New-York tribune., 1902-12-01


athletic history The Army was fully as superior
to the Navy had been indicated by the pre-
limnary games. There is little to say by way
of summary, except that, for some reason not
easy to understand, the material of which the
West Point composed was this year. as
last, far superior as to weight and strength f 10
The Army's team played the game out to- to 1s man
oniv five Of the .niddes' lasted the two halves.
and time was frequently called to enable them TO
9 condon and 1f material west point oucassed
the Navy in every department without exception.
The paramount fact established by the seasons
play is the supremacy of Yale West Point tied her'
but the halves were not of championship iehsth
and Yale was not keyed to her championship
form for the end Of the was yet far or
Yale is champion, and has won the honor oy me
football. Whether Harvard would have succumPed
Princeton doubtful but 1t seems likely that she
would though the comparative scores are unsafe
guides for Yale undoubtedly stronger when
she beat Harvard than when she downed the
Tigers. CornelIs defeat by Pennsylvania was too
close to be decisive Indeed, it was probably a
matter OF condition had the ithacans been as
strong as their rivals they would doubtless nave
been able to hold them Off after finishing the nrst
half in the lead by fairly wide margin Corhel
had hard schedule to gauge successfully ana tnaU
the problem of condition was too much LOT tle
coaches is surprising. Pennsylvanias proolern'
however was lust as hard. She had TO play Haf-
ward on the same day Cornell met Princeton ana
both had to rally from those two hard games 1or
the Thanksgiving Day struggle. Aale coiuliioh
probIen was the most difficult OF all, ior She hdd
her two most vital struggles within week of each
other and that her players faced Harvard so STRONG
and sound is a tremendous tribute to the skill Oh
Mike Murphy .
vale and West Point played the kind OF
football and their kind of game the distinct
i've feature OF the from a tactical point OIL
view There practically no limit TO the amount
of weight the coaches were allowed TO Weid iu'o
missile with which to smite opposing defence
W. potU had
this end and they both used IT merciessly' re
Inorselessly. They hammered the lines OF their
rivals into pieces by forming. hurting reforming
and hurting again and again this human pro1ectlie
And thus they gained most of their ground fa'e )
two touchdowns against Princeton. to he sure
were the immediate result OF her false interference
play but the battering ram style was her primer
nal characteristics It rather pity, for tEis sort
- = r.ra mt only results in numerous injuries
bt II is less interesting to the spectator than the
running game. But It is too much to hope IN we"
of its success. that coaches VIII not SehetaHS III
cuIcate it another season. Unless they are pre-
vented by football legislation they surely wli'-
II is an interesting II not wholly proitaole , EN-
Ibs ons of Individual players for
milton as the dut Gest IN one this Year for there
claimants for nearly every position with guam aIy
catons m SO sbe s1ToS Utterly ' At centre Holt Yale
seems c have the cali for he is not 9ny and ac
eIirateiy and gets plays well on the offensive
ossas4naby 3 III ,6nr nkns en whS5e laSE elams
sidered These Glass. OF Yale; me- N9rnedd Of Of
Harvard There can be no question about Gas bsd
lie proved himself an invaluable aid To- the rum bd
ner dragging him along many yin,@ y1riS good gains
when sent with the ball himself Wnen she5 aIngd his
tasK even II the runner did not far & throHgh II
after it had been made F6F & f ns and follows the
hsR as n hound does fox. warner is entitled 70 70
iss9 Ga 9thsn snd FqsF4 s 1eag e b s
than the 1a,s Imat man: s 6eaVT He is as quick
on his feet the Yale man or quSEe, qr an hand in
it. He is practically lnvunerabs & to- & Wh6n a6nw iS p
So we'll this as last. though he hau d i""o'
-, prnceton must be considered. though he PLAYED
at guard this season His puHtng aKes MN 10 3plSt nut
HIM except at tackle. where he PLAYED an eSceleff m
tf tackles FOR the other, Hogan. OF Yale IS d 1ns
writer's choice This pay" r he a3s has learned foot
ban this year, and r36aby ipf tnf Iat tackie this
faI In the variable tandem which Yale used t 10
such good adV9ntage % an se ne pveTs ON the defensive
too he was ali that could be asked seldom edontiS mfs
aot hGs tSroush Sshe& and opposing runner
behind Hogan s Is nI Rnkar sG Of west Point
last year. but he is the pest OF {hs & Class men in
's 5e season developed one new first class end
a,Id that is sheviIn Yales freshman. who was at
Grst tried at tackle and later Shifted to the posi-
t,on when he fIied so wen in the big games It
vas vas Practically Impossible for this y2ungster to
he stopped by his opposites, He solved the inter
sneed and he rot up the field under punt5 IKE !
a shot and drouned his man like a ton OF coal. |
Rareiy I did he miss his tackle. and he frequently
tbraW; the back who caught a punt for a decided |
InsS Another year should see Shevlin a peerless |
end and. indeed he was the best OF the Senf0n G
tho end OF the right wing. Between haHerty, |
Bowditch and Captain Davis. of Princeton, it is |
hard To choose for left end. Both Rafferty, and |
Davis were in poor condition at the end or tle |
aeasnn RAFFERTY, had TO be taken OF both !
cum bed before the end of the Princetonxf ale |
game, in which Henry. too who was was one %. OF the the
hair Bowditch too played himself to stand |
sim in the Harvard,.Yale game and had, had 10 b, be
basf esfe bnt mf' all things considered Bowdieh
the only man in the Harvard line who not |
outplayed by his Yale opposite He declined 10 be
p,ints and his tackng fierce and sure Until !
he put out of the game he had bit the better |
Coming to the backneld. one encounters first of |
all the vital POSITION f OF qua; RsT are
Yale, and Charles Daly of West Point The latter |
has been regarded for several seasons as the best
hsb esssn IN He is s of the highest ebre
but in Rockwell Yale has suddenly developed ana |
challenge Daiy's. credentials There is little 70
choose between them in the matter OF field general
making a mistake in signals running off the mum |
bers promptly and clearly and passing smoothly.
last line Of defence while Rockwell plays close up.
In t Pfee S witness S' He ha B
in its highest degree He positively gets cts into every
know by clairvoyance where the ball is going On |
the other hand. DAILY f. sure =. catch ten on ;,nts and
bly, the best now playing De witt pqnts further.
the best drop Kicker in the country. It is most
nc boic i