New-York tribune., 1919-11-08
|FOlwell Clan
Faces Stubborn
Foe in Green
Merry Battle Also Due at
Pittsburgh, Where Pan
theirs Confront w. aud J.

ne only tnlNg neeOeQ 70 make 10
day one Of the biggest days Of the 1919
football season is good weather Clear
skies will probably bring out the larg-
est crowds that have attended the varf-
Gus games In the East this year But
rain or shine the schedule calls for
plenty OF action and thrills on tho
gridiron.
New Workers. and those within the
environs Of the metropolis will take
an opportunity TO witness what should
DO stirring struggle in the Dart
mouthPenn game at the Polo Grounds.
Penn smarting under the sting Of de-
feat administered b. Penn State, which
team was beaten BY Dartmouth earlier
IN the year, is determined 10 make
amends by downing the unbeaten Han
are as equally determined that they
will not succumb at this late date after
having had so successful season.
Difficult to Pick Winner
Experts Of the game are at losa
in determining which eleven mas the
better chance of winning It is pointed
have only served to make the Quaker
town outfit more dangerous than ever
Also many believe that the severe 90
ing Dartmouth has encountered Of
late will have an effect on its play to-
day. But this was said of Colgate last
week before it faced Dartmouth and
yet the Up -staters never looked better.
Dartmouth has a capable and sturdy
line. SO has Penn. The Green has p
nifty bnckfield. but there is nothing
radically wrong with that trio OF
Penn's. FolwelPs men may possibly
have the edge in the matter Of ends,
the edge on Bel. SO that the two on
the whole would appear 20 be about
evenly matched.
But there is this big point TO be con
sidered about the playing of the green
Jcrseyed eleven: Twice this yeaT
against two of the best teams in the
country it has come from behind. once
TO Win out over Penn State, at another
time 70 tie Colgate And any team
that can turn such trick "a this VIII
not be the easiest propos ton to down.
not by long jugsul. Il is for that
reason, more than any other perhaps
that many favor the Green TO rema Il
undefeatcd.
ball public at large is the Army \ tire
Dame game. BENG an intersectional
contest, it Will afford an opportunity
70 judge the respective abilities OF tha
East and West. Noire Dame is coming
East with big reputation ard IS
known for its ability 10 play great
football Il the Army can hold its
own with this team il viii justify tie
prediction that Il IS going to give tne
Navy an unpleasant surprise.
Yale viii meet Brown in its annual
game al New Haven and if the Hlue
can show suitable attack il should get
away with the victory by decisive
margin. Yale's defense Is strong CROUCH
10 Withstand anything Brown may q fer.
The uestion is whether Yale VIII pre-
sent high powered otrense Experts
say the Els have developed plenty OF
drive since their defeat b. Boston Col
iege, in which case they should ain by
at least : couple OF touchdowns
Test for Panthers
There VII be no more gruolI a.
contest than the Pittsburgh ins
ton and Jefferson scrap at Pttsblr,n
Pitt IS still in The running for Tor
honors despite its defeat bv Syracuse
v. J. trimmed the Orange. nnd II
show that Syracuso's unexpected We
TORY vas something that shoulGn'
nave been, Pittsburgh is determined q
trounce the Washlngtonians
Penn state and Lehigh viii stage q
merry battle a State College anc
many figure that Tom keady's charge
have more than an even chance of
beating the conquerors OF Pcnnsyl
vania.
The Navy VIII receive It's hrs. real
test Of the season when It meet.
C'eoreeto"n. but is figuring on Keep
ing its slate clean.
Up n the wids Of Maine Bowloir
and the University of Maine via hat
tle for the state champion ship viii
title.
Amherst Is apt to succunb to wes
leyan, as did Williama last week. ane
easy against Carnegie Tech. Tho hjs
game IN the West to-day Is that be
tween Michigan and Chicago with the
result q toss-up
The probable lineup at the Polo
trounds follows: