Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-03
CRIMSON TO MEET
TIGERS THIS WEEK
That, With Penn-Dartmouth
Game, Will Bear on Inter
collegiate Title.
G. U. WILL BEGIN TO
PREPARE FOR VIRGINIA
N. A. C. and Catholic Univer-
sity Also Have Difficult
Games Scheduled.
BY, n. c. BYRD.

Two of the most important foot ball
games of the year are scheduled to take
place this week. Dartmouth will meet
Pennsylvania and Harvard will oppose
Princeton. Both contests will have q d.
rect bearing on the intercollegiate cham
pionship.
The Pennsylvania Dartmouth game will
be a battle worth seeing. 1t is question
able if a contest will be staged this sea-
son which will be more attractive from
the general spectator standpoint than
this. The Quakers and the Big Green
eleven have been noted for their fast
style of open play, and there is no system
which so pleases as that In which some
thing spectacular is likely to happen at
any time. Penn has been playing just
such foot ball and SO has Dartmouth.
The backfelds of the two eleVenS are
fast and we'll drilled, and thanking runs
and forward passes have been the CHER
ground gamers of both. Which OF the
teams will be victorious is questionable
but it appears that the odds favor part
mouth Penn, though, will put forth
more strenuous endeavors than in any OF
It's previous games, because IT must real
ize that it will have to win In order TO
get rating with Harvard, Princeton ana
Yale Dartmouth is also sure to give lts
it will have an excellent chance Tor a
place among the very best elevens. ana
especially will this be true il the Tlgers
can win from Yale or Harvard :,
The first game among the big InIee,
which seems a more appropriate name to
apply in foot ball now than the DIG
Five" Yale. Princeton and Harvard, is
to be played. The Crimson is 10 meet
the Tigers, and, though the northern eA-
perts are selecting Harvard as winner
Dbl &c d.
lot stronger than is expected. Inc II
gers have a powerful lot of men, an
eleven in which there is great oeal n,oi &c
strength than has been shown, anu -
the coaches get all out OF the team ,r, arse
is in it there may be big suTp ass
sprung. Harvard has shown a great deal
better form than Princeton. VI that
there is no doubt, and judged on II there
seems little doubt that it will WIN.
There seems to be sentiment thoush'
nrevalent among those who have watch
ed Princeton play, that the coaches
have not gotten out of Princeton SQUAD
the hest there is in it. 1t has greater
potential power than has been evidenceo'
according to many, and II tnat pe :. .s'
it is possible to show wonderful H"pio
ment in a week or two.
Both these games are certain 10 De
well played, with at least three teams
having the best foot ball brains OF tne
country back of them. Haughton. brooke
N<AV
the best coaches, II not the pest theni-
selves. and the plays they show are
almost certain to be the acme OF enorts
under present conditions.
What seems to be the consensus OF
opinion relative to the game between
Harvard and Princeton IS expressed ny
q critic who watched Harvard smash
ing attack beat Cornell decisively Satur-
day. Here is his opinion:
uor I'd
with Cornell at Cambridge Saturday II
Is hard to fofesee anything but an
other bitter dose for Princeton next
Saturday, when the Crimson taxes the
field against the Tigers at princeton
This game now takes on equal lmpor-
lance with any played, and slightly
more than last year. because OF the iact
that it comes later in the season, Wneh
both elevens have arrived at close ~
their top form. Harvard can Doas. y.
a foot ball machine this year thar
within another week should be az
nearly letter perfect as the one winch
carried all before 1t a year ago. L,
gave every indication against CoTneii
of having the smoothest and mos. po"
erful offense of any that ! have seen
this wear, while the defense was com
nact enough to meet the requirements
when the regulars were In ac..oH' a.
though 1t lacked some staolilty anu
was tested pretty close 10 the oreaA-
ing pOiHt. 49, Fact tho T
the Crimson backfield is as strong ano
we'll balanced as the most crlical Gouiu
demand and a wonder for IT'S aIive,
versatility and vigilance. With Eudle
Mahan back in his place it will be even
stronger than Saturday, as TINS prliiiant
PLAYER with his wide range, is sure ~
add the needed touch, even tnoush ne
lacks the compelling personality ..
percy Wendell year ago. Logan. at
oua rterback. established himself against
Cornell in the most convincing way.
Hardly a flaw could be picked in his
9eneralship--he kept the players on
fhair toes. and showed rare adaptability
in running through a broken field and In
handling the ball Tack" HardWick.
who. i'm my opinion, is just about the
hest hack i'm the foot bali world, con-
sidering all requirement and Charley
RrickIey. the wonderful drop-kicker, are
better. of anything, than year ago.
The very force of their exampie-even
their presence--helps the other two In
combina ton work A punter like Sam
FELTON, is lacking. but Hardwick can
hold his own against any that Princeton
or Yale has shown to date
To reason in a roundabout way, though.
by comparative scores it would not APP
the Tigers. Holy Cross was beaten by
Harvard by Al to 0. yet Princeton rolled
up more than fifty points on the same
eleven. Buckneil beat the University
of Pittsburgh to o, Pittsburgh beat Cor
nell as decisively as did Harvard, yet
Princeton won from Buckneil. showing