Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-04
Sizing Up the osAsgs TEAMS by the
Games Played.
Big CONTESTS YET 70 COME OFF
Southern Trip Off the colum-
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CURRENT NOTES OF SPORT

The foot ball season is now about half
over. Probably more than half the games
of the season-the' small games-haye
been played. and the remainder of the time
allowed for sport on the eridiron will be
given to the .big" games in which the
big four'-Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale
and Harvard-win figure I'm fact, from
now on the interest in the game will be on
tiptoe until the last "big'' contest takes
place. 49, ~ - @s,-
Saturday next the games will not be of
the utmost Importance. but a week later
the iHarvard-Yale game will absorb all of
the interest for that day. Two of the con-
tests that will determine the western cham
pionship will also be waged that day, one
between Chicago and Minnesota and the
other between Michigan and Wisconsin.
The great Yale-PriEcton game, which. by
the way, Is looked upon by the supporters
OF the Tigers as already won, will take
place the week following. as viii Harvard's
scrimmage with the Quakers from the
University of Pennsylvania, and these con-
tests will close the season in the east The
season for college foot ball in the west will
end the Thursday following. when Mich
igan play Chicago and Wisconsin plays
Northwestern. gGr,t .t.p.' : -
Princeton now appears,to have the strong
est team of the big four" Pennsylvania
comes next, with Yale and Harvard as pn-
certain in the matter of strength as WASH
ington weather.
The Tigers have beaten the Indians IS
70 y, and have not been scored against
While Pennsylvania rolled up a SEQ p Of az
against Lafayette, she has been -sconed
against. Yale's game with West Point sent
the blues stock way down.. while reports
from the crimson camp are anything but
encouraging TO, .HarVardites. -..es--.-
Yale, usually so consistent in practice
work. has shown a tendency this year to-
pay In streaks; fine game one day and
most miserable exhibition the day follow
ing. The team has strength and ability
out there appears to be some thing wanting
ana the lacking element Is judgment on ali
sides. hEF'F
Harvard appears to be stronger than
Yale, judging from the games with Brown.
faie was scored against by Brown, IS to A.
Harvard not only made. as many points
against Brown as Yale did, but kept .Rroxyn
from scoring. By this comparison Harvard
IS just IA points stronger than the bl,,e
The games of the two teams with the New
ton Athletic Club also show a superiority
on the side Of the crimson. Yale defea ed
Newton 10 to 0; Harvard's score was "a to
.. Against AmherSti Harvard made ~
points to Yale's Is. Harvard has nor been
scored against this year.. Yale has had ~
points scored by Brown, the Indians and
West Point q 'i-N
On the other hand, however. Yale seems
to be improving rapidly. While Harvard. If
anything. Is going back Harvard will IN
an probability play 4 kicking game against
the blue, as the crimson kckers are strong
er than Yale's by almost 2 to l.
princeton has an, exceptionally heavy
team this year, and the practice work has
as general thing. been most SATISFACTORY
me general opinion is that the orange and
black will triumph over the blue, but the
loot ball world is full of surprises
The Pennsylvania team has been doing
some good work, and the outcome of the
game with Harvard will be looked forward
to with considerable interest :
1t Is matter of <so,rat e..
there is to be no Princeton-Pennsylvania
game or that the Tigers and Harvard will
not meet Under the present circumstance
It will be difficult to fix the championship.
BY defeating Harvard and Princeton this
year Yale would earn the right to the
championship, providing Harvard won
from Pennsylvania. while Harvard by beat
ing Yale and the Quakers would come in
conflict with Princeton should the Tigers
win from Yale Until game between
each two Of the 'big four teams is ar
ranged this point can never be settled to
the satisfaction of every one In all proba-
biiity this condition Of affairs will be much
bettered next year. but this year the old
situation remains unchanged with the ex-
ception or the new game between Harvard
and Yale