Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
RED-LETTER

In the east today the foot ball game
that puts all others in the background
in public interest is the Yale-Princeton
clash at Princeton. II would not De
surprising. however. IL the Harvard-Dart-
mouth game at Cambridge attracts as
many spectators, and this game Is as
important as the one at Princeton in the
bearing it will have in the final rating
of the different teams. The Importance
of the day Is further increased by the
fact that two leading eastern teams are
to storm western citadels, PennsyiFaii'a
against Michigan in Ann Arbor and Cor
nell against Chicago in chicago. Inc
western teams have a chance 10 regain
lost laurels and will make the Hios' Vi
il. Pennsylvania is rated as one vi
tho strongest teams in the east, and
Micbisan victory would go a good way
toward restoring faith in the ability OF
western foot ball to cope with the eastern
article.
Georgetown and Virginia are In lot
hard game on the Blue and Gray s
campus while George Washington pat.ies
with Virginia P. L.. at Blacksburg. va;
The Army and Navy teams are weeh
further removed from the close or their
season than the other teams but are
nearing the finish, too, and have reacheu
the point wher. they are tuning up "
concert pitch for each other. Inc Army
plays Washington and JeHerson ' me
Navy has Pennsylvania State beng the
midshipmen's foe. An interesting hattie
will be that between the Harvard anu
Yale freshmen. The Yale freshmen nave
shown thmselyes to be strong, numbering
the Princeton freshmen among other VIC.
Tins while Harvard has her strongest
freshmen eleven in several seasohs- IL
DAYS schedule follows:
Georgetown VS.. Virginia. at Georgetown
George Washington VS.. V. +. l.. al
Harvard vs. Dartmouth. at Cambridge.
Yale VS. Princeton, at princeton
Pennsylvania VS.. Michigan. at Ann
Arbor.
harvard Freshmen VS.. Yale Freshmen,
at New Haven.
ives. Point VS.. Washington and Jeffer-
son. at West Point.
Annapolis VS.. pennsylvania o'a'e' Of
Annapolis.
Carlisle VS.. W. u P, at Pittsburg.
Brown VS.. Vermont, at Providence
Colgate VS.. Hamilton. at Hamilton.
Illinois VS. Iowa, at Champaign
New York University VS.. Union, at Ohio
Field
Stevens VS. r. p l., at Troy.
Syracuse vs. Tufts. at Syracuse.
Trinity vs. Haverford, at Hartford.
BIdckSDurS. va
Williams wesleyan.
Holy Cross VS.. Worcester T. l.
Hobart VS.. Rochester.
Johns Hopkins VS.. Delaware.
Looks Like Even Break.
There never has been a Yale-Princeton
situation as much i'm the air on the eve OF
the game as this one. One reason for this
is changes in the lineup of both elevens
right I'D to the last moment and the I'M
certainty regarding the lineup that has
prevailed up to the last minute. Prince
tons policy this season has been con-
Quoted solely with the Yale game as the
objective. though one defeat and three Tie
games have been developments OF that
policy that were unwelcome and would
have been avoided If possible without in
terfering with the fixed policy. 1t Will De
an immense source OF satisfaction Tor
Princeton to defeat Yale today. but even
in that event the season cannot be re-
garded as satisfactory as 1t would nave
been were the three ties and one defeat
not on the record. This thing of big
teams pointing for one or two games sole
Nv NAV be all right from the viewpoint of
strategy, but less so as sporting propo-
sition.
Princeton's form has been erratic and
more or less discouraging all season. and
up to a week ago the Tigers did not look
to have much of a chance against Yale.
But the encounter between Yale and
Brown took good deal OF wind out OF
the sails of the Yale prospects, and SO
far as the two games of last Saturday are
concerned Yale did not show anything to
make her more than an even choice
against Princeton today. 1t was only in
games up to that time that Yale showed
the better foot ball. Bill Roper has not
won any games from Yale In the two
years he has been head coach at Prince
ton, but he has one tie game to his credit.
and last year turned out team that
Princeton eleven had done In years. In
other words, he has done more toward
producing teams that have made trouble
for Yale than previous Princeton coaches.
Win or lose today. he has shown marked
ability as a coach and Is entitled to more
credit than he has received.
Neither Yale nor Princeton has shown
much new foot ball this season: but I'M
doubtedly are saving their best plays for
today-open and strategic plays. if they
have them. As has been said before in
this column the season in general has
not been AS productive of as good a grade
of foot ball as last season, but today's
games should show improvement all along
the line. The long deferred announcer
ment of the final choices Of positions may
he due in part to desire on the part
of the rivals to keep each other guess
ing. The whole situation makes the game
public doesn't know how to size it up
and the opponents themselves know less
of what to expect from each other than
generally Is the case. 1t looks like an
even break.
Light Work for Tigers.
A day of light practice followed by an
earnest talk by Coach Roper. completed
the Princeton teams training for the
game with Yale today. The squad quar-
tered at the Van Rensselaer, estate at
Camp Hill, enjoyed day of almost COM
plete rest. for Coach Roper took no
chances of injuring any of his men. The
relaxation from the constant drill was a
relief to the players, and before they re-
tired last night every man expressed con-
fidence and declared his physical condi-
ton was perfect.
No positive announcement was made
by the coaches as to who would 20 into