The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-19
OHIO STATE Is
WINNER OF RAG
IN big Ten
Chicago, Illinois and Min
nesota To Fight 1t Out
For Second
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Chicago, Nov. 19.-With Ohio State
in possession of the big Ten" foot
ball championship for the second con-
secutive season, Chicago, Illinois and
Minnesota, each with defeat chaiked
up against them, will fight 1t out next
Saturday for secondary honors or the
western conference race.
The powerful Ohio eleven with
Chick" Harley, All-American half
back again it's star, came through
the championship race in accordance
with early season predictions. The
buckeyes crushed Illinois, 13 to o. Sat
iurday in the final game of the season
and kept its slate clean. The Ohio
ans played a remarkable race, having
been scored on only twice in seven
games. They piled up total of 264
points. as against 6 for their oppo-
nents. wisconsin and Indiana were
Ohio's only foes to register scores.
Field goals netted- each team points.
Not a touchdown was made against
~ Gophers show Form.
Minnesota displayed surprising
reversal of form in downing Chicago,
33 to 0. The defeat of the Maroons
the first of the year, may be safely
recorded as one of the biggest upsets
The battered-up Iowa eleven staged
an unexpected stand against the sup
,posedly superior Northwestern team,
and, although beaten, rs to IL, put up
regarded the contest merely as a
practice affair for the game with
Michigan next Saturday, and overcon-
fidence of the purple clad players
nearly resulted in their downfall.
The Michigan Aggies continued to
hit the toboggan, losing their seventh
straight game of the season 20 Notre
Dame, 2s to 0. The Aggies were no
match for the conqueTors of the army
eleven, and made first down only once.
Purdue and Indiana, which clash
next Saturday in their annual strug-
gle for the Indiana championship.
had no trouble in winning their
games.
Upsets I'm the East.
New York, Nov. 19.-Several sur
prising lapses in the supposed form or
prominent football teams was the
Outstanding feature Of the eastern
college football games OF the weak
end. Pennsylvania swept Michigan
from her pedestal of indicated SUI
,premacy. Tufts upset Dartmouth and
nell. While these reversals were few
in comparison to the many games
which resulted as was generally ex-
'pected, nevertheless they marked the
day as one of unusual gridfron per-
&ormances.
7 Judged on their past performances
and records, Michigan Was conceded
to have a slight advantage over
Pennsylvania before the game start-
ed, even by the adherents OF the
Quakers. Michigan was a disappoint-
ment from the start ~ s4s
Pennsyivania's best asset was her
.gameness and aggression combined
with keen following of the ball and
.alertness to take advantage OF every
break in the play. s-,.-4-s
Among the other leading eleyens in
the section, victories came easier and
more in accordance with football
form Syracuse triumphed over Col
gate by a satisfactory score. Both
the Army and Navy swept their OPP
fponents before. them until huge once
sided scores had been rolled up.
Nebraska Is Champion.
Kansas city, Nov. 19.--Nebraslka
universities football players are the
champions OF the Missouri valley con-.
ference, following their defeat OF the
Kansas eleven Saturday, Is to 3.
Nebraska now looms up as one of
the prominent teams in the United
States. Their defeat of Notre Dame,
and the defeat of the Army by the
Notre Dame players places the team
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