The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-29
EASTERN ELEVENS
WILL GET ACTION IN.
OPENING BATTLES
Western Teams Idle Because
of Late Start Of Football
Campaign.

Although the football season for most
Of the big colleges is now a week old
the West has not yet gone into action
for any of the important games. In
the big nine" tomorrow Indiana only
has game which appears to be of
importance. Chicago. Illinois. Nebraska.
Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota, and
Iowa all are idle.
In the East the stronger teams are
gradually drawing toward the harder
part of their schedules. The big
three" Harvard. Yale and Princeton,
all have games of more or less import
ance scheduled for tomorrow. At New
Haven Yale will take on Carnegie In
stitute in what should prove to be lit
tie more than hard practice scrim-
mage. and at Cambridge Harvard will
meet Bates. This game should serve to
bring out some of Harvards best foot
ball. for the Bates warriors undoubted-
W will offer a strong front. Princeton
is chief rivals when il goes against
Holy Cross. Princeton probably will
ee forged to uncoil some of its best
FOOTBALL to triumph by a decided score.
Both Army and Navy teams will be
In action tomorrow on their home
Fields. Fhe middies are scheduled with
Dickinson and the Army will take ON
LepanOn valley.
In the past Dickinson has always
proved a hard proposition for the An
nspolis eleven. and this game probably
VIII prove no exception to the rule, x
number OF local fans will go over to
Army coaches are expecting only a
hard practice scrimmage at the hands
OF Lebanon Valley.
Rutgers tI,ar and villanova should furnish
an interesting battle. Eddie Bemis
FORMER Georgetown coach, has charge
vilianova,. and Foster Sanford,
famous Yale lineman. is handling Rut,
Dartmouth is meeting Boston Col
lege which is coached by the famous
charlie Brickley. of Harvard, BrickIev
mas mad his charges out a short while
College will scrimmage again tomorrow
morning on the Hilltop Field. Both
teans have been given lot OF rudl-
mentary work since the last engage
ment. The Hilltoppers appeared rag
ged on defense and the running game
and forward passings did not pleace
Coach Exendine.
Coach Byrd's Staters have a strong
line; Into. Kishpaugh. oberlin,. Murreii
Tarbutton. Coster. and Stubs making
UP the forwards from end to end. The
backfield problem remains unsolved at
present: as the regulars from last years
eleven have failed to return.
Harry Ellis took charge at Gallaudet
yesterday. and more than half a hun
dred candidates turned out for the
team. The first game with st. Johns
has been called off and Gallaudet will
get into action on the Georgetown field
as soon as Coach Ellis works up his
candidates.
Catholic University got In It's first
scrfmmage yesterday with si1able
squad. Several veterans are on hand
and a number of new men are making
up a strong squad
The George Washington University
team was sent, through forty minutes of
stin Bcrimnage yesterday Coach Sulli-
van IL putting In some hard ticks with
the players. and expects to have them
IN shape to meet Gettysburg two weeks
of,
A number of football fans will Jour-
ney over to Annapolis tomorrow Ia
watch the Dichdnson-Navy contest
Both Georgetown and Maryland State
players will probably take the trip ia
get line on the teams in action. The
Navy Is met by the Hilltoppers Satur-
day week, while Dickinson Is playing
the State eleven.
There will be no game at Catholic
University tomorrow afternoon Charles
Moran. director OF athletics, has beer
unable to get Eastern College here fol
wired their inability to All the date
Moran wired asking II they could come
UP next Wednesday.