The Washington times., 1929-09-23

Last Saturdays games and early
practice were but the preview--the
gala opening comes this weekend.
Real practice on every campus
from New York to San Diego will
will begin this week. climaxing Sat
urday in the formal opening of
the season but Mr.. Football Man
who happens to know the signIfi-
canoe of such names as Gordon
Cochrane and Rogers Hornsby may
merely hesitate long enough in
passing to inquire what of It.
And as far as that goes, de-
spite the fact practically all Of
the big eleyens OF the nation
hit the turf this weekend,
HoratiO Alger version Of down
with the mighty and hurrah
for the under dog will be writ
ten.
All of the powerful aggregations,
potential candidates for sectional
and national honors, have carefully
picked weak and timid opponents
for curtain raisers. excepting in
the far West; where Stanford plays
the Olympic Club OF San Francisco
and the University of California
shows its sturdiness to Santa
Clara College.
In the past the Olympic Club
has risen to the heights on oc-
casion to humble some of the lead.
ing Coast elevens and Stanford
takes the high spot on Saturdays
card through its bravery in court
ing an early season disaster in
I'll
California should not be taxed in
meeting Santa Clara, although the
Bears may find it. necessary toi use
varsity players a. good portion of
the four quarters.
New York University. which
had a record of eight victories
and two defeats last season in
q schedule studded with some
of the toughest elevens In the
land, meets Vermont in prob.
ably the outstanding contest Of
the day in the East.
Coach "Chick" Meehan's big
Purple players will be keenly fol-
lowed by Eastern fans in their
opening game. in view of their
established class and a stiff 1929
schedule which nitches them high
in the cleated spotlight.
Army. with its brilliant back,
Chris eagle. plays Boston University
at West Point while Navy will
take on Dennison at Annapolis.
Pennsylvania opens the season
against Franklin end Marshall.
Dartmouth swings into action with
Norwich at Hanover and Cornelfs
opening day opponent at Ithaca Will
be Clarkson Tech.
Other battles for the day which
image a picture of Sammy Mandell
trying to punch freckles off Tommy
Loughran. bring together Brown
and Springfield College at Spring
field. Colate and st. Lawrence Uni
versitv at Hamilton and Syracuse
and Hobart at Syracuse.
In New York Columbia
brushes with MiddIebury and
Fordham with Westminster.
In the Midwest no Big Ten Con-
ference games are scheduled and
the most exciting tilts of the day
must be found between Wisconsin
and South Dakota at Madison, In
diana VS.. Wabash, at Bloomington.
Iowa VS.. Carroll. at Iowa City,
Michigan VS.. Mt. Union and Albion,
al Ann Arbor and Ohio Wesleyan
VS.. Marietta, at Delaware.
Carnegie Tech will engage Beth
any at Wheeling. W. Va, Penn
state opposes Niagara at State Col
lege and Lehigh will play Johns
Hopkins at Bethlehem.
Southern Methodist and Howard
PAYNE meet at Dallas, Vanderbilt
and Mississippi at Nashville, West
Virginia and Davis Elkins at Nor
gantown, Tenn, and Centre at
Knoxville and Maryland and Wash
ington College at College Park IN
some of the Southern openers.
lust to prove they are the ultra
of the Ritzy East, Yale, Harvard
ana Princeton will open the season
later than the hoi polloi, getting
their first taste of competition a
week from Saturday.