New-York tribune., 1919-08-26
Treats Galore
For New York
Football Fans
Army-Navy Came and Other
Good Cridiron Strug.
giles To Be Played Here
By Ray Mccarthy

In another fortnight the baseball
season will be on the wane. Thoughts
OF the worlds series will be crowdino
to the fore, while followers and patrons
of the great collegiate game of football II
will be thinking of the coming gridiron
struggles. AS our Mr.. Rice succinctlv
puts it: Football is coming back with
3 greater rush than any other. sport
and it takes no prophet to forecast an
unusual output Of enthusiasm all along
the line
Men who left their books to enter
the service are returning to their col
leges this fall, and when the strife is
or we shall see names of PLAYERS in
the various line-ups who were starring
on the checkerboard few years back.
The sport is going to be given greater
encoura cement by the authorities
which means that the calibre of the
teams should be of higher grade.
Most Of the colleges have arranged
unusually attractive schedules. But
what interests the lovers of the sport
in this city is the fact that New York
and vicinity are TO be favored with
some OF the best matches of the COM
ing season. Manhattan never has been
Boston or Philadelphia, but il is eer-
tain that this will all be changed in
few months and that the games carded
for New York Will draw exceptionellv
large crowds
ArmyNavy Game Here
The biggest contest on the list, as
far as crowds and attractiveness are
concerned. IS. OF course, the Army-Navv
battle to be played at the Polo Grounds
the last Saturday in November. Hither-
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rivalled this match in the matter of
lustre and crowds. The Polo Grounds
will never hold the throng that will
want TO witness the struggle this
autumn
The first big contest to be PLAYED in
this vicinity will be held on the sec
ond Saturday in October, when Syracuse
lines up against West Point on the
plateau. Syracuse is planning to have
one Of the strongest teams in it's his
tory, but for that matter many others
are planning along the same lines. On
October New Workers will be able
to witness good game between George
town and Princeton, which will be
played at Tigertown.
On Saturday, October Is, Williams
will play Columbia in this city. The
Massachusetts, college will probably
have Benny Boynton, the All-American
selection at quarterback again. which
means thrills for the spectators. Ford
ham will play at Princeton on the same
day, but inasmuch as Frank Frisch is
now starring for the Giants the
chances OF the Bronxonian will be less
ened as regards victory.
Big Games Conflict
The following week local fans will
be forced TO decide between two stellar
struggles that viii be well worth wit
Messing. Cornell is scheduled to plav
Dartmouth at the City College stadium
and Rutgers is to clash with Fordham
on The Bronx campus. If past records
prove anything both games will draw
large crowds.
Two other Dig attractions will be
staged IN this city on Election Dav.
November 4 Georgetown will battle
with IT'S old rival, Fordham, and Rut-
gers on that day will attempt to avenge
Its defeat OF last season by Syracuse.
on the Polo Grounds. On November s
NotFe Dame, which institution gener-
any turns out strong eleven, will
Journey to West Point for its annual
Oattle. These games in the past have
always been among the very best.
dartmouth will appear here again on
Inat Gay to play the University Of
pennsylvania at the Polo Grounds in
what should be a nifty contest.
Princeton and Yale will hold their
classic meeting at New Haven on No
vemoer Is. Holy Cross will be enter
talnet here by Fordham The same day.
another treat for Manhattan fans will
De tne Brown Columbia match. to be
Played here on the morning of Thanks
RlWng Day Villa Nova will also play
aeTe on that date, meeting Fordham.