The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25
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FRESHISURPRISE
IN THIS BATTLE
Yale likely Winner in Big
Three Curtain Show
al New Haven.
BY LARRY

81 10y 44EhANAeA
rhis Is the last big Saturday
IL Inc football year and comes
close Do winding up the season
Several good games will be staged
On turkey Day and a few will be
PLACED the following Saturday;
THEN the curtain will fall on tile
1e2e campaign, which has proven
one 20 be featured by the most
astounding upsets, IN many In
Stances IN the history Of the
same.
THE two major games OF the
day will be played In the East.
me forces OF the Army and the
NAVY Will battle. for supremacy at
Ffanklin Field, Philadelphia;
While the Big Three season will
come to a close with the Yale
Haryafd game. which will be
5layed 1T New Haven. 1t Is estl-
mated that more than $4,000 peo-
pie will be in The stands at the
kickott marking the opening OF
tlie annual tussle between the
Army aud Navy, while more
than $4,000 fans will be jammed
into the Yale Bowl for the en-
counter between Yale and Hat'
vard
ON the dope sheet, the Army Is
favored to take the measure OF tho
NaYy, while Yale is picked to gain
the decision over the Crimson.
Ther have been SO many upsets
On sure things that would cot
risk a penny on the outcome OF
either battle although l think
that if the dope is to get another
shaking up, It will come at
Franklin Field and not at New
Haven. When right the Navy has
a powerful machine, and 1t is a
safe bet that every effort vii! be
made 10 have the Midsli!rmeh Just
rigiit today The Army has great
football machine, but e may not
be unbeatable. Robert Fclwell
may have his Navy boys In such
siape that they will be able to
hand the Army a setback today.
More power to him II he can sue
coed In this great undertaking.
Until the defeat at the hands
of Princeton two weeks ago, fol-
lowed by another. setback ut the
hands OF Brown last Saturday.
Harvard was said to be the class
of the Big Three; but these two
defeats have put the Harvard sys-
TEN IN poor repute snd the team
viii be on the shortend OF the
BETTING this afternoon 1t is pos
sible that Buell. and Owen can
rally the forces Of the Crimson
AGAINST Yale and swing through TO
8 victory over Yale. but It Is 60
ing to be a great task. l do not
think that the dope will be upset
I'M this particular battle.
Spears ,Mountineers will play
the Ohio University eleven at
Morgantown this afternoon. AL
unless all statistics based on past
performances are worthless, TIE
Mountajneers will win as they de-
sire. Spears may do some expert.
tnsnting this afternoon, II the op-
porthnfty Is presented, and thus
save fifs regulars as much as pus-
sible, for the final and greatest
clash. OF all with the Presidents on
Turkey Day. A score anyplace
from Ike to 0 to IS to would be
my prediction on tho game at
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wash-Jeff will play Detroit at
Detroit today, and Just what
policy Neale will pursue IN this
contest remains to be seen. 1t IS
likely, however, that he will save
the ibig guns as much as possible
for the game at Morgantown next
week. The character Of play Offer
sdSby4 the Presidents this after
noon will so a long way toward
determining what chance they
have with the MountafneeIs.
Whether the Red and Black has
recovered from the Pitt explosion
should be evident in some degree
at least at Detroit. II the moral Of
the Wash-Jeff has been completely
stiat tered by the Pitt defeat, then
the boys who have bet on West
Virginia to win on Turkey Day
can start collecting their money
now but II the Red and Black
display indications Of a return to
normal the Thanksgiving battle
should prove one OF the highest,
hardest, closest games ever staged
in3this section.
Notre Dame should add another
victory TO their string this after
noon at the expense Of Carnegie
Tech; although Wahy Stetfen 8
men with a long rest, will no
doubt offer the westerners a
real fight on Forbes Field.
Grove City will be the attrac-
tion at Buckhannnr this after
noon I'M the home coming game Of
SYeslesan. The dope says that
Wesleyan will win the battle, and
i dosnot expect an upset at the
upshtir County metropolis. Wes-
leyan has the better team. think
theys will prove this conclusively.
Brown and Dartmouth will
clash and this will be a real tight.
Dartmouth! beaten by Harvard,
viii seek revenge on Brown, con-
querors Of the Crimson. Fer sous
reason. / favor Dartmouth.
Lehigh and Lafayette will have
fhafE ANIMAL, clash tndaV. On the