Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
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@MY TEAM IS IN BETTER SHAPE
THANAT ANY TIME THIS YEAR,
So Says Nielsen of Georgetown, Who Is Con-
fident That His Eleven Will Show Well
Against Army-Big Games Today.

eleven during the early games this fall,
il would seem that st. Johns has the
edge on the Farmers. but there Is little
chance to forecast the real result on SUCH
flimsy evidence. The AggieS are never
beaten until the whistle blows the last
time and the game today Is likely to be
one of the hardest fought of the year III
st. Johns wins ii will not be an easy
victory by any means.
II Georgetown holds the Army to a
close score today it Is likely that there
will be a decided upward bound to the
Blue and Gray stock. So far 1T is claimed
that the Blue and Gray has done nothing
i'm comparison with what it should have
accomplished. Wait until after the Vir-
ginia game and then see how the opinion
changes.
Gallaudct will 30 to Baltimore today de-
termined to give Johns Hopkins much
harder game than that team evidently
expects. Ii the Black and Blue eleven
does not look close 10 its laurels 1t will
have surprise sprung on it today. The
Kendall Green team is determined to re-
deem its poor showing against the Mount
WASHINGTON eleven last week. and will
fight hard for every step Of the way.
II Harvard defeats Princeton today
there is little doubt that it will be the
favorite in the game when Ii goes against
Yale. The Crimson is farther advanced
than any other eleven in the east, and
unless it makes the same mistake that II
did last year in getting to its highest
DEVELOPMENT before the Yale game 1t
will stand an excellent chance of being
placed at the top of the list when the
final rating of the teams is ma e at the
end Of the year
Harvard may be surprised at Princeton
today. The Tigers, with the memories
of their former victories being refreshed
by coaches before the contest, are not
likely to go down to defeat before an
eleven which has nearly always been
humbled in previous games.
If Pennsylvania wins from the Carlisle
Indians it will be the result Of one OF
the greatest upsets Of form that has ever
taken place in foot ball. After being de-
feated by two elevens which are not any
where in a class with the Indians. the
Pennsylvania squad Is on the verge OF
a contest which Will have much weight
in determining the final rating of the
teams.
If Pennsylvania wins from the Indians
and goes through the rest Of the season
creditably. which 1t did last year after
losing to a minor eleven. the two games
forgotten in the final summing up. and
the Quakers Will be rated accordingly as
hey finish the season.
While it is almost certain that the In
ians will win from the Quakers, it
Gould not be a great surprise to those
who have seen the Indians play to hear
that Pennsylvania has done whole lot
better than was expected. To those who
have watched the Indians style of play
from a technical standpoint, 1t has been
evident that their attack would not be
nearly as effective against an eleven
with a strong secondary defense. because
when the Indians backs get clear of the
line they are generally alone. PENIS
backs have always been noted for the
quick way in which they back up their
line and if they are as good today as
they have been in the past there Is little
doubt that Penn will do better work
than is generally anticipated.
In Weaver and Cohill Eastern High
has two excellent backs. The former is
stocky and light, and is good both on the
defensive and offensive. Cohill. while
slight Oh build, is a good man to carry
the ball. being fast and able to run ex-
ceptionally we'll in the open field. Against
teams near their weight both men prove
almost certain ground gamers.