Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07
HARD GAMES FOR BIG ELEVENS TODAY.
HARVARD-INDIAN BATTLE CENTER OF INTEREST.

There is hard shedding ahead for four of
the big teams today, what with Harvard
booked to meet the Carlisle Indians, Yale
to do battle with Brown, Princeton schei-
uled to go against Dartmouth. and Penn
sylvania to lock horns with Lafayette.
The games find the foot ball teams enter
ing the homestretch of the season, and
they are due 20 produce some of their
best form today-not plays that they have
been practicing for their all-important
games solely, but something OF the
strength in straight foot ball and regular
plays that have to be had as well as
strategic maneuvers Sustained team play
will be more in evidence this afternoon if
the teams have made the Improvement
looked for.
So far as pertains to what they are
willing to disclose today's battles promise
to call forth pretty nearly the best efforts
on the part of the contenders in the
games mentioned 1t is a question of win
ming rather tnan the size of the score,
with Harvard. Yale and Princeton proba-
bly, having the hardest tasks. Cornell
plays Amherst. and though both have
improved encourag'ngly in the last two
weeks. the naturally superior material at
Cornell gives the Ithaca team the adj
vantage in the imp Ovenent line. Neither
the Navy nor tne Army has a game on
which is expected to force it to the limit,
though the Navy has in Nillanova a
scrappy team. and one which won't allow
the midshpmen to take il easy. The
schedule follows
George Washington agt. Washington
and Lee
Harvard agt. Indians at Cambridge
Washington Centrals agt Philadelphia
Centrals
Yale agt. Brown at New Haven.
Princeton agt. Dartmouth at Polo
Grounds
Pennsylvania agt. Lafayette at Phila-
delphia.
Cornell agt Amherst at Ithaca
West Point agt Springfield Training
School at West Point.
Annapolis agt Vilanova at Annapolis
Holy Cross agt. Tufts at Worcester.
New York University agt. X. p. |.
PENNSYLVANIA State agt. Bucknell at
State College
Andover agt. Exeter at Andover.
Yale Freshmen agt. Princeton Fresh
men.
Syracuse agt. Colgate at Syracuse
Wesleyan agt. Trinity at Middletown
Williams agt. Vermont
Virginia agt. V. NJ. /.
Vanderbilt agt- Tennessee.
Michigan agt. Kentucky at Ann Ar
Dor
The Harvard-Indian game is the most
important of any scheduled for today in
general interest. If it is like preced-
ing contests between these two institu-
tons ii will be spectacular in the extreme
and in Boston. which draws the biggest
foot ball crowds in the country. it at
tracts more persons than any except
Harvard-fale game. Last year the In
dams bewildered the Crimson with their
quick thruSts and diversified tactics. but
Harvard did some bewfldering herself
when she was able to keep her wits. and
this wear Harvard. according to all ac-
counts. is built on a more substantial
basis and better prepared. The Indians
expect to have out their regular team,
though several are said to be lame and
halt. That often is the case with the
Indians before game. but so frequently
are the evidences of physical infirmities
missing when the game itself comes that
people are prone to believe the redskins
crying wolf.
Harvard will have her best team in the
field. barring Capt. Burr, and all of the
dams have done better all-around play
than Harvard SO far, with a much wider
range of tactics. Their goal kicking
ability alone makes them formidable.
powerful offense some of which may be
produced this afternoon. The scrap be-
tween acting Capt. Fish and Capt Wau-
seka at tackle alone ought to be worth
seeing Both are powerful and active
players. The Indians are very popular
in Boston. and it is an actual fact that
there Is more roofing for them when they
play in Cambridge than for the Harvard
side.
Harvard Fears Indian Kickers.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass, November IL
Harvards foot ball players were put
through very light practice yesterday aft
ernoon. The varsity was drilled for a
few minutes in breaking up Carlisle
formations. after which there was short
signal practice for the first strngmen
The subs scrimmaged against the second
team for while and showed lots of
speed. scoring two touchdowns. All the
varsity men who will play today are in
good condition and should be able to play
a hard game
The Indians are regarded by Harvard
with great respect. and, although there is
a general belief that the Crimson should
be able to win. there will be nervousness
on the part of the coaches every time
Balenti or Thorp tries for a goal from
the field. Much time has been spent of
late in practicing means of blocking goals
from the field. but In spite of this the
Indian kickers are looked upon as the
most dangerous factors of the opponents
AS far as the actual rushing of the ball
goes the Crimson should be able TO hold
its own very we'll with the Carlisle Of
Tense. The Harvard lineup today against
Carlisle will probably be: Brown, left
end: Mckay. left tackle: Wilmington left
guard: Nourse. center; Hoar, right guard;
Fish. right tackle: Crowley, right end
Cutler. quarterback; Corbe:t, left half
back: White, right halfback; Kennard
fullback.
Coaches Talk to Navy Men.