Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-19
BY H. c. BYRD.

The foot ball season for south Atlantic
elevens opens this week. Several of the
institutions are to play their first con-
tests, but the most important is that in
which Georgetown is to meet Princeton.
The MARYLAND Agricultural College
opens with the Baltimore Polytechnic
Institute University of Nirginashas for
Its opponent Randolph Macon, Virginia
Military Institute goes against Hampden
Sidney. Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Is to have as its guest the eleven repre-
..nting Roanoke College. and Washing
ton and Lee will pit its strength against
Davidson.
The showing of the Georgetown team
will be watched with great deal or IN
terest by the other elevens in the south
Atlantic section. The Blue and Gray VIII
endeavor to do better work against
Princeton than the other elevenS from
this section accomplish in their contests
with the big universities. There will be
quite a little rivalry this year to see
which teams will make the best showing
In their meetings with northern institu-
lions and Georgetown's battle with the
Tigers will be the first comparison pc
tween the foot ball squads from norm
and south of the Mason-Dixon line. me
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, WASH
fnzton and Lee and Virginia go north 10
meet big eievens later in the season;
Inst what Georg etown will be able
TO accomplish is difficult to foretell.
Much depends upon how well the Blue
and Gray backield shows up. though
It is generally expected TO 90 wen.
There is no question about the eapa
hjlities of the line, the worth of the
forwards having been proved a year
ago, but the backs for the most part
are playing their first college 1901 eali'
and there Is great deal OF dlnerence
between college and prep schooI SPOT.
to say the least. Charley Cox. graduate
manager of athletics. said YESTERDAY
at the end of the scrimmage on the
hilltop that he expected to make sooo
showing. Cox was more conservative
than usual, expressing confidence In
his men as whole and individually.
Cox said it was realized that the Blue
and Gray was going up against one
of the strongest elevens in the country,
but that he was looking forward to
much harder game than Princeton
might ordinarily expect.
The Maryland Aggies open their sea-
son with game at College fark
against the Baltimore Polytechnic In
stitute. The Farmers will have heav.
Ter and more experienced team and
ought to win. The game will serve to
give a line on the probable strength OF
the College Park squad for Its coming
contests with the colleges. The Bal,
timore Polys came over to NJ. A. c.
last year and treated the Aggies to
rather disagreeable surprise, defeating
them by to o, and have made state
naents this fall that they were going
to turn a similar trick.
The University of Virginia. virginia
Polytechnic Institute and Virginia MIL
itary Institute are not likely to en-
counter such strenuous opposition IN
the elexens they are to meet. Roanoke
had a strong team last season ana II
may place very capable eleven
against the Virginia Polys. Washing
ton and Lee is sure to have the best
eleven facing it that Is to be met py
the mentioned schools, Davidson Col
leEe having always turned out good
combination.
The Georgetown varsity team lined
I'D for scrimmage yesterday against the
scrubs, and its new backneid showed
good form The Blue and Gray did not
have an old man behind the line, each
of the four men in the positions nav