THE UNIVERSITY OIV MICHIGAN DAILY. MICHIGAN VS. CHICAGO.O Battles That Have Been Fought in Past Years. Though the University of Michigan has, as a rule, had consideraly the better of it in her contests of various sorts with the University of Chicago, yet the time has passed when the stu- dents from the former institution can look upon their healthy rivals of the Middle West as "easy." The writer remembers that, when the Thanks- gi 3ng game between Ohicago and 'igan was made an annual event, there was considerable dissatisfaciton expressed at Ann Arbor, because some thought that there was no "real riv- alry" back of it, Chicago not being strong enough to make the meeting exciting. That idea has passed away, since the close and thrilling contest of the past few years have demonstrated that the teams "Stagg turns out" are quite good enough to cope with, and especially since Chicago won out on a season's work for the first time last spring in the series of Chicago-Mich- igan baseball games. Only twice has the yellow and blue failed to wave in triumph over Marshall Field, but there are likewise "three occasions to remem- ber when the maroon floated exul- tantly over the closing of hard-fought contests at Ann Arbor. Michigan faces Chicago today with a feeling of confidence born of ac- customed victory over the latter in football. For three Thanksgivings in succession the Chicago eleven has been beaten on their home grounds, though in the season of 1893, when two games were played by these teams, Chicago won the first of the series by a score of 10 to 6. This was in Chicago, October 21, 1893, but on November 30 of that year Chicago was beatep 28 to 10, by 'Michigan. Sine that time Chioago has scored but ones on Michigan. n 184, the Thanksgiving victory went to Michl- ganl only by 064, last year everybody knows ho' 12 to 0 was the decisive seers that Michigan carried away from Marsall Field to inspirepllas- ant dreams of future victory. And now, with a total record of 50 points in football to Chicago's 24, we of Mich- Igan may well expect to see those dreams realized today. In baseball, this year was the first that Michigan had not demonstrated her superiority over Chicago on the season's work, though it was not the first yea- that Chicago ha ewop, for her base- ball teams have been harder to beat than her football teams. The Decor- ation Day games in Detroit began -in 1894, and no one who was there will forget the many brilliant chances that were necessary to save to Mich- igan this ten-innings game by a score of 3 to 2. Next year Chicago took revenge on Marshall Field, May 25, by a score of 13 to 1, our team having )ust melo the longest trip in its his- tory and having played seven games one after the other. But June 15, of that year we hai revenge at Ann At'bor, for Chicago lost t to 4. The story of last season's gautes is famil- tar, and it is too mournful to repeat how, after starting out and winning games with ease, the Decoration Day 9ause at Detroit was prevented by rain, then Chicago won the next game, making the record two each, god a fifth game was necessary. Our compto ;y nerganized team made a game fight, but lest the series and championship nevertheless. These last two defeats in baseball it is loft for the football team to wipe out to- day. In track athletics, the first of the series of dual games between Chicago and Michigan was won by Michigan, June' 13, of this year, on Marshall Field, Michigan scoring 68 points to Chicago's 52. These dual games are expected to be a feature, and our own athletic field will be the scene of them next year. J. A. LE ROY. - - f AwAtTING THE WORD. Professionalism at Michigan. Michigan's advancement in athleties has been steadily along the best lines Her victories on the football field this fall -have been 1leanly and fatry won and there has been no uspicion of any t a nf professionsalis. 'Te first ting totiet fromnte id lite by the student wit ias cote to Ann Abor frosn a stttll1 colee tvwere football i.s not firmly established is that Michigan players know how to play the game us it should be played. His first experience has perhaps been in the wrangling, anything-to-win style of game which unfortunately prevails in too many institutions, but which happily is passing westcward. But here he heard at the annual mass meeting in early October that Michi- gan consides a game gained over an opponent by any dishonorable means the worst dofeat possible, and fur- ther, he learns that this is practical talk, backed up by firm setiment in student body as well as faculty. The only complaint against Michi- gan this year, of which we have heard, came from the Illini, whose editor have parceled out adverse criticism rather indiscriminately to comment- ing on western athletics. The 'llini attacked us on the six-months' rule question, assuming that here was a loop-hole foy professionalinsm. By her stand on the matter Michigan has not in any way encouraged the profession- al spirit, but has contended that such a rule should not work a 'hardship up- on first-year men. There is nothing in this or in anything else in conner- tion with athletics in which Michigan allows even a suggeston of profession- lism. GEORGE B, HARRISON. U1 OF M1 HEADQUARTERS Tower Hotel, 3. 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