New Britain herald., 1926-10-09
TINGLING WEATHER
 FOR GRID GAMES
Eastern EleVens Prepared for
 Hard Battles Today

New York. Oct. g (P)-Tingline football weather greeted the eastern teams today as they trotted out on the sport stage to pit the rising tide of pigskin activity against the att. fractions of a fading world series, With the grind of preseason prac- t1ce and the preliminary battles of the past two weeks behind them many leading elevens are launching their mid-season offensives in schedule dotted with interesting con- tests and intersectional meetings. Leading off in intersectional at fractions and at the same time pro- viding a real test for Yale team that displayed tremendous power last week against Boston university, is the Georgia invasion of the Eli Bowl at New Haven.
 Two smashing victories in the south have proven the Georgians fast and shifty with ripping line | that will test the Bulldog forward wall to the utmost. Yale this year anticipates no such overwhelming victory as that which swamped the southerners 35 to In 1925.
 ! Harvard's green team, badgered by injuries and ineligibilities, and stunned by the first opening game loss in Crimson history to Geneva last Saturday. has another strenu- ous session on tap with Holy Gross. ! The Harvard hope today is that a gang of willing youngsters, graphing with a new system, will find them selves and display against the pow erful aggregation from Worcester the inherent strength that has flash | cd so far only on occasions. A missed try for Crimson point after touchdown gave Holy Cross to 6 win last season.
 The second intersectional attack of the day on the Big Three finds Washington and Lee threatening the Princeton Tiger. The Generals, although tripped by West Virginia last week, have a scrappy eleven to toss against the Bengals who wob- bled occasionally in the close victory 1 over Amherst. The versatility of the Princeton attack, mixing a fine running game with sterling over head attack and ability to crash the line when short gains are needed, gives the Tigers the advantage in the effort to repeat the Is to 6 conquest last year.
 Dartmouth's green tidal wave, that has rolled over to early season foes | by massive scores, has a southern challenger in Virginia Poly. The l skirmish marks Jess Hawley's last opportunity to test his regulars be- fore hurling the magainst Yale in the eastern classic next week. The 1 Firginians, new to the Dartmouth schedule. possess the most powerful offensive faced by the Indians this season.
 The Army. after a mild inaugural against Detroit last Saturday, gets down to serious business with Davis -Elkins on the Cadet play ground at West Point. The south- erners put up a stirring fight against the Soldiers in their last meeting, losing 14 to 6. after threatening to pound out a victory. Another bat tie is in prospect today with the entire power of the Army offensive needed to keep the Cadet slate clean.
 Two more southern elevens of admitted power are hammering away at New York state teams. West Virginia Wesleyan is the guest Of New York university here while Syracuse, with its aggressive plung- ling game backed by splendid ma terial. is playing host to William and Mary. Navy, not satisfied with a single attraction, is staging a dou, ble- header at Annapolis against the University of Richmond and Drake Gil Dobie, with another red men ace in the making at Cornell, pit; his Ithacans against Williams, ar ancient rival. The twenty-nintf meeting, of Pennsylvania and Swarthmore will prove the univer, sity's final prep for the intersec, tional contest with Chicago next Saturday. Pittsburgh and Lafayette both elevens products of the Glenr Warner school of coaches, have ar all Pennsylvania rivalry to settle.