Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
GRID SCHEDULES
MAYBE DELAYED
Colleges Slow Lining Up for
Big Contests-Marines
VS.. Navy Yard Today.
BY q. c. BYRD.


will be noted this winter. In former
years the gridiron contests-anyway
the most important of them-have
been settled shortly after Thanksglv-
ing day, but now few institutions
have done anything relative to next
years big meetings. Demoblllzatlon
of the Students Army Training Corps
has kept plans for athletics in abey-
ance Just as it has about everything
else connected with the usual routine
of collegiate life.
Two big games for 1919 have been
announced, but that seems 10 De
about the only definite arrangements
so far in foot ball, except, OF course'
the standing dates between certain
colleges, such as the annual Thanks
giving day struggle between Pits
burgh and Penn State PennsFlvai'a
and Dartmouth are to meet at Inc
Polo Grounds, and, with those l"o
elevens playing up to their ho1iiid'
standard, the contest should De one
of the most brilliant OF the ye"i'
Syracuse has come out win the
statement that it will meet the Chl-
yersity Of Nebraska at Lincoln IN i
game postponed from last fall.
In all probability several big games
will be arranged for at the mcet'hs
of the National Collegiate Athieeic
Association at New York, December
-. Graduate managers OF many oi
the big institutions get together the
night before and talk over the s1tua-
ton in the various sections, they
swan experiences and much That IS
generally helpful to all = Galneo
through the meeting.
At the meeting this W * in Ne"
York some statement C. announce
ment may be forthcoming from Yale.
Princeton and Harvard in relation 10
foot ball for 1919 It is almost certain
the representatives Of the dig three
will discuss the situation and probably
come to some conclusion as to the schen
ME for next year All seem to have gwen
wear All seem to have given out IN
ont intimations that they will be back
Many of the secondary colleges are
hesitating about making out 1nelf
schedules now because OF thelf ma
bility to say just what kind OF teams
thew are likely to be able to put out:
Until they see how many members OF
their 1915 SQUAD are going to return
thew will be unable to gauge theff
probable strength for 1919 and, con
seouently. will hesitate about schea-
ming many hard games. And big
t ur,i are pretty much in the
| same boat, with the exception that
! they are debating the number OF
contests they may be able 70 take
on with colleges or universities oi
their own callber. -
! The foot ball team representing the
ba,loon division of the Marine Corps.
Railing from Quantico, is to meet the
NAVY yard eleven this afternoon at
: American League Park in. whatgWlai
be the final foot ball game or isis.
Two players are to be in the line
up of the Marine eleven, who are a
team in Peck,
former University of Pittsburgh all
American center, and Reds" Flem-
ing who used to be one of the great
est halfbacks in the country while al
washington and Jefferson. Peck's
ability as an all-round foot ball
comment here, and so is F1eming's.
for that matter. Jack Hegarty. for
mer Georgetown player. now a lieu
tenant in the Marine Corps. who is
acting as manager for the Marine
eleven, is responsible for this state
ment:
! eve are going to trim the Navy
Yard. and I'm willing to lay some
good hard cash on our chances. With
peck and Fleming in the lineup we
have a team, but the other members
of our eleven also are mighty Gapa-
ana 70 is Zartner at quarter. The
former played at Hampden Sidney
last wear and the latter at Detroit
University winburn and Stohlberg
are University of Missouri players
and most of the other members OF the
NAVY Yard thinks it will have an
easy time, just wait and see. 1 told
Hip Dugan, the same thing I'm telling
NAVY Yard, the same thing I'm telling
Won He said he came from the same
state that do a couple of our players
and it would take a whole lot to show
him. Well. we're going to do that
little thing"
Entry blanks are out for the walk
ing and relay races to be held New
Year day under the auspices Of the
war camp community service. The
events are to take place at the Ell
lipse directly back of the White
House. The walking race is to be nVe
times around the circle. which is ap-
proximately three and one-half miles
Each relay team will be composed Of
six men and the race will be one lap
around the circle. Regulation uni
forms must be worn in both events.
though the blouses may be left on
All inquiries regarding the events
should be made to T. w. Burckhalter,
war camp community service, 1408
PENNSYLVANIA avenue. Mr.. Burckhalter,
who is in charge Of the event.
is professor of physical education at
the University of Pittsburgh and now
is on a six-month leave Of absence.
! No entry fee is to be charged.
Foot ball for 1919 will be inaugu-
rated New Year day with game be-
tween the Mare Island Navy Yard and
the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta
ton at Pasadena, Cal. The contest
takes the place of the struggle which
usually has been staged each year
between two collegiate elevens.
Several days ago an article appeared
in the New York Sun in which 1t was
stated that Glen Warner had sent an
ultimatum to Georgia Tech that II
Georgia Tech expected game with
Pittsburgh in 1919 it would have to
debar Guyon, who started playing FOOT
ball against colleges In 1919. The ar
tfcle Also justified Warner in his
stand A southerner in New York di-
rected a letter to the writer of the
article. defending in this way Georgia
Techs position in playing Guyon:
.sMay 1 call attention to misstate-
mont regarding the Indian, Guyon,
Who plays with the Georgia Tech
team The article states that Guyon
Us mentioned for aIl-American land
r;phtfully sol in 1913. and since that
zine has been at Tech. This is wrong.