The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-05
College Football Season
Is Most Unusual One

OF games on Thanksgiving day and the
paraphernAlia Of tho gridirOn game mas
been laid away for another year or pos
sibly for longer period, depending upon
the events OF the next twelve months.
In the east the season WAS marked py
the absence OF teams representing three
OF tho oldest, largest and most renowned
universities OF the section.
Other institutions, although many OF
their veteran players were lost TO the
elevens due to enlistment IN various
forms OF war service, developed teams OF
remarkable strength, Notwithstanding
this handicap Another feature was the
appearance OF military and naval can
tonmcnt teams, several OF which came
| nearer to being All American combina-
| tlona than any eleven ever seen on the
grldiron heretofore. In the middle west
The colleges adhered TO their original
schedules and there was far less OF the
cancellation OF games and make-shitt
contests that were a part OF the Allan
| tic coast football program
Viewing the east and the south as
whole six teams stand out M combina-
lions OF remarkable power and ahility
when the various handicaps and limlta-
tons under which the sport was conduct
ed, are taken into consideration, PITTS
burgh Georgia Tech, Pennsylvania,
Navy. Syracuse and Rutgers while not all
undefeated. played football which In one
or more respects entitled them to n high
er classification than that accorded the
majority OF the teams OF the season.
The University Of Pittsburgh eleven
Hnd the team representing Georgia Tech.
| went through the season without defeat
| but this was no new experience Tor
either college as both have had clean
states for the past three years. During
this period the elevens Of Georgia Tech
| have rolled up total OF l.l29 points
against opponents 81; playing twenty
| five games OF which twenty-three were
won and two tied Pittsburgh In the
same three seasons played twenty-siS
games winning all and accommodating =
total OF IA points against her opponents
Hl Georgia Tech holds the honor oi
nmnSslng the largest number OF points
during he 1917 season. with igl while
thu Navy In second with ii2 The Sail
or eleven under the coaching OF az
Dohle lost hut one game and ran W
heavy scores against opponents through
out the entire autumn
Rutgers, although defeated by SyrR
Cuse. and held to a tie by West Virginia
proved to be an eleven which improved
with every game It's showing aEains
the team representing tho Newport npva
reserve, headed hy former Captain BlaCl
: NJ Yah, which came rs near to helnl
an All. American team than any comhi
nation on the field In years, entities tn
. New Brunswick boys to high place O
. honor In the final ranking Of the season
. Pcnnsylvania's chief claim to distinc
: ton lies In the splendid fighting spiri
. developed among the cOmparativrl
green and inexperienced Quaker players
: This determination 10 win against grea
: odds proved too much for Michigan
: Dartmouth and Cornell white even Pitts
: hurgh and Georgia Tech. found IN
: nhilndclphla collcgans wortkt opponent
; syracuse bowed 10 Pittsburgh alone an
; ms the best of the eastern representa-
: ives I'm the annual intcrscctlonal gam,
: the year, winning from both Nehrn sk
nd Michigan Aggics. As nm offset
IN Notre Dame won from both n
: my and Washington and Jefferson
: Not including several cantonmcnt v
: nllege games yet 10 he PLAYED the sCor'
: Z the leading teams of the south ar
: nst for the 1917 season are as follow
= opp,
.