Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02
INTEREST CENTERS
IN TRIO Of GAMES
All of Them, Though, Appear
to Have Big Edge on
Opponents.
BY H. c. BYRD.

THIS week in foot ball will BE-
noted chiefly by the opening Of
their schedules by Yale, Har-
Il ward and Princeton, and By the
playing of the first big game in
many sections Neither Yale, Harvard
nor Princeton is likely to be extended
much in its first contest, but the very
fact that they are playing is of great
interest, as, no matter how strong other
elevens may be, it is doubtful if any Of
them have entirely attained the loot
ball maturity and dignity Of these
three
Princeton opens with Vermont, pos
sibly strongest Of the teams to be met
by these three schools on the opening
date. Yale is not likely to find Maine
anything other than a good develop
ment medium. while Harvard ought to
win from Springfield easily.
All Due to Be Strong.
Not much has been said so far about
Yale, Harvard and Princeton as far as
their prospects for strong teams go,
but it is likely that all of them will be
out with elevens capable of taking care
of themselves. Yale and Princeton
with the nucleus of their brilliant
squads of last year again in uniform
should be exceptionally strong. while the
opinion generally prevails that Harvard
should be far better than at any pre-
vious time in recent years.
Harvard and Princeton. of course,
have the same coaching systems es last
year, While Yale has effected a change.
Wendell is at Harvard again and Roper
still is holding the fort at Princeton.
Tad Jones stepped out at Yale and
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Marvin Stevens, former star halfback.
who has been Jones main assistant for
four years. Jones is chairman of the
foot ball committee and probably will
be the main factor in directing the
squad.
Besides the interest attached to the
opening of their schedules by Yale,
Princeton and Harvard, several big con-
tests are TO take place in different Sec
tons of the country, contests that are
likely. to be just about as good as any
of the year. Out of the Middle West
Notre Dame and Wisconsin meet IN
what Is likely to be brilliantly and
stubbornly played game Out on the
Pacific Coast Oregon and Stanford face
each other and Southern California
and the Oregon Aggies. One of the big
games in the Middle West is between
Iowa State and Nebraska, which has
about the same setting for that particu-
lar section as the North Carolina-Vir-
gilia games for that section.
Service Teams have Tasks.
Army and Navy are likely to hook up
with real opponents in meeting South
ern Methodist University of Texas and
Boston College. Army is likely to have
its hands full, while Navy is not going
to have an easy task, inasmuch as Bos-
ton College is heralded this Fall as hav-
ing one of its strongest elevens.
Southern Conference elevenS begin to
get togethr in earnest practically every
State having real battle on. The one
nearest to Washington will be that at
College Park between Maryland and
North Carolina, one of the three biggest
games of the season here. Down at
Charlottesville, Virginia entertains South
Carolina, the latter fresh from its VIC
tory over Chicago. Virginia expects to
win.
Washington and Lee plays North
Carolina State and Virginia Military In
Stitute Journeys to Atlanta to meet
Georgia Tech. Tulane faces Mississippi
A. and M. at jackson, Miss. Two South
ern Conference schools meet outside
competition that should be strong. Van
derbilt entertaining Colgate at Nash
vile and Sewanee journeying to Dallas
for game with Texas A. and M.
Maryland Has Big Job.
On receipt of information brought by
Burton Shipley, who secuted North Car
Dina last week, the Maryland squad
started yesterday in preparation for
what it realizes will be about as difficult
test as it will get this year.
North Carolina has been brought for
ward more rapidly than the other teams
In the section, due to its intense desire
to avenge its four years of defeats at the
hands of Wake Forest, and Maryland
expects to put in week of real foot
bail in order to bring itself up as much
as possible to meet the Tarheels.
Shipley says that Carolina has the
best Tarheel eleven he has ever seen
and that it is finished product, far
more advanced than usual for this time
of year. He also says that the Tarheels
have plenty of reserve strength, nearly
four full teams having taken part in
the crushing of Wake Forest. IS to 0.