Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-27
TINE BRINGS SPORT CHANGES
GridirOn Meetings Between East and
West Are Increasing.
BIG GAMES SCHEDULED NOW
HaFvard-MichiEan and Nale-Notrc
Dame Foot Rail Battles Among
Most InterestiRE OF the
Coming Season.

ny FRANK q. MENICE.
NEW YORK, Sept z7.-Kipling was
wrong.
Some years ego be wrote somethins
about East is East, West is West, and
never the twain shall meet" AT that
49, 81 looked as n he was right The
eastern colleges were 80 darned uppish
that they absolutely refused to let their
foot ball players mingle with the youths
who grabbed off their learning in the
sunset region OF these United States
But that was some years ago. Times
have changed. The East began meeting
tho West three or four years ago, and
since then there has been a gradual in
crease IN the gridiron meetings between
the foot ball warriors OF the big eastern
and western universities. This season
there will be eleven International meet
ings and next year there will be more
The time Is coming when the foot ball
champion Of the East will play the foot
ball champion Of the West 20 decide the
championship Of the country. It's de-
Inand that the foot ball enthusiasts have
been making for years. and one that soon
IS to be answered. Staging a champion
ship foot ball battle would be no greater
task than staging a world series base ball
game.
Some object tO Plan.
Some foot ball experts, who object 70
the scheme. say that the plan cannot be
worked out because no accurate rating
con be secured They say that half
dozen teams IN each section Justly can
claim the title OF champion each year.
We disagree with them- There seldom
has been a time when one team In the
East and another IN thu West did not
have q clear. unolouded claim to the title
OF champion OF that particular section.
Harvard was the eastern champion last
year. None could dispute its claim. Chi
cago ruled in the west-and ruled alone.
IT defeated the best teams II was pitted
against.
The Harvard Michigan meeting at Cam
bridge on October 81. Of course, will take
rank as the stellar foot ball attraction OF
the year. There IL intense interest In
this battle all over the country. The great
Harvard machine OF last year. which !
swept everything before II has not been |
broken by graduations. Brickley viii be |
back In his old position at fullback. Ma |
han win be one of the halfbacks. The
choice OF the other rests between Hard ,
wick and Bradiee. both members OF last
years team. Logan. the 1913 quarterback, |
will be back at his old position. as will |
Pennock. the 1913 AL American guard.
With Michigan It is different. Gradua-
lions wrecked the 1913 team that made
such n great showing. Seven OF the best |
men on that team. including Jimmy Craig. /
The All American halfback. will be among |
the missing. ',Hurry-Up' Yost will have
90 build a new team around Raynsford,
aIughitt. Catlett and Gait. who remain.
Yost IL Hopeful.
But Yost Is hopeful The raw material
he has 20 work with this year appeals 70
the coaches an the best that has shown
mp on the Michigan campus in many
years- There 10 q mad scramble among
the candidates 10 land regular positions
and they are putting their heart and
roul into their efforts. They want to
make the team this year. They want
10 go to Cambridge. They want 10 crush
the great Harvard machine, 90 as 20
show the foot ball world that Michigan's
claim for many years that western foot
ball Is superior 70 the best in the east
81 true.
johnny MuIbetsch. who made . great
record as fullbaok for the freshieR last
year. is out for the Job as varsity full
back this year. The chances are that he
win land" Some enthusiasts cell him
"a second While Heston." He has the
reputation for smashing a line better than
any men that ever played on a Michigan
freshman eleven He is fast, q power on
mo defense and q terrific tackler
Spiawn. regarded as one OF the best
punters that ever entered Michigan. Is
out for a regular Job this year. He was
one OF the freshmen team last year and
covered himself with glory. He is an
expert at handling tho forward pass. is
one Of the fastest men in the squad and
nespite the fact that he Is rather light,
may land one OF the backfield Jobs.
YaIe-Notre Dame Game Next.
Next In Importance in International
battles is the Yale-Notre Dame game that
will be played In New Haven october
~ II the Notre Dame team OF 1914 IL as
good as that OF last year It looks very
much as II Yale IL due for a nice beat
ing. Tho Notre Dame outfit went through
the 1913 season without suffering de-
feat It's team showed better handling
of the forward pass and better working
knowledge OF the new style foot ball than
any team in the country.
Last year Colgate defeated Yale. Is 10
6. Then the Army team defeated Col
gate, 7 20 g. Notre Dame came along and
beat the Army. S TO Is. OF course, that
was last year. Yale undoubtedly VIII have
a better team this year than Il did last
u will have better coaching under Frank
TIinkiey. But Il Yale improves, Notre
Dame may show equal Improvement.
fIinkley is said TO favor the old-style
game. Notre Dame plays the new style
Probably Yale-Notre Dame battle will re-
solve itself into test as to which style
a. the better. It's a test that foot BAH en-
thusiasts have been wanting TO sec tried
ont. II Yale uses the old style and is
beaten, II may mean a revolution In the
style OF game that Yale will play in the
future Yale has made glorious repu-
tation with the old style. Yost is ioath
10 change. But Notre Dame may force
that change.
The Cariisie-Notre Dame game in Chi
cago November "A ought 20 be whiri-
wind affair. Both colleges use the for
ward pass with exceptional skill Both
teams incline 10 speed rather than bulk.
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