Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
BY n. C, BYRD,

BY n. c. BYRD.
Four teams will take part in games
this week which will have a direct
bearing on the south Atlantic cham
pionship. The University of North
Carolina comes to Washington to meet
Georgetown, and the Virginia Poly
Lee go against each other at Roanoke.
1t is very early to make a forecast as
to the probable results of these con-
tests. though. If either Is to be picked,
Georgetown and Washington and Lee
would have to be the choices. Wash
ington and Lee undoubtedly has a pow
erful combination, to Judge from the
two contests in which 1t already has
taken part v. P. I. has made a very
good showing in its preliminary bat
ties. and really seems to be much more
capable than at any period during the
last two years. The meeting of the
two elevens should result in a well
played, hard-fought contest. as good
work on the part Of individuals and
competent coaching ought to be evil
dent
North Carolina gained a one-sided
victory over Wake Forest Saturday,
and seems to have an even better
eleven than that which defeated the
University of Georgia and Vanderbilt
last season. North Carolina will GER
tainly be able to match weight for
weight with the Blue and Gray, and
aggregation. The chances are good.
speaking conservatively, that the Tar
heels will just about compare with the
Hilltoppers in the line and outweigh
tween North Carolina and Georgetown
looks as if it will be the best played
and most interesting scheduled here
this fall
Practically everybody in this section
and the north. too, for that matter
will be watching the University of Vir-
ginia against Harvard with the utmost
foot ball against the Indians Saturday
than it has shown in its previous con-
tests, evidencing thereby gradual de-
velopment, and when many are look
ing forward to the battle in order to
contrast it with Yale. The Dark Blue
undoubtedly failed to show as much
against the Orange and Blue as will
Harvard, but that should not be taken
as a direct comparison OF what the two
elevens will be when they meet late
in November.
Virginia is bending every effort to-
ward the Harvard game. The Char
1ottesville contingent after its defeat
of Yale sees no reason why 1t cannot
does not hold half the significance for
the southerners now that it would had
the Dark Blue been triumphant little
more than week ago. If Virginia
could win from Harvard, the present
season would be the summum bonum of
foot ball hopes among the followers OF
that institution. To gain victories over
Yale and Harvard In one season seems
almost too good to be true. and yet
Virginia players are being imbued with
c0nfi6pnce
climax.
Washington and Jeffersons 17-to-0
victory over Lafayette Saturday indi-
Gates that the western Pennsylvanians
are developing toward a point where
they are pretty sure to be almost as
strong as last season. Lafayette was
hailed as having the prospects of one
of the most powerful elevens in its his
tory. yet last Saturday w. and J. won a
decisive victory over the Eastonians by
II to 0. That 1t was capable of ac-
complishing that is evidence enough
of potential strength
Catholic University is scheduled to
go to Buckhannon, w. Va. this week
to meet the team representing the
The Brooklanders are to go against
what Is probably the strongest COM
bination they will face this season,
with the possible exception of Mullen
burg and Villanova. c. U. is represented
by an eleven of well developed proper
lions, heavy and experienced. In charge
of 1t is a real foot ball coach, one who
knows the game and who will get the
most out of the material. And the
team will score lot OF points before
the end of the season. as 1t has plays
Of undoubted power and halfbacks
capable of holding their own as in
-dividual ground gamers in the open
with any in the south.
Shortley. playing quarterback for c.
u, bids fair to develop into a mighty
competent man for the position.
t;mes ben tbat nIax wo KICK have
been the most productive. but barring
that his headwork was excellent. When
his team got into a position in the last
quarter where it looked as If 1t would
score he did not fail in his choice of
plays. Also he seems to be a punter of
more than average ability and is big
and strong enough to do a lot of run
ming with the bail himself.
The game with c. U. cost the Mary
land Aggies a great deal, as 1t put out
of commission their most dependable
player-Eddie Hindman. captain and
fullback. Hindman is good enough
defensive man to make any eleven in
this section, and he was the bulk of the
strength in this department Saturday.
1t was not until after he was removed
from the contest that the Brooklanders
were able to score, as he had been the
main obstacle in preventing them
pounding their way through the center
of the line down the field on numerous
occasions. Incidentally, it was a vio-
lation of rule which caused Hindman
to receive the injury Last season
there were numerous instances of play
ers running into and cutting off their