The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-23

Iowa, Notre Dame. Nebra ska. Caltfer-
MIA. Penn state. Cornell Ohio state and
Lafayette all are pinning decorations
on their football teams and claiming
championships OF the United States
have awarded the championship L"
Notre Dame. Jimmy Cruisenherry gives
il TO Iowa. Wully Eckersall to OHIO,
Granny Rice 70 Penn State--every one
Is awarding the championship TO some
one--and there IS no such thing
Meantime the Western Conference
leaders are striving TO settle the ar8u-
mcnt. Their rules. made sanely and
for good and sufficient reasons, forbid
conference teams from playing post
season games 10 decide the question or
which is the better. Ohio and Iowa are
eager 10 get at each other and settle
the question. and there Is talk OF sus-
pending the conference rules and per
uniting them to play.
In the east the question OF supremacy
will remain forever unsettled, Ind no
matter whether they play one or six
post-Scason games the question VIII
remain tho same. There Is absolutely
no way In which the football champion
snap con be decided. 1t is physically
impossible FOR schedules to be arranged
So tina; the best teams will meet. for the
reason that no one can tell very FAR
ahead which college is liable to produce
a championship team.
The proposal Of the conference to
schedule team against team and Contnc
the playing to the Big Ten" ~ step
backward.
The Story OF the Conference
The conference was organized, not rs
a league OF colleges to play a regular
schedule. but "a protective measure TO
safeguard the sport The rules forbid
the playing Of nine games IN season.
and the intcrlockinE schedules make II
impossible for many teams 10 play NOR"
than four OF the other nine universities.
I, is far more desirable that footha il
should follow It's new course, and that
more intcrsectional games be played.
The effect Ot iutersectional games this
season has been excellent and the con
tests have Increased good feeling be
tween the schools which were not nc-
QuRlnted with each other. Unfortunately
the move to broaden the sport and 10
promote relations between schools East
and West has resulted In consdcrahl"
ill-feeling. due In part At least. 10 mis-
understanding. Take the case OF Har-
ward. There vas no doubt That the au-
, thorities in deciding to schedule west
EN- and southern teams against Harvard
wer doing SO With the faircSt sort OF
idea Of promoting friendly relations be
tween the old institution Of New Eng
land and the rrcshwater colleges. But
unfortunately some of the New England
schools that have been on the harvard
schedule for years did not relish heinz
dropped. The thing for them To have
done. OF course. was TO follow Harvard :
lead and schedule other western schools
The remote chance OF meeting be-
tween Ohio and Iowa for the champions
ship OF tho corn belt IS interesting,
Those who havs watched the Hawkey"s
play declare the team is the most power
rul and the hardes; driving. and has Il d
greatest attacking power. OF any team in
the country. Ohio disputes this. a..
though some or my friends In Colnmhu'
write me that the team Is not as power
fu as two OF the teams led by Chick
Harley. Even should post-Seasrn
game 10 played, It would not he con-
elusive There Is not a doubt that there
have been Saturdays during the season
when Ohio woold have won and other
Saturday when Iowa would have won
Football is too much the test OF condi.
tlon and form on a certain lay TO state
that one team is better thar another.
Penn State Most conKdstSnt.
Penn State IL tho only team OF the
season which has been about the same
each time It has played. 1t never has
been pointed" for any especial game
but. with the hardest schedule Of any
school IN tho country. has won per
Slstently. Ohio State was beaten by the
weak sscond-rate Obcrlin team on Satur'
day. and mauled the powerful Mime
sofa outf. Numerically week later
Notre Dame fell before Iowa, yet, In
the form II showed In the East; Notre
Dame would have been n heavy favorite
against Iowa three hvecks later.
This football sea son has driven home
a number OF lessons upon college auth
critics The case Of FOrdham is IN
point. Fordham has had strong terms