Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-27

~ GORGE WASHINGTON and
10 Maryland are picked to
bring home the bacon" in
~ their opening games this
week end with Emory and Henry and
st. Johns of Annapolis, respectively,
by the Williamson National Rating
System, which will rank the teams
each Tuesday and give the winners"
each Friday for The Star during the
foot ball campaign.
George Washington entertains
Emory and Henry at Griffith Stadium
tonight at 8:15 and Maryland plays
host to st. Johns at College Park to-
morrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
No prediction has been made as to
the outcome OF the American u
Bridgewater College tilt that will be
played at Central High Stadium at
2f3o tomorrow. probably because data
had not been submitted.
- Georgetown and Catholic u, which
do not start until next week, are sure
to come in for attention, as also will
-Gsllaudet. providing, Of course, it has
furnished the needed matter to the
Wflliamson organization.
NS@ How 1t All Started.
N B. WILLIAMSON, father of the
scientific ratings and predictions,
and who has been almost uncanny in
forecasting the results Of grid battles,
even the most puzzling ones, suffered
from the very beginning Of his COL
&c
-enthusiasmS.
AS student for electrical and me-
chanical engineering degrees at Ala
bams Poly, he began in his freshman
year to manifest a zeal for his pros
pective profession. But this warmth
OF interest came into direct conflict
with another. fervor for foot ball.
The fact that Alabama Poly won the
Southern championship just then
famed this to a temperature which
never could be reduced.
These anomalous components-a
mathematical mind and maniacal
enthusiasm for Americas great
autumnal sport-led to forecasts Of
the outcome Of games.
When Williamson went to Boston to
carve out his engineering career, each
Fall found him devoted to the fasci-
mating game of forecasting foot ball.
In New England he became we'll &C
quainted' with the Eastern teams
Harvard at that time boasting Brick
ley AND his educated toe. Williamson
also formed a lasting friendship with
the famous Walter Camp of Yale, the
high authority on All-American selec-
lions. He aided Camp in the choice
of players in the Southern tier.
Also Clever Engineer.
WILLIAMSON'S hobby in no wise
wv hampered his engineering career.
He had more than 10 years as an
expert for several great electrical
companies. Then he became his own
boss and changed his seat Of opera
tons to the Southwest, to become a
noted authority on geophysical re-
search.
During all these years Williamson
kept up his devotion to foot ball, fas-
cinated by the workings of his nathe-
NAUTICAL forecast idea. At first he
produced his calculations purely for
his own and his friends interest. But,
as their fame spread, he was besieged
by foot ball coaches and newspapers.
Finally, overcome by the amount Of
work necessary to supply so many
people with weekly reports, he decided
to form a statistical force and supply
his forecasts regularly to newspapers
Thus it is that the readers Of. The
Star will be furnished the most up-to-
date and most scientific dope" on the
various grid games twice each week,
the first Of which appears in an ad-
joining column.