The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-11
FOOTBALL AFFAIRS
ARE CLEARING UP
There Will Be Many Inter-
esting Contests Through
out the Country.
az Ansociated Presgl


NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE grey
clouds OF uncertainty which have oN'
erhung the Eastern college football
situation for some months are gradu-
ally being dispelled and present midi
cations forecast close to eighty per
cent. OF the usual number OF gridirjn
contests during the coming season.
While the scheduling OF games is still
under way III many cases the Autumn
card already presents several special
y interesting matches, with the like
lihood others will be added.
With Cornell. Pennsylvania, Dart
mouth, Navy, Army, Colgates, Syria
cuse, Pittsbur!g, Swartmore. Penn.
State, Brown, Washington and Jener.
son, Carlisle, Springfield and Columbia
gathering about the football standards
there is every reason for predicting a
continuance OF the game as would not
have been dreamed Of early in the
Spring. There will be lacking, Of
course, the usual climax to the East.
ern play, owing to the absence Of 'hs
annual Yale-Harvard, Princeton Yale
ana Army.Navy contests. AS wartime
substitutes, however, the Pennsylvo.
nia-Dartmouth, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Syracuse-C Colgate, Pennsylvania-Mich.
igan, Syracuse-Brown, Pittsburgh
gers.Syracuse and similar contests
will serve admirably.
There will not be as many interseG.
tional games in recent years but even
in this department of the season
schedule few fixtures will prevail!
Both Pennsylvania and Cornell will
line up against Michigan and it is
barely possible that the Army may te
seen in its annual match with NotIe
Dame. This contest was arranged last
winter but when the Army announced
that all the Cadet football games were
of, its opponents began to arrange
for other contests to fill their open
dates. The eleventh.hour decision OF
the Army to continue football will
make it difficult for the Soldiers to
restore their schedule to its original
form. Whether Notre Dame can give
the Cadets the date formerly set for
this game at West Point remains 10
be seen. This contest is always "a.
Of the features of the season and lis
continuation, II possible. is earnestly
to be desireL
Judging from the results OF the mat,
tennis matches played between Miss
Mary Browne, of California, and Mas
Molla Bjurstedt this summer the Far
Coast tennis contingent has no reason
to fear decadence of the court game
as taught on the Pacific Coast. SInce
coming East to play in the Ambulance
nYhfhftfnr
donal Lawn Tennis Association, Miss
Browne has been able more than 10
hold her own against the Morse w.ui.
an, who during the past few seasons
mad been sweeping all opponents aside
in her quest of championships.
The records show that from their
first meeting on Nov. 81, 1915, at Lops
Beach, CAL, until the last day of Aug.
ust Of this year the two leading VIC.
men opponents Of the racquet game
nave met In nineteen matches. oil
these, eighteen have been played silce
last March. or the nineteen matcres
Miss Browne has won twelve; M.sA
Bjurstedt six and one resulted in d
tie at one set each. In sets Mis-,
Browne has won twenty-tour to Mss
lAlGCu. Inc lOtal Ul
games shows the California leading
ner Morse opponent 2OS games to ISL.
Play will continue during the pra,
ent month with still lmber Of
matches to be staged in various parts
OF the Middle West. 1t is likely, how.
ever, that Miss Browne, if she main.
talns her present form, will enc .se
at the close of the season with a mar.
gin of victory sufficient to demon.
strate her right to the position OF LEAF.
ing woman tennis player OF the conn.
try. N'''
Under the regulations governing the
World Series no player OF either con.
peting club is eligible for the series
who was not a member OF the sonad
on August 81, last, preceding the cham.
pionship games.
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