The Detroit times., 1914-10-19
Defeat Of Notre Dame Makes
Eli Favorite Over Harvard,
ard-Presed by Tufts
N. A. C. AND MICHIGAN
TEAMS WELL MATCHED
g. r. Union Eliminates Muske.
gon and Becomes Contender
Detroit Central Holds Lead


! BY far the most important football
development Saturday, was the un.
karthing OF the probability that Yale
kill be 1914 champions. Notre Dame
as q wonderful team this year. with
put two men from last years great
Ileyen missing and their places taken
|by strong substitutes. Yet Old Eli
humbled the west by decidedly ef-
Iective 2S to score, while Harvard
vas having comparatively hard time
b winning from Tufts. 13 TO 8. Prince
ION also had fairly easy time In de-
eating Lafayette.
The upshot OF the dope Is that even
u Harvard does not succeed In le-
keling the Wolverine onslaught. west
Urn football will have lost its chance
for decision this year over the east.
Ind that Yale and Princeton will prob
IDLY both have better chance at
he national title than Harvard, with
Washington and Jefferson as a pos
Iible contender all OF the way. w. and
|. was defeated by Harvard week
Igo In game which many think 1t
Ihould have won. and the chance of
IDetroits team In the east" TO land
Ugh In the running, will probably
lest with next Saturdays game ut
Few Haven. However, at the present
pme, lunches all point TO Yale as the
|ig noise Of the year,
II The big game In the west, so far
lis this state Is concerned, was the
|hichigan-M. A. c. clash at East Lam
|fng. Michigan won by three points,
Ind although outplayed throughout
|brger part OF the game than was ex-
||ected, earned the victory. The
Iostmen, however, were very fortu-
|late to escape defeat. for consistent
|leries OF line plunges and flank at
|hcks had carried the ball from the
Fiddle OF the field TO Michigan's five
lard line, where, with the Aggies
IT'LL having three downs In which to
|ross the line, the half ended. The
Farmers did not threaten thereafter,
Hut again showed their caliber in the
bird quarter by holding the univer-
|fty for down at the l0-yard line, and
|h the final quarter by holding firm
||n the 15-yard line, forcing Splawn
p attempt the drop-kick which scored
he victory.
The game was not decisive, for the
PANS are as closely matched as the
lore would indicate, and neither
|chool will today grant the other any
All OF which will lend
est to next years encounter.
! The game resolved itself into a
|lunging duel between Maulbetsch
Ind Julian, with the yardage gained
Nightly favoring the latter. and a
bunting duel between Splawn and
|peprato, with the former. a little to
he good on the days work. The
me decisive thing the game settled
nee and for all, was that the victory
the Aggies over Michigan last
ear was no fiuks or course, the
|ig feature of the game Saturday was
Me injury OF Hnghitt. which almost
burned the victory into disaster.
j Conference results Saturday were
|huch as were expected. Chicago. Wis
||pnsin. Minnesota and Illinois all still
icing championship contenders.
i The state college dope was splashed
considerably when Olivet ran UP a
|IB to o score on u. OF ID. Lawton
Md not have representative team
|yith him for the game. but the re-
|Iult, however. makes the Congrega-
|1onalists favorites in the M. |. A. A.
kce.
The prep school title race furnished
he real football sensation of the day,
Then Grand Rapids Union high got
ambitious and neatly eliminated Mus
IIegon, 10 to 0. Now Grand Rapids
central has always had license to
3utt into q championship race, but
2pr Union to be found In such select
lircles Is disconcerting not only to
Ne big Furniture city brother. but
IS the whole state OUTFIT. But In the
ace Union Is, Nevertheless. and she
Jroke IN by eliminating the Sawdust
thy boys, task that Grand Rapids
Ind Detroit Centrals have hitherto
boxed upon as their particular privi-