Evening star., 1926-10-13

FOOT Dali game than thdt was.
Both Georgetown and West Nir-
ginia have better offensive teams
than was either Penn State or Navy
that day. and in all probability. as
defensive units. they are just about
as we'll organized. incidentally. Mike
Palm. who played quarterback for
Penn State in that game here against
the Navy, now is helping to coach
at Georgetown.
The kind of competition likely be-
tween Georgetown and West Virginia
may be realized when II is stated
that Herb Kopf, who secuted West
Virginia and who, while at w. and
J, played on and ag.~4ast some great
teams, says that West Virginia has
one of the strongest teams | have
ever seen play foot ball and against
that Is played Coach Lou Little's as
sertion that I'VE are going out there
with the idea that we have an even
chance to beat West Virginia"
Fine Tilt Due at New Haven.
But notwithstanding. great game
Is to be played at Clark Griffith's
hall field. it is probable that if all
the foot ball men in the East were
to be given an option as to
what game they would like best to
see the vote would stand heavily in
favor of the one between Yale and
Dartmouth at New Haven.
That contest is certain to be bril-
l!antly played and there is something
of a sameness about the style of
play of both teams. Yale Is noted
for the fierceness of its attack. for
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wall gets on defense and offense and
Dartmouth has pretty much the same
reputation. That Yale Dartmouth
game should be one worth making
the trip TO New Haven to watch.
Navy goes to Princeton for it's
annual tussle with the Tigers. Any
game in which Princeton and Navy
play is attractive, even if the foot
ball technique does not quite meas
ure up to that of some other con-
tests. Princeton seldom is ready at
this time of the campaign to show
at its hest and Navy has a long time
vet before it even desires TO reach
its top form.
Penn Primed for Maroon.
Chicago plays at Pennsylvania for
Its second consecutive year. Last sea
son, Penn beat Stages team by to o.
Dh lCpOIt lIOIll 1lllCdSO IL was telI
tnat the MarOonS were not quite as
strong as they were when they sus.
tanned the One-touchdown defeat. but
the Pennsylvania scout is back at
Philadelphia with the statement that
Chicago is better than Il was last
year, and has a completely reor-
ganized and more balanced team and
attack. And with Penn's stronger
eleven that means great foot BALL at
Philadelphia apparently.
Penn State does not play in the
East, but Journeys to South Bend for
a game with Notre Dame. Just how
fine foot ball game this meeting is
likely to produce will depend entirely
on whether Penn State is strong
enough to cope on even or almost
even terms with Rockne's combina-
tion.
Two more games scheduled in the
East, both in New York. that should
be very attractive are between Colum-
hia University and Ohio State and be
tween New York University and
Tulane. The Columbia and Ohio State
game brings together two undefeated
teams. and should be a fair measure
of the real strength of both teams.
Ohio State in its two preliminary con
tests has indicated greater strength
and versatility than in any of the last
three seasons.
Start of Big Games.
The edge is taken off the y. Y. L.
Tulane game somewhat by the fact
that Georgia Tech beat Tulane last
week but the result of that contest
was by such a small margin that
Tulane undoubtedly goes to New York
as one Of the Souths three or foui
strongest elevens.
In fact, this week begins the really
big games OF the year. Not only in
the East but in the Middle West. Far
West and South some of the strongest
teams face in what to them are cru
cal battles.
This week marks the beginning of
what foot ball really means to the
great ma ajority of those that are tax
ing part in or are associated with the
game.
nADH NIEM DhCKETEDC