The Washington times., 1930-09-27
Starts in Earnest Today for Teams Throughout atio1
800 tLEVENS
WILL Be IN
ACTION

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NEW YORK. Sept. 27.-Foot-
balls dress rehearsal was held
a week ago, and this afternoon
on the far.flung borders of the
nations gridirons the great game
of autumn starts in earnest.
More than 300 football teams
will take the field today, from the
sunkist slopes of California to
where the boys are drinking an.
other toast to brave old Maine.
The Big Ten starts its prelimi1.
ary schedule and If you're inter.
ested Nacogdochnes plays San
Marcos. The united Southwest
will sit up for radio flashes On
the result Of that one.
Yale will try to see to It
that loyal Maine men do lit
tie shouting over touchdowns.
Yale men, they tell me, are
worrying about q few extra
pounds that have grown ON
that hula-hipped individual,
Albie Booth.
Well, if Yale runs to early
season form, Booth may lose
some of that weight today. Yale
is the only one of the legendary
trio of football monarchs to heft
pigskin this afternoon. Lou
Little will send his Columbia
team on the field against Middle.
bury, and all New York is going
to watch the contest with
interest.
The ultra violent violets Of New.
York University hope to chant a
hymn Of victory at the expense
of Hobart before the shadow Of
the grim grey Palisades falls
softly over the Hudson.
Another college that is carry
ing a lot Of interest this year is
Manhattan. The Jaspers, coached
by John Law, former star guard
Of Notre Dame, oppose Rider
College.
Fordham, one of the unbeaten
elevenS Of last season, will start
another year under the direction
Of Major Frank Cavanaugh play.
ing Baltimore o. The Rams last
year played mighty interesting
football, and made the best use
of every element at their corn.
mand.
The United States Military
Academy, with Major Ralph
Sasse in command of its football
force, starts today against Boston
University. There's a new deal
on at West Point, Big jeff Jones
is off at Fort Sill, dearning the
advanced methods of artillery
fire, and Sasse is putting in 0
new regime. The new mentor Is
a keen student of Glenn s. War
ner's methods. and the Kaydets
will operate this fall out OF a.
double wing back formation.
Other Eastern games win
see Dartmouth opening against
Norwich, Brown opposes
Rhode Island, Cornell meets
ClarksOn, and the College Of
the City of New York plays
Long Island University. Syrar
cuse starts in a night game,
playing aR. r. I. Carnegie
Tech clashes with Buffalo,
ard Amherst tangIeS with
Vermont.
Five Big Ten football teams
open the season in practice games
against non-conference opponents.
Miami University, of Oxford,
Ohio, furnishes the opposition 20
Gay for Indiana.
Iowa University, not il the run
ming this year as a conference
contender, meets Bradley Tech
Michigan meets both DenlSon
College and Michigan State Nor
NAL.
Ohio State clashes with Mount
Union at. Columbus. white Mime
sofas potentially powerful team
takes on South Dakota State at
Minneapolis.
After months OF cOmpaEa.
tive Obscurity, football teams
along the Pacific Coast win
again waltz into the linlellght
today. to take their bows or
whatever fate has in store
for them.
The most important games
important because of a possible
upset-are scheduled for the bay
district. Down at Palo Alto
Coach Glenn Warner, the willy
one, will send his Red ma
chine against the San Francisco
Olympic Club gridders. Ats,Befke-
ley, NNibs" Price will put his
Bears on the Santa Clara test
ing block. :, =
The University of Southern
California and U. c. Il. A. clash
in the first conference game of
the season at Los Angeles.
UNLUCKY GOLFER