Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-14
. Carlisle Today--Big E|evens Finish Practice Games
HARD PART OF BIG ELEVENS'
SCHEDULES BEGINS NEXT WEEK
Yale, Princeton and Pennsylvania Will Play
Difficult Games Carlisle Has
Powerful Backfield.

has never shown much headwork In
, running the team In the games In
| which he has Officiated at quarter or
the hilltop. although he has done some
excellent individual work in carrying
| the ball and drop kicking. Sitterding's
main fault has been his inability to
| hold the team on edge during every
! moment of the game. 1t has been
| that he would run 1T in great style
for a while and then let up for a few
minutes. He has been working to
I overcome that fault, and if he does he
| is likely to get the call for the regular
| Job during the rest of the year, with
Costello held in reserve, to be sent in
at any time to kick a goal from the
field.
Carlisle's backfield averages about
| fifteen pounds more than does George
towns Just how good the Indians are
at carrying the ball is not known here
as only one of the men playing in the
backheid as 1T is formed at present
has been seen in action on local field.
W heeIock is the only man who played
here last year against the University
OF Virginia. Powell. who is PLAYING in
the backfeld held down a tackle posi-
tion when the Indians were here be-
Iore. Afcasa was the regular quarter
PACK. but he was not played, a substi-
tute taking his place.
western High took only twelve men to
lone institute today. The other men on
the squad were left at home because Of
their poor physical condition.
II the statements attributed to Coach
warner of the Indians are true IL NAV
De said that the Carlisle eleven will put
a local gridiron. 1t was said that he
thought that the Indian backs would
nave no trouble blowing through the
Ge9rgetown forwards for long gains.
ana tnat they would also play the open
game as 1T is not generally seen around
mere warner may be surprised, though
IN regard to blowing through the
Georgetown forwards at will, as among
those Inemen are some mighty good foot
Dali players, and if the Indians go
through them very much it will be some.
thing that no other set Of backs has
done. with the exception of the University
of Pittsburgh. Wv
as far as the winning of the game goes.
put that 1t will win easily is not to be
expected Coach Nielsen will tell his
eleven things before they go into the
game which will make them play as they
never have before. GEORGETOWN never
loses easily. although, as has been said
before. 1t is not probable that the Blue
and Gray will win today, and 1T will re-
meet no discredit on the eleven if it does
not.
III the results of the game that Tech
is playing this year are to be taken as
criter on, the eleven representing that
school is far below the standard
OF what has represented. it In the
past The Manual Trainers have sufffr-
ed defeat this season at the hands OF the
teams which have never before been CEN
sldered In class with them Had Tech
the team that it has had In times past
II would never have been defeated by the
GaIlaudet reserves Wednesday, nor by the
Army and Navy Prep School yesterday.
Iech has some heavy backs, though.
ana IL may be that they will be developed
sufncfently to give Central a run for the
championship of the high schools.