Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08

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Northern elevenS. OF greatest
interest among these contests is
the game between Georgia and
Yale, largely, perhaps, because 1t Is
Yale'S first visit to Dixieland. Besides
that game, Virginia Polytechnic 1nstt-
tute goes to Philadelphia to meet Penn
sylvania, Davidson College plays Army
at West Point and Vanderbilt journeys
again to Minneapolis for a struggle with
Minnesota.
Great interest is being shown through
out the Far Southern States in the
Georgia-Yale game. The contest Is
being advertised In every Southern
State, special trains are being run from
all sections, and the State Legislature
has declared legal holiday for the en-
tire State of Georgia. The University
of Georgia is using the contest TO oedi-
cate its new stadium, and IN all prob
ability the largest crowd that has ever
watched foot ball game in the south
will be present.
South Widely Interested.
To show something of the interest In
the game and the demand for tickets. a
picture of the stadium recently was
printed in an Atlanta newspaper with
this caption under it: These are the
seats. Have you got yours? II you
haven't you're out OF LUCK because
they're about all gone" 1t was felt at
first that the defeat sustained by Georgia
in its opening game would hurt the con-
test with Yale, but apparently 1t has
made no difference.
Vanderbilt hopes to turn the tables on
Minnesota, as 1t did two or three years
ago. The Nashville school has team
probably not so strong as 1t was then,
but still strong enough to win its first
two games from strong opponents; Dan
McGugin is a good foot ball coach, ana
he will get the most out of his men in
such o game.
Aroused Rebel Spirit.
It is related that Dan beat Mime
sofa before by a speech that he made
Just before the contest, which speech
ran something like this: you men to-
day are face to face with an opportunity
to avenge the insults ana horrors tnat
these people once heaped upon US. once
they overran our State, destroyed. our
homes, insulted our mothers and grand
mothers, laid waste our fields. Now you
men have the golden opportunity that
only once In lifetime presents itself.
Go out on that field this afternoon and
If you are men, If you have within you
the spark Of loyalty and love for the
Southland you will wipe the slate clean.
who represent the best blood and sinew
OF the South, will not fail" It is said
that Vanderbilt that afternoon would
have stopped projectiles from big gun
and that the Minnesota attack crumpled
before 1t. The peculiar part OF 1t,
though, was that Dan McGugin him
self is more Of a Northerner than a
Southerner and got his education and
training in a Northern school.
VIZ. I. Promise Penn Battle.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute plays
Pennsylvania for the first time. The
Blacksburg school hopes to give Penn
real battle. Sail Miles, athletic director
at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, says
that his men will go to Philadelphia
with greater hope than they ever have
had before facing big Northern eleven.
Dawson is not likely to accomplish q
whole lot against the Army. The North
Carolinians hardly have team capable
of accomplishing good deal against the
kind Of eleven that represents the West
Point institution. Cagcl and company
seem to be just as effective as they were
last year.
While the Yale-Georgia game I'M
doubtedly will fill the Athens Stadium,
probably enough people will be left to
I'LL the Georgia Tech Stadium in At
lanta to watch the Georgia Tech-North
Carolina game. The Tech team Is good
and so is North CaEClina and the game
itself probably will be one Of the best
of the year in the entire South.
Up North probably the Nebraska
Syracuse game will hold forth as the
center of foot ball interest It was ru-
mored at the start Of the season that
Syracuse would have q weak eleven.
and apparently 1t did not do anything
wonderful to holding Southern Metho-
dist University to a 0-to-0 tie, but, one
thing sure, Nebraska will have o big
team. Physically few elevens have any
thing on the CornhuSkers.
On local fields this week at least
two good games are scheduled, though,
on account Of the Navy-Notre Dame
game in Baltimore, 1t Is unlikely that
either will get the attention it deserves.
Georgetown meets st. Louis University
and Maryland plays South Carolina.
Both st. Louis and South Carolina have
strong elevens and one Of them, South
Carolina. probably will be favored to
win.
South Carolina lost to Virginia by
0 to 6. but it gained more than $50
yards, an average total OF IS first downs.
with its offense, which is indicative Of
the power and versatility that 1t pos
sesseS. Not much Is known Of the
strength Of the st. Louis eleven, but 1t
may put up a whale Of battle against
the Blue and Gray.
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