The Detroit times., 1915-12-04
CONDITIONS
FOR THEb|G
GAME FINE
Ideal Weather Greets
Clash for National
Championship
BOTH TEAMS AT
FULL STRENGTH
By HAROLD v. WILCOX.

The largest crowd that ever saw
4 football game in Detroit Is certain
TO JAM into Navin field this after
noon to see Detroit Central and
Everett high, of Boston, struggle
for the interscholasuc football
championship of the United States.
Weather conditions are perfect. and
II would not be surprising II the
expet ted throng OF 10000 were
boosted mother 5000 or more. In.
tert-st Is running high In Detroit.
This city Is proud Of Coach Buss
team, and this is the first time that
7lorc than a lew of the sport lovers
have had chance to sce 1t n ac'
ton. The fact that Everett isihers
is another attraction; another n the
fact that a national championship
Is at stake. and possible more po-
tent than all other drawing cards
Ia the fact that Boston and Detroit
again are engaged in athletic com
bat.
Bright sunshine this morning In
dicated that by time the game Is
called. the field might soften up a
bit. This will he fine for the play
ers, for all week the ground has
been so hard that bruises followed
every tackle. II is not likely that
the grid will be so sottened, how
ever. that II will be slow.
Both teams are at full strength
Brenkert has beaten Vershure OUT
Of the halfback job because OF kick
ing ability and the showing he
made In the Oak Park game, and
will start the contest. Holton will
start at guard instead Of Palmer
Both the boys who arc set back are
likely to get chance later In the
game.
Coach ODonnell. of Everett, has
made but one change In his battle
front. Bray will go in at halfbacf
instead Of Bradley. Fitzgerald. the
regular quarterback, will start the
game, and Silva will play his end
II was reported that Silva would be
kept on the sidelines for use as field
general in case Fitzgerald were bat
tered up again.
The teams are the pick Of the
east and west. Everett has earned
it's right to play this game both by
prestige OF long standing and actual
performance in the cost. BY the
20 TO 7 victory over Oak Park. which
could easily have been more. Cen
tral demonstrated that II was the
class OF the west. Both teams viii
depend much upon the smashing
game. with various deceptive twist.
OF strategy inserted occasionally
Both elevens are very versatile, ant
the game IL sure to be spectacular
Everett plays the eastern style O
attack. while Central is typical o
the west.
Three All-American officials vii
rin the game. Magidschn. Ben
brook and Eckersall are we'll known
TO all football fans because OF tn,
honors they won on the gridiron
And Bill Knight is no stranger e
the boys.
The game will start at 2:1T
o'clock. and probably will be ove'
by o'clock. or thereabouts. Ere
quently local high school games
have been delayed by wrangling
There will be nothing OF that sor
today. The officials ERE the bes'
that could he procured N the middle
west. and both teams are too wei
coached not to know what is coins
on and the whyfore.
Detroit is picked tn win here, but
80 far a. form 10 concerned, the
teams should be considered evenly
matched. Everett has the expert
ence under FIRE and the prestige. but
10 Offset this, Central has superior
weight and n week OF sound sleep
at homo. whereas Everett has been
travelling long and hard to get here.
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