The Season Opens

No doubt the chief interest in today's football games will be centered on the Harvard-Bates struggle, an interest only natural to all any who wish to praise or criticize this Harvard team of a new regime. But no true estimate can ever be made of an eleven which is playing a considerably weaker opponent, as no one can fail to acknowledge the Bates team in question to be. With an inexperienced line and two of his best backs out, Coach Morey can be none too hopeful of the outcome of today's struggle. Harvard is confident enough of the result, but learned an unforgettable lesson last year when a William and Mary team against whom the B team had been started held the Crimson to a 13 to 13 tie.

Heavier opposition than Bates will undoubtedly be discovered in the shape of the New Hampshire Wildcats next Saturday, and a truer test of the Crimson calibre should be made. Coach Cowell is bringing down from the hills practically the same team which polished off Brown last year. Two seasons ago the Wildcats came down a trifle too confidently and went back with their tails between their legs, but this year Harvard can hardly expect any such walkover as that 35 to 0 drubbing.

Making its first trek to West Point since 1910, Harvard will find all the opposition it wants two weeks hence, with the 1930 defeat to be avenged. Of the Crimson's first five games, the Army is the only opponent which it met last year, and Major Sasse bids fair to produce the equal of the 1930 cadet eleven.

The Blue also opens its season today in the Bowl against the University of Maine. Able Booth only lacks one man of having an all-veteran team. Last season the Orono stalwarts were crushed by the Elis, chiefly because Coach Brice threw nearly his whole strength into the opening period and was swamped towards the end of the game. All Harvard rooters will watch with interest the debut of practically the same Blue team which the Crimson took into camp last year to the tune of 13 to 0, and which they hope will be polished off this season by a Harvard eleven put into the field not only by new coaches but with a sizeable amount of fresh material in it. On the other hand Yale will for the first time be having the assistance of the redoubtable Benny Friedman in the direction of the season's squad, and the Blue's first big opponents may receive some slight surprises.

Cross Country

Coach Mikkola undoubtedly has a better chance for an undefeated season with his cross country men than either of the other two University teams. To see a Crimson football eleven go through a season of straight victories is more than even the most optimistic could hope for, while Coach Carr, with only three letter men back would have to perform prodigies to do anything of the kind. With only three vacant places from last year's team, plenty of good Freshman runners of last year will be fighting for the berths, and it is even possible that they might take more than the three. BY TIME OUT.