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...scrimmage was an end run of 13 yards, which resulted in the only touchdown, and on only one other occasion did he make as much as ten yards. In the covering of punts, great improvement was also displayed. Frequently the Tiger forwards broke through the line to throw the Maroon backs for losses, Colgate losing 48 yards in this manner, while rushing the ball only for 94 yards. In the matter of ends Roper's chief problem appears solved, for both Lea and Moeser gave sterling performances on Saturday...
...Western Conference, or "Big Ten" (Chicago, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio Stat, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue). The conference system has one very great failing, namely, the utter unreliability of determining the championship, which I shall endeavor to illustrate. Last year Chicago won the Big Ten Championship, although the Maroon success was due to three tie games and only two victories. One of the tie games was with Wisconsin, which did not win a game, and consequently was at the bottom of the list in standing. Yet they tied the Conference champions. Two years ago the Badgers achieved...
Body changes are more spectacular. A door will be fitted for the first time next to the driver in the roadster and touring model. The Tudor (two door "coach") and the Fordor (four door sedan) will blossom respectively into "deep channel green" and "rich Windsor maroon." Heretofore all Fords have been black. All but these two models will remain so. Other "radical improvements" are: (1) inch larger steering-wheels on all models; (2) seats 4 inches closer to the ground and more ^ reclining; (3) radiators⅝ of an inch higher, and nickeled in closed models; (4) gas tanks under cowl...
Lately, The Daily Maroon (undergraduate newspaper of the University of Chicago) published the following as front-page intelligence: "PASS THE DATES" SAY MICHIGANITES...
...East, after the repeal of the racing law in New York State. He was Chairman of ihe Jockey Club, founder of Belmont Park (famed Long Island track), owner of many celebrated horses?Rock Sand, Norman III, Tracery, Man o' War, Ladkin. These swift beasts wore his famed colors?scarlet, maroon sleeves, black cap?to victory. His greatest regret was that he sold Man o' War to S. D. Riddle, under whose ownership he developed into the "fastest horse since Pegasus." Last fall (TIME, Oct. 6) his fleet Ladkin defeated Epinard, the touted French colt, at the Aqueduct race course...