The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-10


their hard work today in preparation
for the Dartmouth game, to be played a
week from Saturday at Haverhiil'
Mass, and changes In the lineup are
expected.
McQuade. the dashing halfback from
Gushing Academy, Is to receive trial in
the backfield. following his fine work
against the Navy last week. This fresh
man Is big fellow. we'll put together
fast on his feet and deadly accurate In
his forward passing. 1t was his fling to
Larry Greene that gave the Hilltoppers
their touchdown at Annapolis; Coach
Exendine wants to see more OF him.
Dutch Leighty Is toting lame leg
and a rest won't injure him much. II Is
possible that Jim O'Boyle. last yea.
with wyoming Seminary. will be played
at fullback for a few days. O'Boyle Is
a good punter, something needed by the
Blue and Gray.
Long scrimmage drills will be held
until Friday, during which all the more
promising candidates VIII receive
CHANGING at what the so-called big
three have done to date, Harvard
seems facing a hard row to hoe.
Next Saturday will md Yale battling
Lehigh, Harvard meeting the compare
lively weak North Carolina eleven. and
Princeton tackling Tufts. Last fall the
crumbling Yale eleven. just managed to
defeat Lehigh. 7 to 8, in a contest no.
table for its rough play. Neither
Princeton nor Harvard met the teams
they are to face this week.
Lehigh has got away to a good start,
walloping Albright. 81 to o. last Satur-
day. Albright is not Yale. but stiil I
usually produces tough teams. On the
other hand. Yale shows unmistakable
Improvement over 1915. as Virginia dis
covered to her sorrow last week and
the Ellis should be strong favorites this
week.
Tufts, for the second time since 1876,
defeated Harvard last Saturday. but
that does not necessarily mean that the
Medford, Mass, team will repeat It's
triumph at Princeton. The Tigers, both
against Holy Cross and North Carolina.
showed an excellent attack. Its defense
IL yet untried. but its offensive play Is
better than Harvard's. The Crimson de-
Tense was weaker than Tufts, DR..
Whelan's charge gaining almost three
times as much ground as did Harvard.
Tufts undoubtedly will give the Tigers
battle. but the odds will be on Prince
ton.
Following that defeat by Tufts. Har-
ward has q chance to gather its breath
when II meets North Carolina. The
Tarheels are distinctly out of their class
in playing Princeton and Harvard. but
they will have to play out their sched-
ule. Harvard should run up q large
score.
Harvard failed to impress the critics
viewing the game Saturday with either
Physical strength or a knowledge OF the
finer points OF the game Leo Leary,
coaching in Percy Houghton's stead, has
hard time ahead OF him TO whip an
eleven together with but three or four
veterans In the squad. This same prob
lem. II might be added, seems existent
at Charlottesville.
Sol Metzger. coaching at W. and j..
Is a rider" The moment a player fails
to act according to instructions. out OF
the lineup he comes and in goes the
second-string man fighting for the berth.
Peter Calac. former star with the
Carlisle Indians. is playing fullback for
the season comes here to meet George
town. Calac's work against w. and j.
Saturday shone Abolishing football al
Carlisle has proved beneficial to mum.
Der of colleges around the country.
w. and J. is grooming its team fol
the Yale game at New Haven, October
Is. Six games have been played between
these teams with the following results
isSSs-Ysls., i i; W and and j. j.,
l9l2-Yale. 10; w. and j.. s.
I9l3--Yale. 0; w. and j., 0.
1sl4-W and j., 1S; Yale. Z.
1916--W and j.. 49, Yale. T.
Totals-Yale. Sc; w. and j.. 81.
The onward progress OF the Pennsyl
vanians against the sons OF ELI Is easily
shown by the scores above. In 1907
when Yale had one of its famous power
full aggregations, w. and ]. held the
| Bulldog TO no score In the first half
succumbing to superior weight in the
second half. During the past tive
seasons, though. Yale has not beer
up to standard. This year II may
show better.
Davidson. long a sort of choppinr
block for South Atlantic elevon5. seems
A. IN MHa Rdraf a. halA Wiz.