New-York tribune., 1919-11-01

cleaned up worthy opponents in deci
the very best in the country. Colgat
mouth will meet Penn and Brown al
Not for years has the interest in
gr'd'ron game been as keen 40 that
being displayed in this tussle And the
contest is sure to merit all the atten-
tlon that it is attracting. Colgate has
shown in It's play that it has a team as
good "a any seen on the gridiron this
year-fast, we'll drilled, experienced
and with plenty of fight.
In Larry Bankhart the eleven has
splendid coach who is ranked with the
top-notchers. In Gillo, Captain Ander-
son and Watkins it has players who are
almost sure to receive considerable
cons ideration for the mythical all
American eleven. This big team from
small college has already bowled over
Brown, Cornell and Princeton, and this
TOO, without being scored on, and is
still on the hunt for big game. But il
IS Just this kind Of a hunt which may
prove its undoing
Green No Weak Foe
Anderson and Gillo are not in the
best of condition for to-days fray. and
IN going against Dartmouth Colgate is
fackling a foe that is probably every bit
n their best condition. Dartmouth,
moreover. has the advantage Of having
come along by easier stages and is in
excellent trim to enter the battle this
afternoon. Its backfield is about as
capable as Colgate's, while its line is
probably superior. We're Colgate in
good condition it would probably rule
tho favorite, but "a matters now stand
Vt appears as though the Green has the
edge. In any event, the contest will
be 8 humdinger all the way.
Princeton Will receive a hard test
from West Virginia this afternoon,
but while the Tiger coaches are taking
the game seriously they are optimistic
about the outcome, and intend to start
with several substitutes in the lineup
Whether this plan works remains to be
seen The chances are that it will, as
the Princeton second team, like others
in the big universities, is almost on a
par with the varsity.
1t IS said, and probably rightfully
that West Nirginia's game with Pitts
burg must be thrown out; that the
mountaneers were severely handi
cappc by wet and heavy field. Rodg
ers, sterling back, was thus made
wellnigh useless, and the others were
more or less handicapped. Since the
Pitt game the West Virginia coaches
have put their charges through strenu-
GUS IL Ills ~ iiAuQ eailA idlti, tNo WV4' HS
an a dry field, so that the Southerners
Will have Ia excuses this time.
Two games which will be battles
from the word Ego" are the Penn State
Penn game at Philadelphia and the
1.eh Pittsburgh contest at Bethle-
hem. Both struggles will be played by
good teams and by elevenS which pos
sess plenty of tight.
Penn S,ate particularly has an abun-
dance of the old zip, and few years
ago became q bit rough, 1t was SAID.
Penn cut OF the Blue and White team
from its schedule, but reconciliation
was brought about and the teams VII!
meet day for the first time IN four
years. just at the present moment
Penn appears to have tho edge on its
rival and > sure to rule the favorlte
IN the game.
Fav0rtcs Have Been Topping
T. ich, of course, means nothing
whatever The favorites have been top
pling fast this year, and it may be that
Penn VIII get its setback to-day. Penn
has u nlfts backiield, q good line and
ii fine pair Of wings, and, what Is more,
has an abundance Of capable substi-
1ctes, who are nearly every bit rs good
as the regulars.
State also has two teams Of almost
equal merit. 1t has great lire and
good backtielI, and in Way and Cap
Tain Higgins two Of the best players
N the game. Higgins has been chosen
for the All-Amerlcan team twice III
succession and is destined to be Sc
lected again because Of his great play
ing. 10 defeat State, Penn will have
stop Charlie Way, which is not as
easy = it may sound.
Wa ran through Dartmouth twice
Cor touchdowns. The Green eventually
stopped this feet youngster and then
vent out and won the game, showing
what fine team Dartmouth is But
such performance IL a rarity. and 1t
s doubtful If Penn repeats or Dart
mouth could turn tho trick again.
Pitts defeat by Syracuse does not
necessarily throw the Panthers out Of
the running for the championship, and
ff the Pittsburgh eleven can win the
rest Of its games It will merit consid
GRAFTON IN the final reckoning Lehigh
has be.n moving along at rapid and
consistent pace, and viii bear watch
ing, so that this contest to-day Is next
IN importance 10 the Colgate Dart
mouth Pom State gaE.as.
Pitt will journey to Bethlehem fun
Of determination and fight, primed TO
put over victory, but 1t will encounter
there team equally as full OF de-
termination and fight, which can mean
but one thing one of those "raw-meRt
will earn everything II gets.
Orange Faces Hard Test
The SyracuseBr Brown game at Provi-
dence and its bearing on the champions
ahir must not be overlooked by any
means Both teams are still In the
running so 20 speak, and both are
primed for the battle to-day. Brown
since its early defeats has come fast
and is quite likely 10 send the Orange
back empty handed. If the upstatcrs
car come through to-day 1t viii still
be rigAt at tho heels OF the pacemakers.
harvard is vel fixed for q good
afternoons workout. The Spriugfe Id
eleven should not prove dangerous, and
yet it Will keep the Crimson con-
stantly OK the jump which is just
what Harvard needs for its tussle with
Princeton next week.
Yale, on the otheE hand, might just
rs we'll be resting Rs playing the small
Maryland State team, which. like North
Carolina, won't even give the Blue
good workout. The Bulldog will prob
ably win by large score, feel that it
possesses a nice, big punch. and then
run up against Brown the following
week to learn that 1t wasn't Yale's
good playing but Maryland's weakness.
which made the team look good.
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