The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-04

Ter has at New Haven given way TO clutch
ing at his man. and then sitting down. Yet
one cannot argue from this the entire de-
cadence OF his work at Yale, for no matter
what his individual weaknesses betrayed
in the games this season. the teams had
plenty OF pluck. and at times grimly
10 ths occasion. An acciden, deprived them
and The public Of the work OF DE Saules.
and the spectacular features which tho
little caap Infused into the contests OF last
season We're greatly missed.
The Cornell Team.
Cornell came out of Ithaca an unknown
quantity. and after q burst OF good playing
iu the early part OF the Princeton game
was eventually defeated by close score.
This was said TO be severe disappoint-
ment 10 those who know the quality or
Capt. Whiting and his team. but on public
form they could hardly have been meas
ured as any better than that score would
Indicate Their sole chance 10 redeem them
selves was exterminatea by the most exc
crabie weather. and AZ Philadelphia, on
Thanksgiving day. for them II became
merely question of sticking TO the bail
and pushing.
The team Was generally considered bet
ter than the one OF 1897. Sus IL played no
game mp 20 the work done by last years
team at Philadelphia Whiting. III and on
a good day, ia among the first class OF
half backs. but he is by no means the
rainy day man that Ogtiand showed HIM
self to he
Cornell VAS good in handling kicks far
above two. al least. Of the big teams OK
this year-and the connection between their
line and backs was also above the general
standard set this season. They played too
light center. and. had their middle men
been heavier. their true playing which was
distinctly good might have been worked
continuously and 20 greater effect As II
WAS the back had 20 do too much % his
own pushing after ne sho: into the line.
and II naturally wore him out.
West Point weak a, the outset. and
LEARNING slowly the proper positions for
the men. came up strongly AZ the finish
as they have done before hglt the team
Ike Yale. Princeton and Pennsylvania.
would stand comparison with some Of
those aggregattons % former years The
game against Princeton was ne best OF
the season. and The early games~those with
Wesleyan and Harvargi-the weakest. The
lack OF heavy man N the midf;e q. the
line was the principal cause - their ami
hlIation BY Harvard whc at that time I'm
the see san we're not very strongly together
bgE; whose heavy weights could puss and
push hard Tie continued lack % match
with Annapolis is the most 10 be deploFe~;
Of the conditions surrounding poor bali
with the cadets.
brown. although playing 10 such re-
mark able games as soEiie of her last wars
contests was q steady and reliable eleven
II was necessary for them In order 20
maintain their rve-eminenCe IN New Eng
lard - settle conclusions with dartmouth
and this they did in coed style and de-
csStvv,F IL woai4 seem besG II have an
other trial with West Point unless they
are content 20 les last years terrible ie-
feat remain "a a measure 90 The TWO teams
strength of the Indians.
The Carlisle Indians were. "a Lass sea-
sor especially stroug in the field. Kicking
goals AMI in plunging runs They could
always - relied upon "a keep even toe
best teams hard a. work as vas most
notably shown In the Harvard match. bnt
they were also liable "a disceuraxezsen
under unusual conditions sna exceptional
plass az vas shown - Philadelphia
WESLEYAN held har OWL bat uuia sac
meets Brown there vii ~ differences 81
oDtnicn as ~ thetr relative merits she
certainly proved against ere blk teams thas
she cannot ce he's .hoarly. ana her Fam
ws.rk was uadentAhiy strong.
dartmouth performed her cask 81 her
cwu lsaeus. but ar.eNesf 80 rather an
satisfactorily wt:A TIE 8essR5 ~ BreSn.
he Chicago Athletic Club and tssn the
Cincinnati university team. TIE trip
west. following upon the heels 0. Moadsy's
match ~ Providence. was too ruucA.
Au;nsrS. finished more a-sitan,iy by low
srfnx ne caiors ~ Williams whose st~1as-
xies AGAINST Dartmouth had roe -. them
IL, best preparation Ger zl#s tta~ .1esr SUP
s.sSeSflv weaker antagonists
Trinity was forced 20 yield 20 her cid