Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-08
MORE THAN 1000 GAMES
ON FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
Gridiron Game Coming Back Strong
This Fall, Notwithstand-
ing War.
ATHLETICS AS AN ESSENTIAL
Aid I'm Developing Stamina Of Ameri-
can Enthusiastically All the
Southern Colleges Will Participate
in Contests With Strong Teams.

NEW YORK, September 7-More
than 1000 football games are scheduled
10 DO played by the leading colleges
ard preparatory schools of the country
during the coming Gridiron season,
Notwithstanding the unsettled condl-
tons incidental to the war. While
these figures are not up to the normal
or peace-tirnc standards. the records
show over two-thirds Of the number OF
contests scheduled in 1915 and 1916.
The list is less accurate than in past
years. however. owing to the late ar
ranEement of0dates and the constant
shifting of games. which still continues
on the eve Of the initial play. I'm
certainty regarding the demand TO he
made upon STUDENTS and institutions by
the war has further complicated the
situation. In some cases certain col
within the past few weeks. while
others have yet to decide whether or
not the game will be played this
This is particularly true Of Harvard.
yale and Princeton in the East. for,
although there are Indications that
versities. no attempt has been made as
yet TO schedule games. and the con-
tests. If arranged, will probably be
confined to "A round-robin series with
Il few minor matches in place of the
usual impressive schedules Of the big
three: Here and there the name OF Il
the list OF elcvens such as the Carlisle
Indian School and Georgetown Univer-
sity. but in the main the familiar
elevens are to be found in the long
series of games which begin on Satur-
day. September 81, and close with the
contests OF Thanksgiving Day, late in
November.
ALL LEADING COLLEGES
WILL BIZ KEPRESENTED
In the past Cornell. Pennsylvania
Dartmouth. Army. Navy, Brown. Col
Columbia. Amherst and many otter
colleges will he represented by teams.
The Middle West Will see the confer
on OF the Sy he Gda
playing the usual championship sched-
aie. while many other e!evens will also
ing Nebraska. Missouri, Michigan
Utah. Missouri and other prominent
IS lar west as the Rocky Mountains.
Among the prominent Southern teams
which yam Will do, don grdiron uniforms this
Tulane. Rice. kentucky. Vanderbilt.
West Virginia. Virginia Poly and Vir-
GINA Military. On the Pacific Coast.
State and Washington University.
Oregon. Southern California and Oregon
ASEies are all prepared to play. in
lege teams in the, sections mentioned
there will be hundreds of cantonment
ana naval training station elevens.
with a few exceptions. little is known
regarding the ability or the service
combinations. but they are expected to
be powerful teams. The coaches will
much OF which is already experienced
in football play. as every station con-
tains number OF men who. only
few years ago. made names for them
selves on varsity fields in all parts of
the nation.
Another effect of the war times is
he Tf int TO-
which have been the feature of the sea
son in recent years. " hiic a few are
TO be found upon the schedules of the
various elevens in all sections OF the
country. they are far from being us
70 be played are West Virginia VS. VS.
Washington and Jefferson VS.. Notre
Dame; Nebraska VS.. West Virginia.
army VS.. Notre Dame: Michigan Aggies
VS.. West Virginia; Cornell VS.. Michi-
gan. and Syracuse vs.. Nebraska.
LIST OF MORE IMPORTANT
GAMES OF SEASON
a few of the more important games
by sections are the following: East
Syracuse Dartmouth: Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh: Cornell Pennsylvania State:
Dartmouth Pennsylvania: Syracuse
Colgate; Brown Dartmouth; Pennsyl-
vania- Cornell. and Pittsburgh Pennsyl-
vania State.
:. West--No-th Dakota South Dakota;
consin- Illinois,; Chica go Michigan; Min
nesota Chicago; Minnesota Wisconsin,:
Nebraska. Kansas; Michigan-Ali nnesota;
Illinois Chicago; Minnesota-South Da-
kota and Ncbra ska-Iowa.
South-Alabamak entucky; Wander
bili -kentucky; Alabama Vanderbilt;
sippi Aggies; Louisiana Tulane; Van
rbiltUniversity OF South Alabama
birmingham; Navy-West Virginia Wes-
leyan: TcXaS-Oklahoma: Eice-TcXaS:
Oklahoma Arkansas, and TeXas-Ar-
kansas
Pacific Coast-Southern California
Arizona: University OF Washington
Oregon Aggies; California Oregon;
Washington Idaho; California Oregon
ASgies; Occidental Southern
California Oregon; University of Wash
inston- California; Washington State