Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-14
FOOT BALL NOTES.

East met west, and in every section
there was a battle which had direct
bearing on the championship OF that
portion Of the country. Michigan met
Pennsylvania In what was a scoreless
tie, and Chicago went down before
Cornell to the tune Of 10 to o. In view
Of the poor showing made by Cornell
week ago against Harvard, Its de-
cisive victory over the western team
| was a great surprise. Minnesota won
the undisputed right to the champion
ship of the western conference by trim
ming Wisconsin o to O. Probably the
biggest surprise OF the year was hand
ed out when Yale defeated Princeton
5 to 8. There were few who would have
bet money on the Bulldogs before the
game, as the Tigers had been putting
up the more classy and consistent foot
ball during the early season. 1t was
the same old story OF Yale grit and
courage. and determination to win
against all odds. In the s. ]. A. A.
Sewanee and Vanderbilt each won
leg on the title that will be settled be-
tween themselves Thanksgiving day. In
the South Atlantic section, Georgetown
and Virginia furnished the best Attrac-
ton in years from a local standpoint.
It is the first time since 1901 that the
Blue and Gray has triumphed over the
Orange and Blue. -
George Washington surprised its most
ardent supporters by playing the Viz
ginia Polytechnic Institute a IL to D
game. It was thought that the contest
would DO a regular walkover for the
members OF the Blacksburg aggre-
CATION. but they scored their points
only after the most desperate kind
Of work. AT the end OF the first half
the score stood to in favor Of the
virsinians. but in the last quarter the
better condition OF the Polys began to
tell and they secured two more touch
downs with comparative ease. Hart OF
George Washington was the star Of the
contest. His defensive work was Of the
highest order. Langley made the Hatch
elites only touchdown when he re-
q broken field. 1t will be remembered
that the touchdown made last year by
the Hatchetites against the same team
was made In that identical way. Crafts
catching q punt on his 40-yard line ana
running 10 yards for the score.
In the Georgetown Virginia game every
body seems to be censuring Honaker for
rushing the bali while under his own
goal line, and no one seems to under
stand why he did It. The facts were
these: The Virginia team was lined up
s yards In front OF Its own goal posts.
When team IL directly In front OF the
posts and has to punt the coaches al
play or to the eide, so that there will
be no danger Of the bail striking the up
rights. when It is Kicked and bounding
back. thus causing safety or touch
thing. The only reason why he might
be censured is fer not choosing more
safe play than an end run.
While Coach Brides Of North Carolina
was on the sideiines getting line on
Virginias play his team was taking a
drubbing from washington and Lee, to
o. Brides Is basing his hopes for the
team Thanksgiving day. The conditions
between these two schools are about the
same as have existed between George
town and Virginia for some time-the Vir-
ginians have been regularly administer
ing a severe drubbing to the Tar Heels
every year. Brides thinks that notwith-
standing his rather disastrous season he
has chance to trim Virginia, and any
year when North Carolina beats Virginia.
no matter what else may happen, 1t Is a
successful one for the latter, as far as
foot ball Is concerned.
The Cornell-Pennsylvania game this
year is bound to furnish some sur
to the foot ball world than to see Cor
nell come from a disastrous defeat by.
Harvard and In one weeks time show
such complete reversal Of form as to
of the west and at it's own kind Of game.
The Yale-Princeton game shows the In
advisabflity of building a teams attack
around one man. This method was I'M
doubleday pursued by Roper. and 1t re-
suited in the Tigers downfall. Yale men
were instructed to watch Pendieton, and
the result shows that they obeyed instruc-
lions SO effectively that he could scarcely
get started before half of the Yale team,
was on him. Ballou. when he found that
he could not gain with Pendleton. was
puzzled, as he had nothing else to fall
back on and had to resort to a kicking
game entirely.
The Maryland Aggies lost their first
game OF the year Saturday. The Virginia
Military Institute. was their conquercr In
hercely played contest, by : an S-to-O
score. The Maryland team played two
sub backs as the coach did not care to
take chances OF having them injured when
St. Johns is met next Saturday. The lat
ter team has not been defeated by the Az.
gies since 1905. When the two schools
meet this week there is bound to be some
game, as both have been showing about
the same class. Feeling runs high be
tween the rival students and the games
are generally bitterly contested.