The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-20
n Other Contests In Country
closely Rival National Title
Clash Tomorrow
ti,REE GOOD COMBATS
SCHEDULED IN WEST
klbion- Olivet Game Features
"A -tate Card-Central Has
Easy Opponent
nv HAROLD Y. WILCOX.

BY HAROLD v. WILCOX.
liz There are q number OF grtdiron
r lracases scheduled for tomorrow, but
there will be only one real football
kame. When Yale and Harvard clash
n III other contests OF the day merely
serve az touches OF local color. Espe-
Gially Is that true tomorrow, for with
the exception of the great battle for
the national title at New Haven. there
viii be but two worthwhile games
81 a the whole east, and neither OF
<hese would attract much more than
local attention under the most au-
6nicious circumstances. Dartmouth
|knlays Syracuse, and Lehigh plays La
hyette. Both will be combats royal.
s but so far as the football world Is
eoucerned, the score win be the only
thing about them worth recording.
The Army and Navy both have
oasy games, which Is q good thing
A. view OF the terrific encounter be-
xveen the two schools scheduled for
- week from Saturday. The military
ocademy will practice on Springfield
*Y'' tomorrow, and the midshipmen
VIII take on Ursinus.
While the occident viii unite with
ne orient I'm according the Yale-Har-
ward game the spotlight, three great
football battles will bring the west
I'm football season to q close tomor-
row. There Is no doubt but that
[fhe conference championship has been
6ecisively settled, but there neverthe-
<1ooe will be more than a little inter
1nt IN the Illinois, Wisconsin game,
which will be played at Madison. The
<I11inois are conceded victory, Dut
<there Is no question but that the
[Dadgers will go down lighting and
s khat the encounter will be worthy OF
Me conference.
Chicago will play Minnesota, o hgnt
<6f second place In the Big Nine
1fganixation. Chicago Is expected 10
rim. but the dope margin that fayors
ne Maroons is very. very slight Inc
0ophers mauied Wisconsin q week
20, and nobody win be overcome Win
Easement IL they continue their VIC
<6Pi0us march.
n Nebraska has no doubt that It Ii the
nol champion of the west. Victories
&ver the MICHIGAN Aggies and vari-
- other western schools have given
@ke Cornhuskers a tremendous idea
~ their prowess. and they are exceed
- husky Iowans tomorrow. An over
yhclming victory would put Nebraska
nto Illinois class, but to the folks
I'm distant perspective. Iowa has
~ ighting chance to win.
There is not whole lot doing IN
ke state tomorrow. Detroit Central
<kould have an easy time disposing
ri Scott High, OF Toledo. tomorrow,
"a Coach Buss' chief fear Is that
1T Rridders will accumulate SO much
onfidence that there will be danger
Flint's getting the jump on Cen
~ next Thursday. Nooedy lears
ofeat at the hands of the BUICK Guy
rxregation, but the local team mas
I'm q little given to inflated cram
n ali year, and overconndence
3Srv likely to let the hrst nal,
- Turkey Day combat go scoreiess.
70 Z. Grand RAPIDS the Furniture
5itv Central viii attempt to ois
~. ~ Union. which has remark
~ record this year. Upton's eleven
a 4 s.rv confident OF winning and as
- h.ttle draws nearer, most folks
~ shsring that bit of optimism. In
~ .,hon9 circles, none of the other
|S,mes win have more than Local IN
srest.
The olivetAlbion game WIZ tes
~. the MI. A. A. card ana
I~,,acted that Olivet will win anu
S<rra the championship race INTO
mo tia Az the season ENDS on
~ marrow. the only way that tue
<5tS. can he settled will be by
conversational war
In Kazoo. Hillsdale and the Congre-
<,csionalists az the belligerents. Hiis'
80 plays Ypsi Normal Saturday and
&hould have an easy time.
The University Of Detroit VIII prv
<tde Detroit's real keadliner by is
lame with Ohio Northern, team ina
an make any game interesting. EAST
arm and Western will 60 to the mat
IS A. their annual encounter, ending
very successful season for both. Cass
<Tech and Northwestern Will also en-
rage in inter-city conflict tomorrow
t* For the first time this year, footbal
xames will be played under miserable
r-.sthar conditions tomorrow he
3 cold wave has swept the country, ana
3 the majority of gridirons are frozen.
Many are. covered with snow. What
d eRect the unfavorable weather condi-
lions will have. the results tomorrow
a problematical. but some fukes are
- be expected Preceding this week,
leather conditions were ideal for
scams and spectators alike. with the
xception. OF but one Saturday, when
warm rain softened the fields and
creased the ball
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