ESU9LTS e Near Cham- inference -" " ern Teams Ar 'HERS AND D RANK HIGH s .......... state .,... o ......... isin ...... rota ....... an ....... western a ........, e .. rence Standing Won Lost . 6 1 . 3 1 ....4 2 ... 3 2 . .3 2 . 2 2 . 1 4 ..1 4 . 0 2 , . . .0 3 Peet. .857 .750 .667 .600 .600 .500 .200 .200 .000 .000 (By Bob Ankell) That the Conference championship was won in the last eight seconds of the fourth quarter of the final game of the season merely Aypifies the close- ness and the sensational quality of this year's Big Ten race. When .Bob- by Fletcher booted the pigskin be- tween the hio goal posts for the winning score last Saturday he term- inated one of the most remarkable sea- sons in western football history. By this victory over the Buckeyes, Illinois is established as undisputed champion of the Conference. It is equally certain that the losing team Ieserves second honors, if one is to rr ly on the percentage of games won cnd lost as a basis for ranking. Al- though this is the only equitable way of Settling the positions in the title race, there are many who would dis- pute Ohio's right to second place if the playing of the various teams at the end of 'the season were to be taken as the criterion. Wisconsin and Min- nesota, it is thought by many, deserve a higher rating than the percentage column gives them. -Badger's Claim Sfrong' The llsidgers' claim to fame rests on their defeat of Illinois and the figh which they pu up against the Buckeyes. Although they were de- feated by the Ohioan by one .field goal in this contest many critics think that the Wisconsin eleven outplayed their opponents. Minnesota, on the other hand, has had the honor of beating the Badgers. The Gopers, besides, were defeated by the cham- pionshipIllinois agregation on an ad- n3itted fluke. Their other lost gsme occurred early in the season when they met Iowa. Last Games Mix It is well known that due to Dr. Wiliams' system of coaching his teams are slow in getting under way. This fact accounts for his early season re- verse. Chicago, although finishing third, certainly does not deserve a higher ranking. In fact, the defeat which the Mtoons suffered at the hands of the Baders Saturday seems to indicate that perhaps they ought to be further down in the standing. Iowa has play- ed abstrong game all fall and should nlot be forgotten fn the :anal reckon- ing. The defeat which the trans-Mis- sissippi eleven adminstered to Min- nesota and the close contests with Il- linois and Chicago are proofs of abil- ity. a Other Teams Weak Michigan and Northwestern are just about on a par as the game in which they opposed each other showed. The other two Big Ten teams never had a chance in the race. It is interest- ing to note, however, that the Indiana \aggregation beat the stroig Syracuse eleven Saturday, which in turn had humbled Colgate. The latter defeated Princeton, wbo sent Yale down to de- feat and tied Harvard. If the com- parative score method were dependa- ble, this would serve to Indicate that Western football was far superior to the Eastern brand this year. It is doubtful, however, if the seaboard critics would accept this method of comparison as a valid one. The results of this year's Big Ten race were far different from the pre- dictions made prior to the opening of the season. It -was thought by many that the winner of the Oho-Michigar game would get the Conference title Although one of the teams engage Get in line for the shoe sale thh week at the following prices: Lot No.1...............$5.00 Lot No. 2...............$6.00 Lot No. 3...............$7.00 Lot No. 4..... .......$7.50. Davis Toggery Shoppe, 119 South Main St.-Adv. nonors, the otner, namely Michigan, came out near the bottom of the heap. Chicago was thought to be much stronger than Illinois, and even after Zuppke's men had defeated the Ma- roons it was thought that Stagg's pu- pils would come back strong by win- ning the remainder of its schedule. The credit of Illinois' startling re- covery after the Wisconsin defeat and her subsequent fine showing must be attributed almost altogether to the skill of Coach Zuppke. It was through his science and hard work that the Ur bana eleven was developed from crude material into the 'finest machine in the West. As the curtain falls on'this most cu- rious and exciting season, it is inter- esting to remember that due to-the ex- traordinary conditions there was prob- ably more high grade football played this year than ever before, but not, unfortunately, at Michigan. 40 PLAYERS NOS OUT FOR1BASKETBALLFiVE EARLY SEASON PRACTICt USED TO DEVELOP PASSING GAME With the close of the football sea- son, basketball now occupies the lime- light in the realm of sports. Coach E. J. Mather, the new varsity coach, has stdrted grooming his men in .earnest. Already, for four weeks, prdlimninary practice has been going on in the Waterman gym. In response to the call for candidates, some 35 or 40 have been showing up regularly for the tri-weekly workouts. Light Drill Thus Far Up to the present time there has been little' done other than passing. Coach Mather is insistant that the men shall have mastered the fundamentals of throwing the ball before they par- tiipate in scrimmages. As a result the coach has put the mnen through little scrimmage, only the last 15 or 20 minutes being devoted to this work. Practice has consisted in dividing up the squad into groups of five and run- ning them through differentpassing formations. Various cmbinatons are being tried and there are a number of men showing promise. The more likely looking are Captain Rychener, Wickham, Pear, Novak, Weiss, Sulli- van, McPhee, Gevirtz, Williams, Pear- man, J. Smith, Ruzicka, Rea, Ham- mond, Bartz, and Miller. There has been no cut in the squad as yet and the coach does not want any of the men to become idiscour- aged. He says that it is impossible to find a man out in a week, let alone one night. He is also anxious to see more new men out. There are sev- eral men from the football squad that are expected to come out. Hender- son, Dunne, Eades, and Stuart should put in their appearance sometime this week. 14 Big Ten Games / Hard work is in store for the candi- dates. Thus far Coach Mather does not consider that he has worked the men at all. As soon'* as they round into physical condition hesaysrthat he will begin practice in earnest. A strong Conference schedule has been prepared. In the Big Ten circuit the varsity will play 14 games. The schedule shows two contests each with Minnesota, Chicago, Illinois, In- diana, Wisconsin, and Ohio State. Beside these a number of games have. been arranged with 'schools outside of the Western Conference'. Preliminary games should begin in the middle of December. Coach Mather is hopeful of being able to play a game every other night before start- .ing out on the Conference schedule. In the Christmas holidays a'series of contests is to take place. We set glass. C. J. Majoy & Co.- Adw FRATERNITY GRID RACE NEAR CLOSE, Alpha Delta Phi took the measure{ of Theta Chi, 14 to 13, in a hotly con- tested game Tuesday afternoon on South Ferry field. The Alpha Delt's were caused no small amount of wor- ry due to the excellent work per- formed by Leader, Theta Chi, quarter. Leader tore around end and through; the line in a manner that proved hima to be of Varsity calibre. Haller, at7 full, and McManis, center, for the los- ers starred consistently. The work, of Schetum and Steketee enabled the Alpha Delt aggregation to emerge vic- tors when the final whistle blew. Delta Chi lost a hard game to Phi, Kappa Sigma when the latter by line of good line plunging crossed th, Delta Chi eleven's goal. Anderson and Rivard displayed the best form ,in the backfield of the winners, while Cress and Irvine performed in the stellar' role on the line. The Delta Chi's put up a game fight, but there is no doubt but that they lost to a superior team. Laurie and Kyser were the linemen who played .best for the losers, while Wirt, Edwards and'Meese plunged the line consistently. Sigma Alpha Epsilon forfeited to Sigma Nu when they refused to play off the tie incurred by the decision of Referee Usher. ThistIeaves the Sigma Nu's still in the running for inter- fraternity football hgnors. PSI UPSILON AND ALPHA DELTS MEET TODAY ON FERRY FIELD Psi Upsilon will meet the Alphal Delta Phi footbalb eleven Tuesday in an endeavor to capture honors in the semi-finals. The game will be staged at 3:45 o'clock on South Ferry field.. Maulbetsch Phillips University Mentor John Maulbetsch, '16, All-American halt-back from Michigan in 1914, is coaching at Phillips university at Enid, Oklahoma. His elevens, have been defeating all comers in that part of the country this year. TOPAY'S SOCCER PRACTICE DE. TERMINES TEAM FOR YPSI GAME Only those men reporting for soc- cer practice this afternon and to- morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock will have a chance to play on the varsity team in the game which will prob- ably be played some time this week with the Ypsilanti Normal team. There is a chance that the game will be played on the afternoon of Thanks- giving day and definite information in regard to this will be given out at practice this afternoon. Redden Victim of Pneumonia Curtis Redden, '03, All-time Michi- gen end, was one of the few Michigan football men who died in the war. He died of pneumonia at Coblenz, Ger- many. Have those room ,neat and clean for Thanksgiving. 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