Evening star., 1912-11-07
BIG GAMES ARE
BOOKED SATURDAY
Five Contests of Importance
Are Scheduled Among
Northern Institutions.
GEORGETOWN LINE is
TO BE VERY STRONG
Against Virginia. NotWith-
standing Fact That Two
Regulars Will Be Out.
BY n. C.. BYRD.


Five important games will take place
among the big colleges of the north this
week. Pennsylvania. Cornell Army
Yale and Harvard are the elevens which
are scheduled to meet teams which will
test their strength to the utmost, accord
ing to general opinion.
What is probably the most important
contest is that in which Pennsylvania
will play Michigan. The Quakers have
been going along at a pretty poor gait
so far this season. and so have the VOL
verines. and yet the game will have
an Importance in that il will aid in the
summing up of the comparative strength
of the big western and eastern elevens
at the close of the season.
Whether the Quakers will win is some
thing impossible TO foretell. The 1act
that Syracuse administered trounclng
10 Yost's crew would appear to indicate
that the western eleven is not very
strong. but it is a fact that 1t generally
plays its best foot ball against PennsSl-
vania Even though Pennsylvania has
been playing some poor foot ball against
secondary schools, 1t is known that III
has a wonderful backfield and material
for a great team. 1t may be that II Will
brace toward the end Of the year ana
make creditable showing, as did a
PENNSYLVANIA eleven two years ago, after
losing its first contest to small schooi
Although Syracuse defeated Michigan
and Syracuse in turn has lost to two OF
the big eastern institutions, IL Penn can
WIN from Michigan it will make the COM
parison between eastern and western loot
ball of an even greater magnitude.
Just how far Yales offensive develop
ment has gone is Impossible TO say.
Needless to say. though, it is likely to
need an Improvement over anything II
has shown thus far to accomplish the
same against Brown that did Harvard
The chances are that Yale will not show
as well against the Rhode Island school
as did the Cambridge men, no matter II
il does win.
II is generally figured that Yale will
win, although 1t will probably be extend
that is, if Brown plays up to the stand
ard ii did when II scored 80 points on
Pennsylvania and 10 on Harvard.
Cornell appears TO be in for trlm-
ming when it meets Dartmouth SATURDAY
That game viii not amount to much
other than it will give the Dartmouth
eleven an always-sought chance to hand
one of the members of the nigh clan a
severe trouncing. There is not much
doubt in the mind of anybody that Dart
mouth will win from the Ithaca eleven
BY wide margin.
The contest which will probably COM
mand a greater attendance than any
other is that in which the Army will
meet the Indians. The Soldiers have
been working quite awhile in order that
the right kind of showing may be made
against the eleven which has been work
ing havoc with nearly every combination
il has met The Soldiers would probably
as lief win from the Indians as any
other team on their schedule with the
exception of the Navy. 1t Is likely that
they had rather be defeated by Yale than
TO have to succumb TO the play or the
Redskins.
Besides the contest in which Pennsyl-
vania will play Michigan there will be
another big intersectional game. Harvard
and Vanderbilt are scheduled to hook up
in contest which will give idea as
TO the relative strength Of the southern
elevens as compared with those in the
north. Vanderbilt is undoubtedly the
most powerful eleven in the south. It's
record is such that there is hardly an
OTTER team which can be said to be any
where near its equal.
II Is claimed among the adherents OF
the southern institutions that vanderbilt
will show Harvard something about the
game il does not know, but it is probable
that their imaginations have been drawn
upon. and that just the opposite Will De
true Vanderbilt undoubtedly has mighty
carable combination Of foot ball players,
but in Harvard 1t will most likely be
stacking itself against the greatest foot
bali organization in the country, with the
possible cxcept.o nof Carlisle.
Any Of the mentioned contests will fur
nish lot Of food for thought at the end
Of the season. and there IS not much pos
sbility that any of them would not be in
teresting.
lIullaney Of Georgetown is one OF the
best, aud possibly the best, man TO back
Up a line IN the south. Mulaney seems
able to diagnose and stop play after play
with absolute perfection. The way he
goes after Il man certainly ought to make
the heart Of a coach glad.
Not only Is Mullaney able TO back up a
line well, but Re has the physical make
mp to stand the gah. lie can play the
most grueling game for an hour and ther
come back for more. If he could star,
fast he would have almost ideal quail
fcations for a fullback.
Even with kheinchild out OF the line
Georgetown Will have a very capa BILE Sc,
of forwards 10 send in against Virginia
The opinion cannot be held that the set
of forwards who will represent the Blue
and Gray Will be weak. by any means
u is probable that the five center mer
VII be as heavy as, or heavier than. any
they are likely 10 face. and they Will Ger
taIuly be as experienced.
The Georgetown forwards are a fas
charging aggregation and a lot of har,
workers. The backs who gain throug
them Will have to be possessed of
whole lot Of individual class.
The date for the Tech-Central game ha
been changed 10 Saturday morning.
was originally scheduled TO be playe
Friday afternoon. but owing TO the deaf
of member OF the faculty in the Tech
Nlcal school it was deferred until Sat
frIay.
The Maryland Aggies and Georgetow
serimmaSed for nearly an hour yestei
day The greennesS of the Marylar
eleven Was very apparent from the star
TIE work OF the team showed cruditie
which We're due to nothing but the fa1
f4ar II had rot been against a team
sufficient cal.ber in practice scrimmag,
- bring them out. Had the Aggies bee
ahi. 10 meet an eleven like that
GEORGETOWN in several scrirlmages durin
the wear Ii would be Il much mor
capable aggregation than IL is at presen
Neither Tech nor Central is going
faEr an easy time winning the gan
Saturday The two high schools are ver
evenly matched and IL is not probab
Lat either will finish in the lead by MOI
than a touchdown. Either may win. No
withstanding the fact that Central follow
ers saying their team Will win ca
ilN il j. not probable that the Blue al
White will have any easy time and Ii =.
going 10 be up against a stronger prop,
sitior than ii is expecting.