Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

confident of the result, much as were
the two presidential candidates of last
week, and each with no more TO guide
them. Probably this is due to the fact
that each team knows itself to be strong
er than ii was a year ago But the vital
question is which team has gained the
most strength since 1907. Until tie
Vanderbilt same last week Michi"al
men were none too sangune but in that
sam the Wolverines seemed to md them
selves. and since then there has been
an air of confidence around the precincts
of Ann Arbor. 1t has been known AL
year that Michigan possessed great
place kicker in Aiierdice, Tor in two vi
dis recent games lie has scored six iicid
goals. record ecualed only oy fGorpe
of the Carlisle Indians. But in addition
Michigan showed ability to handle tile
forward pass in real around-painns style.
to say nothing of the line plunging which
gained almost at Will.
Pennsy outweighed.
The Pennsylvania team knows that IT
will be badly outweighed. but this has
not proved a handicap to victory IN
previous years when conditions were the
same. and the Red and Blue will not be
disheartened this time. Pennsylvania
bases her hopes for victory upon the
maenifeent end running of Cam. H.
lenback. the line plunging of Manner and
new acquisition. He played his first
game last week. against Carnegie Teen
at Pittsburg. and scored twice with goals
from placement. 1t is weakness II
Pennsylvania offensive tactics In the
past that she never utilized her drop
and placement kckers in big games when
she did have them. This year George
Brooke has charge of the kicking de-
paftment. and his own success and what
he accomplished as coach at Swarth-
more are proof enough that Penn will use
this means Of scoring to the utmost.
The Penn Michican series now consists
of three games, the results of which are
as follows:
1S.i-Pennsylvania II. Michigan 10.
EMG-Pennsylvania II, Michigan q.
190S-Pennsylvania 6. Michii an 0.
Meet for Second Time.
1t is Just as difficult to diagnose the
coming struggle between Chicago and
Cornell as between Pennsylvania and
Michigan. These two teams are not nat
ural rivals. no more than are the Quak-
ers and Wolverines. They are meeting
this year because of the break between
Cornell and Princeton, just as the Penn
Michigan game is the result of break
between the Quakers and Harvard Cor
nell and Chicago have met but once be-
fore. This was in 1899. when Chicago
won without much difficulty. 10. Az
far as can he judged az this distance both
teams look to be quite evenly matched
Chicago undoubtedly has stronger team
than looked to be the case at the begin
ming OF the season. The westerners proved
that they are a great combination when
they spoiled the aspirations of Minnesota
last week with a 80 victory and thus
clinched the western championship. Coach
Stagg has taught his men very clever
forward pass. and this combined with
S effens' great kicking and running,
makes Chicago very formidable indeed
The Cornell eleven has been coming
along the last week or two at a pace
which is sure to worry beth Chicago ana
Pennsylvania. At the beginning OF the
season the Ithacans looked TO be very
weak. but their 1O--6 victory over Penn
sylvania State College last week makes
them look stronger. In this connec. ion II
should he remembered that State College
was strong enough to score on the In
dams and hold Pennsylvania to a 60
game The Cornell coaches have been
developing their team slowly and are
now ready to put on the finishing touches.
They have two clever kickers in Caldwell
and Movie and may beat Chicago at her
own game.
Place Kickers in Front.
One of the most remarkable features of
the present foot ball season is the success
which has been achieved with the place
kick There have probably been more
goals kicked in the big games to date
than throughout the entire season Of
1907 The Carlisle Indians have made the
most BILE record in this regard and
in the Navy game last. week Quarterback
Ralenti topped the remarkable work of
Thorpe of the same team by kicking four
field goals in a single game. The only
man who ever equaled this record. though
with drop instead of place kicks, was
EckersalI of Chicago University. A year
ago in the Swart hmore-Navy game
O'Brien. the Swarthmore Quarterback.
kicked three field goals. and according to
his teammates should have been credited
with a fourth. The latest place kicker to
come to the front is Means of the Uni
versitv of Pennsylvania. who in his first
game scored two goals from placement
against Carnegie. His work in the COM
ing big games will he watched with in
tereSt.