Evening capital., 1907-11-01
INTERCOLLEGIATE LEAGUE
OPENING OF SEASON HERE
TOMORROW
81. johns vs.. Washington College Mid.
shipments. yirginira on Gridir on
Tomorrow

The opening game of the football
season OF 1907 OF the Maryland Inter
collegiate Iesgue will take place here
tomorrow, ST. Johns and Washing
ton College being the contestants. The
Chestertown collegians consider that
they have much the best team that
has ever represented them and will
make "a determined fight for victory.
They PLAYED tie game with Western
Marylnd at Westminster last week
and their good showing has encouraged
them greatly.
ON the other hand, 81. johns has
opeoned its season most auspiciousiy
and is just now playing in top notch
form. Their victory over Franklin
and Marshall, at Lancaster, Pa. last
Saturday, aud their overw wbelming
Of the University Of Maryland eleven
on Wednesday last indicates that the
team has lots of football ability in
IL and that its members are working
well together and have developed a
most powerful attack. Those con-
neeted with the team, however, will
not allow the men 30 become the vic
inns Of overconndence, particularly
as The games Of the State League, in
Guiding those with Washington, Wes-
tern Maryland and Maryland Agricul-
tural Colleges, are the games which
ii Is most desired to win.
Athletics have taken special
boom at Washington College since
Mr.. NJ. J.. THOMPSON. formerly Of
Georgetown, has become the physical
director. lie is well known in An
napolis and in collegiate athletic
circles all over the East and South
as football official, one of the best
who has ever acted in that capacity.
He has also shown great ability as a
coach aud has developed fine team
ut Washington College. That institu
tion also has the services of Eliason,
well known player, as assistant
coach, and Of Or. j. w. Cain, formerly
OF st. Johns, as advisory coach.
The game will begin at 1I.30. The
visiting team will bring about three
hundred students and other rooters
with it. The steamer Love. Point has
been chartered for the trip.
The midshipmen Will have the
eleven of the University of West Vir-
gini as their opponents. The repre-
sentatives of this institution have not
played football here before, though
the baseball nine has paid one or two
visits. The West Virginians are not
supposed 10 be in the class of the Ma
val Academy in football, and, unless
there is a decided surprise, the mid
shipmen will have a rather easy prop
osition and a chance to try a lot OF
substitutes.
During the past week there have
been some changes and the coaches
are still experimenting with two posi-
tions in the backfeld. IL does not
look as If Magruder will make good
at fullback and he has been placed
as tackle on the scrub. where he will
have to fight for place with ShafrOtb,
the Titan, Hambsch, the baseball
catcher, who is trying for the team
this year, has been playing full for
the last three afternoons and will be
given n chance there tomorrow.
Burg will probably play at right
half, and Douglas and Lange at left
halfback and quarterback, Tespec-
lively. This will make the backfeld
light, Douglas being the only heavy
man of the quartet. However, ii will
be very quick combination, and
there is not so much need of heavy
backfield under the new rules and
with the heavy set Of forwards on the
Navy eleven this season.