Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-23
MARINES TOPLAY
CAMP LEE ELEVEN
Contest Between Service Or
CARNATIONS Only Foot Ball
Game Here Tomorrow.
By h. c. BYRD.

Tomorrow the Marines. from the
League Island navy yard. will line up
against an eleven representing the
319th Infantry of Camp Lee, Peters
burg. in the first big service foot ball
game ever staged In Washing ton.
Marines, captained by Eddie Mahan,
have been playing fne foot ball. and
binations in the east. Not much is
known OF the strength of the Camp
Lee outfit. but it generally is believed
the team from Virginia will be strong
enough to make the great Mahan and
his teammates exert themselves to the
utmost to win.
For the first time since he has been
playing foot ball. Mahan will take part
in game on Washington gridiron.
He played base ball here for Harvard
in games with Catholic University.
he has never been seen in foot ball
toys. Mahan is one of the greatest
backs the game has produced. and he
is said to be little less effective now
than when he was member OF the
Crimson backfield. About the only
prayer Otl tHc team iEOLu lamp Lee
with whom Washington foot ball fol-
lowers are familiar is Dutch Leighty.
former fullback at Georgetown.
Leighty starred in that position for the
Blue and Gray in 1915.
Late last night the Camp Lee team
came to Washington. 1t is scheduled
to hold a practice this afternoon in
Potomac Park. The Marines are due
some time this afternoon. but probably
will get their practice today before
leaving Philadelphia.
Notification has not yet been received
from the central board as to the Off
Gals appointed. but it is thought that
Commander Land of the Navy will be
one of the men The game takes place
at American League Park and is to
begin at ESQ o'clock.
In comparison to the number OF foot
ball games played every Saturday for
the last month and a half, few are to
tions there are games in which intense
local interest Is usual. but not con-
test of national proportions is booked.
Gallaudet is the only collegiate in
stitution here due to play tomorrow
The Kendall Greeners leave this after
noon for Lexington, Va, where they
meet the Virginia Military Institute
Gallaudet undoubtedly will be against
the strongest eleven it has faced this
season. but hopes to make an excellent
showing.
Brown and Dartmouth are scheduled
to play at Springfield, Mass Dart
with Tufts last week detracts consid-
erably from the Importance of the
game. The struggle will be the first
in which the two institutions have met
in years. The annual game between
them used to be one of the most prom
inent In the New England states. but
in 1906 relationships in athletics were
broken. Both will be exceedingly
anxious to get tho long end of the
count upon the resumption OF their
played. back In 1906, resulted in a 30
too victory for Brown.
In New York the biggest local con-
test Of the year is scheduled between
New York University and Columbia
Neither team Is particularly strong,
but the game each year Is prominent
because Of the big followings the two
institutions have.
In Pennsylvania the two biggest
games are to take place between Wash
ington and Jefferson and Notre Dame,
and between Lehigh and Lafayette.
Everybody knows the strength of
Notre Dame That school, though COM
PEELED to travel thousands of miles for
it's contests. has made a splendid rec
ord, washington anu JcHeFSoI LOU, 10
strong, standing out among the best
eleyens in the east Lehigh and La
fayette have been playing for year2 It
is one of the oldest of big, games. and
the graduates of the two institutions
look forward to 1t just as eagerly as
Yale and Princeton men look forward
to struggles between the Tiger and
the Bulldog.
Syracuse University goes out to East
Lansing, Mich. to meet the Michigan
Agricultural College. The New York
ers probably will administer a trounc-
ing to the Michigan eleven, the latter
having the poorest season in years.
Swarthmore and Haverford play their
annual struggle at Swarthmore. Last
year Haverford sprang a big surprise
and whipped the little Quakers." This
fall Swarthmore appears to be strong
and Haverford has the weakest COM
bination that has worn its colors in
several seasons
West Virginia University and West
Virginia Wesleyan are to play the big.
gest game of the year in. West Vir-
ginia. On the comparative showing
between the two slevens there 10 little
to choose between thsm- West Virginia
Wssleya2 haA played y somewhat
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