Evening star., 1923-11-05

otner eastern elevenS. COrnellS d.
mouth, despite the fact that the
Saturdays Immediately following
Colgate nor Dartmouth could have
Cornelrs ability to get touchdowns
And no team this year has accom-
plished a feat equal to that of Yale
last Saturday when it rose in it's
might and whipped the Army by a
score that no so-called foot ball ex-
pert thought possible. Cornelrs vic
tories over Colgate and Dartmouth
were not won from teams made up
of such veteran and stellar foot ball
players as wore the Army colors
against the Blue
Press reports characterized the
Yale victory as smashing triumph"
and such 1T was, for undoubtedly it
carried Yale to the position of leader
ship In eastern gridiron circles it held
years ago. Yale may not beat Har-
yard and Princeton. but if it fails to
do SO it will be because of the Slip
ping of cog somewhere.
Yale, without the shadow of a
douot. Is strong enough to beat either
Princeton and Harvard will be far
stronger when they face Yale than
they have been in any of their games
SO far.
Princeton meets Harvard this week
In the first of the series of games in
winch princeton, Harvard and Yale
take part. And, despite the crowds
that attend other contests, greater
general foot ball interest in the east
than in games between other schools
And not without reason, because
yale. Harvard and Princeton were
playing great games before great
crowds before some of the other
elevens now performing in stellar
roles were heard of.
yale undoubtedly has been secuted
Dy both Harvard and Princeton and
really Is Yale that both Harvard
and Princeton gun for. 1t is Prince
toms policy to do the best it can
against Harvard and beat Yale If
there Is any way under the sun it
can De done. 1t is Harvard's policy
10 try to beat Princeton in the natural
course OF It's preparation for Yale.
So the Harvard-Princeton contest
really is incidental to the annual
struggles in which the Tiger and the
Gorrimson or try to lay low the Bulldog.
yale, as 1T must actually get to its
Top form, or as near it's top form as
II can, for two games, while in both
the contests it's opponents have the
advantage of pointing only for the
one.
So whether or not Princeton beats
Harvard. the real interest in the Big
center In the attacks on the Yale
stronghold. And, right now, the ten
year job around the walls of Troy
parison as to the difficulty Of the
task. ,tze
Illinois and Michigan. by defeating
Chicago and Iowa, are strongest Of
the middle western elevens. except
ing, of course, Notre Dame. which
would stand an even chance against
either Illinois or Michigan. These
are the three powerful teams of the
middle west, and. it is unfortunate
that they are not to meet, no game
being scheduled between any two of
the trio.
Syracuse humbIed Penn State, and
to beat Pittsburgh and Penn State
In the same season is feat which
should put any eleven well up in the
running for championship honors. It
is true that Syracuse found itself
against foe that had not been given
time to rest and recuperate from
three hard struggles, but that should
not detract in the least from the
value of the victor's crown.
All three Of the local elevens which
went to foreign fields last week lost
their games. Georgetown to Boston
noke College and George Washington
to st. JoSephs The two elevenS that
remained at home were winners, Cal
laudet defeating the Camp Meade
Tank Corps eleven and University of
Maryland taking the measure of st.
Johns.
Georgetown really made good
showing against Boston College, be-
ing outplayed very little, despite the
at inopportune moments cost 1t
dearly in the final summing up.
George Washington and Catholic Uni
versity found themselves against
e. Al.- Ill kn1
meeting, which just about tells the
story of their defeats.
Gallaudet played good foot ball and
by a1ertness and greater versatility
defeated an eleven that was heavier
and made up Of older men. Maryland
was too strong for st. Johns and won
by four touchdowns, despite the fact
that 1t showed a slump for the worse
following its brilliant effort against
2asth Carolina the week before.
= To defeat ". p. I. and Virginia in
khe same season constitutes a sue
cessful year for Washington and
Lee, no matter what the remain
der Of the year may bring forth.
contest with the Charlottesville
school must have been like milk and
honey to the Generals and their sup
porters, especially following that
disaster of a year ago.
North Carolina came back from it's
journey to Columbia, S. c., with the
scalp Of the University Of South Car
olina dangling at Its belt by two
touchdOwnS to q zero. However, the
Tarheels have a real nut to crack
this week when they go against Vir-
ginia Military Institute at Richmond.
North Carolina now is carefully
building its team in preparation for
its game with Virginia on Thanks
giving day. The game this year is
to be played at Chapel Hill, and it
is doubtful If the Tarheels will point
especially for the Cadets.
No better exhibitioa of catching
forward passes has been given around
this part of the world In many a day
than that by Joe Burger, Maryland
tackle, last week against st. Johns.
Not only did Burger grab the ball in
several difficult positions in various
parts Of the field. but he caught one
and gained 10 yards after catching
it for q total gain Of 25 yards,
and put the BAH on the 4-yard
line, from where Pugh carried 1t over.
shortly after that, Burger caught
another pass and made the touch-
down himself.
FIRP0 GETS OVATION,