The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-02
GEORGIA Tech IS
CLAIMING TITLE
On Comparative Scores, Team
Better Than Pittsburgh,

1T. LOUIS, Nov O. On the somewhat
| uncertain ground of early season com
! pnrntlve scoros, the south thRt is 10 say
! Atlanta, Ga, In particular, is claiming
the United states collegiate football
| championship today And no doubt the
! eleven " the Georgia Institute ~ Tech
/ nology hand-piCked outfit including
| migratory birds like Indian Joe Guvon,
| the former Carlisle star, IL the greatest
eleven thot over represented the Southern
intercollegiate association
GcOryia's title halleluiahs arc being
sung as result OF the struggle between
Pittsburgh university and Pennsylvania
Saturday n hard fought hattie I'm which
the tWo-time national title holders ~
Glenn Warner won, II to 6. scoring In
onlY one pcriod Of tho four
When Georgia Tech encountered J.
toward Berry and company OF pennsy,
the southcruers wnded through the up-
position Ike n hearty appetite through
fried chicken The pcnnNlvanians
were routed and the game converted into
n track meet. the Grorglnus rolling IN
"A totu ~ II points on the wr7,risrd and
somewhat naughty northern players.
Warner the Bio Factor.
In the light Of this game Georgia Tech
figures 10 he two or three touchdowns
better than Pittsburgh
Not that We would hook our family
plate on this result n Glenn Warner
and Georgia Tech could get together for
n post season battle for the Red .Cross
benefit the pay check would have 10 rally
behind Warmers tank" capable ar
greRntion with more capable coach
i"huSNlvnnlH e. uuputstiOnHhlv an i'm
proved team since II Wus sent NIL tingtS-
pcoting 10 the Georgia shamhlcs. whrrc
great eleven In nu advanced state Of
preparation wos waiting Tor the feast
Nevertheless, Georgia Tcrh today has
the best claim tu the ,nmpiouship Of
any eleven IN tho country ON account
~ the Euuposcd faint that i4 connected
with the olcven's makeup it viii probably
mover gain widespread credit for anv-
thing more than having buili up a great
machine
Western Problem Complex.
In the Western conference rntncg OF
Saturday little trorsrirel To clear M the
championship situation n is evident that
Mirhlgnn, Minnesota, ohio State. Chicago
and lllno's VIII h9No tu play n out he
fore the title Is awarded Tint Michlcan
has powerful eleven Wpg madr ulniu
hy ~ big score ugniuN Nebraska
As between these nvr teams the on
suing month should develop some splcn-
did gIm"S ON comparative y ores ohio
state appears 10 bc about even with Mich
lpah whl' chicago and Illinois both
trimmed Purdue p' the same score, 2I-0
How strong Minnesota u4aN prove TO be
ls mere guosswoH nut that II Is a great
machine is evident from the ovcrwhclm-
Ing totals It is rolling up on its oppo-
ncnts
Missouri valley Championship matters
appear To ho up tO NAhtRska'R future
showing That splendid bunch NJ athletes
Ia not responding 10 coaching RH eN-
p"Ctcl Coach Stewart does not seem to
have put tho punch into the eleven that
n owned under Jumbo" Suehm A.
that u ought 10 defeat any valley op-
position ~ win ho required 10 meet
el1 G-u,ss This Week
This Wc,ka schedule includes some
good rnmcS IN various sections ~ the
country. na follows
Brown Wy syracuse
Pittsburgh w Wcstminrtcr
dartmouth VS. Penn state
Rutgers w West Nirginn
Army VS. Sotrc Dame
Navy W. Western Wepcrve
Georgia Tech Va Vanderbilt
Alabama vs. Srwonve
Wisconsin vs Minnesota
Indiana Va tOhip state
Kansas vs. Kansas NCrHcs
chicago Va Illinois
oklahoma yH Missouri
lu Tho east non, OF those game, be.
n championship flavor. hut m, .nnu.Irs
ut the scr,tc' tcums will bp Watched