Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-01
COLLEGE FOOT BALL

With the single exception of Yale every
member Of the Big Six" and nearly all
the minor colleges of the east, began their
1903 schedule of games last week. Har-
ward, Pennsylvania and Columbia played
their initial contests yesterday. Princeton
and Cornell could not walt for the custom
airy last Saturday in September, but started
their season with games on Wednesday.
Yale was prevented from beginning the
season last week with her five big rivals
through Trinity's action in cancelling the
opening game. The results of the first few
games never mean a great deal, and in the
present case afford absolutely no basis for
comparing the strength of the teams
Most of the minor colleges which are made
the victims of the big Six are decidedly
weak at this time Therefore If these early
games aid the coaches in determining the
value of the men they have in training they
viii serve useful purpose.
Cornell men profess to have been worried
because their team failed to score more
than a single touchdown against Hamilton
on Wednesday, and that only toward the
end Of the second half. CornelPs failure to
do better than this was due solely to her
undeveloped team work and a tendency to
tumble, both inseparable factors in all first
games. Cornell, however, has a strong
strikes its gait it will cause lots of trouble.
Princeton won her opening game against
Villa Nova by the score Of al to o. The
little PennsylVanians are taking their first
lessons in foot ball and could do nothing
with the powerful Tigers, who outpointed
them in every department of the game
Doubtless Princeton would have preferred
to meet a stronger team in her first game
for matches won thus easily do not do as
much good as the daily scrimmages with
the scrubs.
Yesterday Penn played Lehigh, Harvard
met Williams and Columbia Union these
all being first games. Cornell and Prince
ton both played their second contests the
Ithacans lining up against Colgate and the
Tigers against Washington and Jefferson.
Beginning with Wednesday of this week
there Will be lively doings at all of the big
colleges of the east. The midweek games
will be continued throughout the month of
october. with the exception of the last
week, when the championship games will
make It necessary TO play just once a week
The following is the schedule of games for
THIS week. both in the east and the west:
October A.
Yale VS.. Wesleyan, at New Haven.
Penn VS.. Gettysburg, at Philadelphia.
Harvard VS.. Bowdoin, at Cambridge.
Cornell VS.. Hobart, at Ithaca
Columbia VS.. Union, at New York
CARLISLE VS.. SuSquehanna at Carlisle
Lehigh VI. Medico Chi, at Philadelphia
Brown VS.. Amherst A. c.. at Providence.
Colgate VS.. st. Lawrence. at Hamilton,
n. Y.
October T.
Yale VS.. Syracuse. at New Haven
Penn VS.. Swarthmore. at Philadelphia.
Harvard VS.. Maine, at Cambridge.
Princeton VS.. Georgetown, at Princeton.
Columbia VS.. Wesleyan, at New York
Cornell VS.. Bucknell. at Ithaca.
West Point VS.. Colgate at West Point
Carlisle Indians VS.. Penn State, at Har-
risburg.
Amherst VS.. Storrs A. c. at Amherst
Lehigh VS.. New York University, at New
York.
Annapolis VS. Virginia NJ. l.. at Annapolis.
Williams VS. Union. at Schenectady.
Lafayette VS.. Ursinus, at Easton.
Dickinson VS.. Haverford at Carlisle.
Trinity VS.. Rutgers, at Hartford, Conn.
Brown VS.. Worcester Poly, at Providence.
w. and ]. VS.. Ohio, at Washington, Pa.
Hobart VS.. Cook, at Geneva. n. Y.
Holy Cross VS.. Dartmouth, at Hanover,
n. II.
Rochester VS.. Hamilton at Rochester
st. John VS.. William and Mary, at Annap-
oils
Franklin and Marshall VS.. Western Mary
land. at Lancaster.
October A.
Michigan VS.. Kalamazoo. at Ann Arbor
Illinois VS.. Wabash. at Champaign.
Iowa VS.. Monmouth, at Iowa City.
Wisconsin VS.. Marquette, at Madison
October T.
Michigan VS.. Case, at Ann Arbor
Wisconsin VS.. Lawrence, at Madi-