Evening star., 1917-09-16
FEW BIG ELEvENS
SCHEDULED HERE
Coming Foot Ball Season Of
fers Little in Way of
Attractive Games.
NO THANKSGIVING CONTEST
BY a. C. BYRD.

with only three OF the tlvc
colleges here playing foot ball
this fall, the attractiveness of
games scheduled for local
gridirons is reduced almost to
minimum. For the coming sea-
son the list of contests, as a
whole, is below the standard OF
recent years. The absence OF
Catholic University from the field
detracts considerably from the
outlook. and the failure again OF
the game at George Washington
puts another damper on the pros
pect. As far as the games on
local gridirons are concerned,
foot ball jumps back to the posi-
ton it occupied six or seven years
ago, with Georgetown, Maryland
State and Gallaudet supporting
teams.
Georgetown and State are scheduled
for games that would be exceedingly at
tractive were they listed on a local field.
However. with two exceptions. all the
big teams to be met by these elevens are
to be faces on foreign gridirons. George
town goes against the Virginia Polytech-
mic Institute here October q. the only real
good home game of its schedule. The
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likely to be an excellent affair as far as
foot ball goes. but it will lack the inter
est that would go with it were Lebanon
Valley a more prominent institution.
Contests with Washington and Lee.
Lehigh. Fordham and Navy will be the
hardest scheduled for Georgetown. The
first mentioned Of those four is to be met
at Richmond. the Lehigh game will take
place at South Bethlehem. Fordham at
New York and Navy at Annapolis
Maryland states game with North
Carolina A. and NJ. at American League
Park, Novembs- 3, should De attractive
Both are state institutions and usually
are represented by very creditable elev-
ems. State has an opportunity to get the
Carlisle Indians here on November 10. but
is finding it difficult to get SHIFT IN It's
schedule Navy. on October 13, and Penn
state. November II, are the other big
games.
For the first time in years Washington
may be without annual Thanksgiving
day contest. Georgetown lost its game
with George Washington through the dis
continuance of athletics at the latter in
stitution, and. SO far. no college is IN
sight to take the place left vacant by the
Hatchetites. State, of course. has Its an
nual affair with Hopkins in Baltimore Oh
that date. Had Hopkins failed to be rep
resented in foot ball it is likely that State
and Georgetown would have made an
agreement for a Thanksgiving day COM
bat.
GEORGETOWN will pry open the season
September %. Davidson College being list
ed to come here then. No other contests
are scheduled that day October 6 Leb-
anon Valley meets the Blue and Gray on
the Hilltop in what may prove one Of the
hardest struggles of the year. The same
day MARYLAND State will begin its games.
Delaware College being the first institu-
ton on its list. The first game for CAL
laudet is on October 13. when Western
Maryland College VIII be Its opponent at
Kendall Green.
Here is the schedule of local colleges
for the year:
SEPTEMBER 30.
Georgetown Davidson. at Washington.
OCTOBER g.
Georgetown vs. Lebanon Valley. q, Washing
MARYLAND State vs.. Delaware College. at Col
leSe Park
OCTOBER 13.
MARYLAND State rs. Navy. at Annapolis.
Gallaudet vs.. Western Maryland, at Washing
ton.
OCTOBER 90.
Georgetown vs. Lehigh. at South Bethlehem.
Maryland State Virginia Military Institute.
at Lexington.
Gallaudet vs. srsquehanna University. at Sell
insgrove.
OCTOBER 81.
Georgetown vs.. virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Maryland State vs.. Wake Forest. at College
Park
Chester
NOVEMBER ).
Maryland State North Carolina A. and NJ.
at Washington.
Georgetown Eastern College, at Washing
ton.
Gallaudet vs. Delaware College at Newark
NOVEMBER c.
Georgetown Fordham. at New York.
NOVEMBER 10.
Georgetown vs. Navy at Annarolis
Maryland State ST. Johns. College Park.
Gallaudet vs. Mt ST. Mary's, at Emmittsburg.
NOVEMBER IL
Georgetown Washington and Lee. at Rich
mond.
Maryland state VS.. Penn State, at State Col
lege.
NOVEMBER 81.
Georgetown VS.. SusqueiIanna University at
Washington.
NOVEMBER 30 cTHANKSGIvINGy.
Maryland State Hopkins at Baltimore.
Georgetown and Maryland State were
less hard hit than any colleges in the
section in the matter of their schedules.
The Hilltoppers did not lose a single
contest and the Marylanders only one.
Princeton was scheduled to open its
season with State at Princeton, Sep
ember %, and that meeting was called
,ff as soon as the Tigers determined not
o be represented.
Scholastic Games Attractive.
More than one attractive game is sure
o be offered in the high school series.
Despite some pessimistic reports that
appear to have got around. at least two
4 the elevens are sure to be stronger
han usual, and the other three ought
o be up to their average. to say the
east Tech and Central have good
material on the field now and with the
,pening of school tomorrow each is
likely to be represented by about the
,est squad in years. AS a matter of
act, both schools have made excep-
ionally fine showings in the number of
nen that reported for the practice last
week Western has had only few men