The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-23
EASTERN TEAMS
HAVE HARD GAMES
None Of Big Elevens Are
Confident Of Victory on
Gridiron.

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Strange to
say, not one OF the big eastern elevens
meetings on the gridiron today is sure
of victory over Its opponents. Har.
ward, Princeton, Yale, Cornell, Dart.
mouth, Pennsylvania and the Army
are all called upon TO meet squads
capable Of giving them a hard tussle
for laurels and making more than
practice games.
Large assemblages OF gridiron en-.
thusiasts' are expected to witness the
Harvard.Co Cornell game at Cambridge;
the Princeton.DarLmouth battle at
Princeton; the Pennsylvania. Pitts.
hurgh contest at Philadelphia; the
Georgetown.Army game at West Point
and the meeting between Yale and
Washington and Jefferson at New Ha.
ven.
Cornell goes to Harvard for the
eleventh game between the two uni.
yersities since 1890, when the series
was inaugurated, and the Ithaca team
has an excellent chance to break the
long string of defeats that has been
It's portion since the initial contest
with the Crimson. The present Cor.
nell eleven Is one OF the best in the
history OF football at Ithaca, having
weight, strength, speed and sufficient
veteran material 10 steady the combi.
nation in the face of the hardest com.
petition that Harvard can offer.
The battle between Dartmouth and
Princeton year ago was thrilling and
there is every reason TO expect anoth.
or great football struggle when the
teams meet tomorrow. The Tigers
victories over Georgetown, Rutgers,
Syracuse and Lafayette stamp tht
Nassau eleven as one OF the best Of
the year.
Washington and jefferson defeated
Ysle year ago Is to I and returns TO
New Haven hoping OF duplicate the
feat. 1t may he that the Pennsylvania
team will repeat, but the chances ap.
pear to be against second victory.
Yale is stronger than III 1914, while
Washington and Jefferson lost several
OF her bcs: players by graduation last
spring. and has not shown the power
and drive that made thch team SO for
midable last season. Neither eleven
has met q mutual opponent and score
comparisons through the use Of thirG
teams give little basis for compare
son in this respect.
Pennsylvania also will meet team
exceedingly proficient in aerial foot
ball in the Quakers' lineup against
Pittsburgh. Glenn Warner found a
fast. heavy squad when he moved
from Carlisle 10 Pittsburgh, and he
has made the most OF his opportunity.
His charges have run up l24 points
against Westminster. Navy and the
Carlisle Indians in the three games
TO date by the use OF a clever combt-
nation OF old and ne wrootbail often
sive methods. Pennsylvania will have
10 be ever on the alert against the
attack and develop a more powerful
scoring game than she has shown up
to this time. TO hold the Pittsburgh
eleven in check.
Army Plays Georgetown.
Followers Of the. United States
Academy teams will watch with un.
usual interest the outcome on Army.
Georgetown game, for three weeks
ago George town defeated the Navy
by a 8 10 0 score. Aside from the loss
of the Princeton match. the Washing.
ton collegians have played winning
football. whereas the Cadets have won
only one of the three games played
since the season opened. The Navy
plays Virginia Poly and is not expect.
ed 10 be as hard pressed as the ARMY.
for the NIiddies have been rounding
into form rapidly OF late and should
present q formidable front in tomor.
rows game.