Evening star., 1924-10-20


note Especially is this true from
cause it has game scheduled with
= Floridas victory also means that it S
just about at the zenith of Southern
Vanderbilt was picked at the be-
ginning of this year by everybody
familiar with its material as the aeam
which should stand out above almost
everything else in the South. 1t fin
ished the first half ahead in its game
with Tulane, but the New Orleans
j. eleven got the jump in the second
part of the contest and sent Wander
bits aspiration down to somewhere
close to zero as far as being ac-
claimed Southern champion is con-
cerned And, incidentally. Tulane
must have a real foot ball team, be-
cause reports have it that no better
foot ball material could be desired
than that which graces the Wander
bilt eridiron.
Georgia Tech, after poor season
year ago, seems to have arrived
again. Its record in the first game or
Two was not particularly good, but
since F'loridas victory of Saturday
and Georgia Techs defeat of Penn
State the 7-to-7 tie with Florida does
not seem due so much to any weak
ness on the part of the Atlanta insti-
tuition as il does strength for Florida.
1t seems rather strange that the far
South this year appears to be producing
better foot ball than hte sections up
this way. For many years the South
Atlantic section has regarded itself
as the best the South had to offer in d
gridiron way-excepttng the three
wears when Georgia Tech was at its
height-but, as some fellow has re-
marked, How times do change! 1t
was only two years ago that North
Carolina went to New Orleans and
Jacksonville in the same season and
handily whipped Tulane and Florida.
This Fall Florida has whipped 4
team, 34 to 0, that had already de-
feated the Tarheels.
GEORGETOWN and the University of
Maryland beaten last week in Cruel
ing games, get little chance to 40
more than draw a deep breath before
they again find themselves on the
field in battle with strong opponents.
The Blue and Gray faces Bucknell at
American League Park Saturday,
while the Old Liners travel to Chapel
Hill to try conclusions with the Uni
versity of North Carolina
Bucknell will come here with q
somewhat weaker team than it had
year ago. though, at that. it prob
ably will be strong enough. Last
three touchdowrs, hut Lafayette
had previously beaten Pittsburgh.
Georgetown is likely To have its
hands full, but stands much better
chance TO win than it did last Sat
urday when it started against the
Marines.
Maryland. II it gets Il couple of Its
regular backs in shape. also will be
better prepared to play the Caro-
hsI
went on the field against the V. 7. ].
eleven. In any event. though. both
Georgetown and Maryland will have
plenty OF trouble against opponents
such as they are to face.
George Washington and Gallaudot
won their games. Fine for both, and
it Is hoped that both continue their
good work, There does not seem to
be much doubt that each has a much
fstronger team than it has turned out
In some years. Gallaudet was OK
pected to be above par, and the
IatchetiteS' success is very gratify-
ing to those that have worked hard
TO get a good start in building up
athletics for them.
- Gilmore Dob!e has the reputat ton
Of playing hand picked schedules.
) and, however true that may he, there
IS no question about his using great
care In the selection of teams he
plays. But once il awhile in select
ing eggs even an expert will make
a mistake and get in few bad ones
e That may be tho casa with Cornelis
schedule this Fall. 1t may not be
that the Ithacans are SO weak; rather
may It be that Williams and Rutgers.
victors in successive weeks, arc much
stronger than they ever We're eX-
.pected to be by Cornell when Cor
nell placed them on its schedule.
But as was pointed out once In this
column before the esason started
that Dobie would have his troubles
developing backs to replace such men
as those lost by graduation, it seems
the Comedians are missing Pfann
and one or two other backs of 1924
Harvard aud Princeton, barely out
Of the woods from difficult contests
Of Saturday, must settle down to pre-
pare for even more difficult struggles
this week. Dartmouth, Just out of "a
tie with Yale, is to be the opponert
of the Crimson, and Notre Dame, with
q fresh Army scalp at its belt, will
Invade the Tigers lair. II Harvard
pending battles with whole skins. so
to speak. they may consider them
selves exceedingly lucky. Especially
Is this true in the case of Princeton,
which barely finished ahead OF
Navy eleven that Is said not to be
overly strong.
Performances such as that of
Grange OF Illinois may have taken