The evening world., 1917-11-17
Football Notes

PROVIDENCE. II l.. Nov. FLYER
non Aubrey Bowman OF Springfield.
Mass. Il senior at Brown University.
has been elected captain OF the football
eleven. nlllng the vacancy left by the
enlistment Of Capt. Mark Farnum In the
navy service. Bowman Is a varsity man
OF three years experience and plays
n guard position. lie was President OF
his class In his Junior years.
Tho Wesleyan freshman football
eleven routed the Columbia 1921 team In
a poorly played game at South Field.
Tho Wesleyan Youngsters won by
score of a to o. End columbia was out
classed and outplayed from start to
fnish.
,MIDDLEToWN,, Conn. Nov. H.
Wesleyan Is IN fine condition for It's
game with Columbia In New York City
to-day. The only varsity man who
has been the quarterback, Keeler. who
has "A bad ankle. He will be able to
start the game. however, and may con-
tinue to the end.
ITHACA. X. Y. Nov. IA battle
royal between Fordham and Cornell
is looked for to-day in the final
Se m 6%eans im' we n9mf beSM their Nyer
age standard, DR.. Sharpe believes
Cornell viii have IA big fight on her
hands, while the rordham men, who
arrived last nignt, are quietly confI-
dent that MCCaffrey's team VIII take
the measure Of the Ithacans.
Georgia Techs football eleven
stands ready to come North TO play
any representative Eastern eleven or
Middle Western eleven for the benefit
! - hn pnA q 10.
ranged for next Saturday, Nov. a.
President Matheson and the trustees
have been opposed to any post-season
or extra games this year but graceful
ly yield on the condition that the
game should be arranged for next
Saturday, when advised that the
eleven would be drawing card and
consequently could do its bit for a
worthy cause.
Pennsylvania beat Michigan 10 20 :
last year, while TO tie game was
played the year before. They have
eS0 SayS wSS s tSe % WoSess WeSs 1ss
four. while two ended In a tie.
Weston. the I45-pound quarterback,
In the Middle West and who has been
cata strophe," viii be under Ore in his
] III
afternoon all the good things said about
! him by Walter Eckersall will be gladly
seconded by the critics here, From all
accounts he IL one OF those supermen
! Of the game who rises above lack Of
weight by sheer stiffness and the abl-
ity TO make every pound count.
Pennsylvania has been slowly but
surely Improving from week 10 week
| under the able coaching OF Bob Folwcll
The eleven viii take the field this attor-
noon in top form, as It has been care
for three weeks or more; ever since, I'm
fact, Cornell showed signs OF weak
ness. Unless az signs fan. some really
high class football VIII be enjoyed In
Philadelphia this afternoon.
A collection viii be taken up for the
Y. NJ. Q. A. war fund at the Columbia
! Cant. Williams OF the Princess Pats
will make an address in which he viii
tell Of the good work accomplished by
Il the Y. NJ. G. A. workers at the front
stevens Institute. one OF the three un
beaten elevens OF the East. may lose It's
clean slate this afternoon, New York
University Is going over to Hoboken for
a little gridiron visit.
Cupid Black, Captain, Of the Yale
eleven a year ago. which beat Harvard
by a score OF G to 3. Is favored above
most other Yale men. He viii have
another crack NJ the Crimson this after
noon when his Newport Naval Reserve
eleven takes Issue with the Harvard
varsity informals,
II the Yale freshmen win this after
noon Princeton faces a dreary time in
the Yale Bowl next Saturday,
Harrow FRNors League Suspension
Edward G, Barrow OF this city,
preside, Of the International Lcapue
SAYS that II LEFT to his decision he viii
recommend the suspension Of the lcagu.
for At least a year, when the club own.
crs meet here on Dect 10. The organ.
igation, he said. made no money last
season, and with war conditions hecoIn,
are anything but bright