Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-20
BY n. G. BYRD.

For the first time this season each OF
the local college foot ball teams will be
in action tomorrow. So far this fall the
local elevens have never played on the
same date, but tomorrow each has a
game scheduled. In two instances hard
games are on for the teams, but in the
others it is practically certain that VIC
tories will be won.
Gallaudet is booked to play the Nor
folk Blues, and the Maryland Aggies will
stack up against Johns Hopkins. In the
case of the Kendall Green team close.
we'll fought game is apt to result. The
team against which the Buff and Blue
lads will play is composed of old COL
lege stars and is capable of holding its
own against any of the better college
teams in the south AS for the Mary
land Agricultural College, 1t will have to
show a much better brand of foot ball
than it has so far this year if 1t wins
from the Baltimore team. Johns Hop
kins won from Stevens in its game last
Saturday and scored on the Navy, which
seems to indicate that 1t is above its
former standard this year. Last fall the
Farmers held Hopkins to a tie score, each
team securing two touchdowns. but they
have not shown the form this year that
they did last.
Georgetown should have an easy time
Of it with Richmond College. The Rich
and will. in all probability. not be any
thing like a match for the Blue and
Gray. Georgetown, even with its recon-
structed eleven. should win by at least
fifty points, and if 1t fails to score that
many will fall below what it ought to do.
After going through the Carlisle game
and getting that experience the Hill
toppers ought to show tomorrow
much more than they have shown. Catho-
lie University is opening It's season
today and while what it does will hardly
be a criterion as to what it may do be-
fore the year is over, it will be watched
with more than ordinary interest by the
followers of local foot ball. Its oppo-
nent in the opening game will be the Fort
Myer eleven, and while the Soldiers will
probably outweigh the Brooklanders, this
will be made up for by the better all
around teamwork and condition of the
latter.
Western High has the schedule .>tinst
it in the high school series. Whit !. has
the most inexper .enced and probably the
lightest team among the schools, 1T must
face Central and Tech in its first two con-
tests, and they are generally conceded to
be the best two elevens in the series.
Taking out the game between Western
and Central today the remainder Of the
schedule will be as follows
tober 81, Business VS.. Central; October 81,
Technical VS.. Western: November }. Bust
ness VS.. Eastern: November .. Central VS..
Technical November TO- Western VS..
Eastern; November Ia. Technical VS..
Business; November II, Central vs. East
ern; November 81, Western VS.. Business.
Princeton is not any too overconfident
in regard to the game with the Navy
tomorrow. 1t realizes that 1t will go up
nSf
as good physical condition as 1t is and
also that it will not have any the ad-
vantage in weight. AS far as the physl-
cal superiority is concerned it Is hardly
likely that Princeton Will outclaSs the
Navy in but one thing. and that is in the
speed of It's back field, and it is thought
that this will be made up by the greater
line punging ability Of the Navy backs
Dalton of the Navy is one OF the greatest
line breakers in the country and the Sail
ors are expecting much of him tomorrow.
While the chances are against the Navy
to win, it will not be defeated except by
the use of everything that the Princeton
eleven has in its repertoire.
Poor handling Of punts Is one OF the
things that is likely to be the undoing or
the Western team today. The Red and
White eleven has not yet been able to
develop two men to handle the ball when
it is kicked to them, and 1t Is such a
serious weakness that 1t has been the di-
rect result of two or three touchdowns
being scored against the team this year.
AS Western has no man who can begin
to punt on par with Hamilton. the Cen
trail kicker. unless his punts are handled
WELL that alone may be enough to de-
feat the lads from across the creek. Out
distanoing an opponent on each kick Is
the easiest way in the world to gain
ground in foot ball game. even when
all other things are equal
If Central's heavy back and forwards
fail to rush Western off its feet in the
first few minutes Of play. it is likely
that a closer game will be the result
than has as yet been predicted. And
something that will probably work great.
ly against Western. II such should be the
conditions, would be a wet field. The
| fact that the Western team is something
| like twenty pounds lighter than Central
| will be much against it. especially when
| IL comes to stopping the heavy line
plunges Of the Central team and putting
! into execution its own plays.
The Yale game is the most important