The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-15
SPORTING NEWS.
Some Good Football Games
Scheduled for Saturday.
Big Contest of the Day Between
Harvard and Yale.
BLUE is THE FAVORITE
Next I'm Interest Is the West
Point Annapolis Battle.
Many Fans Think Pennsy Over
estimated I'm Strength.

New York, Nov. 15.-Following are
some of the football games scheduled
for this week:
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10.
Harvard VS.. Yale, at New Haven.
| Annapolis VS.. Virginia P. L, at
| Annapolis.
Pennsylvania State VS.. Geneva, at
State college.
Dickinson VS.. Ursinus, at Carlisle.
West Point VS.. Syracuse, at West
Point.
wesleyan VS.. williams. at Williams
town.
Rochester VS.. Buffalo. at Buffalo.
Illinois VS.. Iowa, at Champaign.
New York University VS.. Union, at
New York.
Georgetown VS.. Columbiana, at Wash
ington.
The football season of 1904. one of
the most remarkable in the history of
the game, is drawing to a close. Real
ly only three games of Importance re-
main to be played. Harvard and Yale
will try conclusions Saturday at New
Haven. Cornell and Pennsylvania will
prove which is the better at Phila-
delphia on Thanksgiving day, and
Army and Navy will wind up the sea-
son on Franklin Field on November 26.
| Interest just now centers in the Yale
Harvard game. 1t will be a battle of
giants, and while the chances seem to
favor Yale, it is by no means a GER
tainty that victory will not perch on
| the crimson banners. Yale was scored
| against by Syracuse and beaten by
West Point. Harvard was beaten by
Pennsylvania and won a scratch vic
| tory over the Soldiers. Pennsylvania,
which beat Harvard, has played two
| teams which have played Yale. The
Quakers beat Penn. State six points.
| Yale beat the same team "a points;
| Pennsy beat Columbia 16 points, while
Yale beat her "a. This would argue that
Yale was better than Pennsy, and if
the Quakers beat Harvard by II to o.,
the sons of Eli should at least double
that score. That's the Yale side of it.
But Harvard beat the Army and Yale
was beaten by the Soldiers, and on this
showing Harvard should beat Yale,
and that's the Harvard side of it. I'm
der the circumstances the wise prophet
will withhold his prediction as to the
result until after the game is played.
| Next to the Yale-Harvard game the
West Point-Annapolis game excites
most attention. The rivalry between
| Uncle Sans two great institutions is
| intense. The teams are. more evenly
matched than they have been in years,
and it is safe to say that the most dis
| tinguished gathering that ever saw a
| football game in this country will be
on hand when they join issue two
weeks from Saturday.
| Here are the records of the two
| teams:
WEST POINT. ANNAPOLIS
| u. .Tafts ........... 12..V. NJ. I. .........0
Q. Harvard ...... %. st John
1s Wiz - s S9GhnS1m g
/ 6. Princeton IL 20. Penn States
The Army should win the game, in
spite of the fact that Princeton beat
the West Pointers and was beaten by
the men of Annapolis. The thing is so
close, however, that a royal battle is
| certain, barring accidents. The sailors
are gritty and will fight with a fierce
determination against their traditional
rivals, which is liable to accomplish
great results on the gridiron.
| 1t is a pity that a game which has
reached the Importance and popularity
of college football should be played in
such fashion that the championship is
/ in doubt. On the record Pennsy can
fairly claim to be the champion this
season, yet there are few who believe
she has a better team than Yale or
Princeton, and without detracting from
! the merits of her victory over Harvard,
| it is to be doubted if she has as good
/ a team as Harvard. 1t would seem
| that some schedule of games could be