The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-24
Annual Battles On Thursday Be-
tween Old-Time Foes In All
Parts of Country
CORNELL-QUAKER GAME
TO FEATURE MID WEEK
Army-Navy Clash Will Provide
Military HOnors For the
Seasons Demise
BY HAROLD Y. WILCOX.


The football season of 1914 is dying
hard. but dying nevertheless. and the
funeral. with full military honors, is
scheduled for next Saturday after.
noon at Franklin field. in the City OF
Brotherly Love, where the army and
navy will clash In another annual
round OF the finish fight between the
service schools.
With the funeral will come the
wake. II the annual occasions OF
breaking training can be so describ-
Cd. and the gridders will have nothing
70 worry about for few months ex-
cept exams"
The only game OF any Importance,
saturday. north or south, east of west.
VIII be the noted ION again. OF again.
Binnigan" battle between the United
states Military academy and the
United States Naval academy. but
xhursday, decresd by President Will
son and the governors OF the various
commonwealths as turkey day, will
be strenuous occasion on American
gridjrons. AS usual, nearly all OF the
championships have been decided OH
the preceding Saturday. but Thanks
giving day encounters have always
been battles royal between opponents
f0f spirit and well-matched strength.
and so ii is next Thursday.
In the east the game OF games VIII
be the annual meeting of Pennsylva-
mia and Cornell Last year Cornell
trounceG the Quakers, 81 TO 0, and
they should do it again this year, but
tia sons OF Penn will be fighting with
N their backs against the wall and the
1thacans. may meet with an interest
ing surprise. At Providence, Brown
will make war on our redskin friends
from Carlisle, and the Indians, fight
ing probably for the last time under
the generalship of Glenn Warner, will
seek to massacre the pale faces-with
Eslim chances, however. OF making
F very neat job Of it.
Notre Dame will for the third time
( this fall invade the east, this time ad-
vancing upon Syracuse with the best
wishes of all who recall what happen
ed TO the Yostmen on a similar raid
+ d few weeks ago. The other eastern
old-time rivals. Lafayette will meet
dickinson, Fordham will give Villa
nova an interesting afternoon, and
the University OF Pittsburgh will seek
the scalp of one Penn State. victim
of the Michigan Aggies, but also the
hero OF tie game with Harvard.
We will hear of some real rivalry
from down In Dixie, Thursday. Tu-
lane will play Louisiana State, Van
derbilt will meet the University OF
4 the South. Virginia will entertain
B North Carolina, and West Virginia
and West Virginia Wesleyan will re-
4 try an old and bitterly contested case.
"A Out west there will be more clashes
OF ancient rivals, the Colorado Col
1ege OF Mines hooking up with Colo
/; RADIO college, and the Colorado Aggies
running down to visit the Oklahoma
Aggies. Colorado will also furnish
another thrill, for the state univer-
atty will call on the University or
Denver at the capitol city. AT Seat
5 tie. the University OF Washington and
Washington State will clash.
In the middle west, Depauw will
play Christian Brothers at St Louis,
Cincinnati will hold a reception for
Miami Mt Union and Wooster will
(. battle four rounds, and Western Re-
serve and Case will provide Cleve.
landers their annual gridiron thrill.
Detroit will have a pair OF worth
while games. The University OF De-
<roit will again play Ohio Northern
IN q Thanksgiving day facas, with
. bright chances for evening up the
oeries that now gives the Buckeyes a
one-game edge margin. Detroit Gen.
trail will go through the motions OF q
seAts title tilt with Flint Flint, how
\ ever. has cracking good team. with
n . splendid record. and the best high
school game OF the season here can
safely be predicted. Up state, Grand
Rapids Central win Journey TO Mus
q kegon TO play q game that has for
years been the Michigan prep school
classic.
The end OF the football season IN NJ
hand, but with Turkey day and Sat
ufday's military melee ahead, the
demise will be neither peaceful nor
calm.
A scientist has proved that n two
noises Of exactly the same volume
occur simultaneously the result is 81
lence; but did he ever hear Tom
Jones and Dumb Dan Morgan making
match!