New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-20
ON THE GRIDIRON.
MUCH GLOOM AT PENNSYLVANIA Ann
- CORNELL.
THEIR UNEXPECTED DEFEAT BY BROWN,
AND THE INDIANs-FooTBALL LORE
SPREADING RAPIDLY - HARVARD
AND COLUMBIA ENCOURAGED.

SPREADING RAPIDLY - HARVARD
AND COLUMBIA ENCOURAGED
Verify. football lore is rapidly spreading. Tbera
was no monopoly Of II last year among the So
called big colleges. but this season it appears n he
as common and al-pervasive as the humble housa
fly. on Saturday two Of the big ones'' met ~,
initiating defeat at the hands of teams which the,
far outclassed two seasons ago, and which ev,n
last year they would have feared but little In
deed. IL is more than doubtful If either Of than,
expected defeat before they trotted out upoD r.
fields Of disaster Saturday. Brown unioubtedl,
has the best eleven she has put in the field for
long time. and her players outclassed the Pennsvl
vania team in size. But which is hard 70 find an
excuse for. they also outcassed them in condition
and in knowledge of the game. The Tribuna.s
correspondent says that Brown played like clock
work and the result certainly showed a considera
bic superiority TO the credit OF the from beam
tiful Providence. There seems TO be no doubt thar
PENNSYLVANIA is in had way. Reports indicate
dissension between the captain and the head coach
OF the team. which goes 10 the length OF omen
dispute on Franklin Field. II this be true the
alumni Of the university should make II their bust
ness 70 step in at once. When n coach and A "a n
tain quarrel IL is because each Of them values HE
personal dignity more highly than that of the uni
versity. 1t is then time for both Of them to he
sheINed- OF course. il is now too late TO develon
nrst rate eleven At Pennsy lvania this year b,+
the men who have ruined the eleven's chances tbIs
season ought 10 be dealt with promptly and "a
Eerely, whoever they are
CoTnelIs defeat by the Indians IS more dln1cuI,
10 account for. The Indians so far as their game
previous 10 Saturday went 10 show have not an
uhconmonly strong team this year Indeed E,,cl,
men oefeated them by score OF 10 10 O. and no.
body has regarded Bucknell as a world heater tbis
year with the Princeton game only two weeks
on me Ithacans may well shake their heads in
gloom over the prospect. Up 10 Saturday there
had seemed TO be a good fair chance Of dov,Dsr,
the Tigers. but the most hopeful Comedian Will
sot DC ooasiiul over the teams prospects after
saturday. OF course, Cornell men may take what
comfort they can from the fact that things do not
look particularly bright and promising al Prince
ton. but Princeton. at least. has escaped defeat
ana mas been scored on only once and that oncs
oy goal from the field. Her goal line has not
once been crossed. OF course the score that gave
Carlisle the victory was the result q. .,ocoss
ful place kick, but for all that the Ithacans were
outpayed for the most part IN every department 81
the game Cornells play was sloppy and slovenIy
IN many particulars Brewster being particularly
costly offender. Carlisle made her touchdown after
securing the iall which Brewster fumbled after a
punt. CornolIs offence. too, IS weak and indeter-
inmate. In fact the seasoned timber in which so
much confidence was placed APPEARS TO be some
what warped.
Two OF the larger elevens however. have rea-
son 10 take some encouragement from the results
OF their Saturdays games and those two are Har-
Fard ana Columbia. West Point IS always a tough
problem to solve. The soldiers do not have
great deal OF time 10 devote 10 building I'D a
team. but they TO do a great deal in a very
short time. partly owing. no doubt 10 the superb
physical condition in which they always find them
selves Consequently. team may go against
them with an assurance OF victory. especially when
Leo DAILY IS their coach The ball did not leave
5iarVards hands once until she had scored touch
ooWL. This means deal OF snappy- clean cut
mac hinelike offensive work. and shows the eleven
10 De much further advanced toward perfection
ana completion than II was year go at this time
IN the Pennsylvania game last season two weeks
before the Yale game. Harvard's team play was so
SLOW ana slovenly that nobody who saw IL had
much idea that the Crimson would wave over the
10 think that Harvard viii have an extremely
woIhihanllhe eleven when she goes 10 New Haven
Tor the great contest with Yale
columbia $ big against Hamilton means
h9lAilg OF liseli, Tor her opponent worthy
o. hr steer but the ease and finish with which the
JOB was done give good cause for hone that the
New orkers may not return from Princeton with
OUT honor next saturday night. Weekes's brill
one OF The very hest EaIe ball- ~ a.
ever developed, especially in offensive work. He
Is an exceedingly swift runner. agile dodgcr. a
amazing skill and follows interference superblv
His lo5-yard run for touchdown will scarcely be
equalied this year Coumbias good form is es-
pecially pleasing, in view OF the fact that the
team Is made up Of material on which no suspicion
rests and is coached By Morley the former captain
of the team and one Of the cleancst PLAYERS that
ever set foot on Morningside Heights
Yale Is having her troubles in moulding the
heavyWeights Of TIL line into easily mobile and
game against Pennsylvania State College or
course the heavy rains and the soft field resulted
In football that ought not to he taken as an accu-
YaIe's score could have been Ten points IsTtcr
at least II Ward had not slipped in the mud when
there were only two yards TO gain Still IL looks
as II the coaches had much to do to Whip the line
into an agile weapon with which TO batter Err
wards and Princeton's defense Tho hack field
begins 10 work in businesslikA fashion
The records Of the team 10 date as follows: