Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-07
QUAKERS MAY WIN
AS ROPER SEES It
Thinks Irish Due for Let.up.
Tiger Coach Sizes Up
Other Big Games.
BY w. w. (BILL) ROPER,
Princeton Foot Ball Coash.

THE big game in the East to-
morrow is the Penn-Notre
i Dame contest in Philadel-
phia, At first blush one
would say unhesitatingly that
Notre Dame should win. Their
record is better and they have a
more polished attack. and much
greater reserve forces.
Penn failed disastrously against Wis
consin to come up to early season ex-
pectations, but even at that predict
Q very close game, and wouldn't be
surprised at Penn victory Penn has
sin was unexpected, but Penn had had
no serious opposition up to then, and
Wisconsin got the jump,
No matter how strong q team Notre
Dame has the players are bound TO
have a let-up some time during the
season. They may be so strong that
even with let-up they will prove pow
erful enough to win every game. Rockne
has q tremendous amount Of reserve
material. Notre Dame has played
heavy schedule to date. This will also
have some effect on the players. look
for the Penn team to find itself.
Illinois plays the Army. Illinois has
less strength than in several years.
Army looks bit stronger. even without
eagle. than it has been for the last
few years. The Army has better bal
anced team,
Harvard showed its true strength, but
Michigan Is stronger than for several
years. Both teams are adept with the
forward pass, I favor Michigan,
Brown should have little difAculty de-
feating Tufts. This game gives Brown
. breathing spell
Panthers Have Edge.
On comparative scores. Pitt has o
slight edge on Carnegie Tech. Pitts
showing against Notre Dame was more
impressive. The long trip 70 Nebraska
last week undoubtedly took consider
able out of Pittsburgh, as far as physi-
cal condition goes. Carnegie Tech hasn't
come up to early season expectations.
I would say the game was toss-up.
Even though Columbia staged q won
derful comeback against Cornell, favor
Colgate to win. The Columbia players
undoubtedly outdid themselves against
the Ithacans. The team played over its
head, and there is bound to be q re-
action. Colgate has strong team. with
more veteran material, and should win
Cornell and Dartmouth viii have lit
tie dif1culty against Hobart and Ale
gheny. #. and M. should win from
EwarthmOfe.
Lafayette apparently struck its gait
last Saturday, when 1t showed q power
full attack. Any team scoring 10 points
must have a good attack, no matter
how weak the opposition. While there
might be some letdown after this run
away victory, ] favor Lafayette to win
from HlitRerS
I hone Princeton can nose through
the Lehigh game with = victory.
Buckeyes Improved.
Navy undoubtedly found itself ct !
Princeton two weeks ago. 1t plays Ohio |
state. Ohio State, from All accounts,
IS stronger than last year, but has been
Handicapped by INJURIES. The game win
be close, but favor the Middles.
NJ z. u. outdid itself last Saturday
against Carnegie Tech. If 1t can hold
its form it should win from Georgia,
even though the Southerners defeated
Vale early in the season. Georgia was
evidently primed for Yale, and doubt
II it viii do any better the rest Of the |
season. N. Y. u. has q particularly |
good offensive, with very versatile |
backfield. While the game viii be. close, |
I favor the New Yorkers.
Syracuse looks a tribe too strong for
Penn State, though here again I ex- |
pect close game and wouldn't be sur
prised at State victory.
Yale should have no difficulty with
Alfred, and Temple should win its night
game from the University of Miami. /
favor Haverford over Hamilton and
Villanova should win from Bucknell.
In the South the outstanding games
are Alabama Florida and Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt. 1 favor Alabama and VAN
derbilt
Maryland looks too strong for Wash
1ngton and Lee.
Centre, Mississippi and Arkansas
should win from Wabash, Louisiana
and Oklahoma Agricultural. Tennessee
should defeat CarSon-NewmaIl.
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