Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-19

foot ball games of the sea.
i son are to be played. While
few of the big teams have
contests, there is hardly any sec
ton of the country that will not
have at least one contest to reac
about in the press reports Satur-
day or Sunday morning.
In the South several of the largest
schools have games, notably Virginia
washington and Lee, South Carolina
and Clemson. while some of the larger
schools in other sections to see action
are Stanford, Wyoming and Rice In
stitute
The South, despite the fact that it is
the section of the country where 1t Is
hottest seems to have more of its big
teams playing than any other. Down
in Louisiana the Louisiana State Uni
versity meets South Dakota Wesleyan
in South Carolina the University OF
South Carolina plays Erskine and Glenn
son faces Presbyterian College, in
North Carolina the North Carolina
State College and Davidson College
have games with High Point and Elon,
while in Virginia the University of Vir-
ginia and Washington and Lee are play
ing Roanoke and Randolph Macon.
These games all are scheduled tomor-
row.
Some Games Up North.
Up in New York State Alfred College
has a game with Clarkson Tech this
afternoon, while down in Texas the
Texas Christian University plays Dem
ton. Howard College in Birmingham
faces Marion Institute and in other
sections some minor games are listed.
Undoubtedly the biggest and best
played game scheduled today is that
between the all-Marines and John Car
roll University at Cleveland. This is
likely to be much more difficult game
for both teams than might be expected;
that is, If John Carroll is as strong as
it usually is. The Marines have a
good foot ball team, and this may be
q real game instead Of soft affair for
one or the other of the elevens, such
as most opening games are.
With the kind of teams Clemson
and South Carolina expect to put on
the field the results of their two games
should be just q question of how many
points they care to score. The same
is true of all the other games. North
Carolina State and Davidson ought not
to have much difficulty dispoSing Of
High Point and Elon, and in all likeli-
hood Virginia and Washington and Lee
will run up big scores on Roanoke and
Randolph-M Macon.
Cavaliers Hold Interest.
Perhaps more interest will attach to
the showing of the Virginia team than
to any of the others. The Orange and
Blue went through 1929 season which
fell considerably below expectations and
while it possibly may not have quite as
good material in some respects as it
had then, it feels that better things may
be in store. At least that is the
general feeling, although the coaches
and others directly Concerned with
the management of athletics are not
showing much optimism.
North Carolina State is another
school that opens tomorrow with what
it hopes are better prospects than it
faced this time year ago. The Raleigh
school says quite frankly that it ex-
poets better things of its eleven. Wash
ington and Lee also is looking for a
much stronger eleven AS matter OF
fact, Washington and Lee is bar better
fixed for material than usual, so much
better that it has not yet been able
to pick what it might term a starting
regular lineup.
Some strenuous battles are taking
place for several jobs, especially the
center. one guard and fullback. Stoves,
who came up from the freshman team
is giving Crop, last years center, a
real struggle to hold his berth. Nesbitt
a reserve last year, is having it out
with Holstein, a letter man in that
position last Fall Collins, another man
from the freshman squad, is making
Mitchelfs Job at fullback more in
secure every day, Notwithstanding that
Mitchell was looked upon as certainty
for the place.
Has Two Clever Backs.
Down at Virginia the two big men
in the backf1eld are Thomas and Bry-
ant. The former weighs more than $50
ard last year was a brilliant player,
while the latter tops 200 and is the
fastest man on the field 1t is thought
that these two men may make the best
backfield pair in the section. These
seem to be about the only certain Sc
lections as regulars at Virginia, with the
exception of Hunter Motley at tackle
There is not much difference between
the leading candidates for the other
positions
Just as Bryant and Thomas are the
leading players at Virginia and are the
two men absolutely certain of their
hold on positions, so is it at Washington
and Lee in the case of Bledsoe and
Williams at ENDS. JneSe TWO players
stand out head and shoulders above the
other candidates for the wing jobs, and
right now Martin is leading in the
quarterback's berth.
Both Virginia and Washington and
Lee are anxious to line up tomorrow
to begin their schedules. At each school
has developed spirit of determination
to do real things on the gridiron this
Fall They believe that their teams
of this year will be far more in keep
ing with the kind Of representation
they feel they ought to have than they
had had the last two or three years
and are eager for the tests in which
to show that.
Local schools do not have a game.
The first scheduled for institutions here
come next week, September 81, when
Georgetown opens with Mount St.
Mary's. Catholic University with Boston
College at Boston and Maryland with
washington College. These, as are
George Washington, American Univer-
sity and Gallaudet are digging in 10
get in shape to open their schedules a
week later.