New Britain herald., 1924-10-31
Stronger Than Year Ago, While Yale Is Weaker DartmOuth-Brown Clash Also to Be Hot One Syracuse Is FavOrite- Other Big Games in the East.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 New York, Oct. 31.-Favoritos in the more important eastern football games of Saturday were in mos, cases winners in contests with the same opponents last year.
 Yale, to be sketchcd with Army in the most vivid scenic picture of the day, won S1 to 10 victory over the Cadets in the bowl last season after West Point had taken the first half. It was In the Army game that the great 1923 Eli group found itself and the battle this year is regarded as the gauge for an eleven which has had loose parts battling in its games so far.
 Army, with Harry Wilson added, is stronger and said to have diff ferent spirit than the Cadets of last year. A last-quarter stand against Notre Dame with an element of de- ception indicates a 1924 mule with more speed and activity than the numbering Jack that baked In the second half of last years classic in the bowl.
 Lafayette vs. Penn.
 Lafayette defeated Pennsylvania to 6 last season and has about tf1at paper edge In the forecast for Saturday. Although the Leopards have approximately the same team ,od tba nual-arc a ra etrnpoar Iy.ua, young fullback whose f1eld-goal kicking has been an integral part of the Quaker offense. was injured yesterday and may not be able to leap at the Leopard.
 Neither team has been beaten this year and stirring football is expected to be produced at Franklin Field where the game will be played.
 Old Rivals Meet
 The meeting of old rivals of Ith- aca, where Cornell and Coumb bia clash and at Annapolis, where Penn State meets the Navy, have been deadened to an extent by unusual events. The death of Percy Haugh- ton, Columbia coach, was at first thought sufficient reason for can ceiling the Cornell contest but it will be played with the elimination of all festivity. @
 Columbia's Game
 Columbia had reached its top form against Williams last week. After following three year period of winning by two defeats, Cornell has had two weeks In retirement and no. body knows what will come out oi Ithaca. The psychological elements at work upon the members of botf teams mark the contest as the mos unusual of the season.
 The Big Red, on the pinnacle O it's greatness, ran over Columbia struggling for life, 35 to 0, last sea son. Conditions were reversed be fore Haughton's death and Columbia will enter the game a sight favorite
 The Navy Team
 Navy, with a 21 to defeat at tht hands of Penn State last season seems destined to wait year fol revenge. Despite its two defeats b! Georgia Tech and Syracuse, the mill tary lion is one of the strong team of the season, and Navy has no only been beaten by Marquette Princeton and West Virginia Wes leyan, but it's squad was shatteret this week by the loss of four star who have failed in their scholastic requirements.
 Dartmouth vs. Brown
 No such impediments will bar tn way to an old-fashioned struggl' between the intense rivals of Dart mouth and Brown who tangle a Hanover for a continuation Of tn 1s to 14 argument which the Gree won last year Dartmouth, with moral decision over Yale and a 6 l. 0 win over Harvard, is favored t beat the Browns who lost to Chicag but almost upset Eli.
 Syracuse FavOrite
 Syracuse defeated Pitt to las season and should win by a hiege margin this year unless the Panther arise from the slough of losses t Lafayette and Carnegie Tech, mnr1 Of the impression of power wa stripped from the Grange last we'' by Penn State and win by Pit would not be a great surprise al though Syracuse is still one of tn three undefeated and united team of the eastern season.
 Princeton. Harvard. Rutgers an I.chigh will have comparatively eas opponents.