New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19
ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD
STRIKING FEATURES IN RECENT GAMES
THE COMING YALEPRINCETON
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SEASON NEAR

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SEASON NEAR.
There has been no previous football season
that has been quite so replete with surprises us
that now under way and drawing TO cIose'
Football every year is marked by reVersais III
form and unexpected upsets. but not single
Saturday has passed in the season OF 1879 'ii"'
has not been made conspicuous by surprises anu
by unexpected victories won by DARK horses'
The one. a week ago Saturday, that caused chiel
comment was the overturn of Cornell by Lafay-
cite. The result bitter disappointment u
the Ithacans. who believed that, after the VIC
tories over Princeton and Columbia, they would
be able TO finish the season without any re-
verses Lafayette's triumph was certainly uheN-
nected but by no means inexplicable
In the Arst place. Lafayette has strong
eleven this year which has defeated the UNI
versity Of Pennsylvania team and II mas pia!eu
excellent football Captain Bray is one Oh .ne
best men in a broken field on the college grid-
iron to-day. Every three or four years Laia!e''e
turns out an excellent team. and IN the years
mast has played Princeton TO stahds'ih oioe
or twice and defeated Pennsylvania Inc Lai"S
cite men were in the best possible conul'ioi'' anu
had been trained 70 the hour for the struggle
with Cornell. for Captain Bray appreciate" III,
fact that the Ithacans would be good deal used
Columbia. and Lafayette was Determined u 'aNe
fuu advantage of this circumstance. Cornel ols-
rlaved little of the form which had enabled her
10 triumph over Princeton and TO oVer"heiih
Columbia Her men were stin ana sore anu
pretty well tired out. lacking the Vigor 10 WIFI
stand the terrific hammering when Lalayette
used with the guards back formation. wal
bridge. Cornelrs crack halfback, was also out OF
the game and his absence must have maze ma
tcrial difference.
uNsPORTSMANLIKE COACHING.
An extremely dsagreeable feature Of the Cor
nell-Lafayette contest and, in fact, the only uh-
pleasant point Of the afternoon was the TACTICS
of Coach Hamilton, who. II was creolDly re-
ported repeatedly coached his men, not only
from the side line but even rushed out on the
field occasionally Foster Sanford, Columbias
coach, was an offender in this same way IN the
Yale game a few weeks ago, and In the Union
Hamilton game, November IL, 1t was de-
clared that Sweetland. an old Cornell man and
Hamilton's coach. had to be hustled off the field
by Union, his actions were so offensive 1t is
worth while making note OF these instances, for
the only way TO eradicate similar offences Is TO
have all the facts made public and to have foot
ball enthusiasts appreciate just what this side
line coaching means.
other college sport that head work and general
ship cut a big figure in the result An eleven Of
magnificent body and team work. without good
eeneralship is in far worse plight frequently
than a weak team whose manGuvres are per
feet 1t is just as much part OF football TO de-
velOp head work as ii is TO develop good de-
fence or good rushing hafbacks. When, there
fore, coach from the side lines instructs his
players. 1t simply means that he is supplying
that most important element Of head work, and
that the opposing eleven is playing against a
team Of twelve men instead of eleven. That is
all 1t amounts to. Twelve men against eleven,
and the twelfth man on the team usually vet
Gran of long and varied experience!
The result of the Harvard Dartmouth game
week ago. in which Harvard scored only eleven
points, also by many considered to be one
Of the surprises of the day in football. 1t would
be idle however, to discuss whether Harvards
fumbng and weak play were due to a wet field
and care not to injure the players to an
actual falling off in work. This question will be
definitely decided without further discussion by
the time these notes go to press. for at the time
Of writing Harvard and Yale are playing their
great game. and Harvard's success for the sea-
son must rise or fall upon the result Of that con-
test There has been some talk about an en-
deavor to arrange a game between Harvard and
Cornell In this city on December 2. There is.
however little likelihood Of any such game be-
ing played. as Harvard has definitely ar
ranged TO close her season in the struggle with
Yale.
Williams showed her great superiority over
Amherst in the onesided score Of 30 10 . IN the
championship game at Williamstown a week
ago. It was expected that the Berkshire men
would win decisivey but not by such a large
&c oil harN likely 70 heat Am
herst in the game that scheduled for No
yember Is. and that at the time Of writing. Is
being played. This will leave the championship
OF the Triangular New England League to be
fought out between Wesleyan and Williams on
November % at Middletown. From the form
shown by the two elevens this season. Wesleyan
is likely TO win the struggle. but II will be
close gruelling contest and no would be
surprised 10 see the strong Williams eleven re-
verse the expected order and come out on top
Whichever OF the two colleges wins will natu
rally take the place next to Brown as the lead
tng eleven for the season in New England, out
side Of Harvard and Yale. 1t is pity that there
is no definite way Of deciding that Brown is
fully entitled 20 the distinction Just mentioned.
but her form thus far this would GER
tainly warrant that belief.
THE QUAKER VICTORY OVER MICHIGAN
pennsvIvania showed the right sort Of nerve
when with a score of , to against her at the
end OF the first half she scored ii points IN
the second half Of the game against Michigan.
though allowing the Western players 10 make
another : points. the Quakers finally winning
the struggle by one point. The Michigan team
IS always strong. and last year was perhaps
the strongest Of the Western university elevens
II the same is the this year II Is hardly
possible that the leading Western teams should
be classed with the teams at the top OF the list
in the East FOR Pennsylvania who defeated
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