Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-03
LOCAL ELEVENS ARE BOOKED
FOR HARD GAMES TOMORROW
Georgetown, NJ. A. c., Gallaudet and c.
u. Will Be Up Against Difficult
Propositions Other Gossip.

been at their best under trying conditions.
ard they will probably be keyed up to
! If they are finally defeated 1t will no. be
because they have not fought hard to
stave off ST. Johns victory.
| The St Johns game for NJ. A. c. is the
game OF tine year. both for students and
alumni. 1t has been five years since NJ.
A. &. secured victory from the An
! napolis team When ST. Johns lost TO
the Farmers on its own field in 1906 II
marked the last game which was placed
! on the VI. y. c. side of the ledger. There
are old NJ. y. c. men by the score who
are waiting to see their school win.
There are none who would be more glad
! to see NJ. A. c. victory than would
| the members of the eleven which lost to
| ST. Johns in 1907 after having Won the
two previous years. ,
| Taking the games from every possible
angle, there seems little doubt that the
best games of the year will be played to-
! morrow by the local elevens. and the fact
| that they are up against teams which
Will cause them to extend themselves to
the utmost to make the desired showing
! will act as an aid to the individual efforts
of the ayers. Stimulated in each in
stance with the desire for the credit that
would come with victory in tomorrow 5
games. the men will individually and col
lectively play the best foot bail they have
so far shown this season.
Up on Georgetown Field today Business
and Ea stern will start the fight to deter
mine which eleven will have the honor OF
holding down the third place in the race
for scholastic honors AS far as the
championship of the high schools is con-
cerned it is settled that the honor VIII go
either to Tech or Central. Each OF the
other schools has been put out of the
running and it only remains for the con-
test next Tuesday to determine Which
eleven. will claim the real leadership. IL
now remains for Business, Western and
Il Farm tfgyht ant Fart Il
the race, with the odds favoring Western
to win.
II seems that Princeton's great need
this year is quarterback, and it Is eX-
pected that that will be one OF the
Weaknesses that will develop in the game
tomorrow with Harvard. The Tigers so
far this year have failed to put In the
field quarter who had Judgment enough
to please the coaches, and it is that prob
lem that is worrying the Orange and
Black tutors now. 1t was thought tnat
Farr would solve the problem. as ne
gave evidence of using much better Judg-
ment than either of the men who have
played the position this year, but an
injury put him out of the game PEN
dleton, who played the position for
while, was found to be lacking IN aolllty
to run the team.
If poor Judgment is used in running the
Tiger eleven tomorrow AGAINST Harvard
it may result disastrously for it, as with
out excellent Judgment in the selection
of the plays used the varied open style
Of attack which Princeton has developed
will not be as effective it might.
Carlisle and Pennsylvania will do bat
tie and if the Indians do not defeat the
Red and Blue it will be great upset in
the form that has been shown by the
two elevens so far this year. The Indians
appear to outclass the quakers by a
wide margin, but whether or not they
will really prove themselves much their
superior is question.