High School Celebrated Tie

HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATED TIE

Gave Their Football Heroes Rousing Reception

NOW EXPECT TO WIN

The Championship of High Schools of the Lower Peninsula by Game on Saturday

The Ann Arbor high school is now almost sure of winning the inter-scholastic football championship of Michigan. The Benton Harbor game resulted in a tie which will have to be played off next Saturday, but under very different conditions, and conditions much more favorable to Ann Arbor, as the game will be played on Ferry Field and the rooting will be for Ann Arbor now instead of Benton Harbor as on Saturday.

Interest among high school students here was at a high pitch and as early as 4 o'clock a crowd collected in front of Wahr's book store on State street, but it was not until 5:30 that Prof. Springer announced that the game was a tie, 0 to 0, and would be played again on Ferry Field next Saturday.

A score of 0-0 with the game at Benton Harbor, seemed to the students like a victory and they determined to celebrate accordingly. When the 10 o'clock train on the Michigan Central came in pandemonium, red fire, etc., reigned, but no football team appeared. The team did not get here until near midnight, but nearly the entire crowd remained for it. When they flnally arrived pandemonium again reigned.

The players, with the exception of Pfeifle, who had to be taken home in a hack, together with coach Taft and Manager Jocelyn, were packed into the wagon and more than a hundred students caught hold of the ropes attached to it, and pulled it up Detroit street hill and straight on to Main, yelling like Apache Indians on the warpath. Red lights flashed all along the route, lighting the way of the procession. At Main the students with the wagon broke into a run, which pace they did slacken until William street was reached. Here they turned, went up to State and on to the high school, where a halt was made and the team unloaded. Then the old high school bell, silent for so many years except on rare occasions, pealed out.

Manager Jocelyn mounted the high school steps and related the incidents of the game. He said that both teams had played excellent ball, and that they were almost equally matched, both in strength and weight. He was loudly applauded at times, and especially so when he told how Pfeifle at the most critical stage of the game had saved the day for Ann Arbor by putting forth a mighty effort which resulted in serious injuries, when Benton Harbor had the ball on their opponent's 5-yard line.

Capt. Hickey thanked the students on behalf of the team, for the reception.

Dodds was now called for and related a few incidents of the game which the former speakers had neglected to mention. He eulogized Butler, who had carried the ball back 10 yards at one time when Benton Harbor was dangerously near Ann Arbor's goal line.

Butler was the last player to speak, and he was followed by Barnett, president of the Athletic association, who spoke to the team in behalf of the students. He said that the sudens had done their best to make the team's home-coming a pleasant one, that the eleven would not lack support, but would be cheered on to victory in next Saturday's game by the student body.