The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27

| -''b'''- "do NIOUE. Npinc years 1SO
he wrote something about East Is
East. West is West. and never the
twain shall meet" At that time 1,
looked as II he was right. The Eastern
I ,Hn, were so uppish that
football players minglc with the youths
WHO grabbed off their learning in the
sunset region of these United States.
sui that was some years ago. Times
have changed. The East began meet
! ing the West three or fours years ago,
| and since then there has been :, gradual
| increase in tn" gridirou meetings be-
| tween the football warriors OF tho big
! Eastern and Western universities This
| season there VIII he eleven inters.c.
uonal meetings and next year there
Will he more.
INC time is coming when tho foot
ha'i champion Of the East viii play the
FOOTBALL champion OF the Went to de-
c'dc the championship Of the country.
its "a demand that the football cnthu.
F'asts nave been making for years. and
one that soon is Ia be answered. stag
ihs !; championship football battle
"ouhh DC no Sreater task than staging
world series baseball game
Some football experts, vino object to
'he scheme, Say that tho plan cannot be
''orked out because no accurate rating
cHn he secured. They say that "A half
uozen teams in each section justly can
claim the title OF champion each year.
We Disagree with them. There seldom
las been time when one team in the
East and another IN the IVES, did not
have Il clear. uncluuded claim tn the
ute Of champion Of that particular
section.
Harvard was the Eastern champion
last year. None could dispute rs claim.
Chicago ruled In the Wcst-nnd ruled
alone. II defeated the best teams it
was pittcd against
The Harvard Michigan meeting IN
'ambridSe on October a.. OF course
VII take rank as the stellar football at
traction OF The year. There is intense
interest in this battle all ov.r tn.
"2"inuy' rhe great Harvard machine
before it, las no, been broken bS
grahuations Brickley viii be back
IN his old position at full back. Maham
choice OF the other rests between Hard
wick and Bradlec. both ncmb-rs OF last
year team Logan. the 1919 quarter
as we'll as Pcnnock. the 1919 ali-Amrr.
lean guard.
win Michigan II is different. Grad
made such Srea, showing. seven Or
the best meu on that team, including
iI!miny Craig. The ai!-Aperican half
bhck, VIII be among the missing
"Hurry-tp' Yost will have TO build a
new team around Raymsford iiushitt.
N" n., ;,md Gnit, who remain.
''HA 'St - hopeful me rH A.
trrial i'c hns To work with This year
npf:a!a 10 The coaches as the best that
mas shown up on the Michigan caupuH
~ many gears. There Is II mad scr;,n-
BILE among the candidates TO land reg
ular positions. aud they are putting
1mar heart ea and soul into Their efforts
me. neS W Ta TO MAKE the team this
They want to crush tho great IIaravrd
, narin e. SO as to SHOW the. football
"oriu tnat MichiSan'S claim for many
years mat Western hal l.,
to thc hest in the East is truc.
Johnny Maulbctsch. who made a
Ersa, re cor, as fun back for, the
varsity full back ibis wear. Tic
cmanSss are tia, he will land" Some
f,ih,nus'asts cal, him IA second, Willie
:'mashing a me better than any men
mat eTcr played on &. Michigan fresh |
,,.a eleven. lie Is fast. a power on
the defense and terrific tackler
Spiawii. regarded as one OF the best
phniers that ever entered Michigan.
Is Is, out Tor regular job this year. lie
year ana covered himself with glory. |
iia Is an expert at handling the for !
w pass, Is one of The fastest men
tho, backiield jobs S ''''u one OF
ba H1Ss T., i I'M in m,erscctiona
osiobsr ~ P Il ihs No, Tew pa Hnyen on
"a ivit Is aS SoOu AS that of last wear
II looks very much as if Yale is due
Tor nice beating. The Notre DAM
outnt went through the 1913 season
without SUFFERING defeat. It's team
showed better handling Of thu forward
pass and better working l:nowledue
OF the new style OF football than anV
team in the country.
Last year Colgate defeated Yale IA
TO .. Then the Army team defeated
colgate. to &. Notre Dame came
along and beat the Army, % To a. or
course, that was last year Yale un
IohDtcqly Will have Il better team this
year than It did last. 1t will have |
better coaching under Frank Hiukev
Put II Yale improves Notrc Dame may
snow cquai Improvement
fiihkcy is said TO favor the oId
atyic game" Notre Dame plays the new II
style. Probably the Yale -Not,e Dame
cattle VIII resolve itself into test
as to which style is tho better. It's
l test that football enthusiasts have
, ,em want,nE 70 see tried out II Yale
Uses the old style and Is beaten, IT NAV
mean 1 n revolution in the style Of game
nat vale VIII play in The future. Yale
he old style. 1t is loaih to channc
su A., Sot re u pane may force that change
The cariisie-Notre Dame game I'm
;hicaE9 on November Il ought to be
/ whiriwind affair. Both colleges use
ne, forward pass with exceptional skill.
Soth teams incline TO speed rather
nan bulk Chicago can look forward
o football treat when the teams
lash. 'S