Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06
PLAYING OATES Of
FOOT BALL SEASON
Saturdays of October and No.
sember Fairly BristIe With
Hot Contests-First
& Game Sept. 19.

NEW YORK, September 5.-A scrutiny
Of the playing dates Of the more impor-
tant foot ball teams of the east, west and
south shows that Saturdays of October
and November fairly bristle with games
that will keep the interest of foot ball
fans on edge from week to week until
the season closes in Philadelphia No
vember %, with the teams of the United
States naval and military academies ring
ing down the curtain for another twelve
months.
Although the first contests of the fall
are to be played September 10, there
will be little of moment in gridiron circles
be until the closing Saturday of Septem-
Der arrives that the majority Of the big
teams swing into line and play their first
games Even these are little more than
practice affairs arranged by the man
ayers in order that the coaches may be
able to detect and rectify in actual pla y
faults that would spell the undOing of the
teams Q month later. No better evidence
OF the caliber Of these contests need be
cited than the fact that the big teams
piay two games q week In many cases.
Wednesdays and Saturdays being the
most popular days for the practice strug-
Eses with the smaller college combina-
tions.
VIII Get Busy in October.
The second stage Of the season may
be said to open this fall October 3. when
Princeton University plays the Springfield
Training School at Princeton and the
team Of Syracuse University travels to
New Haven to test the early autumn
mettle OF the Bulldog. A week later the
games grow a trifie more important. and
from the long list Of contests scheduled
the Observation-Disclosures. Syracuse-Car-
Isle Indian. Williams Harvard. Yale
Holy Cross and the Pennsylvania State
University OF Pennsylvania games stand
out as features.
The middle of the month brings still
other struggles which will interest fol-
lowers OF the sport in all parts Of the
country. October II the Yale eleven will
20 to West Point to meet in annual grid
iron battle the Army foot ball players.
The came day Cornell and Colgate meet
ut ithaca, the Virginia Polytechnic In
stituts team invades the lair of the Tiger
at Princeton. Pennsylvania and Brown
are scheduled for Franklin Field and in
the middle west the representatives Of the
University Of Chicago and Illinois will
rafngie on Marshall Field. These are the
tepiinere OF the day, but some idea of
the popularity Of the game may be gath
cred from the fact that the same after
noon there are no less than lO4 other
contests between college and university
teams. and were the games between high
schools and academies counted the total
number Of matches In all parts Of the
country would pass the 800 mark.
Forerunner Of the Feast.
The last two Saturdays Of October be-
Rin TO give a taste Of the foot ball feast
TO come. October "a Colgate will play
at West Point, Lafayette visits Brown at
Providence. Dartmouth will be the guest
Of Holy Cross at Worcester, Syracuse,
after playing Princeton, will be able TO
make comparisons between the strength
Of the Ellis and the Tigers. while the
ouajeers will attempt to down their old
and formida BILE rivals. the Carlisle In
dians. on Franklin Field. Philadelphia.
'Uust seven days later IL will be Prince
tons turn, to tackle the Army on Sol