New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-24
COLUMBIA'S CHANCES.
She Meets Penn. srith Defence I'm
tried and Substitutes Lacking.

man who 4. known among football enthusiasts
as having been the best known figure on cnann-
pionship team % years has the following 10
say about the Columbia eleven and their chances
In to-day's game;
While the Columbia team IS much better tnan
that which represented the university last year; y
elevens- The team numbers few men who can De
oeperded on 70 put up an aggressive oe.ei .s ~
fan The men have Rad as Yet no chance to i'm
prove their defensive work The Columbia sc1Go
Whether or not an sSteTnoon spent in the regular
work would not have been more advantageous.
When say this not undertaking MINERS
Harvard game must perceive that II was through
no strength Of Amherst's that she won. but rather
through the extreme weakness Of Harvard As 90
Columbia $ offence much be said in praise. but
while II Is brilliant ana well sustained az times
against heavy. well balanced team such as the
The impression seems to prevail that the team has
not as yet been Obliged 10 extend itself. and from
utmost effort the Columbia eleven viii be able 10
deliver The goods But there are instances at band
hard IN its preliminary games and also every day
educated in hard knock. 'O' '-'
Pennsylvania is Just such a team No who
OF his place as yet. and each has been fighting
to make the position he holds every day since the
season began Each one has been trained in a hard
school where there has been such thing as
any three men out Of the Pennsylvania line and
their substitutes would I'LL their places acceptaoly
Columbia her line would crUmble at the weakest
attack.
one. and a game in which many men must be
taken out and ,5 5ae @ 0y 5Tesn
guarantees this. And rgat here IS where COLUMBIA
na11e aside rom an extra. pair Of haIfbacks she
may be able on the inevitable moment
by calling halts in the game brief resting spells
But such procedure is often as injurious to the
team that practises as it is 70 their opponents
A brief glance at the personnel Of the Columbia
team will go far toward unfolding my belief AT
centre Bruce is veteran OF some years stanIInSY
who has been known for steady rather than hrill-
man vet he is never completely outpIayed He has
had the advantage Of being taught his position oE
Sanford. who is master of all the fine points OF
line play but it is a question whether or not he IS
PS to his o soWness Tomnson at guard played
on the Yale scruD for three years. and in all that
sheldon stlman and others What he does not
know about how to Ry than an SPh G5n pm n P
tice Gains may be made over these TWO, out
-o5 t 659 E beter e Pysieay for his posi-
ton the other two. but he Is not 50 expefi
Thorpe. at tackle is naturally fitted for his Pqq-
abjty, 70 diagnose a new play Brown. the other
tackle Is hard worker but a mere child IN tns
intJIry to any Of these men the standard OF the
line would be lowered ct least one-thrd Bishop, az
end IS really good and is learning fast His punt
ing is good in practice but he has vet 10 urove
in this refRs e with Sh the 6 ofh dhG IS at the
best second class. He is easily boxed and bis snd
Jones is a better quarter than Columbia has nad
for some years. He uses fair Judgment In running
of his PLAYS ard keeps his men on the jump VI
the defensive he tackles high but gets hlS man
more often than he misses him OF the half0acks
Metzenthin is fast his feet. but does not ap-
rroach Weetes in this respect while DueH IS a
fair man on the offence. hut good in Offensive pay
In Captain Smith at fullbaCk Column ota mas one -
the best playing the game to-day He Is Tasnln 7
cent on the defence being more or less resIoIiS!hle
for tho stopping of every play through ms me
When his has the ball u is always Srnith WIo
IS called upon the crucial time. and Win any
kind OF sllpuort he BE- relied upon 70 gain ms
distance His retirement from the game woalu
sound the knell Of Columbia.
All Of Pennsylvania men are reported 10 De III
the best OF condition The same is true more o.
less at Columbia except in the cases OF Dde-l-
Franbach Jones and Bishop. all Of whom nave
slightly strained legs.
Pennsylvania men sent 500 TO Columbia yeste7-
dav to bet at odds OF !. The bets were quickly
made as Columbia men think that at such odds the
game is an excellent betting proposition ne
officials for the game tomorrow. IL was announcer
Yesterday would be WrightingtOn. OF Harvard
IanCro-d Of Trinity. aud Reddngton, Of 1ale.
Practice Yesterday naturally did not last long ana
consisted merely OF signal work
Following are the statistics OF the two teams;