Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28

part OF the country north OF the
Mason Dixon line and east Of the
Alleghanies, that held sway; then
the balance of strength shifted to
the Middle West, then the Far
West. Until the last two years
the South brought up the back
end, but now, If games this year
are to be accepted as criterion
there is not much difference in
the foot ball played in any par
ticular place from that played
somewhere else.
This situation has come about through
the working Of several factors. Coaches
coming together for conferences have
exchanged ideas freely, until now the
fundamental processes Of developing q
foot bali squad are about the same
everywhere. In other words, there is
not monopoly on good coaching in any
s2cticn, end there are no longer radical
j. different coaching systems. Another
thing, the universities end colleges
themselves haze coms to realize thas
quality Of competition is the LIE OF
sport, and regulations and conditions
have been set up to govern everything
in connection with the game, so that
conditions under which they compete
are more nearly equal than ever before.
Then again, with the constantly IN
creasing number Of high and prepara-
tory school elevens, a constantly in
creasing flow Of man power has been
entering the colleges, so that instead Of
q few big prep schools-Andover, Exeter,
Hill and Lawrenceville, for instance
furnishing three or four schools with
the bulk OF the best material, there are
a great number Of schools in every sec
ton furnishing good material to all the
universities. In other words, the in
crease in the numbers Of high school
and prep school graduates who have
PLAYED foot btll is balancing the mate
rial in college Teams.
DIGIT now there does not seem to
N be very much difference between
the kind Of foot ball played in one
section from that played in any other.
For q while II seemed the Far West
was well above the East and Middle
West. the opinion being based largely
on the superiority shown In the New
Year day game ct Pasadena each year.
but the South dispelled that idea. As
soon as Southern teams began COM
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showing that, given as good conditions
under. which to train from the last of
November until the first of January, an
other section could turn out just as
good teams as the Pacific Coast.
OF course, there always viii be times
when one team of q certain section
may stand out above all other teams OF
that section and of other sections. but
that in no wey affects the general run
II Nail d..
frcm this time on, il is unlikely that
there ever viii be any great superiority
shown by one section over the others
such as th.t which formerly was shown
by the North over the South, when for
a Southern eleven To whip Northern
was of such unusual occurrence as to
be an occasion to remember for a long
while.
NAVY is beginning to push its team to
IN get ready for the most dificult
past OF its schedule. With Ohio
State, Pennsylvania, Notre Dame and
Army just around the corner, IL be-
hooves the Sailors TO lose no time In
preparation, either Down at Annap@
oils the coaches have refused to push
the eleven beyond a point that was
best for its natural development, but
now are bringing It around little
more rapidly. 1t is expected that the
team viii not reach its zenith until 1t
faces Army on December IL.
Apparently there is not even a semi
easy spot in the four big games that
remain for the Sailors. When Wander
bilt scored so many points on Ohio
State in the first half and Pennsylvania
was not making such a good showing
against small schools. IL seemed that
these two contests might prove not so
difficult, but since Ohio State whipped
Michigan and Pennsylvania gave wis
conSin trouncing that point of view
has been changed. Right now there is
not much doubt that Navy is facing
tests against four of the strongest
teams of the Middle West and East,
which means four of the strongest in
the whole country.
Coach Rip Miller is using good judg-
ment in the way he is handling the
Navy squad. In all probability he could
have brought the team along to whip
Princeton worse than he did, but took
a chance rather than to bring it along
fast enough 30 endanger its strength
later.
VIRGINIA is going 10 have q hard
V time winning q game this season.
1t faces the hardest part OF its
schedule without having shown the i'm
provernent that it should IL il were de-
veloping 70 point were IL could Rope
to compete on even terms with its re-
naming opponents. From now until
the close OF its season the Cavaliers
must face Harvard, Columbia. Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and North Caro-
lima and Of these it is certain that
Harvard, Columbia and Virginia Poly
technic Institute have the strongest
elevenS that have represented them in
10 years, and North Carolina, while not
as strong as the last three years, still
is far stronger than anything Virginia
has shown.
At Virginia is one quality. though,
that needs nothing TO commend it
courage. No school has ever shown
greater willingness to endure. It has
gone on under trying circumstances,
asking no recourse and no conSioera-
ton, in its Efforts to work out its own
problems. Virginia may not solve its
problem this year: IN fact. il seems
very much as If it viii not. but eveatu-
ally Virginia win. and then come intl
its own-a rlghtful place among the
best IN the Nation
7 OCAL schools are bending ths.E
IL energies toward p sparst.on 10.
SATURDAYS games, whiel lSom ~
among the hardest OF the year. Not =
good dsal Of real hard work IS beire
done. because none OF the coaches zee
that thsir charges can stand too much
OF that kind CT practice, not at this
stage Of the season. but they are CIV
Ing q good deal Of attention to details
that previously they have not had time
to look after.
Geovret-wn wants % whip Boston
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