Evening star., 1927-10-22

last OF the EIaStS loot Da
VI "unknowns" will be out in the
4 open by nightfall. with theil
capabilities fully analyzed and
officially recorded. Such teams as
Princeton. Cornell. Army and Dart,
mouth. hitherto INFESTED. are on the
firing line today against major oppo-
sition.
After q lull OF 90 years. during
which they did not meet on the grid.
iron. Princeton and Gilmore Dobie' s
big Red team of Cornell start anew
their foot ball relationship on the
banks of old Cayuga. Both teams are
undefeated. but Princeton's record ap
pears TO be little more impressive
Cornell has an unsea soned line, and
upon the ability OF those forwards to
stand the Tiger charge rests whole
lot of the teams chances for victory.
The game at Ithaca has been rough
1y regarded as a test between the
tackle.smas ashing tactics of Dobie and
the versatile running and open style
of Bill Roper. Events may make ii
otherwise. and either or both teams
may have surprises in store.
The Yale-Army fixture has a 80.
year-old background and this years
contest seems to be worthy of the ira
dition. Yale has been unable to for.
NCI liIS oo-V DCu(luS IL bOOh ttlt
Army Mule last year. The teams ap-
pear to be about evenly matched to
day. Yale looked for much from
Bruce Caldwell and the cadets ex-
pected equally as much from Capt
Harry Wilson, playing his sixth and
last year on college gridirons.
Harvard Has Improved.
Most critics are of the opinion that
Harvard has improved greatly since
the defeat by purdue short two
weeks ago, and they looked for the
Crimson to give a good account of
itself against Dartmouth. Jesse Haw.
ley's Hanover lads, like the Army out.
fit, are undeafeated. but 1t takes to-
DAYS game to answer the question
whether previous scores meant very
much.
The annual clash between Wash
ington and jefferson and Lafayette
brings two undefeated teams together
at Easton. Pa. Lafayette received a
surprise from West Virginia last
week. being held to I'll tie. and as
Pittsburgh had trounced the Noun.
taineers by 400 count, Lafayette
lost some of its prestige. The suprem-
acy of Allegheny County was staked
on the meeting between Pittsburgh
and Carnegie Tech. Pitts Panthers
are anxious to maintain a perfect
record and keep in the running as
one of the strongest teams In the
East.
Penn State hoped to break the jinx
that has prevented it from crossing
the goal line of undefeated Syracuse.
Among other games in the East are
Williams VS.. Columbia, Navy VS..
Duke, Colgate VS.. Wabash. West Vir.
ginia Wesleyan VS.. Boston College,
West Virginia VS.. Georgetown and
Holy Cross VS.. Catholic University.
CHICAGO. October Gone of
the Big Tens two All.America hold
overs, Capt Herb Joesting of Min.
nesota, has gone to the hospital with
an infected foot, so the under dogs"
of tradition were unanimously the
favorites in today's Western Confer.
ence foot ball matches.
Even Chicago, facing Pennsylvania
on the home gridiron with 3O-year
record of defeats by the Quakers. was
conceded a good chance TO break the
monotonous string of Penn victories,
but the dope faltered and broke down
when the Notre Dame-Indiana contest
was considered.
Except for these two battles. which
uO HUI dlICCt SOHACACuSO AoNAieSs NtAN
prospects of an upset were very bright
for each of the teams which confronts
an opponent long victorious.
The loss of Joesting. whose foot was
lanced to open up a bad wound, was
O heavy blow to the Minnesota ma
chine. He was counted on to shatter
the Iowa sophomore line and make 1t
possible for the other hacks to sift
through to a complete victory.
Jinx for Michigan.
A stadium dedication. usually the
signal for a home team defeat, was the
Michigan jinX today. and 1t was
backed by an Ohio team which has
everything to gain and nothing TO
lose. Coach Wilce switched his back
field to depend upon speed. and Coach
Weiman of Michigan effected some
changes himself in the eleven which
defeated Wisconsin a week ago. Much
will depend upon the toe of Louis
Gilbert, Michigan halfback.
Illinois and Northwestern had prac-
tically the same lineup as week
ago for their struggle. The Illini
until today had met no conference
foe this year.
The upset prospects extended also
to the Purdue Wisconsin affair. though
each has been defeated. Bad breaks
figured i'm their downfalls last Satur-
day, but the best team Purdue has
sent out in many years was out to
put over its first victory against the
Badgers in 35 years.
The pony backs" Of Wisconsin
were up against a veteran line, and
Pest" Welch of Purdue. who shone
against Harvard and failed against
Chicago.
Five capacity crowds were assured
in the conference. More than $4,000
were expected at Michigan. 10000
each at Chicago and Northwestern
$4,000 more at Minnesota, $4,000 To
10000 at Indiana, and about 10000
ct Wisconsin.
Real Indian Summer weather pre-.
vailed generally over Western Con
ference territory. and the extra seat.
ing capacity at Michigan will make
possible a new conference record for
one days attendance of nearly 500,
900 spectators.
Old Ellis Determined.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. October %
R,.-Yale's giant foot ball players
most Of them are over feet-were
determined TO wipe out the 33.to-I
score which resulted from the las