Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-24
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FOOT BALL SEASON WILL
BE AT ZENITH TOMORROW
Big Games Scheduled to Be Played in Every
Part of the Country Army and
Navy Closely Matched.

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son. Harvard is not as confident this
year as last. and that fact alone win
serve to make 1t put up a much better
game than it ordinarily would, especial
~ under the conditions which governed
it when it entered the contest last sea-
son. Yale is simply Yale It will 20
into the game with the same determine
ton which characterized it's efforts last
year, when everybody thought it was
a beaten team even before the contest
started.
The Army and Navy will also play. The
game between the two service elevens
comes a week earlier this year than last,
but it is not probable that it will have
any effect on the play of the two elevens
certainly not deteriorating one. II any
thing, the game should be better played
from the fact that 1t is to come earlier
in the season. There Is no doubt that
team begins to feel the strain of training
for foot ball season which lasts longer
than Thanksgiving day, and the players
should be more on edge for the game to-
morrow than If it were played December
| 2 or the first Saturday after Thanksgiv-
| ing. as nearly has always been the Gus
tom. The two teams are more closely
matched than in years, there seeming not
to be a shade Of difference between them.
| Pennsylvania and Cornell will both rest
in preparation for the grueling contest in
which the two elevens will appear
Thanksgiving. Carlisle will continue with
it's schedule by meeting Johns Hopkins
University.
Out in the west the two games which
will attract the most attention are the
ones scheduled between Wisconsin and
Chicago and Michigan and Nebraska.
| Comparing the two teams as a result OF
the scores made against Minnesota, Wis
consin should have the winning end of
the contest rather easily. as 1t tied that
! team. while Chicago lost by the one
sided score Of 81 to 0.
The other games Of Importance that are
! to be played in the west are between Illi-
nois and Minnesota and Indiana and Pur-
due.
| The one thing which is worrying the
| coaches at Harvard is the fact that there
may be no quarterback to play in to-
morrow's game who may be depended
on to direct the play in an intelligent
manner. The Crimson has had hard luck
this year in regard to its auarterbacks
Wigglesworth, who played for two years
| against Yale, was injured and was put
out of the game for the season. while
Potter, who was the next best man FOR the
place was also injured, and since the
Princeton game has done nothing. 1t Is
probable. though, that Potter will start
the contest. even though he may not
! last.
| There is not much confidence around
| the Harvard stadium regarding the re-
suit Of the game. and If the reports
which are being sent out from Soldiers
Field are to be believed verbatim, the
general dependency regarding the out
look is prevalent among coaches. train
ers and undergraduates alike. and none
seems to have hope of winning. They are
probably arguing that If they could not
win last year with an apparently 80 per
cent better team than Yale. how are
| they going to do SO this season with an
| eleven which apears much less strong.
| AS matter Of fact. though. 1t Is prob
able that the team which represents Har-
ward this season will play whole lot
better game against Yale than did the
apparently invincible combination last fall.
| The overconfidence which ruined the
teams chances last season is not to be
noted now. as it was knocked skyhigh by
| Princeton and Dartmouth, and the Grim
son will enter the contest tomorrow ready
to show the best that it has
There have been few games between the
| Army and Navy that have been brilliant
contests. They have generally for the
most part consisted OF line plunges and
punting. both teams playing safe and
taking as few chances as possible This
year there may be a depression from that
policy, which the coaches have adhered
to in the last few years. or the play may
be even more along that line. The two
elevens appear very evenly matched and
1t lis possible that. realizing this. the
coaches will give orders to open up the
play and take all kinds of chances to
win. but, on the other hand. ano it is
really more to be expected, those in
charge of the teams will direct their field
generals to play as safely as possible, and
| not to take a single chance of the other
| eleven getting away with a chance play
| which would mean the loss OF the game.
1t is more than probable that the latter
| will be the case, and the meeting will de-
| velop more into a punting duel between
| Dalton of the Navy and Dean of the
| Army rather than any brilliantly executed
series of plays.
Both Dalton and Dean have done mighty
/ good work this season boottng the ball.
| generally managing to get 1t way down
the field out of danger when their goal
lines were menaced. That both teams
have men who may be depended on to &C.
complish what is desired in the kicking
| game would seem to indicate that that Is
the style of game that will in the main
prevail
Just how valuable a man the Navy has
in Dalton may be shown by comparing the
results of his efforts with those of De
| Witt the Princeton punter. De Witt has
made great reputation among the north
ern colleges this year, and yet when he
attempted the punting game against
Dalton. when Princeton and the Navy
played he failed to come anywhere near
holding his own. Dalton outpunted the
Princeton man by at least fifteen yards on
every exchange. De Witt by having his
team gain one or two first downs after
receiving Daltons kicks was just about
able to hold his own, being barely able to
place the ball down the field to the spo,