Football Matches

Illinois, unconquered, conquered a final enemy and secured a title. For the sixth time are they champions of the Western Conference. Two forward passes, 25 yards each, each for a touchdown, told the tale. Score: Illinois 13, Ohio State 0. Chicago scored one point less against Wisconsin's none. Meanwhile Minnesota gave Michigan a 13-7 mauling to complete the season undefeated, but twice tied.

In the South, Georgia showed no mercy against Mercer, 26-7; Vanderbilt made merry with Maryland, 39-20; Georgia Tech joggled Oglethorpe, 19-7. Georgia, unbeaten, seems obviously the sectional champion.

Yale clinched as closely as is possible in the debatable destinies of football the eastern championship. Halfbacks Garvey and Hammersley, substitutes for the great Bruce Caldwell, retired, broke out with 53 and 42 yard runs respectively, harrowed Harvard, 14-0. For the first time in 20 years Yale had rushed the ball for a touchdown over Harvard's goal line at Cambridge.

On the western seaboard, Southern California seemed to settle itself securely on top, defeating Washington State 27-0. Stanford, only team to tie unbeaten Southern California, snatched viciously for victory in the last quarter, winning from California, 13-6. Stanford's season's excellence is marred by beatings at the hands of inconspicuous St. Mary's and Santa Clara.

Frank Briante, hammerhead of the New York University backfield, blighted Red Grange's record for a season's gain (1,260) when he plunged 30 yards the first time he took the ball against Allegheny (1,271). Soon N. Y. U. sent in the second team, limiting their shut-out over Allegheny to 81 points.

At Bethlehem, Pa., Lafayette and Lehigh scrimmaged sternly for the 61st time, continuing one of the oldest rivalries in football. Nine times successively has Lafayette conquered, this year 43-0.

Guarding closely against contusions, dislocations, fractures which would thin their squads at the annual Thanksgiving game, rugged Army and Navy played little football folk: Army 13, Ursinus 0; Navy 33, Loyola (Baltimore) 6.

At Washington, Marines and Soldiers displayed eager savagery in battle for the President's Cup, ensign of service supremacy. Fisticuffer Gene Tunney helped the linesmen; cheered for the Marines. President & Mrs. Coolidge shivered with 20,000 in the stands. Sgt. Harry A. Bertelman, Army tackle, was assisted from the game with four crushed ribs. President Coolidge donated the Cup to the Marines; score 14-0.

Tufts topped off an undefeated and untied season with a soft victory over Massachusetts Aggies, 32-6. The losers have won no game all season.

Georgetown flayed Fordham 38-0; winning the championship of the so-called Jesuit Conference (Holy Cross, Boston College). Georgetown also acquired honorable mention as the highest scoring team of 1927: 377 points.