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Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 23

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4 i 'Qlb Nitwit $rtt rw PRICE: TEN CENTS fll 'TJ a A 4 4 BY 22000 OOTBALL ANS 1 life" I 'I' IRST HAL UNDOING NO NEW TEAMS RED AND WHITE ON SCHEDULE OR MICHIGAN IOWA WILL PLAY OHIO HUGE CROW on SATURDAY opt on fW short sprint of Miss WASHINGTON BEATEN BY PENN Against of Team 3 MAfllry l)rnn for on the th? HlTt prn lat? have wook riHt 11! "0 Wl I 10' IIOHI'Hlt Milt I lUIHHkt 1 1 tIOHMIt IIMI0I0HH0 nt on the dffen linger lo ruling the hall from th same prom Hwrd frame ru of QHW yardx cJ ALL WESTERN ELEVEN £jQlHlitlHHHHIIHHIIlHHIIItHltllHHHHnHIIHHIHHl OOTBALL SCORES 40 7 put from 17 to rate the plnjcr of the Hock 8 0 1 0 Vi 0 0 0 0 9 1 for fjtjrf ciiards Into a backfield Ith prae pftc9 waitn others In nil ha the 28: oprn their lint! Venn Mo best play out won tram irlp' of run shut forward LOTS COLOR TOO th? pnintR of attack of Nebraska wait another WILL SETTLE DISPUTE to watch re on v(ui ffllna by ruahint yards 21 ind down 1 Punta 15 Average 'iUtanea hunt a yarH 36 Hun bftrM of puntfl yartia Iww Kttmptocl Pawrn Compe ted i Net Kiln yand Paara Intercepted Number of penalties Ground Ioh on puvdtlts Wins Intersectional Game rom niversity of Detroit By 1 4 2 Score rrnZMinn A 4 ERICKSONS 63 YARD RUN OR TOUCHDOWN IS EATURE PLAY GAME ATTENDED men In Killinccr carrying' th? from the kiek otc in nn fHltlHfnHHHIttlHHHHIIMlHHIHllHHHHIHHHHHHtHHIH0HntlHHU4lHirHOtHIIIIIIHMIHtniHnHltfHIHHHHI7 I of Game All icltle stein was added a yard at pnntrd over the for touchback tljo 20 yard line A figure largely fn the 'heir adopted alqia I i ltn VI I I ers play with add piact tnern be hind of One nf intercepted and completed Two of the latter went ncroer the IL of goal line giving the Ib And White learn the ball on 20 yard line both tlmea Detroit found Washington defense util nigh pftr S'cattlv Wash Pec Penn State football team came out of the east and defeated the L'nl vitndly of Washington eleven 21 tn 7 in stsdium hem to day 0 1 MICHI I AY DEC It 1921 free style for nvn as well 100 yard bark streke for men tpeiaiiy likely to be 'fractured TMaM S2 livit a THREE DETROITERS ARE ON ALL WESTERN GRID ELEVENS GIVES DETROIT BIG GRID DAY Tiiiyncx Hold Hlmk (l illlgfin SUPERIOR UNDAMENTAL PLAYING WINS OR IT able to fathom the at tack until the elosing ignmcnM of the third period and the fust Stale backs gained almost at will using a varied attack Mike Long Hun It was1 nnt until Penn State had forward passed II tlmea of which wire complet'd for twice and 13 Turnout of 22000 Drawn by eature Battle at Navin ield irst Play Also Had Much to fVith Determining Maxwell Praises Detroit Team Ann Smith Margaret Wood bridge in 50 Yard Event at the A Sport News 4inancial News Real Estate News Sport inancial News Real Estate News throw fear into tlfiwkejr rooters while ho advanc ed tno hall Lr rimdstent gains on numerous necarluna In tto W'Mt Point Indiana and Nbrnkn Mtrmrgb Mohardt per formed with thai coiudMcnoy which gons to mke a groat player He wow a marked man In every encoun ter but Kcldmr failed to deliver tjen tn advance the ball 6rhc yards hu esary for first down Ti played a strong defend 'd ve gmie i nd had Un happy abil ity to size up play quickly He hirrh tha have MniiNW ktf amt tkf notice Write AL Bar Valet street Mhh tai score of 21 points and the third period was welt advnm 'd that Washington teak the actual offens ive the Li off after last 1 goal Captain Hay Hckniann playing hts final game for the Pur ple and Gold received' and break ing straight through the center of the aditncng rent' Statq line cur ried the bull to midfield on a luig straight run that brought the spec Ohio Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota to Meet Wol verines TANK RIVALS CLASH AGAIN Lions Score Three Touchdown Against Sundodgers VOL 8 7 NO" 68 Presidents Exccll Red and While Eleven al I3oth Blocking and Tackling roons have played University offens was practically a imgligiblr factor Against Washington and Jefferson This is borne out by an analyxlfl figures which shows that lcirdt made only one first down during the gam In the first quarter when a forward pa McKenna to itz gerald produced a gain of 17 yards The Pennsylvania eleven had an attack which produced results It made first down il firms men attempted five for ward passes only of which was completed One was Iniarccpt cd and three grounded The rast erneru 'forward passed II Hm three Xalns yards In championships at the Detroit Ath letic club December 10 Margaret Woodbridge of the A C' tram will have an opportunity to show her superiority in the 50 yard eprint for In the Detroit N'cws meet held at l0He Isle at the close nf th? outdoor season Ann Hmilh also a A swimmer defeated Miss Woodbridge at this distance and the next per formances of these two swimmers will either vindicate Mb Wood bridge or dennlinty establish the su periority at the Smith Good ItucrThis The ilO yurd free style for should be an unusually Interesting race During the outdupr season Ehrlich of the A showed exceptional ability at themiddle distance but is expected that Dave Nixon of A the man who lat winter won all mid distance race? will give Ehrlich all the competition is looking for A 'Special event a 200 yard relay the University of Michigan and the A has been added to program The rivalry between these two swimming teams is in tense and th? Michigan has at this time developed into one of the hnqst aw Imming aggregations in the state Theiy is very little doubt that several of the existing metropolitan swimming records ill go before the board The record fer the llu yaril the are BY DRUKENBROD Twenty two thousand and one Esquinios saw it The extra was a selfish west side bachelor who came unaccom panied and occupied a blanket all to himself The other 22000 came! in pairs two to a blanket Combinations were varied father and mother brother and sister and dapper and flapper ootball used to be a sport that appealed solely to college and freshmen Now anyone with an automobile robe or blanket and a fair companion can squat in the stands and mingle on the same plan? with thoroughbreds from th? colleges A couple of and always help however' Any Kind Will J)n If one has no automobile blanket one off th? old trundle bed will do Who wnn? Oh that's simple a baby doll from the Water Works sector the one with I the galoshes and the large wad of gum was a battle with her male companion for possession ot" their blanket Inch by Inch she slipped it away from him safely tucking it about her graceful lines rivaled the struggle on the gridiron and was played according to the accepted code Always between periods they started all over with plenty of covering fnr both Pity the Poor one Onrj the angelic child squinting the 80 50 division of th? blanket which gave jpr prntertnr enough to cover one snarled thusly: shrimp a gond thing your not us big ns Tiny Maxwell or 1 suppose you would have I bo 1 entire blanket and 1 would be left out here tn freeze to It reminded one of the grapple of two heavyweight salesmen (nr the only comfort on thi ir hs they 1 tried to slumber together in a small town hotel on a zero night with all the fires out The setting was colorful and the atmosphere clearly that nf a big intersectinnal Every scat was occupied and hundreds stood up In the mar of the stands lhnw Ing each other for any opening which would give fnr the moment an unobstructed view of the play ing field StudrntM In IHenclirrN University of Detroit shidcnta oc cupled the right field bkachers and from compact formation there sent their battle shouts roaring across the field Tn front of them be tween th? bleachers and th? long string nf benches for substitutes Continued On Tncnty fniir Sonnenberg punted tn West wlm was stopped in his tracks nn Detroit's 48 yard line Th? play was ftillrd back and Detroit penalized 15 yards for holding Sonnenberg failed to gain but placed the ball In a better position to kirk Hlu punt was blocked by 'Kopf and Stein recov ered on Detroit's one yard linn Uasista wont through left tvkl? for touchdown Stein klrknd goal Sunnenbrrg kicked off to Kopf who was thrown on his 25 ynrd line Basfsta fumbled and Hllis recovered on and 35 yard line Lauer was thrown fof a five yard loss by Laslstn Loomis made three through right tackle Detroit was penalized five yards for off side Sonnenberg punted over ihc and goal Thrown By Kopf Drcnkert punted to MrKenna who was thrown on the and Whit? 25 yard linn by Kopf Sonnenberg puntrd out of bounds hn the vlvlt 17 yard line Krlcksnn failed to gain around loft end West mad? one oft right tackle Brr'nkcrt punted over the Detroit goal line Ship ncnbergNuinted to the nod 15 yard line where the ball hit West and was recovered' for Detroit by Cnptnln Hills itzgerald made one and Lievnis two yords in plunges through th? ln? A pass McKenna to itzgerald made a first down on the 26 yard Hue West threw Mc Kenna for a four yard loss Kun vollnka was offside and and lost live yards Detroit wha allzpd 15 yards Dr Adding Hng th? bnll mi Hm tO ynrd Brenkert intercepted a pass McKenna 'on his 211 vnrd line Brenkert punt 1 to McKenna who returned five yards to his 28 yard Continued On Page Twenty four Th? had their blood up and smashed irresistibly toward the thr fmir and live yards at a time Nearly rv ry play was through the line Ektnann who carried the ball repeatedly it over I roni the one yard line for to btt enmposed playprs who hsv? don? th? most'consistent' work all season no attempt is mad? to In In I he Rdcky Mountain or Pacific Coast confer In the sbuth Players nu elevens in these will he given con sideration Sunday when three All Anmrman elevens win looted Position" While strong combination such mythical elevens could be lecied if men shifted from po sitions nlayr all season it is not Ih? policy of th? writer tn shift players in the lino or mak? an out of bark nr vic? versa Men who Dav played in nn? position season Ar? d' ser Ing of tmnx although arc many tac kI' who undoubtedly would make strong guards and ends which would fit I When the Came in Big Battle I ItUIMIHIWMHM IHIUIUKH HIM' HI (till till UWUtlltHI I Hlllll I III II WASHINGTON ihntl PASS GIVES MEN THEIR ONLY IRST DOWN Visitors are IlcHrr fared much better tver tglng slightly better than 10 yard 9 12 returns Watlatica of th? game with totals and by periods follow' irst Period ft 3 1 idlfornlii Grand Ledge 22 (hnuribo 20 Ansonia lllgti Clcvclijnd 17 ttiiitr Toledo Ahihiuiui II Hillnnii A uro UnI I njonsMp rlnc? Slater and Ixjck? nf the rarnc leant of onio state II IIH 1 1 Will MIIH lllllll 1 nf nshlugt mi I 5 nsh hnrlnttc Third Army Elgin High ricklcjs Miildrn Hams TuJnnr MInm A llnrldii the to event the 150 ynrrf medley an event consist ing 50 ynrd hreast JJO yard bark and 50 yard at In with atop Thia en( will be won oy 1 ht swimmer of the best all Eleven "hirsts" Arc Made by Easterners Who Complete 7 hree orwards Game's Statistics QrfHlHMHMIHIIIIHMIH'HntlMIHHIIHUMM'IHIHHiMIIIWMf3HlilHIIHH Illi II HI HH 1 I IIMItl HI Hit II MM IHHHI IHlIHHIHI lllllll I Illi HIIMH 19'21 bv (ho Tribtij POSITION IRST ELEVEN' SECOND ELEVEN THIRD ELEVEN RIGHT END Crisler Swanson Nebraska Belding Iowa RIGHT TACKLE Ellis Detroit McGuire Chicago Brader Wisconsin RIGHT GUARD 'Trott Ohio State Redmon Chicago McNamara Detroit CENTER Wallace Ames Vick Michigan Bunge Wisconsin LET GUARD Pucelik Nebraska Anderrson Notre DameHahn Kansas Aggies LET TACKLE Slater Iowa Huffman Ohio State i Milstead Wabash LET END Anderson Notre Dame Myers Ohio State (capt)Higgins Ames QUARTER BACK A Devine Iowa (captain) Pj jney Chicago Lewis Missouri (captain) LET HAL BACK Mohardt Notre Dame Peden Illinois Cappon Michigan RIGHT HAL BACK Elliott Wisconsin Noble Nebraska Davis St Xaviers ULL BACK Locke Iowa Lauer Detrorit Lincoln Missouri (ThcM chokes nrc nn nll mlddlc iv wlwHon nn nflempf hrlnjr mndr mountain nnd laclfic coawt scctloufl lou'hdown of thr game Klllintcr kicking goal In the upper panel Washington and Jefferson is seen making its first touchdown of the game When the huskies Were untangled Basista was found across the of goal line He had scored from the one yard line where Captain Stenj of the Presidents fell on the ball after Sonnenberg' s' kick had been blocked Lower panel shows two of tacklers downing a back on a hard tackle right at the side lines triumph mater ttnr PrAnlr ivu a factor In the result 1 neved by the visitors for the that the calcium went on Dickson than whom there arc few anL better barks In the country they did their part well Plflvs Through Center It was through the center of the where Crook opened holes for Continued On Pnge Twenty five dim hr 1 W'uwlillll' llli Ml lri iiuuih Gnil from tom Iwlown Edamim i 'iih iitutoN: Wivdthigton Tin I Ing t'r BlMck HHi Gr'h? Lm tig horn? Cor Jhiyi'K: Bartlett for Wlhon Zi I for Hill nificialr: Ham I Main 0)rg(ti Agrlriil turul M'lh'gii rcfi Pllowdrn Stott umpire 10 rrkiitH H'hl 8KCh lincjutiati Georg? MI Ikouk i Purllnml i hld Judge 0 0 7 th 7 'HN'IidowtiK Kunbb GoiIh ftui touch Tourhdowne 'l'ek Diving has brought forth nil th? well known in this sertfon including Mrs nnnle Mulmmuon ra I A A and National A A junior champion Ernl? Briggs Central A A champion and many others Clemens of th? A has entered a well balanced team which paper appears stronger than any by thenssocfation In open for several sea sons In addition hc nf as well as th? Aquatic club and th? Detroit Swimming as sociation will be represented Entries close December 5 with Dill Hayes one of should have been 7 sai nshinkton and Jefferson out played us but 'At bhrojld hav been Ji ked by uiie score run was wunderful and that tuucb duwn was earned The blocked kid: was not so ffoml' Lam Inclined to string along with Mr Hayes Th strength til the team could bent be represented by that 7 to 2 score which takes ioith lug from Greasy Wale's team The Presidon Is played a good game took ftdvnntoge of every oppurtu nity and deserved to win Iietroit has a good loot ball I am not going out of my way in saying this tmr am I trying 10 boosf the home tyaim Th? and WhJB eleven played modern fuuthalL and compares favorably with a majority of the big teams In the cast tmly Blocked Kick ollowing Penalty Leads to irst Score and Thrilling Run Almost Length of ield Accounts for the Presidents Only in Danger OnceWhen IL of Scores Safety BY HARRY BULLION Yielding to superior power and skill in the fundamental principles 0( football the University of big red eleven Saturday after noon at Navin field succumbed to Washington and Jefferson and sea'oti of heretofore unbroken successes for the Red and White closed in anything but a blaze of glory Measured in points the Presidents conquerors of every eleven they had encountered in the east were two touchdowns better than the Detroiters who though they fought with characteristic spirit tight up to thc I15 whistle accepted reluctantly a decisive beating4 to 2 Thus did the of climax a Hinrcd ar1y in th? 'ilson Kcd i nd Chicago will have Princeton hr October 23 for tho only other Big iQtirseclionai garna in MfchL Homecoming for UJilq State will be the big event on net program when Atichlaen will furnish ihe attraction on Oc tober 51 Jlllnoie will furnlah the battle to amur Wisconsin home comers at Madison November Hand the annual Ohio Illinois battle next bana' will probably be Inn Illini homecoming date Notre Dame broke into confer ence schedules for the games nest (all uno with Indiana and another with Wlwonsl although the Jal ter is teniailvc Coach Knule liock ie who was here today also has gain wlih the Army at West Point November 17 and with Ne braska at Eincoln November 9 'Ohio state win play her iwualtrio of games with Michigan Chicago and Illinois the latter game fin ishing the season on Illinois field Chicago departing from her usual ruitzm will go to Columbus for thrir clash Ohio State will mik one long to Minneapolis for the Minnesota on October Ellis Lauer and McNamara Are Honored by Walter Eckersall Who Also Picks Mohardt and Ander son of Notre Dame Wallace of Ames and Puce lik of Nebraska Over Conference Men BY WALTER ECKERSALL Although the general impression has existed that the best football players ill the middle wcstarc developed at western conference insti lutions and that Yale Harvard Princeton Pennsylvania and Cornell produce the1 more polished warriors in the cast this is by no means the rule especially this year Impressions given gridiron fans 6f the ability of players on prom inent elevens is due to the publicity given such teams The average football enthusiast seldom has an opportunity to see some of the riinii msmuiion elevens in ac 1 tion and for this reason players who possess everything which goes to make great performers quite ircquenily arc overlooked No Monopoly of Stars f' i There were times wher players had to bv members of lhe inuie prominent elevens to gain recogni tion upon honorary or mythical elevens Ijttle attention was paid lu the game in minor colleges or uni vTNitlea which were not Hooked upon as the leaders tn the gridiron ootball bfts advancvdln recent yearn in such proportions that it now is a nmmon occurrence tn hav? on? of tha aupposedly stronger team beaten by a minor college In the old days the hop? I uf th? little team wan to score up I on its opponent Th? results of such battles could be foretold and the si7 of the scorn generally was th? only doubtful qmntion improvement'of the gam? as played by minor college elevens and larger teams eaperkilly those of the coast is due to the coaching Most institutions now have efficient mentors with the result mor? Hurcessful seasons are experienced and a better crop of players developed each year (Jhlrngo DeseHrs Prestige Chicago a member of the Big was cntltledjo credit for in vading tho east uner? It defeated Princeton 9 lu 0 in one nf the nio'i talked if games of the season While the Maroon victory was a gr at boon tor middle west football th? fact must not overlooked that two other elevens which are not members of the stern con riuru'c Into trie vast and returned triumphant Notre Da for years has been among the leaders of th? mid dle west gridiron went east and tn four days defeated both the Army and Itutgers Coach won both by scores and left no doubt as to it? supe riority although Jt was severely leglrlated against because of its shift attacak Nebrnskn HrnH Pitt nn th? sam? day that Notr? Dame defeated tb? Army Nebraska un disputed champion of the Missouri Valley conference won from Glenn strong Pittsburgh eleven 10 to 0 Th? Uornhusker? had all th? of the batH' a nd' convinced stanch admirers of Ditt vthat thf middl? west knows something about the old gridiron gaum Even Pop Warner was loud In his praise nf the alley champion and asserted it was one of the best balanced elevens be had all season frrt nvnlnt rushing the ball a 1 Hgain forward paxea frnit' net gain al runliing was only1 yards compared to a net afi rance of 213 yards by the eastern ers hy this method That total ef course was swelled onslderably thw bj yardr Which stepped iff on his aprlnt fur touchdown smm noerg aided by lab did a g'od J'h at punting after the first period Thfr runts averaged ap proximately 21 yards from the line of srr mmnge as compared to aver aire kirks of I yards bv firenkert Br nkert a kicks were higher than Nonncnberg giving hla ends a good chance to get down under them This is shown by fart that than three yards on eight attempted rs turns punts BY ROBERT MAXWELL Detroit' university lost tn Washington and Jffferson yesterday by the score of 14 to 2 but in defeat the local team has every reason lo be proud Detroit played a great game and while and had a slight edge llic result was the outcome of the breaks of the game all of which favored the team from Washington Pa It was one of the cleanest andv sportsmanlike games I ever have ofTiciated Th? players on bolh sides played hard but ob served every rule and thee? were few penalties Although defeated Detroit stands out as a real foot ball team and worthy of recogni tion from the leading universities in the cast and west Throughout the game th? best of spirit Was shown every man gave his and at the end the Detroit ers admitted they had been played and the better team It is a great tribute to a which can accept defeat gracefully Work Old CrUft CroM But of th? breaks and! this is not belittling the ful work of Washington and kfin tlm tirnt'play of the gam? nal ly derided th? outcome and rTviv the kickoff and th' ld t' criss rross was mis In th? first time th? piny had bcm used Mgainnt Detroit and it looked like it Detroit was and the runner carried th: ball tn inidfirld before he wun downed That oim play really the gam? De troit whs thrown off its guard felt that would pull funny Huff from then onAnd laid hark tn wait fnr IL It look just four minutes to put ovvr th? first Detroit after the hall had changed hands had th' pigskin on its nwn filve yird Hn? The tdgnul for a punt was given and Sonnenhurg dropped back for the kick Th? paws wa good but one of the and playera broke through and blocked th? Th? hall was partially and when the players untangled It wan found and had the hall a yard from th? goal Hnr IkiHlMA took il ovur on th? not play i In a way thia was a break In the line which favored the visitors Louking a mini is not uncommon iir a football (b id but putting a stunt like that over on the goal line is sorm thing else again Th? first touchdown loomed up big and Cophers Leacf in Games With Six on List Chicago twe Cnach Howard low a champions of thn 1321 western conference stepped into the front' row of football competition today when they look on Ohio State runner up for the tulo and Yale one of the strongest trams of tho cast for games In next1 year's schedule It will be the first Umc Iowa has played either train The gam with Yalo will open the Jfawkejes season October ll at Now ltai oonn and tho Ohm Same will be played Columbus November 13 Coach Jack XVilre of the Buckeyi said today at the eon fereme or Hlg Ten coacljm where the la schedules were drawn up that was glad to schedule an low I game as he believed It good poiey I take on new opponents Other eatures Included Metropolitan Swim ming Meet metropolitan swimming 1 Keep Mohurdt Off MoluirdL sterling 1 1 1 rhiMn foe a jm Uw fir? I Thl1 play 1 i Dedicate Stadium The Michigan game st Cofumhui will dedicate Ohio Htatt'a new atad liurn a 1 SOO oOo project which will seat (iJorio people Ohio helped Michigan dedicate the new Wolver ine stadium this year Illinois Isconsin and Minnesota with the usual game against the Michigan Aggies complete the Michigan schedule Princeton humbl by Chicago in the east ihis year will come to Chicago October 23 after the Ma roons have played Northwestern and Purdue on the two Saturdays preceding Indiana has only three Rig Ten with Minnesota Wisconsin and all away 'from home On November 4 the Indianans meet Notro Dame at Notre Dsmo for an oUuur forabrn game Iowa ficts Track KJL Members of western confer ence facility committee also met and awarded four championship meets The 1'nlversity n( Iowa secured tho outdoor track and field meet which will be at Iowa City June 3 The swimming championship went to the University of Chicago the meet to be held on March 17 and is and on those same dates tho indoor track and field meet will be de cided at Northwestern university Purdue will entertain the cross country runners on November 2o Committee reports were also heard by tho faculty rmmbera leist year it was hinted that the hours devoted to football practice at some of the conference schools were ex cessive and abusive to the scholastic interest The committee that Investigated found the time de voted to whipping tho football squads into condition was not det rimental to the class periods It was thought there would be discussion latlve to increasing the foolhall schedule from seven to Continued on I'ngr Tweet tour LLOYD NORTHARD Belter knowledge of the fundc 1 Ws of football and a more dc eptivr attack were the outstanding Wes the 14 to 2 victory of adilncfon and Jefferson over the of Detroit at Navin 1 Suurrlay tlft outset the tackling and ila ll! the were Lrickson who tore oft io Kains was given his 'ds and backs0 tncklors missed runners In 'err fi' ld while tho visitors tafn Detroit bucks down bi WPr under wav( rU showed little in tho way plaj3 'Vashington and li a wide repertoire on i Ptng the Red and K'n'sslng ns to where rt he made lh pay by play dc iu show that the inc 7n rn he exchanges of i t0 dashing O' i' ilckson Irst Quarter won hft toss and bv the west goal fa kk u1 rp2JG wlnd Sonncn "rl 4' nft f'r Detroit to 'il t'ii tv 1 Jd yarri Uno Ho ran It hack to two niarlt Krlckson uashfa Kr the play was (jt and ftnj pcnazfd 'co hohbng Ci' yards on a i nKt UI1 JL 4 al Khsx on Scenes Are Typically Those of Big Intersections! Clash Church Bttki'tbalkn Nolle? 'E iMHkcibatl (pu of JllKhlan 1 Bark would likn in nrmiiRi rhiih'ii fur Monday and Thurwhyi (127 aft' 3 tear of consecutive triumphs with jn opponent in the ascendancy It wasn't ate that forced the Red and White to accept the disagree able verdict but a better team that overlooked few opportunities io enhance its cause and' one whose strength cannot be doubted No Better Setting There could not hvc bticn a bet ter setting for a of victory hm tho one at the ba sebajl stadium in this occasion but tn the smasli rg eleven that the institution of earning in Washingon Pa sent terr It met a foeman far too good Records do not reveal when a jigger crowd ever attended a foot mil game in this city While no official count was announced care ul estimates placed the attendance at 22000 It was strictly a partisan vnemblage overwhelmingly tor ie cause of the Red and White But the handful of students that ac Mmpanted the Presidents here hot more than 100 felt the thrill thata rmt the sort designed for the faithful undergraduates of tho Jesuit school that cheered until the bluchers rocked though without ita result they fervently expressed i prayer for Only Saving Grace of only sav ing grace was a safety scored in he SK ond quarter and sandwiched uetween two touchdowns and sub eqriont kicks from touchdown fhrough a combination of circum tanccs the visitors were pressed ack to their own 10 yard line here Brenkert electing to' kick as turned back of his goal and brown for two points it was the only time that Wash iKton and Jefferson getting tho enofits of a penalty that almost put he I of athletes with their scks against the goal posts and set stage for a subsequent touch own jumped into an early Toad inc first period was threatened Some will argue and justly tooat the visitors' initial touchdown a in the nature of a fluke and hniiM not be considered in lie of the respective erits of the teams since the oremenlloned penalty provided dominating factor in its mak Erickson Thrills Them Sono will dispute the fact that merit strictly the Presidons ere entitled to their second count the culmination of a sensational of 64 yards around the Univcr nf Detroit right end by Erlek who with Rronkert and Kopf iri'i'd by a line that charged like unit treated the thronged battle 'W lo one of the greatest exbibi ns hf college spoil in the mem pf the oldest follower of the here or those whose sincere hopes ere for a Rod arid Wtiitc trl oph there was sufficient provoca ni to feel regretful that ambi onr to star in football directed steps of Brenkert and Crook Washington and Jefferson Both these athletes received their school training In Detroit and1M to supply impetus to the or rue residenta Mirrin And it tn th? irony of tlrtt the hofhe spun youths T' b' 7 A AT vOT 'jfl 'Nil i 7 Ji TTl IlT Ja A vA57 kt7 ws A WshfK 4 'j vi WEI and 1 1 Hof i Eir first tV li II nnfri nr lrd fl ftffO aMrcgffigt for lbp b'n" br zTWx flBWJnRtOI I stru rl Ions Tldr i i i r'n ftkltift wnn Binmi nt nd iinnn 1ft flint nf niMKh and it Is to ay Drtrn nlav ltht'v In their poylHvn? i nnv omr rn 1 1 'vr" I nn leliniy I a round a 1 1 StBumiry pknx sTvn M' ''ulluhi I I' Hlll LT 1 I uiz lnk Uiilicm i IhiffiT'l Ji KlllltigrT Vi iMtin I K' diiir IL Kiiiibb by porlncb': Staff Wishing tun rl 'J' K4 dln Second Third l6urth erlbd Period Pcrlruj un wj un utx w) 1 3 3 4 8 5 4 i 3 83 12 10 50 3 1 0 i 0 3 0 0 0 13 0 3 n' 0 0 1 ft 0 8 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 fr I 1 I '4 li vj hfei 'K Uh HI xp i yfitt.

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