The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-26

10 Tar rs DIX games are con-
cerncd, with the exception or two,
Il yet 20 be played. These are the
ennsylvania-COrnell game next
thursday at Philadelphia. and the West
Point-Annspoiis. OF Army-Navy. game in
the same city on Saturday. In the South.
the Virginia Polytechnic rnstitute-Carcli
IA Agricultural and Mechanical College
game IN this city on Thursday. and the
virginia Carlisle game IN Norfolk on the
same day. are all that are left. Other
TBima games include that between
Richmond College and William and Mary
az Newport News on Thursday
The victory OF Yale over Harvard at
New Haven was forecast ia this paper
saturday. as was the result OF an the
leading games save that between Swarth-
more and Amherst which was easily
won by tho pennsylvanians. The sue
cess OF Lafayette over LehiRh. the VIC
tory OF Annapolis over Virginia Polytecn-
nic Institute. and Of Brown over Dart
mouth and OF Richmond Cc;i-ge over
Randolph Macon were al forecast by The
Times-Dispatch SATURDAY The surprises
of the day were the wonderful showing
made by Y. I. I. against the Middlea and
boy Syracuse In defeating West Point
yale 81 victory over her Cambridge rival
does not give the Blue a clear title 20
championship honors. though she was
scored on but once for Princeton. with
cults as good a preliminary record. tied
Yale ten days agO. Princeton has as
good "a claim 20 premier honrs as
Yale. but tho question must 20 unsettled
IN default OF decisive game Ysle's VIC
tory was hard-carned. and was the re-
suit OF superior strategy and quickness
ir seizing an opportunity at the crucial
moment There IS little 20 choose between
the two Harvard played with hor usual
puck and dash 20 the last. but could
not withstand the score that spelled vic
tory
West Points defeat by Syracuse is. IN
decd. a surprise. for Yale earlier ia tho
season beat the heavy Syracuse team IS
20 @. and they were not considered In the
Army class IN the same way the poor
showing made hy Annapolis against tho
Y. p. l. Is hardly less SURPRISING u ts
not improbable that the results IN both
cases are due partially 70 +"sharnfuq
iy both elevens. and 10 desire 10 avoid
a hard game on the eve OF their great
annual struggle.
IL is 10 disparagement 81 v. p / 20
say that the team is not as near the
Naval Academy standard as SATURDAY, a
score would indicate though the eleven
IS hundred per cent stronger than
when they played North Carolina q
drawn battle here q month ago. Evi-
I IDENTITY the Navy did not care 10 risk is
stars in a hard game with West Point
Que next Saturday and they doubtless
merely played 70 hold the Techs ana win
tho game. II West Point were irving
the same tactics they were overdone for
there was no Intention TO lose the game.
unless ID Inspire over-confidence al An
napois
The Y. p. T. and the Carolina Techs.
are sufficiently well matched 10 insure "a
Sreat struggle here Thursday In 20
last saturday il looked as n the Cqro-
hnians had the better show. but the Navy
game and Blackshurg's great game
against Buckneli show remarkable adj
Fancemcnt and development of the crude
team which played North Carolina here
IN october II looks pretty even thing.
with tho chances possibly favorina- n
J.. J.. all things considered
BY beating the Carolina Techs the
Elacksburg team would have made a
better showing than Virginia. and having
also tied North Carolina. II will have as
good. or better. title 20 Southern cham
pionshp honors than Virginia University
II IS an even bet on the game. apparently
University of Virginia will be beaten
| by Carlisle al Norfolk next Saturday. un-
less there Is greater upset than in
| any other game this season The In
dams have been travelling so much and
playing so many hard games recently that
they VIII necessarily be weakened by
travel and frequent play. and will not
/ likely outclass Virginia. as early Car
Isle scores would indicate. The Indians
defeated Minnesota ten DAVIS ago. nlaved
Vanderbilt hard game Thursday after
long trip. and on Saturday defeated a
strong team in Cincinnati To travel
from Cincinnati to Norfolk and play
another hard battle next Thursday is n
strenuous test Of even Indian endurance.
Virginia. on the other hard will have
had twelve days rest and practice. and
should be In prime condition Carlisle
ought 20 win by from two TO three touch
downs and the trusty toe OF Libby or