Evening star., 1926-11-15

already are history. frdct1CdIy all
ordinary worth are between rivals o
attractiveness almost entirely on loo
But of these contests more than
fsw have yet to be played. The
greatest of all, of course, is that be-
tweens Army and Navy. Even for
that game, though, just little bit
has been taken away, because the
Army will face the Navy with one de-
feat chalked up against it. Had it
not been for that 7-to-0 loss to kotre
Dame last week, the Army-Navy
game would have been2the greatest of
the year from every point of view.
But it still is the ArmyNavy game.
no matter to what team either mas
lost or from what teams either has
won.
Then there is the Yale Harvard
meeting this week. That tops every
thing in the East, and is almost every
thing In a foot ball way to New Eng
land. If any person does not believe
that. just let him try to buy tickets
TO II.
Ge6rgetown's game with Fordham
In New York should he well worth
while. although Georgetown seeI1s to
he considerably the stronger. Only
two games OF any importance are
listed in the South practically all the
elevens being at rest in preparation
IoF lne annual IIdnkSSlNlHk ud!
struggles. North Carolina State Col
1ege meets South Carolina at Colum-
bis and Maryland Journeys to Lexing-
ton to face Washington and Lee.
Out In the Middle Westethe Michi-
Ean-Ohio state game last week was
the seasons climax. but two contests
of exceptional local importance are
to be PLAYED Saturday. One is the
1llinois-Ohio State game at Crbana.
the edge taken from it by the Buck
eyes defeat by Michigan. but. never
theless. gives the prospect of a great
struggle. Wisconsin plays Chicago.
and Minnesota and Michigan hook UP
al Minneapolis in what should he an
other fine battle.
Out i'm the Far West the main game
scheduled is that between Stanford
end California. the Yale Harvard bat
tie of the Coast. California has been
doing so poorly this Fall that the
game will not be nearly so big"
from one standpoint, but in the eyes
OF every California and Stanford man
It still is the biggest Of the year.
Several contests stand out on
Thanksgiving day for their local color.
in the South are games between Vir
einia and North Carolina Washing
ton and Lee and Florida. Georgia
Tech and Auburn. Mississippi and
mississippi A. and NJ. Vanderbilt and
Sewanee. Virginia Military institute
and Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and others of lesser Importance.
The Cornell-PennsylvAni game at
Philadelphia is the summum hOnum
Of all foot hall To followers of these
schools. And so in other sections
II Is true that while for the general
public the highest point Of the foot
ball season has been reached, actu-
ally for followers of many schools the
greatest tr-iumphs of the year or the
most disastrous defeats are Vet to he
acclaimed or suffered
just as was the case the week he
fore. there was great similarity Satur-
day in the contests played by George
town and Maryland. Both had victory
within their grasp. only to have the
palm snatched away at the last
moment. Georgetown led most of the
game with Navy. to 0. but in that
final chapter Navy got points enough
to give it a 10 to Z margin. Maryland
led until the middle of the fourth
quarter to 0. only to have punt
blocked and turned into touchdown
which caused the game to wind up a
tie.
But neither Georgetown nor Mary
land need have any special regrets, as
both played through hard foot ball
games against fine teams. Navy has
great eleven. while Virginia today
has the strongest eleven it has put
out in 10 years. Perhaps if George
towns secondary defense had been
more alert. the Navy would never
have got that touchdown made by
Shapley after catching a forward
pass. while Maryland would have been
almost certain victor had it taken ad-
vantage Of one glaring weakness in
the way Virginia was playing its
defense.
Yale's game with Princeton indicates
game this week between Yale and
Harvard that should be evenly con.
tested. with the probability that Yale
will be favored somewhat because of
its harder game with the Tigers. The
Dark Blue has splendid lot of foot
ball material. and if It begins to play
as II may then it should get the mar
gin over the Crimson.
While Georgetown and Maryland
were losing and tying games and Gal
laudet was being defeated by a close
score, George Washington and .Ameri-
can University We're winning from
Randolph Macon and Bridgewater.
Uh1O StateS defeat by Michigan
must have been bitter pill, especial
~ the kind Of defeat it was. To lose
by a touchdown or so does not hurt
so much. but to drop a game after
having played SO well by a margin Of
II to 16. is not conducive to a good
nights sleep for head coaches. Each
eleven made two touChdowns and
field goal. but Ohio State failed to kick
one goal after touchdown. 1t was
great effort on the part of Michigan
after 1t was trailing as IL was to come
hack and score the points necessary
To give il victory. That game is al
most complete evidence that team
with the kind Of attack Michigan has
may come through at almost any time
Pennsylvania. despite its brilliant
showing early in the year. has had
rough shedding in the last two games
against elevens not overly strong.
Penn State. by 3 to 0. and Columbia,
by TO Q. are not victories to set
the world afire.
Washington and Lees game with
Virginia Polytechnic Institute shows
the uncertainty of comparative
scores. V. p. l. heats Virginia one
SATURDAY by TO o. Virginia the next
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