Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-07
BY n. C. BYRD.


University and the Maryland Aggies
meet at Brookland in the most impor-
tant contest; Gallaudet goes to Lex
ington for it's annual battle with the
Virginia Military Institute, and George
town plays a practice affair with the
Reina Mercedes eleven of Annapolis.
1t is difficult to foresee just what
chance the Marylanders have against
Catholic University's team. The Brook
landers are still something of an I'M
known quantity, Notwithstanding the
glowing reports of their capabilities
There is not much doubt that the
eleven is the strongest in the history
of the institution, and that it is good
enough to make such showing as 1t
did against the Navy is evidence of it's
potential power; that it has coach
who has proved himself able to turn
out winners under almost any condi-
tions also furthers the idea that the
team will be one which will fight its
way through a victorious campaign
The Aggies will put up a hard fight;
they may lose, but unless some of their
men are put out because of injuries the
Brooklanders are not likely to have
things very easy. Quite rlValr! mas
sprung up between NJ. a. {. and Cath-
both teams will work hard to win
The Farmers offense may be somewhat
weak, owing to the shift to new sys-
tenn of signals, which the players have
not been able to learn very readily.
Catholic University in the Navy game
game gave evidence of power in its Of
tense and easily stopped the powerful
backs of the Middies- In two or three
scrimmages against the local high
school teams the Brooklanders have
easily carried the Ball down the field
on the offense and prevented ground
gaining by the scholastic players. NJ
A. c. did not have an offense adequate
to penetrate the defense of the Haver-
ford eleven consistently and its defense
was weak in one or two spote. What
ever may be the result OF the contest.
a lot of good foot ball is pretty sure
to be afforded the onlookers-
Gallaudet is not likely to get a vic
tory over the Virginia Military Insti-
tute. The Kendall Green eleven is not
in as good condition as the Virginians.
inasmuch as the latter have been
working much longer and the former
has not had out it's best men during
the entire practice.
Georgetown's game with the Reina
Mercedes eleven is likely to be nothing
more than a practice affair for the sec
ond string men. The training ship
team cannot be considered to be in
class with such combination as that
which repr esents the Hilltoppers.
Donald Grant Herring, Princeton.
alumnus, who writes athletics for the
Princeton Alumni Weekly, comes out
with close analysis or the play OF
the Tigers against Georgetown. He
also speaks of the Blue and Gray elev-
en- in praisiDg terms.
In prelude he says:
THE varsity accomplished the task
set them in the first game OF the sea-
son-eyery one of the eight is going 20
be a hard game-in way that must
have been not fllpleasing to the coach
es. Georgetown came to Princeton ex-
pecting to win, and the varsity prevent
ed them from coming even dangerously
near a score. OF course, the visitors
own errors helped somewhat, but TAX
ing advantage Of opponents errors is
part of the game. In general, Prince
ton played the right sort of game, not
wasting ctrength rushing the ball In
our own territory. making the utmost
of fine kicking, and tacklfng fairly
we'll" and then goes on to take up the
departments of play as follows:
Ofense-Generalship: Capt. Click and
Ames both ran the team well. Click
might perhaps have kicked sooner than
he did, and Ames made the mistake
once OF not running the play out of
bounds when he should have done SO.
.Ames was in for the greater part of
the game and kept the varsity on the
offense almost Throughout He showed
a good appreciation of the possibilities
of the running plays at his command,
both of the open and of the plunging
styles He also evidenced a correct ap
probation of the value of kicking at
tack.
Running with the ball. Ames stood
out above the rest OF the backs, and
indeed gave surprisingly good dis
play. especially at running back kicks.
A tendency to run himself quite often
is-always. to my mind, good sign in a
quarterback. just SO long as he is sue
cessful. Thompson, the Yale quarter
back is doing exactly the same thing
Click did il last fall in the rnenora bic
fourth quarter OF the Yale game Be
sides mes Moore and briggs were best
In runs outside tackle. Shea and Click
did the best work ~ pIungsne
HanJliny NJ the hoii. pr;nret ton fun,
bIed TOO often for comfort Moore he
i've ,ha vvorsf oGendar n yras ra.Iiv
had "a soc Iobs+her tho furhIss Iears
na,sad ~ 800, ,assas fro,,, ~ ',a
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,en iiot ,haii Sky sdtus' one ieauIhS
up oirectI! 20 louchdo"h. Drigss
passihs naS sie5'ls mp, ossd over ta:'t
yeaI. RAM AIio AIhes po'h niaoe me
catches OF iohs passes.
LhlsIlerehce; me interference was
orly Iair anu WIZ heed 10 De petter
hsaihst Rutgers. On one or Two occa-
siohs' however IL IeIt NIUE 10 De oe-
sireo,
hichlne; Driggs mas hardly ever been
better. opposed to a much heralded