Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-16
Games This Week viii Give the Ex.
ports Their First Real Opportunity
to Size Up the Teams Win the Ex.
ecption of Smaller Col.
Icecs Good Showing.

several instances. in the face of Sc
rlous opposition. Glarmg tuults there
We're to he sure. hnt there will lel
slariug faults here and thee even
! up To the final week In general
however = is safe to say that Yale
Harvard, Princeton. Pennsylvania and
Cornell arc playing better football
right NOW than they wc.c the CORES
ponding week wear age.
Smaller teams haze made even
more startling progress, If It be really
Just TO call Brown. Swarthmora. tn,
| Navy and Calislc. smaller teams
This week is really the critical pc
iiod OF the entire season Just ON
the eve of November the big teams
lind themselves or show dctcrlnra
ton likely to make trouble later
There arc exceptions to this rule but
whilc team that shows poor form
next Saturday may he lifted through
a successful season by its coaches
the chanccs nrc strongly against il
Nnlc. PENNSYLVANIA, Harvard and
Cornell ospcciallv will need To master
ihei. grand tactics IN The course o.
the next three DAYS and TO sto.c away
team power for Saturdays task.
Yale Perhaps for Soldiers.
The West Point game is usually the
turning point in Yale football. and al
though last yoar the lruc made IA sorry
showing against the soldic the
game shook the eleven together MS
perhaps no other contest could have
done fale's victory over Holy Cross
by nm Overwhelming score aid tho
team no good The blue will have toll
worl, hard this week. TO ngcparc forI
the soldiers. who may he depended
upon to show a we'll knit defence.
! bnilt around tackling not surpassed in
any of the colleges Forbes who is
| coaching AT West Point thinks well
OF his team and promises to give the
New Haven kickers busy afte moons
work.
PENNSYLVANIA, having come through
Il severe test against Swarthmorc.
must prepare for dangerous foe or
Saturday Brown is credited with
having the best eleven Providence has
turned out in years. 1t is an evenly
developed team, built around veterans
| and boasting of stars as well MAY.
| new. Reenicr and Mcdonald form nj
back field difficult to stop. Mayhew
was last season the best half back
in the East, and he is playing right
up to form so far. Rcgnier is new
man lnt reports from Providence
credit him with that ra = combination
hrilliancy and steadncss These tive
look like the best pair Brown has had
since the days of Futz and Gam
mons.
Star Backs at Brown.
In Dennio at end Brown has
1 cirnnO M urh ;c
To be boxed out of the play
Along the line the Quakc.s are.
somewhat stronger On paner but the
Brown back field is q terror, and the
rel and blue will likely have to i'm
provo on Saturdays defensive wo-k
to stop these men short of touch
| down.
J The Quaker tackles We're i'm every
| play against Swarthmore. and al
though Rookie gave ground at times
his work on the whole was good
Iioclc-, at guard. was the pivot Of the
Qrakcr dctc@"r and ihc Brown line
likely viii find him, troublesome
Scarlctt VAS overshadowcd on Satur.
day by Rowlnnds hut the other wing
was amply cared for ~ Miller who
lis an ext ecmclv promising man
Pennsylvania secondary defence IS
of high order. llalwell and Hollcn-
lack are not only fast and sure. hut
fcir great physical strength is Of in
asiimabc aid to the forwards. re.
gan. nj qua ter. seems entirely salts
factory. both on offence ana 1sfcnce.
and his drop kicking is big asset in
the nciehborhood OF the 25-yard line
Pcnnsylvauia's defence seemed to
he packed in u littlc too tight on Sat
urday. There was not as much fec
dom and swing To it as year ago
1t boasted of considerable variety
however. and should display more yer
sa.ility aitcs another weeks coach
ing. The team is going fast tack
ling well and following the ball keen
". and the red and lluc looks TO have
the firm foundation work of fine
eleven.
Harvard's First Test.
The Harvard Williams game unfOr
imalcly served to throw little lieh'
on The real ability of the crimson
Williams stuck to old fashioned foot
ball and apparently knew little of IL,
kicking game. said lack Of knowledg,
being a heavy hapdicap nowadays
The crimson will journey to Annapoli.
: Saturday To meet the Navy. and fol
the first time this season will face