Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-03
Strongest Gridiron Teams Are
Meeting EIevens They
Should Defeat Easily.
G. W. VS.. URSINUS HERE
BY II. C. BYRD.


played are between institutions that
already have been beaten decisively
once or twice.
Carnegie should furnish Cornell with
just the kind of game it wants-hard
enough to give its men thorough test
following their decisive defeat by Har-
ward last week. 1t Is not probable that
Carnegie can develop sufficient power
to defeat the Ithacans. The game,
though, may be closer than is looked
for, and then another way Of looking
at 1t is that Cornell may have found
itself since the Harvard contest and
play one of the ripping, tearing games
1t shows at times.
Princeton should defeat Bucknell by
just about as big score as 1t pleases
The Tigers did not win many laurels
for themselves against Dartmouth. not
outstanding that they took the game,
and 1t is needless to say that this week
has been a period of building a more
perfect offense. Princeton plays Har-
ward next week, and If it has. not ac-
complished something by now in the
way Of perfecting plays that can gain
ground against a strong rush line. it
will not be able to do much more. A
foot ball team cannot hope to learn a
whole lot in the way Of offensive work
within a single week.
Harvard Is not worrying about its
game with Virginia, as the contest is
only question of how many points the
Crimson will score. Virginia, already
defeated by Yale, Georgia and Wander
bilt. Is not likely to afford much oppo-
sition to the machine which wears the
crimson.
Probably the best game of the day
will be that between Yale and Colgate.
Ia n y
with the strongest team it has had in
years. one that has humbled the best
Of the western elevens, decisive1y. Yale
should win. and undoubtedly is figuring
the Dark Blue will be against one of
the best secondary combinations on
the gridiron. In fact, the Yale-Colgate
game offers about the only attraction
in the east of any value at all.
Pennsylvania should not find Lafay-
cite very formidable. The Quakers have
team which is more capable than the
ordinary combination. despite the de-
feat by Pittsburgh. Lafayette SO far
season 1t has had in years, poor mate
Tial and ineligibility of good men being
the main reasons. II the Eastonians
win from the Quakers 1t will be the
biggest surprise foot ball has known in
a long time.
Dartmouth and Syracuse are to meet
at Springfield. Generally the game is
unimportant, as the former went down
before Georgetown and Princeton and
the latter lost to Pfttsburg and Michi-
gan. Both teams. though, are capable
and are able to put up an article of
foot ball second to that shown by few
elevens. In previous seasons, and now,
for that matter, Dartmouth and SYRIA
cuse have represented about the best
there is in secondary foot ball. And
the partisans of these institutions do
not admit that the foot ball they play
ia secondary in any respect.
1t appears that Hopkins Is due for an
other defeat in the game it is to play
against Swarthmore over in Baltimore
The latter has been showing SO much
better form in its games than the Bal
timoreans that the result of the con-
test seems to be foregone conclusion
and 1t probably Is only question of
how many points the visiting team will
make.
Penn State, Washington and Jefferson
and the University of Pittsburgh should
have easy games. The first mentioned
plays Geneva, the second Muskingum
and the latter Allegheny. Neither Of
the opposing elevens for the three big
enough to afford even a real hard
scrimmage.
The Massachusetts, Agricultural Col
lege should give Tufts very little op-
position unless 1t is much stronger
eleven appears powerful and versatile
enough to take the measure of most any
secondary combination and 1t can play
on even terms with the best of the
teams.
and Notre Dame and between the Navy
and Washington and Lee will turn out
Is questionable. though 1t would appear
that the service institutions should win
after more or less strenuous struggles.
Washington and Lee has been putting
up good foot ball and has shown itself
to be versatile, but with the gradual
Improvement evidenced by the Sailors
they ought to get the long end Of the
score. The Army should meet with
greater opposition than the Navy. Notre
Dame has not been setting the world
on fire" this season, but its teams usu-
ally are strong. The Army ought to
win, though it may have more trouble
than the Navy.
Out in the middle west two games of
Importance are booked. The Illinois
eleven meets Minnesota, the latter gen.
orally recognized rs the strongest
combination in that section. and Ohio
state goes against w iSCOHolh oHlO
State so far has had fine season, hav-
ing won from Illinois and defeated
several other elevens in that section.
II 1t can win from Wisconsin 1t will
have a chance for the western cham
pionshtp.
Down at Roanoke the University Of
North Carolina and Virginia Polytech-
mic University meet in a game which
should be well played and have a d.
rect bearing on the ranking of the
eleyens in this section. North Caro-
lima has had a better season than v. p.
l., but the latter seems to be repre-
scented by a better eleven than 1t has
put out IN the last three years.
Western and Tech meet this after
noon at American League Park. The
Red and White will not be nearly as
heavy nor as experienced as the Man
ual Trainers. but are expecting to put
up good game. Tech should win If
weight and experience are worth much
to an eleven. Bryan Morse has q well
drilled and competent team. though.
and 1t NAV give the Manual Trainers
more Of a run than is generally eX-
pected.
Catholic University tomorrow plays
at Lexington against the Virginia Mill
tary Institute. :, The Brooklanders are
figuring on q Victory by q couple of
touchdowns., Gaaiapdet goes to Ches-
ter. Pa, to meet the TRANSATLANTIC Mill
taFy College and .George Washington
meets Ursinus- here on Georgetown field