New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
Third of Usual
Football Missiing
Because of War
Army and Navy Camp
Elevens Will Make Up
Part of Deficiency

More than 1000 football games are
scheduled to be played by the leading
colleges and preparatory schools of the
country during the coming grdiron
season. standing the unsettled
conditions incidental to the war While
these figures are not up to the normal
or peace time standards. the records
show more than two-thrds of the num-
ber OF contests scheduled in 1915 and
1916.
The list Is less accurate than in past
years, however, owing to the late ar
rangements Of dates and the constant
shifting of games, which still continues
on the eve of the initial play. Uncer-
talnty regarding the demand to be
made upon students and institutions
by the war has further complicated the
situation. In some cases colleges have
cancelled entire schedules within the
last few weeks, while others have vet
to decide whether or not the game will
be played in the autumn. This is par
ticuLarly true Of Harvard Yale and
Princeton III the East.
Here and there the name Of a prom
inent team VIII be missing from the
list Of elevens. such as the Carlisle
Indian School and Georgetown Univer
sity.
In the East Cornell, Pennsylvania,
Dartmouth, Army. Navy, Brown. Col
gate. Syracuse. Williams, Pittsburgh,
Columbia, Amherst any many other col
leges will be represented by teams.
The Middle West will see the confer
ence colleges, augmented by the addi
ton of the University of Michigan,
playing the usual championship sched
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figure in the football activity, including
Nebraska, Missouri Michigan Aggies,
Notre Dame, Colorado. Denver. Utah.
Missouri and other prominent colleges
and universities of the section as far
west as the Rocky Mountains.
Among the prominent Southern
teams which will don grdiron uniforms
this fall are Florida. Alabama. Texas,
Tulane. Rice, Kentucky. Vanderbilt,
West Virginia, Virginia Poly and Vir-
ginia Military. On the Pacific Coast
State and Washington University, Ore
gon, Southern California and Oregon
Aggies are all prepared to play.
In addition to these and many more
college teams in the sections mentioned
there will be hundreds of cantonmcnt
and naval training station elevens.
Another effect Of the war times is the
scarcity Of lntersectlonal teams. which
have been the feature of the season in
recent years.
A few of the more important games
by sections follow:
East: Cornell Colgate. Pittsburgh -Syra-
cuse. Syracuse Dartmouth. Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh. Cornell-Pennsylvania State.
Dartmouth PennsI ivanla. syria cuse Col
gate, Brown Dartmouth. Pennsylvania
Cornell and Pittsburgh PENNSYLVANIA State.
West: North Dakota South Dakota,
Notre Dame-Great Lakes N. 7. S., Wis
consin- Illinois. Chicago Michigan. Mime
sofa Chicago. Minnesota " Wisconsin, Ne
braska- Ka nsas. Michigan Minnesota, Kill
nois-Chicago, Mlnnesota-South Dakota and
Nebraska-Iow
South Alabama Kentucky. Vanderbilt
Kentuchv. Alabama Vanderbilt, Tevas-
Texas Aggies. Tulane. Mississippi Agsies:
Louisiana Tulane. Vanderbilt University OF
South, Alabama Brring NavyWest
Virginia Wesleyan, Texas-Okiahoma, Rice
Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas Ar
Kansas.
paciAc Coast: Southern California-A Ari-
zona, University Of Washington Oregon AZ
giles. California Oregon. Washing ton-Ida no,
California; oregon Aggies. Occidental Ari-
zona. Southern Caiifornia-Oregon, Cniver-
sity Of Washineton-C California. Washington
Stated Oregon AGgies.