The Detroit times., 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 v. 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 or
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, If the annual occasions oil
breaking training can be SO describ-
ed, and the gridders will have nothing
to worry about for few months ex'
cept exams"
The only game or any Importance
Saturday, north or south, east OF west
will be the noted "on again, of again,
Linnigan" battle between the United
States Military academy and the
United States Naval academy, but
Thursday, decreed by President VIII
son and the governors OF the various
commonwealths as turkey day, S!il
be a strenuous occasion on American
Etid,rons. AS usual, nearly all OF the
Championships have been decided on
the preceding Saturday, but Thanks
giving day encounters have always
been battles royal between opponents
of 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, q to D, and
they should do 1t again this year, but
The sons of Penn will be fighting with
their backs against the wall and the
Ithacans 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, viii
seek 10 massacre the pale faces-with
slim chances, however, of making a
very neat job OF 1t.
Notre Dame will for the third time
this fall invade the east, this time ad-
yancing upon Syracuse with the best
wishes Of all who recall what happen
ed 10 the Yostmen on similar raid
few weeks ago. The other eastern
games of importance will be between
old-time rivals. Lafayette will meet
Dickinson, Fordham will give villa.
gova an interesting afternoon, and
rhe University OF Pittsburgh will seek
the scalp OF one Penn State. victim
OF the Michigan Aggies, but also the
hero of a tie game with Harvard.
We will hear of some real rivalry
from down in Dixie, Thursday. Tu-
n. m n ss,fn futas AFaVn
derbilt will meet the University OF
the South Virginia will entertain
North Carolina, and West Virginia
and West Virginia Wesleyan will re-
try an old and bitterly contested case.
Out west there will be more clashes
! of ancient rivals, the Colorado COL
lege OF Mines hooking up with Colo
rado college. and the Colorado Aggies
running down to visit the Oklahoma
Aggies. Colorado will also furnish
another thrill, for the state univer-
sity will call on the University OF
Denver at the capitol city. AT Seat
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
wv Nhich anu NOOHNri WIN
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-
troit VIII again play Ohio Northern
in a Thanksgiving day hacas, with
bright chances for evening up the
series that now gives the Buckeyes a
one-game edge margin. Detroit Cen
trail will go through the motions OF a
state title tilt with Flint Flint. how
ever. has a cracking good team, with
splendid record, and the best high
school game OF the season here can
safely be predicted Up state, Grand
Rapids Central will journey TO Mus
kegon 10 play game that has for
years beenefhe Michigan prep school
classic.
The end OF the football season is at
hand. but with Turkey day and Sat.
urday's military melee ahead, the
demise win be neither peaceful nor
calm.
A scientist has proved that II two
noises OF exactly the same volume
occur simultaneously the result ~ q.
lence; but did he ever hear Tom
Jones and Dumb Dan Morgan making
q match.