New Britain herald., 1917-10-20
IMPORTANT GAMES
 0N GR|D|RON TODAY
Several Big Battles Being Fought
 This Afternoon

To calamity howlers, killjoys, over- jealous patriots and others who tried SO hard to force a general abandon ment of intercollegiate sport the foot hall schedule for today Is an eyesore ine list emphasizes the fact that foot ball Is very much alive and that the season is we'll on its way.
 The leading position in the days program is shared by several con . tests-the Dartmouth West Virginia battle at Hanover the ornell-Colgate meeting at Ithaca and the Pittsburgh s'yracuse fracas at Syracuse. Unless Dartmouth improves on its exhibitions thus far 1t appears due for beating, as West Virginia has shown itself to be a thoroughly capable eleven. Last season Dartmouth had quite time holding the Mountaineers to tie at to T. On that occasion it was Rodgers who provided the West { Virginia score and was the Southern < CTS mainstay on the defence. Rod- x gers once more will face the Green today, and suffice 1t to say that Dart mouth will have it's hands full.
 I On their records this season West ] Virginia seems to be the stronger. Dartmouth had trouble beating Springfield, but rolled up fair score on Middlebury, which got home a touchdown. The Dartmouth back field, averaging only 149 pounds, is very light, but the line Is fairly heavy. st &4't
 Southerners' Fine Record.
 West Virginia opened the season r1,ifH I4%o h1vC f$ch,, hut hn score, IA to g. reflects considerable credit on Rodgers and his associates. The following week West Virginia de- feated the Navy, to 0, and last Sat urday it won over the Carlisle In- dians, 21 to o. Evidently West Vir- ginia Is there.
 Syracuse, fresh from it's victory over Rutgers, Is more hopeful than con- f1dent in the game with Pittsburgh. Last year, it will be rem membered. the Pitt game put Syracuse all out of kilter and developed internal dissen- sion that wellnigh wrecked the Orange eleven. Pitt on that occasion won by 30 to 0. In view of Glenn Warner having retained many of the players who scored that memorable victory 1t seems fair to predict that Syracuse will lose once more, and by something approaching last years tally.
 With its pride and confidence shaken by the defeat by Williams last week Cornell hardly is in a position to tackle as formidable an opponent as Colgate today. Colgate won easily over Bucknell in it's first game last Saturday, has veteran backfield and several experienced men on the line That ought to be too strong a com bination for pr. Sharpe's eleven.
 Splendid Local Schedule.
 The local schedule today is splen- did one. Stevens Tech will meet a team of naval aviators at Castle Point Field, Hoboken, for the benefit of The Sun Tobacco fund. Fordham will stage the annual battle with Holy Cross at Fordham. and while the Maroon is not likely to come near the 60 to of last year it should win handily. No matter what the score. 1t surely will be a scrap worth while.
 Columbia will take the field today on revenge bent, for Union gave the locals beating last season. How ever. Rosecrans. whose toe gave the up-Staters their victory no longer is with Union. He has enlisted. Co., Iumbia looks just a bit stronger than Its rival and should win by at least a touchdown. New York university tackles Wesleyan at Ohio field. Last week Wesleyan lost to Stevens.
 The Army will play Tufts. an outfit that has been beaten by Boston Col Iege and is nowhere as strong as 1t was last year. The Navy should win over. the Carlisle Indians who orig ,inaIly were scheduled to face Prince ton this afternoon.
 Penn State and Washington and Jefferson play their annual game at Washington, and the odds favor State: Tn Maine the State cham mpionship series will be ushered in with Bow hoin at Colby and Bates at Maine Williams will play Hamilton. and in view of Hamilton having taken on the game only few days ago It deserves a cross of honor.
 Rutgers vs. Lafayette.
 Football relations between Rutgers and Lafayette will be renewed with a game at Easton. The colleges used to be keen rivals in the old days, but somehow they drifted apart. The alumni of the institutions are glad' to see the renewal of the old battles and will flock to Easton in large num- bers The entire Rutgers student body, will be there to cheer for what looks like their victory.
 Pennsylvania, which gradually is getting over the effects of the beating at Atlanta. will take on Bucknell. Brown will play Charley Brickley's Boston College eleven. In the Har- yard Stadium at Cambridge the Grim Son Informal are to play the Maine Heavy Artillery, team composed Of experienced college and school play CTS under the tutelage of Tudor Gar diner of Harvard. The Artillery boys have held Springfield to a scoreless tie and beaten Maine easily. Lehigh's ADDITIONAL SPORTS ON