The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-10
FOOTBALL SEASON HALF OVER.

FOOTBALL SEASON HALF OVER.
The last stages OF the football season
are almost at hand. and up to the pres
cnt time Harvard and Yale have dis splay-
ed the best form and easily outclass all
other aspirants for championship honors.
and either one or the other will undoubt-
edly bear on the palm
Both Princeton and Pennsylvania were
consider ed strong factors up to last Sat
urday. but the Overwhelming defeat of
the Quaker team and the victory of Cor
nell over tho Tigers put both OF these
teams out of the race. and left the wear
ing of the laurel wreath to be decided at
New Haven. Nov. "a. when Yale meets
Harvard
This game will be one OF the most In
teresting and one OF the most desperately
fought contests In the history of athletic
relations existing between these two
colleges.
or course Yale has Princeton to reckon
with. but the showing OF the Tigers has
been such a dismal failure that the Ellis
should have no trouble In disposing OF
them.
Harvard has done just little better
work than Yale. consequently should be
SHOWN the preference
Pennsylvania Is unquestionably third,
with Princeton. Cornell. Columbia and the
Indians all making a bid. the Tigers to
retain their place among the big four and
the others eager TO gain admittance TO
that coveted quartet
IL looks now as II Princeton might be
deposed. but with their characteristic
spirit and usual good fortune they will
undoubtedly make a grand showing
against the Yalesians.
IL will be a battle royal between Cor
nell, Columbia and the Indians and
Haughton, Sanford and Warner will make
the fight OF their lives 10 be clsssed
among the four leading colleges.
Columbia should be the favorite as she
has played all her hard games with the
exception of the contests with the In
dians She had the good fortune TO play
her hard games at the outset OF the sea-
son. and now has only the Indians 10
deal with.
While on tho other hand both Carlisle
and the Ithacans team have their hardest
games yet 10 play, the former has both
Pennsy and Yale TO meet while the lat
ter also goes up against the Quakers.
Therefore should Yale defeat Princeton
and Columbia do likewise 20 the Indians.
and Cornell suffer defeat at the hands of
Penn. then beyond the shadow of q doubt
the white and blue will have 10 be ad-
II will be a bitter pill for Princeton to
swallow to be relegated TO the second di-
vision and II can be assured that they
will make hsrculean effort To keep out
OF this class.
The whole trouble lies in the fact that
at the beginning OF the season Princeton
had green team through the gradua-
ton of such stars as Hildebrand. Poe,
Palmer, Wheeler and the ineligibility OF
Reiter on account OF the four year rule.
and Hutchinson. on account OF his stud
les. Tl.s left Capt Peil almost without
any seasoned material, there were very
few freshmen OF any ability, and In addi-
ton they were further handicapped by
the unusual number of injuries
This left the eleven in pit!able state,
and only the most energetic coaching and
the hardest kind OF work will save tho
team from the most disgraceful season
in the history of Princeton athletics.
Capt. Pell was never a very brilliant
player and this season, he has degenerat-
ed into the weakest man on the team,
due principally TO the worry and respon-
sibility Incidental 10 the captaincy.
lie is very young and IL takes season.
ed player 10 be able 10 stand the pace.
The Indians were practically an un-
known quantity before the Harvard
game, but demonstrated In that contest
that they are In the swim, and are look
heretofore succeeded In attaining.
1t must be acknowledged by all fair
minded critics that Harvard was COM
pletely outplayed all through the first
half, and up to within five minutes OF the
call of time the Indians had them at
their mercy, then Harvard by a series of
lucky plays was able to score twice in
rapid succession. Thus, the Indians were
defeated. not because OF poor playing, but
simply through the good fortune that a
big four team usually has against one OF
the smaller colleges.
Whether Hawley Pierce will be able TO
play or not is a matter OF conjecture, but
should this famous player be unable 10
play IL will lessen Carlisle chances con-
sderably, as he Is undoubtedly the
strongest man on the eleven.
Cornell has bean looked on in some
quarters as n most formidable aspirant
for big four honors, but as she will hard
ly win the game with the Quakers, her
position can be ascertained only with diff
ficulty.
The Ithacan team has not played any
one worthy OF note with the possible ex-
ception OF Princeton and Dartmouth and
should she be defeated bv Penn. only
then can her standing be determined.
Lafayette should be considered next In
order. with Brown and Dartmouth bring
ing up the rear
Pennsy will have an opponent today
the strong Easton team, but az Lafayette
Is In poor shape owing 10 injuries. the
Quakers should have no difficulty In dis
posing OF them.
Brown catches Harvard when she is in