Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-01
ANOTHER DUAL BILL
ON GR|D|RON TODAY
Army Takes On Two Rivals.
EmuIating HaVard-Har-
ward Plays Holy Cross
YALE ENGAGES VERMONT

Every college represented on the
gridiron will have teams battling To up
hold the prestige of their institutions
on the football field this afternoon
Although last Saturday saw the real
beginning Of the 1921 campaign, there
were several colleges that did not get
into action. They are all at it today.
Despite the early date. there is one
game in the east that holds all the
| thrills and attractivcncss of n Novcmber
contest. That one will he staged ND at
EaSton between Pittsburgh and Lafay.
"ttc. This IS truly major league
contest and stands out like Bill Penn
as compared with the other games in
this section
Locally. the big noise is the Penn
Franklin and Marshall contest, but the
| '9uakers should prove viCtors with ease
although repetition of last Saturday s
Dig score is not expected. Another bat
tie that holds considerable local inter
est is tn" Swarthmore Princeton con =
hict at Princeton. but here. too. the
Tigers are big favorlteS and likely to
win by several touChdowns. although
the dope is always likely 10 be upset.
Yale VIII Watch Vermont
Yale takes on worthy foe in YER
mont. Ordinarily, one wouldn't pay
much attention to this fray. but this
season it takes on n different aspect
with Tom Ready, the former I.chigh
coach. uS tutor of Vermont. The Blue
didn't exactly walk all over Bates last
Saturday, and Old Eli followers are
anxious to see what the Bulldog can do
against 4 Ready machine.
Harvard engages Holy Cross and the
Crimson will have 10 fight from the first
whistle 10 gain the decision. Johnny
Harvard is going 10 do iuNt t.ut for
memories Of last years battle are too
fresh in their minds to permit them 10
be careless. In 1920. Holy Cross
fought the Crimson to a staudstill, and
Bob Fishers athletes won lArough the
medium Of Icld goul only.
Holy Cross has a sweet bac&feld in
Gagnon, Simendinger and RioDe!.
liagnon will be watched closely, for
Harvard recalls when the Holy Cross
star was with Brown a few years ago.
AT that time, Gagnon kicked two field
gONlS which were enough to bring de-
feat to the Cambridge boys.
Coach Bob Fisher was not at all
satisfied with the results obtained in
ia" double header last Saturday. when
Harvard had to give its best to beat
Middlehury and Boston University.
There have been several drmotions in
the regular renks and the substitutes
have been given a chance.
Charlie Buell., whose dropkick beat
Holy Cross last season, has been playing
on the second eleven, hut it is likely
that he will be in there running the
Varsity at the first kick IF today. Ills
educated toe may be needed to get a de.
cision.
Army Double. Header
Harvard's feat of staging n footbaV
doub'" header will be dup!cated TODAY
by the Army. In the first game the
cadets will go to the mat with New
iiamp2hire and in the second game
Springfield will be opposed.
Penn enthusiasts VIII watch for tho
results of the PITT Lafayette game. for
bot h Of these elevens will battle the Red
and Blue in November. Another
Imnker November rival, Dartmouth
should 'luvC it easy against Middlebury
and Jack EeiSmaH will read the returns
from III" Virginia Military Institute md
Hampton Sidney battle with more than
passing interest
Cornell opens its season against ST.
fonavrnture and should come through
with an easy triumnh. Penn state
meets Gettysburg and syracuse takes on
Ohio University in an !ntcrscctiona
game
The TrsinuS- -Nillauova engagement, NJ
to!leSrvllic will show good football nnj
u large crowd is exprctrd. ConXidnrnhIa
interest also is shown in the Washing.
ton and Jefferson BuchnPll, Delaware.
Mnhl"nherg' l.ehigh -Susqurhanna and