The Washington herald., 1917-11-03
IMPORTANT GRIDIRON
GAMES BOOKED TODAY
West Point-Notre Dame and Brown.
Syracuse Are Headliners.

Footba morrow will be centered
largely in 40 games-West Point VS..
Notre Dame. and Brown VS.. Syracuse.
The scrappy boys from South Bend.
Ind, can always be relied on to play
strenuous game at this period OF
the way to spoil a fine years record,
but in mid-season they are usually
at the top of their form and put up
a contest that extends their opponents
to the utmost.
This year they look to be in Is good
shape for a gruelling contest as they
have appeared at any time in recent
years. Their smothering victory over
South Dakota last Saturday indicated
that they have an especially power
full attack and 4 well fortified de-
fense.
The cadets are In good shape also.
While their play last week fas ragged
In spots 1t showed ability to rise to
emergencies and streng thened by Oil
phan's spectacular skill in attack they
should live we'll up to the reputation
established at the Military Academy
for strong and surprising plays. The
Indinia team has always given West
Point a hard battle. This year looks
to prove no exception. Both teams are
made up of scrappers. There should
he plenty of blood stirring action.
But the cadets would appear to have
the call.
Brown is slated by its victory over
Colgate last Saturday and hopes to re-
trieye its laurels by crushing the
brawny team from New York State,
by decisive score. The Browns will
he Handicapped by the absence from
the lineup of two of their star back
field men-Shaw and Albright.
The Providence team showed a pow
erful attack against Colgate. In the
plunging of Brooks, the drop kicking
and punting of Gordon. and the ex-
cellent generalship Of Coulter at quar-
ter, they have a combination that is
relied upon to stop and-it is hoped
to overwhelm Syracuse.
Lafayette will clash with Penn, and
Penn State with Dartmouth. Both
games look reasonably easy for the
Penns. Dartmouth, the big green
eleven that always shows power to-
ward the end of the season, has
not yet rounded fully into form,
while Lafayette looks to be outclass-
ed by Bob Folwelrs eleven after the
latter's excellent showing against
Glenn Warmers Pittsburghers last
Saturday.
Other games of interest will be:
Carnegie Tech at Cornell; Carlisle
at Bucknell: Western Reserve at An
napolls; Colgate at Rochester, and
Washington and Jefferson at Mari
eta.
Western football followers are
pleased with the efforts being made
to get the universities of Michigan
and Chicago together on the grid
iron again, In the days of Heston
and Eckersall these two big schools
played the fiercest kind of games
ever staged on the chalked lines.
They always played before enormous
crowds and their yearly contest was
always regarded as the climax of
the season in the West. When Mich
isan broke away from the Western
Conference. football lost some of its
zest in that section.
Many times since an effort has been
made to bring the two schools to-
gether. but they have always failed.
The feeling between the two schools
had been too intense. But this year
a more kindly disposition has arisen
and the indications now are that
the old rivals will once more meet.
On paper Michigan looks to have
the more promising team this year.
Yost Is still wonder at develop
ment. but Stasg, of Chicago. is also
some wizard. In any event all foot
ball-lovers will welcome the re-
turn of friendly relations between the
two leading western teams.