Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-04
BY n. C. BYRD.


For the first time in several years the
Maryland Aggies will start in the game
with st. Johns a favorite. There is no
doubt that this year, even though the
Farmers have not made the showing ex-
pected of them in their first two contests,
the school has a better chance to defeat
its greatest rival than when it secured
its last victory over the Annapolis team,
because then there were few who
thought that NJ. A. c. had much license
to win it's all-important game. as it had
gone through a rather mediocre season up
to that time.
1t is doubtful if the Aggies have ever
started their season with brighter pros
poets than this fall. and If optimism and
prospects go for anything they will GER
tainly get away with both Washington
College and st. Johns. 1t is not probable
that the team will cop the winning score
in the western Maryland game, as that
eleven has already shown signs of sur
prising strength, having played Lehigh
to a standstill. 1t would not be surpris-
ing if the Farmers failed to win that
game. though, and would not be any
great disappointment. as Western Mary
land has been above the class of the other
Maryland colleges in football for the last
ten years.
While NJ. A. c. has as yet failed to
show much class on the offensive 1t is
more because the coach is developing
the team along sure lines and not quick
ly running it up to it's highest standard.
When the Farmers meet the other Mary
land schools this year they will be at
their best. something they have not been
since 1906.
Judging from the reports that are being
sent out from the training camps of
the various schools. it is certain that
the open game will be developed to a
greater extent this year than ever before.
There is likely to be more sensational
plays seen on the gridiron this season
than since the adoption of the forward
pass. During the season Of 1906 the
forward pass lent to the game a thrill
that it had not enjoyed before, but this
season 1t is likely that these momentary
periods in a game when some player
will get away with the bail for long
gain after receiving a pass from one
OF the backs will be seen much oftener.
Those teams which have heretofore de-
pended almost solely on the old-style
game for their gains are departing from
the old methods and are spending the
majority of the time developing the open
running game.
OF course this season, as in previous
ones. it is fairly certain that whenever
there is two-yard gain to be made the
old line plunge will be resorted to- but
on the first and second downs 1t is not
probable that anything other than
forward passes, tricks and end running
will be the game.
The Richmond critics who watched the
game between the Maryland Aggies and
Richmond College last Saturday say that
the work of Parker the former Eastern
High boy. for the Marylanders was the
best that has been seen at quarter in that
city for many a day. Parker, besides car
rying the ball we'll himself. ran the team
In good fashion. according to reports sent
out from Richmond.
The Georgetown Props have offered
odds that they will heat the Western
team today by more than fifteen points.
1t would be mighty good thing for the
development of the Georgetown team II II
had a good stiff game to play today The
Hilltoppers will not be in any too good
condition when they meet the Indians.
and a hard game this week would help a
lot.
Western High and -Gallaudet put in a
full hour in scrimmage work yesterday
and both teams seemed a great deal bene-
flied by the performance. 1t was Cruel
ing work for the high school lads es-
have to meet the Georgetown Props this
afternoon and were up against a much
heavier aggregation Of players: After
the first few minutes of the scrimma re
both teams worked well. The Western
eleven was slow about running off play
and the men failed to work on the de-
fenSive as they should. 60
Gallaudet showed that with the break.
in the luck it will have team above tn,
average of those turned out by the Ken
dali Green School If the team has IL
luck in the matter of injuries to player:
1t will not have a successful season, be
cause it has few. If any, good substitutes
with whom to fill the vacancies If Their,
are any made by the enforced absence o.
players.
Western High meets the Props today
and it will be the first opportunity tina
has been had to get a line on the Yves
Enders. If reports are true the Prep!
should not have much trouble gettinf
away with the game. So far neither team
has played game. but the Blue and Ora,
youngsters will outweigh the high schoo
team by twenty pounds to a man, IL no
more The Props average about 100
while the Western team will do no NOR.
than tip the scales at 1885, IL it will 81
that far.
Business will get its start just two day,
later than Western, as it will line w