New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-16

The preliminary football season con,sz IN an srd
~ltn the games to-day and from this time until the
CLOSING scenes. next month. the big eievens will
have their hands full OF the hattie this afternoor
u precedent is to be relied upon the one hetween
Haie and the Army at West Point stands out as
tne most important. The Army can always be
relied upon to give the men from New Haven a
nara game. and there will be no confidence in the
outcome when the Blue takes the field A year ago
1aie won by score of to o. and had its hands
nun In so doing. The cadets had a powerful de-
fence then but an attack tfat was loose and With
out variety
Here In New York there viii be a chance for foot
pan enthusiasts who lacking either in time or
IN inclination to go up the Hudson 10 see a hard
game between the Carlisle Indians and Syracuse at
Ihe Polo Grounds. Only two years ago the Ind
lans, with wonderfully fast team fairly smothered
Harvard and Pennsylvania and sustained their only
oeteat on day that was fairly made to order
against them, at the hands of Princeton. but the
eIeven Is hardly so strong this year, and Syracuse
can be depended on to make good fight.
carlisle had a stiff game against Pennsylvania
state week ago, and Warner a good many
faults which have undoubtedly been corrected.
syracuse had easy time In beating Rochester on
the same day. but the strength OF the team Is
somewhat problematcal, IL was hard TO Judge
much from the game IN which Yale by score
of II to 0. some Of the Syracuse stars were alb
sent. Tad Jones has undoubtedly produced
strong eleven. however, and the battle to-day
should be royal one. with the odds favoring the
Indians only because OF past records. Carlisle de-
Ieated syracuse last year by score OF y TO y,
three field goals providing the points.
There are plenty Of other hard games on the
schedule to-day. Fordham. after soaring Princeton
into attack Of chills and fever week ago. when
the toe of the skilful Cunningham evolved Mas
victory by the OF to o. has gone up to
Ithaca to try to repeat the trick, turn better
one. against Cornell. while the Tigers will line up
at Princeton against Sewanee, team new TO the
Princeton schedule Sewanee had some claims last
year to the Southern championship. and ought to
give a good account of itself, although little is
known OF it's strength this year.
At Philadelphia Pennsylvania must take the field
against Brown In what promises to be a hard
game. Captain Miller and his men will have TO
easy time with the BrunOnians. who proved their
strength by administering a substantial defeat to
Amherst a week ago. A year ago pennsylvania
defeated Brown by score OF IL to o.
Here in New York the Syracuse-Carlisle game is
not the only one for New York University meets
Harvard. worthy opponent, at Ohio Field The
Navy will play Villanova, strong team, as
proved by its game with Princeton; Wesleyan
meets Vermont and SwarthmOre. Te-enterfng in
tercoHegiate football will play Lafayette. In the
West Minnesota and Nebraska meet in the FIRST
important clash Of the season.
The football lineup for the Carlisle-Syraeuse
game, with the statistics OF the players, follows;