Evening star., 1914-10-11
PEAKE, FORMER TECHNICAL BOY,
IS CAPTAIN OF V. P. |. ELEVEN
Was Chosen to Lead That Team Recently
to Succeed Whitehead, Playing Quar-
terback-Big Schools Meet With
Stubborn Resistance.

Navy to crack. in fact. the Pennsyl-
vanians were so difficult proposltion
that the Middies lost by to 49, The
game, but the visiting eleven was much
further advanced in practice. Pittsburgh
already has played two games against
difficult opponents, while the Navy has
been against one eteam-Georsetown.
The victory Pittsburgh scored over tho
Navy is indicative Of what kind Of q
weeks from now. October a. the Blue
and Gray eleven is to go to Pittsburgh
to meet the team representing that uni"
versity, and that the Hilltoppers are go
ing to be against an eleven OF excep-
tional caliber is certain. Pittsburgh has
defeated in turn Cornell and the Navy.
and any team that can do that is away
above the average.
rapidly If 1t Is to mako the right kind
of showing against Pittsburgh is sure.
The Blue and Gray will put up des-
perate contest. but 1t must be remen-
most capable organizations In the coun-
try. There are few better teams right
now than that which Pittsburgh has
turned out, and If the local school holds
it could be expected to accomplish. Any
thing else 1t does will be that much un-
expected.
Several of the big university elevens
had q rough time Of 1T yesterday. and
one Of them failed to win its game. Tho
Lafayette eleven held Pennsylvania to a
e Esn It for aSst 'Ps
ward found Washington and Jefferson q
very strong team. though some authort-
ties thought that the Pennsylvanians
would not be able to accomplish, sh,I much n
was predicted hero that Harvard would
find itself up against a stifH task, and
that proved to be the case exactly. That
the Crimson could get the long end OF
just how powerful an opponent Wash
ington and Jefferson proved.
Chicago and Illinois took their games
in the Western conference schedule by
big margins, Chicago beat Northwest
ern by four touchdowns and Illinois
scored thirty-one points against In
diana without having Its goal line
crossed.
Princeton found Syracuse not to its
liking, though the Tigers managed to
eke out a victory. Princeton won by
a touchdown.
There will be two foot ball games
here today between Independent
elevens: The Engineers are to meet
and the vigilants have booked the
eleven representing the 5th Cavalry.
Both contests should be interesting.
Both the local independent aggrega-
tions are expected to put up strong
front. The Engineers will have pretty
much their regular lineup Of last
year. including Johnnie Blair and Hes
senstab, their two best backs. The
vigilants will have some Of the most
capable players in the city as members
Of their eleven. and ought to win
easily.
The game between the vigilants and
the Army team will. be played at 18th
and H streets, while the contest in
which the ngineen aggregation and
Training Ship team are to meet will
take place on the Washington barracks
grounds.
While Ga1laudet's prospects for q
winning foot ball team appeared very
bright early in the year. they now
seem even brighter because Of the
announcement that Classen will return.
The big fullback Of last year is to be
here late this week and, will imme-
dtately don a uniform and report for
practice. All Gallaudet is jubilant over
the expected return of the star Of
great welcome when he arrives