The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-24
IN The FOOTBALL WORLD.
ARMY AND NAVY TO DECIDE THE
CHAMPIONSHJP:
That Is n Possible Condition-strong and
weak Points OF Yale's Game Against
the Army Cadets--A Case OF Thought
manifestations Made to Date.

That IL q Possible COnditi0n-Strong and
Weak Points OF Yale's Game Against
the Army Cadets-A Case or Thought
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Made to Date.
Here's an unusual state of affairs. The
football championship OF 1904. of the East
so far as the snar Of confusing results
will permit Of satisfactory deductions. may
hang In the balance when the army and navy
meet In Philadelphia on Nov 20. West Point
has trimmed Yale, and Annapolis has fay ed
the Princeton Tiger; so II Yale should beat
Harvard, the only team which has beaten
West Point, the soldiers and middies may
toe the scratch with records that entitle them
to championship claims. What will happen
to them in the meantime may make a diff
ference. West Point has Princeton to meet.
but even should the former lose to the Jersey
men victory over Annapolis would Offset
this. for has not Annapolis whipped Prince
ton? Annapolis has good chance OF reach
ing the West Point game undefeated.
That will be about enough bridges to cross
for the present in figuring on the West Point
Annapolis encounter as a championship one.
Form in football is supposed to be the most
trustworthy of any sport involving team
competition. yet form received black eye
at West Point last Saturday. There are two
kinds OF form. There is the form of scores
and the actual playing form. The former
4 TO o. eIcels Yale which was beaten by West
Point, II to o. But in the actual playing form
exhibited by the Crimson and the Blue re-
spectively against the cadets Yale has the
call The game played by Yale at the Point
was stronger than HarNard's game there.
There was more to 1t. n better offence and u
better defence. Harvsrd's game was the
more successful because free from the manual
shortcomings which cost Yale the game.
I,,rNt .lrl' In
Us powerful
The steadness and comparative sureness
Of Harvard's game is good foundation on
which to build for the later development OF
power. The material al Cambridge has
been very thoroughly sifted and the hest
men having been found for the eleven posi-
tons the peed and the team work will begin
to be hit up about Nov. /. 4 slashng attack
is characteristic OF Harvard teams, but the
formation which ia Harvards chief stock in
trade is as yet moving slowly. 1t il not
yet reliable ground gamer, and moves
with no great degree OF force. The hnal
two weeks Of preparation will bring forth the
greatest development of the tandems speed
and power. and 1t will remain for the line to
do its share In making the plays go.
The sting of defeat il painful wherever
encountered, but there is no reason what
ever for Yale 20 feel discouraged as to conf
ing games OF course blocked kick or n
tumble liz likely TO lose any close game. but IA
likelihood OF recurrence Of these faults can
be lessened by practice. Yale needs polish
ing In several Of the details Of her play. One
is in the passing from centre to full back.
another is in running back punts, another
protecting the punter, another squeezing
the ball in scriminages. another following
the ball more closely when it is loose. The
scrimmage defence. barring the time when
Syracuse slammed the subs back has been
stanch all season: but the defence in the
open is wabbly. The taokling in the open
is not sure enough. and there is need for
keener following OF the ball in the open.
The following OF the ball in sorimmsge play
Is much better. but still faulty.
West Points protection for the puntcr
was splendid and a contrast to Yale's. Once
the West Point pass to the kicker was so low
that the kicker took it on the first bound,
but even then no Yale forward could get
close enough to block the ball or hurry the
kicker Right here. there Is another detail
In which Yale was wesk-breaking through
TO block a kick. The Yale men were on their
and West Points attack rarely got beyond
their line but they lacked the same proficiency
In breaking up west POINTS guarding OF the
The Yale offence was the best seen at this
time Of the year in many day Eooncentr s,
providing OF holes, quicknees in taking open
ings on one wing in that bluff attack on the
backs were away quickly and hard When
Hoyt. a more experienced kicker than the
freshman who preceded him. went in the
better. so that the previous faulty
protection was not all the fault OF the pro-
tectGrs va r9ash that sha in view sS Of the
but the alertness Of her adversary made
her, pay the penalty for insufficient all-aroundd
ability. Greater vigilance and more skill
pHi u IL haGa
the Ellis need
Thought transference was in operation
last Saturday. when: sihyllariy enough
and Rodgers, the Indians coach. wero the
Sa T TSs Psp the et frf
scrimmaee, the centre holding the bali as il
snap it bach The Bsy WAS rnf%1i;GdaJy
Columbia tSG quarter back kicked the bail while
While Ss indian s esnrs m.e did a' the GeS
ing. Columbia worked the play so well as to
bali. while at Cambridge Harvard
licked along the ground and must 20 at
least ten yards, Rule IL. section d, says;
The man who puts the ball In play in ~ a senm
toa ss !e unit, i has Gone len Yards in!o the op
ponens ,.rnsoy unless !, be touched ,ss BY an op
The opponents on the spot OF the foul
Total scores to date:
Harvard. Of; opponents. o tsl1 games, Yale, |
lao; opponents, 20 tseven games. Princeton, ISL: |
opponents, 10 iseven games: Columbia. l0s: |
opponents, IS teight games. Pennsylvania. 1871: !
4 (cight gameO. Amherst. Ill: op-
ponents, lhve gsmcs. Dartmouth. IS; opponents. |
1 ave games,, West, Point n: opponents. 10 |
-four games,. Annapolis li8 opponents. Inve |
eamesj. Cornell. isi: opponents. IS tsix games. |
lafayette. 1877: opponents. s seven games. In. |
dians, IA. opponents. 10 (Six gamesl. Lehigh 81: |
opponents. 10 ave games. Williams, Is: OPP !
ponen,s. 81 tslI games,. Swarthmore q; op
ponents, 10 -four ganles). Brown, So opponents |
IL Ave gsms9. Maine, 3O opponents 20 tnve |
Dickinson, 1873; opponents, 30 is1 games, Syracuse,
U.s. oppcn.n'i !nvs ramss,; RnoRnell q.
%; opponents; 80 -four games; Union, -: OPP
pOnenm s "a. ussr sSe crots seEa nnn aS oppon
three games. Holy Cross, ss opponents. Al
vamesI rochester. lis; opponents, ID dive games
1I2; opponents. tive games. Andover, |