Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-29
BY a. C. BYRD.

With the games that were played yes
terday a fairly good line has been Sc
cured on the big eleyens before they be-
gin 10 play the games between them
selves which will determine the cham
pionship of the college foot ball world.
Before yesterday there was a great deal
of doubt expressed regarding the power
of some teams and their ability to with
stand the attack of the .minor elevens
they We're to face. In other cases teams
that We're touIed fell down niserauly.
From the games that have been played 81
far this season a larry accurate idea o.
the comparative strength of the pig.eies-
ems can gwen before they line up this
week in the first OF the contests TO de-
ternine the premiership of American foot
ball.
At present there is one eleven which
seems 10 cop them ail-Earvard. 1nere
does not seem 10 De d team IN the coun-
try-it Is certain that there Is not III the
east-w hich could hold the Crimson 10 as
good as a tie score. The decisive victory
over brown aIter the latter ueiea. o.
Pennsy iyania just about gives Harvard
the PAIN at present. Unless tneIe - d
decided change IN the relative strength
OF the eastern elevens il Is almost a cei-
tainty that the Crimson Will wave SD
preme among eastern loot bail circles a.
Pennsylvania is undoubtedly out of 1T
as a championship possibility this year.
The Illuminating defeat gwen the Quak-
erS right alter their loss TO Brown Is
a staggering blow TO whatever hopes
they had at the beginning OF the present
season as championship possibilities.
1t seems that only ii miracle can save
the Quakers from defeat at the hands
Of the Indians next saturday, and IL
they can brace IL time To win from
MichigSs and Cornell they will have
accomplished more than is expected.
Carlisle looks to be in about the same
class as Harvard, although there Is
probably shade in favor OF the Har-
ward eleven, in that the Indian plays
would not work we'll against the
Crimson, because OF its superb defense
against any kind of an offense. Brown
was said to have the most versatile at
tack OF any eleven in the country. and
yet Harvard had no trouble stopping them.
The Indians have shown, though, that
they have a team good enough TO tie
at least any of the others. It's 19-to-O
defeat of Lafayette yesterday removed
all doubt as to its real strength.
From the games that have been played
and their resulting scores II appears that
Princeton is good on dry field and only
mediocre on a gridiron where the foot
ing Is not good. Only tie scores could be
secured against Lehigh and the Navy on
fields that were soaked with ram, and
yet every other eleven that the Tigers
margin. The Tigers backs are fast and
they depend on a variety of plays for
their gains that can hardly be hoped TO
succeed on an uncertain footing Ihere
seems little difference between princeton
and Yale.
Up at Yale the Dark Blue eleven has
played we'll and consistently. the defeat
at the hands OF the Army being the only
smirch on its so far successful season.
Yale men. though. are comforting them
selves with the fact that the best possible
team was not sent against the Army, and
not without reason. as Arthur Howe. who
was kept out of the contest. is the one
factor in the Yale eleven around which its
play centers. He L. the pivot around
which hangs Yales destiny on the grid
iron this year in its big games against
Princeton and Harvard With Howe in,
Yale has an excellent chance against
each but with him out il is questionable
lust what il would be able to do. 1t is
likely though, that he will be in. as he is
not being used much in the smaller con-
tests.
Cornell showed unexpected form against
the heavy Pittsburgh eleven yesterday and
practically swepr team on its feet that
was generally expected TO win from 1t
There is no doubt that the Ithacans have
the best chance in years to get victory
when they journey TO Philadelphia
Thanksgiving day TO meet Pennsylvania
and if they do that II will be success
full season as far as Cornell is concerned
Between the Army and Navy there
seems to be little difference, although
there is some and what there is favors
1.-The Soldiers. The Navy, so far, has not
shown the offense that has the Army and
its defense has been no better. The Army
withstood the attacks of the Yale team
and the New Havenites could not score
on il. The Navy held Princeton bach
from its goal line, but on a day that was
distinctly adverse to Princeton's style o
play. Right now the Army could prcb
ably defeat the Navy, but conditions viii
be different when the two face, as tn.
Army generally Is farther advanced Al
This time of the year, II paying more at
.fention to winning from the big northern
elevens which IL faces than does tn,
Navy.
- Out in the west there seems nothing tS
il again this year but Minnesota and
Michigan. Those two teams are un
doubtedly the strongest In that section
and il is when they meet next month
that the championship of the west vii
be decided. On the dope so far 1t Wouic