Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-30
award and Michigan Teams Meet for Big Gon Conflict
HARVARD TOMEET
MICHIGAN ELEVEN
Conflict Between East and
West Tomorrow Attracting
Much Attention.
BY II. c. BYRD.

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| The contest between Harvard and
Michigan is attracting more attention
| than any other. gridiron conflict sched-
uled for tomorrow. The Wolverines will
come east to do battle with the Crimson
| in the one contest which is rated as
try-out between western and eastern
foot ball. The acme of the game in each
section Is expected to be shown. and
| whichever wins undoubtedly will be
crowned the superior for all tine-that
Is, speaking in the past tense. AS Yost
himself told his Michigan players early
in the year: III you win the public will
think western foot ball has always been
superior to that of the east: but if you
| lose it will be just the contrary"
There are, of course, extreme views
elevens. Harvard's followers do not
figure that Michigan has much of a
| chance to win. while some westerners
are Of the :. opinion that there VIII Willie, be
victory registered by Syracuse over the
Wolverines last week is not indicative
of especial strength on the part of the
latter. and certain 1t is that Harvard
pessimistically regarding an opponent
that was decisively whipped by SYRIA
| cuse. But then. on the other hand. here
lis what writer in one of the western
outcome:
Harvard may give Michigan a heat
ing when they meet next Saturday.
This is the year when all the dope
is being upset But II Harvard wins 1t
will be surprise-and a big One-be-
cause Harvard will be pitted against a
powerful eleven.
with Brickley in the lineup, the
game promised to be thriller. 1t
promised to be one of the greatest bat
ties in foot ball history. But with
Brickley horse de combat only few Of
the stanchest Harvard supporters feel
that the Crimson will triumph over the
Maize and Blue.
Its too bad for the sake Of the
game that Brickley won't be able to
play. A wonderful and thrilling grid
iron contest was ir prospect. with both
teams sending their full strength into
battle-a battle that would not permit
alibis. such as are likely to come from
Harvard and with justihcatton--tf
This view indicates that if Harvard
wins 1t will be an upset in form. and
that it will be a great surprise. 1t
seems rather strange. indeed. that an
memory serves right, has not been de-
feated in the last two or three years
should be unexpected. But out In the
west Yost is generally held to have
portant contests, and it is probably
he to whom western people are look
ing to produce the great surprise. But
it is doubtful if even Yost. with all
his foot ball ingenuity, can produce an
eleven out of enc that was decisively
defeated by Syracuse to give Harvard's
great machine a beating. notwithstand-
ing that the greatest offensive factor of
the Crimson will not be In the lineup
-Brickley.
There seems to be an even greater
demand for tickets than has been ex-
pected and 1t is estimated that 10000
persons will view the game. Michigan
should play better foot ball than it
did against Syracuse and 1t may be
that it's showing will be the surprise
OF the year. The Wolverines have come
out with an eleven more than once
that has played brilliantly In games in
which it was not figured to have much
of chance. This may be one of the
times, though ii certainly appears that
Harvard should win. OF course, IL the
Crimson has three or four Of it's best
regulars out because of injuries it Will
be far different proposition. but even
under such conditions 1t could hardly
be rated less strong than Syracuse.
None of the big universities in the
! east. with the exception of Harvard. is
/; scheduled to meet d big eleven tomor-
row. Cornell ought not to have great
deal OF trouble defeating Holy Cross,
as the Ithacans have been coming
along at great gait recently Prince
TON may ind more trouble than it an
ticipates with Williams. though it
should be the victor. Pennsylvania
hard games. it being booked to appear
against Swarthrnore. Yale is not look
ing upon the approach of the Colgate
sieven as 1t did year ago, when the
latter won
One game. although between two So
called secondary elevens, is likely to
be the most attractive of any Of the
day-that in which Penn State and La
tayette are to meet. These are always
among the most capable OF the teams
IN their class. and this contest sees the
initiation of an agreement under which
the two will meet annually in alternate
years at State and at Easton. Each
viii put forth great efforts to win the
opening game under the new contract
Judging from the result of the Michf-
gan-Syracuse- game of last week, the
Indians are in for another defeat: they
the Redskins are hardly to be consid-
cred as powerful as an eleven that de-
feated Michigan 20 TO G.
sity is coming to Washington with the
expressed intention of winning from
Georgetown again. The West vlrginians
In statements made by their officials say
year ago. and that 1t has a better chance
to finish with the long end Of the score
than when it faced the Blue and Gray in
1918. Whether that Is really based on
solid foundation is hard to tell as there
is no real basis Of comparison other
than that Washington and Lee and
West Virginia Wesleyan defeated the
Marshall college by the same score--34
to 0, and Georgetown lost to Washing
ton and Lee. Of course. this is figuring
/ in roundabout way. there is little real
basis for any such comparison. and 1t
can hardly be said that comparisons Of
this kind are worthy of much attention.
Georgetown is grimly determined to
atone for the defeats SO far encountered.
and the chances are it will score it's
first points of the year. Local followers
Of the Blue and Gray will get their first
opportunity to see. the team in action
since 1t met Fordhs,n in the opening
game of the season, and the chance will
be taken ,advantag' of without doubt:
than saw the Blus ;,, and Gray battle
| virginians try their mettle against the
local school. The visitors were the most
that appeared here last year and it is
| generally thought thew will show much
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