New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-14

Columbia's battered players deserve a deal OF
credit for the plucky eleventh hour stahd by
which much to everybodys surprise 'hey RAJ
lied from the slough of consecutive DEFEATS oS
Amherst Pennsylvania and Yale, ana put Co'-
nell under TO the tune of II to d, even win CAP
tain stangland out of the game. 1t is small Won
der that the local undergraduates Regarded II DIS
an appropriate hour for celebration 1t mas oeeh
a wear of football upsets, and to this class the
Columbia Cornell game surely belongs Yet the
New-Yorkers deserved their victory, Tor the pray
Of the Ithacans was Unexpectedly $40" anu UNI
decisive though the upstate team hao peeii CA
pected to be exceedingly fast and resourc tt
and Columbia was really more the suPelt J J.,t
the score shows It appears that the Iocai pray
ers owe much of their success 10 the steat M
provement in the play Of Thorp the Dig rlshS
tackle who, from all accounts, put up d sdhe
that any tackle might be proud Of both on the
defence and offence But all the New orkers
showed better game than at any tlile De a9.
throughout the season, and, marSnalleu by Met
zenthin a quarterback who would appear 10 az
vantage on any team in the country, srnotnefeu
the Ithacans who, besides lacking snap ana go
had not the power to resist Columbia Wen or
ganized assaults. Those who know how nara
Morley has worked and the obstacles ne mas
had to surmount this season Will 1oin IN tne cor
gratulatons that Columbia's finish is so COM
paratively brilliant
Harvard's easy game with Holy Cross sheds
M light on the present ability OF the team be-
cause the coaches seem to have sent in nearly
everybody in college before the game was
through II does prove anew however, that IN
Starr the team has player who thoroughly
justihes his name. He runs the team ike a
veteran, is a sure catch on a punt and never
misses tackle. Yet he sat on the side lines
till the final three weeks of the season! Holy
Cross scored on a trick that would not have
worked had there been anybody, there should
how hear he'll secondary
The Dartmouth Amherst game gives pelIer
line on Harvard than the HarVard-Holy cross
match. Dartmouth played the Crimson 70 d
tie and on Saturday beat Amherst IL to t. IN
game that while hard fought, proved the oe-
cided superiority Of the Hanoverlans AS
Amherst beat Columbia decisively, THIS makes
Dartmouth look so strong that IL is not par
ticularly to her discredit that Harvard did not
beat her. However. bearing everything IN nina;
the most enthusiastic Harvard man would
scarcely dare prophesy victory for the Crimson
on next Saturday at NewHaven.
Undoubtedly the annual Andover-Exeter match
is the most important prep school game of
the season, inasmuch among the players who
participate in it are several who may bly,
be expected to appear the big college teams
the following season; but the match is worth
while for it's sake, involving as it does, a
traditional rivalry, not far from as old, and at
least intense, that existing between Har-
ward and Yale. This year Exeter seems to have
outclassed Andover in weight and strength, and
used this superior quality to smash through
Andover's line, just Yale did through Prince
toms. This shows the force of evil example
Cut at Ann Arbor Michigan met Chicago in the
Vests greatest match of the year, and the
Michganders set the capstone on a monument
of triumph by defeating the Windy Citys fine
team % to II. Injuries TO her best players seem
to have played a part in Chicagos defeat
though accounts indicate that Michigan was
reallv the stronger team under any circum-
stances. One report of the match says that
Eckersan Chicago's great kicker, punted sew
enty-hve yards. It's likely the wind helped him
out; but II must have been punt worth seeing
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