Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
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..FORFOUR GAMES
Gridiron Teams in South At
Iantic Section Get Under
Way Today.

-Four fOOt Dali games IN winch col
lege teams are to take part are sched-
uled today In the south Atlantic sec
ton. The most important contest is
that listed at the Naval Academy be-
tween the Sailors and the Newport
News Naval Reserves. Another game
is booked at the Maryland capital. St
Johns and Western Maryland being
due to clash. Out at College Park.
Maryland States light s. A. T. c. ag-
gregation will go against the Chemi-
American University. At Blacksburg.
Va. the Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute is listed for a meeting with the
Aero eleven of Richmond
Today's games practically mark the
beginning of the foot ball season. in
this section. being about what ordi-
narily would be played on the last Sat
urday in September. The contests
next week will correspond to the first
games in October in previous years.
Naval Academy is said to be in poor
shape to face the Newport News Naval
Reserves. but it probably has a good
enough eleven easily to hold its own
against the visitors, and more. Be
cause the Navy has one or two star
backs out of the game it is not in
capacitated for real play, by, any
means. as it is said to possess the best
material in its history.
st. Johns and Western Maryland are
old rivals and their game will be the
first that has taken place between col
lege elevens in Maryland. The two
teams usually are fairly well matched.
Maryland State and Virginia Polytech-
mic Institute originally were listed to
play today. but were compelled to call
off the contest because the Blacksburg
eleven could not get the time to make
the trip because of War Department
regulations concerning games in Octo-
Der. Both have listed teams represent
ing Army camps for the date. The Vir-
ginians are to meet a combination they
should defeat rather easily, while the
with the limited amount
Of practice they have had and their
light squad. are likely to be up against
it in tackling bunch of experienced
men such as are said to be in the line
up of the Chemical Warfare team. The
game at College Park is to begin at
o'clock:
The ban that still exists on public
meetings because of influenza will pre-
vent games of any kind in the District.
1t also has stopped several contests in
the east and middle west. Out in the
middle west, though. college teams are
so anxious to play that two have sched-
uled games at which spectators will not
be admitted.
University of Pennsylvania is to meet
the Philadelphia Marines at Franklin
Field in a contest which is not likely to
be open to the general public. The
Quakers want the game, though. in or
der to get them in shape to face teams
from other universities.
Lafayette and Muhlenberg are to play
one of the games scheduled in the east
between strictly college elevens.
Out in the middle west the Great
seems to have one of the strongest
elevens in the country, is scheduled to
have Northwestern University as an OPP
ponent- The Great Lakes eleven al
ready has whipped two Of the big con.
away with Northwestern. The game
will be played at the training station.
University Of Nebraska is scheduled
to play two games, being booked for a
another Immediately after, that with
Nebraska Wesleyan. The Cornhuskers'
reserve players undoubtedly will figure
in one Of the contests.
University of Minnesota has a game
scheduled with st. Thomas College. The
contest was listed in Minneapolis, but
because of the influenza ban it has been
shifted to st. Paul. This will be the
first game Minnesota has played in st.
Paul since 1897. Wisconsin is listed for
a meeting with Camp Grant, one of the
games to which spectators will not be
admitted. University of Illinois is to
go against the Chicago Naval Reserves.
The Naval Reserves already have a
victory to Their credit over University
of Chicago.
monk" Frazer, one Of the best sand
lot catchers developed in Washington
for several years, has been promoted
to be sergeant in a machine gun COM
pany in France. Recently his mother
received a. communication from him say
ing that he had been promoted, and
saying that '-you may not hear from me
for a long time; don't worry; goodbye"
He has spent one term in the front line
trenches, and it is thought that he was
again going back into action. Frazer
left Camp Meade last July for France.
He was an excellent catcher and did
some fine work in professional
ball. He probably could have made
good in professional ball had he cared