The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-03
Soldiers, in Facing Notre Dame,
Meet Their First Real 0p-
ponent of Season.
NAVY BATTLES GENERALS
Undertake and Stokes, WASH
, ington Boys, Are Identified
y With West Pointers.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.


Washington is peculiarly interested
In the service football elevens. the
Capital being the seat Of the Govern
ment, and therefore all Washington
will watch closely what the Army does
with Notre Dame tomorrow at West
Point. This will be the first really
strong opponent the Soldiers have faced
this season.
As side issue. two former WASH
ington interscholastic players are iden-
titled with the Army. Undertake, out
of the game by reason of class work,
has but recently rejoined the squad,
and is making a great play for a place
on the first eleven. Johnny Stokes Is
substitute for Captain McEwan at CEN
ter. and stands an excellent chance Of
getting into the Notre Dame game,
the Soldier captain being In poor physl-
cal condition. Signs point to Stokes
being the first string center next sea-
son, with McEwan graduated.
Army has done well so far this sea-
son. though 1t has hardly faced an
eleven of recognized skill. Washington
and Lee Is the best team II has play
ed, and the southerners were defeat
cd. IA to Z.
Notre Dame is not credited this year
with pelnB aS StTOHE as IN past years,
but still Jesse Harper's crowd can put
up vicious exhibition OF straight
football. and then can switch to the
latest style of aerial football. The
South Bend aggregation should thor
oughly test the strength of the Army
just when 1t should be tested. What
ever weaknesses are disclosed should
DO remedied In plenty of time before
the Soldiers go down to New York for
their annual clash with the Navy at
the POI0 Grounda Noyap,har
Coach DAILY has in Oliphant and Nc
Ivan players Of All-Amerlcan caliber.
1lHhan ths sts M,tar at Purdue before en-
been keeping up. the good work ever
since at West Point. He thinks nothing
of galloping through the foe for five
or six touchdowns day. Indeed, he
counts that day lost when he doesn't
keep up to his record. He stands an
excellent chance of being the years
best scorer.
McEwan is a mountainous man in the
middle OF the line who has all the quick
ness Of a panther. AS a. rowing center
on defense he Is well-nigh terrible to
But in addition to this pair, Coach
University, a halfback who can run
the ball and kick 1t as we'll as ever
Charlie Brickley or Eddie Mahan did
for Fair Harvard.
while the backfleld consists largely of
Ohphant and Vidal. There is no Mer-
rilat on the end this year. but with Nc
Evan. Oliphant, and Vidal to carry the
brunt of the game the prospects of vic
tory seem bright.
Tomorrow Washington and Lee will
try its luck against the Navy eleven at
Generals and the Sailors expect to bet
ter the score OF the West Pointers. who
won. II TO T. 1t Is expected that many
Navy followers from Washington will
be In the stands to see the game.
In Tibbott Princeton has a most
valuable dropkicker. a player who al
most always makes good In pinch:
His field goal against Tufts decided
the victory, and was also the longest
kick he has ever made in a big game,
travelling forty-six yards. In the 196
Dartmouth game he dropkicked field
goal from the A-yard line and against
Syracuse he kicked one from the 49,
yard line. Against Rutgers ne booted
n field goal from the 3S-yard line and
In the Harvard game came through
with two. one from the S0-yard line
and another from the 25-yard line.
The value OF such a man as Tibbott
10 not so much for the field goals he
kicks as for the frame OF mind of his
opponents who know his ability. They
Know lndL tue ne TedCHeS Inc
4o-yard line he may count three points
for Princeton. He may not succeed IN
every effort, but he keeps the enemy
on the anxious seat all the time. in
terfering with their regular game.
Catholic University leaves today for
Lexington, Va. where the strong V.
NJ. /. eleven Ia to be met tomorrow.
The Brooklanders have about recov-
cred from their severe shaking up OF
week gone and hope to win from the
cadets.
Maryland State and st. Johns get to-
gether at Annapolis In the first State
championship scrap OF the season.
Curly" Byrd's team II a well-rounded
OUTFIT, and Ii favored to win. hut the
home team has been strengthened by
many players returning from the Texas
border.
The East has won two out OF three
games from Western elevens thus far,
as follows:
Colgate. Is; Illinois, 3.
Tufts, II: Indiana, 10.
Michigan, ID; Syracuse, Il.
Blk Southern teams have failed Ia
win from Eastern elevens, as follows:
Princeton. 90. North Carolina, o.
Harvard. 81: North Carolina, o.
Yale, 81; Virginia, q.
Yale, 10; v. p. l., 0.
Army. IA; w; and L.. T.
Rutgers. IL: w. and L., Il.