The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29
FOOTBALL CANES
NOT CHAGGEO BY
WAR CONDITIONS
Harvard. Yale and Princeton Out,
But Otherwise Season Remains
NorTnai--N umcruus Contests.
M'IAaREN OF PfTTSBURG
WINS PLACE OF HONOR
Army and Navy Show Usual high
and Powerful Standards - Hak1A
Class Football Promised Before End
of Season.
BY ARTHUR sTRuwE.

New yorl:, oct 49, Except for the
absence OF the big three''-YalA,
Harvard and Princeton from the
scores. there was little in the foot
bail games ptryed both East and
Weat yesterday. to suggest that the
country VAS engaged in war. This
contests we're j1st as numerous. the
play as strenuous and the interest az
Keen as In no rmal season.
Two exceptional games were play
ed. Pitts burgr defeat of Penn.
showed that the Pittshurg players
were not as strong combination as
last year. while Bob Folwell's aggre-
cation disr layed a grit and power that
indicates II is considerably above tho
standard 81 recent Penn. teams. The
spectacular work of George McLAren.
the big Pitt fuilback, alone enabled
his followers to score a narrow VIC
tory. II ives OF a character to stamp
him rs mighty force in cridiron an
mails. and to make him for his school
what Coy was to Yale. what Jim
Thorpe was to Carlisle. and what
oliphant Is to the Army. From yes
terday's exhibition nothing can keep
him from place OF honor on the ALL
Star team to be selected at the sea-
sons end
In contrast to the work OF McLaren.
that of Berry, the much-touted star
of Penn. hardly reached the heights
OF stardom. Berry led in the efficfen-
cy of his team, but in no particular
did he equal the ail-round brilliancy
of the Pitt. fuliback. He was not
so strong on line piunging. He did not
quite equal his kicking proficiency,
and his forward passes were not so
accurate. However, there Is this to
be said in behalf of the Penn. man.
He might have shown as we'll Al Nc
L.aren had be been backed as we'll by
his teammates as was the man who
led the Pitt. attack,
The other game that won general
consideration was that in which
Brown squeezed through to a narrow
7 to victory over Colgate. These
two elevena are generally looked to
this fall To carry the strongest punch
in the East The result was some
thing of surprise. Colgate lowered
Browns coors last Thanksgiving.
This year Brown faced its old oppo-
nents with q crippled team. Yet it
went to its work yesterday with a
savage attack that held the powerful
New York state eleven. The latter's
ha OK -asla---GilIe- HuhheH- and SpeH-
cer--dispiaysd extraordinary power
! both on offersn and defense and bids
fair to rank as high as any in the
/ land this year. But they missed an
opportunity CIR two at score, owing
to the failure of tea mates to render
assistance at critical points. Gilie
especially showed great ability rs an
open field runner with the ball. Only
the failure of Hubbeii to kick a goal
prevented the score from ending In q
I tie.
Both the Army and the Navy show
ed that tire military and naval ends of
the great faI game are up to their
usual high and powerful standards.
The Middies smothered Haverford be-
meath the monumental score of 50 to
0. while the Cadets crushed Villa Nova
/ beneath a 81 to final Oliphant as
usual saved the day for the Army while
the Anna polls back field showed q
power that bodies no good to future
| opponents. The Middjes are out to
make a seasons high score record! In
three games theyA. have rolled up a
total of 2l2 points.
Cornell displayed much improve
ment over its work of a week ago.
CoIumbias hopes were saueiched by a
beating from williams. Syracuse
showed it had the makings of good
average team. Dartsmouth played a
mediocre game until its last period
when IT uncovered some OF it's old
time punch.
In the West, Michigan, in its de-
cisive beating OF Nebraska showed
! that 1t has this season an eleven that
may win IL back some of its former
gridiron glory. Its back field disclose
ed considerable power. Chicago by
its inability 10 score more than one
on the light Northwestern team show
ed that 1t is not yet fully developed.
Illinois defeated Purdue 50 dectsively
that IL may have to be considered la
ter. while Notre Dame. always threat
ening, gave promise by it's overwhelm-
ing victory over South Dakota Of be-
Ing likely to blossom into Western
championship contender.
/. With the end of the season month
away, there is every promise of ex-
citing. high class football In spite OF
the fact that the names OF the big
three will be absent from the scores.