Evening star., 1916-10-14
FOUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS
PLAY GRIDIRON GAMES TODAY
Eastern, Central, Tech and Business in Reg
ular Clashes With Other Scholastic lnsti-
tutions-Gossiip of Foot Ball Fields.

go its limit to get victory over Mary
land State.
Whether Dickinson and Maryland
State are extraordinarily strong this
season. and for that reason made such
splendid fights against the Midship-
men. or whether the Mdshipmen failed
to show as much strength as was eX-
pected. will be proved by the meeting
with the western Pennsylvania eleven.
Nobody will doubt the power of War
ncr's aggregation, and if the Mdshp-
men play them to close score even
the followers of the Sailors may feel
assured that their eleven has the best
chance in years to defeat the Army.
It is not proba BILE that the University
of North Carolina will be able to turn
the trick against Harvard today that
Tufts did week ago. North Carolina
has better eleven than usual it's
hackfield especially being stronger, but
1t is very hard for any team from the
south t" present IA front as strong as
the Crimson. because of the lack of
men. Harvard when It steps on the
field today would win even if it were
not bit stronger than Carolina. Har-
ward can put fresh men in the lineup
with the beginning of every quarter, and
fresh athletes are stronger and more
capable than those that are tired. even
II n" better ordinarily.
Johns Hopkins University pIavs it's
season
against another team in Maryland
Last saturday it took the Mount St
Mary's team into camp by "a to g. and
today. with stronger lineup. is prac-
tlcaily sure to give Washington Col
lese trouncing. Hopkins will win
from Washington College by almost
any score it pleases, and the latter
would he making a good showing to
hoid the Ba1timoreans to three or four
touchdowns.
The Maryland State College eleven is
not scheduled to play today The squad
is being given three-day rest in order
to get It back in shape again after the
wv" srnellnS struggles with Dickin-
son and the Navy. The state team was
somew hat lucky to come out of two
such difficult battles especially at the
opening of its season. without more
bruises and injuries than were received
The squad AS a whole is in fairly good
shape. though there are several minor
bruises which should be all right by
Monday. Bradley. one of the backs, is
about the only man likely to feel per-
manent hurt from the Navy game An
injured knee is likely to keep him out
of the play for long time. if not for
the season.
Catholic University has been paving
very tittle attention to its game with
Randolph- Macon today, having spent
tn" better part of the week in prepara-
tion for the battle with Villanova next
saturday Nillanova has "A team
which. while not world beater is
Su'ficIentIY strong to give the ma jority V
OF SetoHh1rN eIeNenS a rough time of
II. The game last year between the
two institutions resulted in a victory
for Catholic University by to 6 in a
contest IN which the local institution
showed brilliant form The Brookland-
ers hope for another such result, but
realize that more will have to be done
by the hackfie]d, as the line cannot as
sumo as heavy a burden as it did "A
year ago. The e. L. line is not as
strong as that of 1915, and is not going
20 afford the backs as much protec-
ton.
y big crowd from this city will go
to Anna polls this afternoon to watch
the Navy-Pittshurgh game. The Sailors
have = great many partisans in Wash
lnGton, NOR" than in any other city,
and many of them are pretty sure to
he on hand to watch their favorites go
against the strongest eleven they are
others viii make the trip with the
mann object of getting a close line on
The Pittsburgh aggregation. To watch
| that team in action win he worth
while, even if the spectators are "neu-
trail