New-York tribune., 1919-11-15
'FOlwell Clan
Faces Strugggl gg le
With Panthers
Colgate Will Endeavor to
Keep the Slate Clean at
Syracuse; Other Contests
By Ray Mccarthy


list of excellent football games and
possible upsets, and although the sea
son has been most remarkable in its
accomplishments to date, it's big
crowds and nifty contests, it appears
as though to-day's attractions will
far eclipse all others, both as to num-
bers of spectators and as to quality of
play.
The Yale Princeton game in the
Bowl will, of course, have the biggest
attendance because Of its reputation
as spectacle, but in the mere matter
surpass those Of Syracuse-C Colgate, at
Syracuse, and the Pittsburgh
struggle at Philadelphia. And the at
tendance at these battles will by no
means be light.
Colgate has good hold on the East
ern intercollegiate title and winds up
its season to-day. 1t is therefore not
likely that Colgate will leave anything
undone to gain the victory this after
noon, nor will it neglect to take any
chances if necessity warrants.
A victory for the Hamilton students
means more to them than it does to
the Orange, which doesn't mean that
Syracuse will despise 8 win if it comes
its way. But the point is that Col
gate, in its final stand of the season,
is expected to let loose with all its
guns and display an attack that will
literally wipe its rivals off the field
of combat But whether those guns
will hit their mark or not is another
question.
On paper Colgate has all the better
of the issue. But on paper and on
the field are two different things en-
tirely; particularly this year. The
town oracle would undoubtedly pro-
claim a Syracuse victory if consulted
but, upsets or no, Colgate's chances
appear bright for a clean slate. Syra-
cuse has been drilling hard this week
and is ready to do or die in its eff
forts to down its rival to-day.
While these two teams are battling
q lively scrap will be going on at
Franklin Field that is expected to
give some 10000 or $4,000 fans more
thrills than they have received in a
lifetime. Penn supporters still claim
their team is one of the best despite
it's setbacks. Penn gets one more
chance. 1t has got to come through
this afternoon or be set down as an
overrated eleven.
But coming through against that
Warner tribe from the Smoky City
is easier said than done. Pittsburgh
is still in the running for top honors,
not in front exactly, because of its
defeat by Syracuse, but not far behind
either, and since that downfall at the
Salt City earlier in the season Pitt
has come a long way.
The Pittsburghers are we'll primed
for the issue to-day. 1t will present
Mr.. Davies, one of the niftiest backs
of the year. And if Penn stops him
it will have to figure on Hastings. Then
there is fellow named Laughran.
a flash in broken field Then there
is Pitts open game, every bit as good
as Penu's, and finally there is its line
bolstered and experienced since the
Syracuse downfall.
Dartmouth, like Colgate, in its final
game will make a strong bid to keep
it's record from becoming smudged by
downing the Brunonians. The Green
will be without the services of several
OF its star players, and, although
Brown has improved tremendously
since the start Of the season the Han
overians expect to be on the top at
the end
Cornell is in for anything but a
pleasant afternoon with Penn State as
opponent. This scrappy State eleven.
which undoubtedly is now one of the
pest IN the country, IS expected to rip
the Reds apart, and if the Ithacans
succeed in holding the Pennsylvanians
they will have cause certainly for con-
siderable jubilation as we'll as hope
for their conflict with Penn on Thanks
giving Day.
No one can exactly predict what
Tufts may do to Harvard. Perhaps
nothing much. But it must be remem-
bered that the Crimson will use mostly
team of subs, while Tufts, consider
ably improved since October, has a for
midable offense and strong defense.
However, Harvard figures to win, no
matter by how slight margin.
Amherst and Williams, rivals of wore.
will stage their annual merry little tilt
at Williamstown, with the result a
toss-up. Amherst last week defeated
Wesleyan, which had the previous Sat
urday beaten Williams But Williams
defeated Columbia badly, which team
downed the Amherst eleven. MANY,
however, think that Williams will glad
den the hearts of her supporters by
railylng on the home field for victory.
Rutgers will tackle the strong West
Virginia team at New Brunswick, and
because of its defeat of Boston College
ehe followers Of the Scarlet are hope
ful that it will beat the Mountaineers.
Maine and New Hampshire State will
stage good game at Durham, with
neither team the favorite The Army
and the Navy have easy games, as has
Lafayette.