The Detroit times., 1914-10-26
TITLE !
RACE MESSED UP
BY DOPE UPSET
w. & J. Must Now Be Chased as
Contender With Yale, Harvard
and Princeton
OLIvET STILL HOLDS IT'S
LEAD IN THE STATE
Central Remains Favorite, But
Grand Rapids Seems To b
Growing Stronger
BY HAROLD Y. WILCOX.

The Job OF picking q national foot
ball champion for 1915 has gone tntS
the Hercuiean class since Saturday,
largely because OF the defeat Of Yale
by washington and Jefferson. Since
w. & J. almost tied Harvard and
made showing against the Crimson
that really merited q victory, II %
very possible that the Pennsylvanians
may yet have a Just claim on the
title. II all depends upon what Har'
ward, Yale and Princeton accompiish
In the next month.
Decisive victories for the Bulldog
over the Tiger and the Crimson would
vet give Yale the championship, but
q close score with either would not.
II Princeton should defeat Harvard
and Yale. Old Nassau would have
clear claim. and that IL very pos.
sible windup for the season. HOW
ever. II Is probable that princeton
Will lose at least one OF those games,
and then only double win by Har.
ward, which Is not probable, couio
save the situation from being as IN
volved as the championship OF mo
west last year.
Michigan's defeat by Syracuse. Of
itself, means nothing but black
mark on the wolverine record. The
same can be said OF the surprising
defeat OF the Aggies at Nebraska.
Chicago and Illinois. by running up
heavy scores on Purdue and North
western, still stick in the conference
race. with Wisconsin dropping behind
by securing only one-point margin
over Ohio State.
The Ohio State race was messed
up by Miami's unexpected victory
over Mt. Union. IL was q clean-cut
win. however, for Miami honestly
earned its points and rung them up
in the first half.
In Michigan. Olivet still holds !ts
lead by close victory over Hillsdaie.
Alma was showed under by the Mich
igan fresh. but that has nothing 70
do with the state college title.
Detroit Central II still the favorite
In the prep school scrap, winning
from jackson. 20 TO 8. In the best
game OF the year. Jackson put up .
splendid fight. and early In the game
threatened to make trouble. Good
work by Moegel. Whitmarsh and
Capt. Straw saved the game. how
ever, although Central had to open
up and spill some stun that Buss
hoped 10 keep secret.
Grand Rapids Central II coming
along nicely, defeating Ann Arbor,
A to o. and showing decided improve
ment. Grand Rapids Union looks bet
ter than ever. hopping up with Ian.
sing, an early season contender, II
to 10. IL Is too much TO believe that
the little school can 60 much further
without q beating. but its two clean
cut victories over Lansing and Mus
kegon should prepare us for eventual
tiles. as the war dogs bark. Flint -
still trailing along. with nice - 20
o victory over Kazoo TO its credit Sat-
urday. Alma won the championship
OF Central Michigan by 10 to IL
win over Arthur Hill. Of Saginaw.
Penpsy Won't Hire Playsrs.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26.-Penn-
sylvania lost two football men last
week, both OF them because they did
not want to work their way through.
They came to Penn and thought that
az they were great football starr at
school they would get their way paid
along. Both went because. though
Penn will, wherever possible. help o