Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-19
Eli Is Heavy Choice
For SD Renewal
OF Gridiron Duel
By Murray Rose
A..oslatsd Pres, sport. Writer

NEW YORK, Nov. ia bit of
the gridiron glory and glamor that
once was theirs alone has been
restored to the Big Three, and
Saturdays traditional clash be-
tween Yale and Harvard again will
carry more significance than just
an excuse for a weekend outing
for the old blues.
For the Eli Yales and the Johnny
Harvards come up to their climax
contest with the Ivy League cham
pionship hinging on the outcome
and with both schools boasting
their best elevens In years.
Harvards Stadium already has
been sold out to its $1,000 capacity
for this SD renewal of a rivalry
that began in 1875, and 1t will mark
the second straight time In as many
weeks that the S. r. o. sign will
hang for Big Three tilt. Yale's
Bowl was packed with 10000 GUS
toners last Saturday to see the
renascent bulldog maui Princeton,
30-2.
Harvard Is Underdog.
Beaten only by Rutgers and
Boosting a 80 Ivy record, the Grim
son nevertheless will enter the
game as heavy underdog. The
Bulldogs, defeated by Columbia and
tied by Cornell, are in third place
in the loop on a Sill slate. Cor
nell Is second with three wins, no
losses and a tie.
Harvard can clinch the Ivy and
Big Three titles outright by whip
ping Yale, while the Ellis will have
to await the result of the Cornell
Pennsylvania match on Thankseiv-
ing Day to know how they stand in
the Ivy League, even If they should
win Saturday.
A triumph for Yale would give
the Blue ALL record and ESQ
percentage on the circuits method
of figuring tie half a victory and
half defeat. If Penn, with a cur
rent 2-1 performance, should beat
Cornell, and Yale should whip Har-
ward, Yale, Harvard and Penn all
would wind up with .750. But 1t has
been learned that in case of a per-
centage tie the team winning the
most games would be awarded the
championship.
Even If Yale should win Cornell
could upset the applicant by dump
ing Penn and thereby win the
crown on 4-0-1 slate.
Engle Sees Yale Victory.
Although Harvard whipped Brown,
$50, the Bruins coach. Rip Engle,
joined Princeton Mentor Charles
Caldwell in predicting Yale vic
tory. The Ellis earlier walloped
Brown 1910.
yale will outweigh, outspeed and
outexperience Harvard" Engle said.
PUT them all together and what
have you got? If Harvard beats Yale
it will be one of this most erratic
intercollegiate football seasons ma
jor upsets."
After watching his Tigers, con-
quers Of Pennsylvania, shellacked
by the husky Yales, Caldwell said
fatty: "Yale will murder Harvard.
If the Ellis choose to go all out,
they can go as high as so points.
This team of HOWE Odell's could be
really great. 1t has depth, speed,
power and confidence"
Caldwell's Tigers have a chance
of finishing in a tie for fifth with
Columbia in the eight-team league
If they can take the doleful Dart
mouth Indians at Princeton. The
Green is a sorry last with no VIC
tories and six Ivy lickings.
Columbia Faces Syracuse.
Columbia winds up its campaign
in a nonconference contest with
Syracuse at Baker Field.
Outside of the Ivy League a cou-
pie of small Eastern powerhouses
will draw some of the spotlight for
their collision at Wilmington. Del.
The contestants are Delaware and
Muhlenberg, both unbeaten and I'M
tied. Delaware has piled up 317
points IN winning nine games, while
Muhlenberg has rolled up 259 in
winning eight
Other games on the Eastern pro-
gram include Alabama at Boston
College, Penn State at Pittsburgh
Bucknell at Rutgers, Holy Gross at
Temple, Georgetown at New York
u. and Lehigh at Lafayette.