year but the team has shown
scoring ability,
The score Michigan was able 90 run
up against Vanderbilt shows thai
YOst's men still are formidable. lowe
seems destined TO hold the big nine
high score record 81 tho year
through the victory over tho weak
Northwestern team. There were few
upsuts I'm Saturdays games and few
sensational features developed, Min
ncsota. as expected. had little diiil-
Guilty ia smothcring North Dakota.