Evening star., 1926-11-19
BY III. G. BYRD.


TwO foot ball games here to-
morrow should cause much
more than ordinary interest.
Il The Marine-Army contest in
Catholic University Stadium,
now an annual fixture on a local field,
always has color and always has been
interesting. The Gallaudet- Ridge
battle at Clark Griffith Stadium will
not be the best exhibition of foot ball
here this season by long way, but is
likely to afford many persons an op-
portunity to watch a really attractive
eleven-Gallaudet.
Smythe, expected to be the commits
stoned officer In the Army lineup
In the service game tomorrow Is
former West Pointer and one of the
most spectacular players turned out
up at the Point in years.
More than one commissioned officer
can play in the game on each side, the
only stipulation being that only one
can take part at any one time. Last
year Jack McQuade and Goettge di-
vided the time for the Marines, while
Smythe went the whole distance for
Fort Bennings, which is to the In
fantry what Quantico is to the Marine
Corps.
Both teams have some stellar lights
in their lineup, even If the most of
the commissioned officers cannot play.
No doubt the game will be we'll played
and some excellent foot ball seen.
And one thing sure, it is not probable
that two heavier teams will be on the
field here this year, or any other year,
because there are on both some
mastodonic specimens Of the genus
homo.
Two of the linemen brought here
last year by Bennings had every ap-
pearance of weighing about half a
ton each. Seriously, though, 1t Is sell
dom, ineed, that two foot ball teams as
heavy as those that faced each other a
year ago as representatives of the Ma
rine Corps and Army get in front of
each other. This year both elevens are
said to be just as heavy.
Gallaudet expects to beat Blue Ridge
College, and while the result Of the
contest seems something Of a fore.
gone conclusion, it is true that up
sets do occur. And it is also true that
whatever may be the result, it is
worth while for anybody interested
in foot ball to watch Gallaudet team
play at least once season. Gallau-
det is original in many of the things
1t does, and it not only is a clean
team, but is coached by one Of the
cleanest chaps in the country, in per-
son Of Teddy Hughes. And incident
ally 1t might be mentioned right here
that no coach gets more out Of his
material than Hughes, and how he
does so we'll with such limited num-
bers is a mystery to those that know
conditions under which he works.
In widely separated parts Of the
country teams meet tomorrow in
which great rivalries are to be test
ed. In the New England States, in
the Middle West and on the Pacific
Coast elevens are to face across the
lined lines in games back Of which
lie many traditions.
Take the two extremes. In the East
are meeting Yale and Harvard, prob
ably the greatest Of foot ball games,
II foot ball is to be considered for the
things that really make foot ball.
Probably it is the most difficult con-
test to which to buy tickets, as there
are practically no tickets for public
sale, and the graduates of each uni.
versity are limited to two when the
contest is at Harvard.
Out on the Pacific Coast Is to be
played the Yale-Harvard game of the
far West, that between Stanford and
California. Last year about 10000
persons saw that contest. and, not
withstanding the relatively weak team
that represents California, probably
Just as many will watch it tomorrow
Yale seems to be rather a strong
favorite to beat Harvard, but it
seems that much of what Harvard
may accomplish depends on the con-
dftion of the team and the state of
its morale. Yale always is fight
ing crew, no matter what it's pre-
ViouS record, no matter how much 1t
has failed to measure up to eXpecta-
tions. Yale is favored to win, but
a victory for Harvard would not be
a great surprise.
University OF Oregon and Oregon
Agricultural College are to meet in
the big game of the year for each
institution. That contest is pretty
much the same as that between
Penn State and University of Penn
sylvania, the rivalry not only extend
ing to the gridiron, but to the State
Legislature as well. In other words
colleges Of this type not only are
rivals for gridiron glory, but for ap-
preparations and for all things the
state has to give.
Lafayette and Lehigh are fighting
out their ancient feud at EaSton. BY
all reCkoningS on past performances,