Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29


on until 1t takes its place among
the best in the East and South,
according to Jimmy Driver, direc-
tor Of athletics, who stopped here
last night on his way to Cam
bridge, where Virginia meets Har-
ward Saturday. The CharlotteS-
vile institution is somewhat dis
appointed over results so far this
season, but its morale Is unbroken
and it is looking for better things,
and will continue to build until
1t attains them.
You would naturally think that our
team should be discouraged and our
students disguised over our poor show
ing this Fall, but the opposite is true.
Our team, instead Of being discouraged,
Is IN good shape mentally and has
high morale Our students are looking
at the present season as the first real
step in the process of building, and
have the vision to see in coming years
the successes they feel Virginia should
have.
Our squad is showing remarkable
courage We have been through some
games that were enough TO make the
strongest men falter, but so far as /
can see It has affected our squad only in
one way--to make them even more de-
termined ultimately to come through.
And personally / believe that eventually
they will.
"Our men are going up to Cambridge
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eager anticipation, Notwithstanding
their defeats Of the last three weeks.
They realize that they have not meas
ured up to the standard that they them
selves believe they are capable of. and
are anxious for the opportunity against
a big school Of the Moth. No one can
tel what they will accomplish against
Harvard, but their spirit is COCO and
they are no. aLecsed in the Ieast b.
their previous losses"
vTIRGTNIA meets Harvard and Co
lumbia this Saturday and next,
which is enough for any team to
tackle on consecutive week ends. The
Crimson IS one Of the strongest of this
years eleven5 and Columbia does not
seem to be far behind, If it is behind
at ALL 1t is not known whether Vir-
ginia viii meet Harvard again next Fall,
but it does have another contest listed
with Columbian
II is more than possible that vir-
ginia's schedule of the next few years
will be much more ambitious than for
the last several seasons, according to
Driver. And the fact that this harder
schedule is contemplated is sufficient to
indicate that Virginia has no thought
of turning back and has every conf
dence in the future in foot ball, even
II Is dropping games during this pres
ent season. There Is a strong posi-
bility that Virginia may branch out
and play not only two Northern schools
but also some big Middle Western
eleven, besides the Southern schools it
desires 10 meet. Driver feels that Vir-
ginia should not conflne its schedule to
the South, but that 1t is so representa-
tive of the South as a whole that it
ought to meet schools of other sections
Whatever may be the result of Vir-
ginia's present schedule, there is too
much back of the university for it to
continue in the doldrums. Driver and
his aides are mapping out policy that
in the end means big things in ath-
leticS and In the final analysis should be
successful.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY. George
- washington and Georgetown leave
today on long trips. The Brook
ianders are making the shortest jour
ney, being due to play at Pittsburgh to-
morrow night. George Washington goes
to Iowa City and Georgetown to Boston.
Maryland, which also plays away again
this week. does not leave until tomorrow
night, when Ii makes the Jump to
Catholic U. is up against a strong OPP
ponent, with an outside chance to win.
At Boston College, Georgetown seems TO
be at least an even bet. George Wash
ngton seems due to get the short end
at Iowa University. and Maryland GER
tainly has no better than an even
chance against Virginia Polytechnic
Institute.
DRINcETON meets another strong
I eleven this week and will be lucky
TO get of with a close score. This
Is said with all due respect for the fact
that in this day of modern foot ball
upSetS 1t is perfectly possible for Prince
ton TO win. as strong as Michigan is.
A victory over the wolverines would do
much to raise the tagging fortunes of
the Tiger eleven. and the fact that such
Q victory is entirely unexpected would
make II all the more satisfactory.
DARTMOUTH is due 70 so down 20
- New Haven fer another try @ the
Dark Blue This relationship b.
tween Dartmouth am Yale on the foot
bell field is ere OF the StranG st rela-
tionShipS Of the gridiron. For some
reason. no matter how good Dartmouth
teams may sem to be. or be. they never
are good enough 10 take Yaf-'S measure.
In al the hstory 81 foot ball between
Dartmouth and Yale, Dartmouth has
never won. The o-to-1 tie Of last year
is about the closest II has ever come. as
far as the actual score is concerned.
40 F1Hn haN - -, h.. e@
the Green. because enc year II had s
game won from Yale, only TO have il
toSSei away VIII n The quart crbGck threw
a forward pass on Yale'S l0-yar6 line
with onv a minute left TO play and a
Yale back grabbed the bah and ran for
a touchdown that sent Dartmouth back
to Hanover defeated. Dartmouth has
had better chances in some past sea-
sons than II seems to have this week
0NE OF the really good games of the
" Eastern season Is likely to take place
between Cornell and Columbia.
Cornell has a much better eleven than
usual, which means that Cornell is good,
while Columbia was strong enough to
viii be the best game played In recent
years between these schools.
The Penn State Pittsburgh game.
formerly q Thanksgiving day fixture
takes place this week Perm State has
not proved such a good match fer the
Smoky City eleven in recent years.
University Of Oregon comes East 70
Try conclusions with New York univer-
xity on Saturday. This is the team
coached by Doc" Spears. former West
Virginia and Minnesota coach Oregon
does not seem to be near 50 strong as