Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-15

Big Four Gridiron Teams
Ready for Final Games.
TIGERS HAVE A CHANCE
EVERYTHING IN READINESS FOR
THE BENNING OPENING.
Eastern Boys 0utplayed Business Team
Hitch Over Fitz-O'Brien Fight
Golf Notes.
TIGERS HAVE A CHANCE

There ts a growing confidence at Prince
ton that the Tigers can make o creditable
showing against Yale. After the Columbia
game, when Yale gave so masterrul an
exhibition while Dartmouth was defeating
Princeton, there was the deepest depres-
sion at the New Jersey university, and
general impression that Princeton would
be overwhelmed. After the Cornell game,
Nassau sympathizers felt better, although
In that game the Princeton players showed
no better foot ball except that they were
faster and more aggressive. They nave
strength to make ground on quick plays
into and outside OF tackle, but no great
line bucking strength and only by match
ing Yale's speed can Princeton hope for
steady gains. On the other hand, the Prince
ton defense is so lethargic and slow NOV
ing that Yale's fast plays through the line
and around the ends will simply sweep
the Tigers off their feet, unless there Is
big acceleration in speed.
There is an erroneous impression abroad
that Yale has a strong forward line. The
usual varsity line playing first-class foot
ball would push ii back. The Yale strength
Is In the excellent back field, and its effec-
tive work both on offense and defense. The
eleven men play as one man, and this sort
of work will always win for the physically
inferior team over the huskier eleven, just
as 1t won at Philadelphia for the Quakers
over Harvard.
Princeton has no advantage over Yale In
material In fact, she Is rather weaker
physically She has not shown nearly so
strong at any time during the year. Only
by superior aggressiveness can she hope to
win, unless by mistakes. There are signs
of improvement In this line that give rise
for hope. but Nassau is still far from an
even choice for the victory, IN spite of
Yale's let up with Brown.
Harvard's Chances With Yale.
Harvards showing against Dartmouth
will determine largely her possibilities
against Yale. If she rouses herself because
of the Pennsylvania reverse and gets into
the game with the same spirit she did in a
few short minutes In the Philadelphia con-
test she will be able to make q good score
against Dartmouth and regain her conf
dence with the danger of overconfidence
gone, but If her slump continues next Sat
urday the chances of the Crimson rising
above the Blue the following week are in
deed small
What are Columbias chances to beat
Cornell? The Morningside collegians are
eagerly asking that question. During the
past two weeks they have had an excellent
chance to develop their team to stage
where they can accomplish the defeat or
the Ithacans. They have good enough ma
teral to work with. and will meet team
which, though physically as good, Is about
al ragged an eleven as there Is on the neld
Moreover, it is a team that appears TO be
easily discouraged and set back. If Column
ba could start with the same sort of
whirlwind attack as she showed in the hrst
few minutes of the Princeton game the
New York men might have chance OF
running the Comedians off their feet,
Intrinsically the Cornell team Is stronger
on offense and defense than Columbia. but
snappy play can readily discount the differ
ence Columbia has the best chance to re-
trleve her laurels on Saturday that she Is
likely to have this year,
Tigers In Secret Practice.
The work of the Princeton team was con-
Quoted I'm secret yesterday afternoon and
the gates carefully guarded while the IT,
gers went through the new formations
which they hope to spring as surprise ON
Yale. The coaches have guarded their
hands very carefully this season. and little
is known OF any special cards which they
have kept up their sleeves. Just how eff
fective the new plays Will be on Saturday
is yet q question, but the coaches have
drilled the men carefully in the formations.
Yesterday the squad received Its first hard
work OF the week, consisting of Scrim-
mage, with two fifteen minute halves. The
players took their places with alacrity, and
in the lineup for the preliminary signal
drill every regular held his position, but
when the scrimmage was started Captain
Cooney and H. Dillon We're kept out as a
matter of precaution. Dillon may be in
condition for the Yale contest but If he Is
prevented from playing, his place will have
to be filled by j. Waller, which will be a
blow to the eleven
The most careful attention was paid to
the defense yesterday, and time after time
the varsity received the charges of the
scrubs, which were directed In turn against
every spot on the team. On the attack the
men were up to the standard and charged
through the weak scrub almost at will
One note of encouragement has been
JaI d. na arQf fNf Lott
the men have shown a marked improve
ment In their physical condition, which has
been a steady advance since November 4.
Big Shake Up at Harvard.
Dissatisfied with the work of Lockwood
In the game last Saturday and with Carr,
Paul and Guild. his first three strong men,
all laid up with injuries, Coach Reid of
Harvard made an entirely unexpected move
yesterday and placed Buck Harrison on
tho varsity elven. Harrison, who weighs
more than 100 pounds and is hard as steel,
| won his III in 1902, when he played sub
stitute TO Tommy Graydon the famous
| old All-America rulIback. Since then he
| had not played until this fall. when as a
graduate student he consented to come out
and help the varsity by playing on the
| coach. played the two tackle positions for
| the scrubs. and in this way gave the var
| sity a taste OF real defensive work This
however, was not enough Tor hetQ, and ar
| ter Lockwood's poor showing in the Penn
syivania game, he persuaded Harrison 70
come over on to the varsity Here he
| promises to be a tower of strength for he
| is much faster and stronger than when he
| played before. Macdonald, who played
! right end against Penn, was relegated To
| the second team, and his place taken by
| Knowlton, All-American tackle, in 1903
| Cavanes the big law school tackle, who
| broke his collarbone at the beginning OF
| the season, was also on the second team.
Quakers Continue Strong.
Before a large crowd of spectators the
| Pennsylvania varsity foot ball team had
| twenty minutes of hard work yesterday,
which afforded much pleasure to those who
were fortunate in seeing the varsity work
The varsity was stiil in tiptop condition
and had not lost any of its aggressiveness
| The varsity took the ball on its five-yard
| line and by straight line plunges by Rob-
| inson and Iamson carried the ball down
| the field across the subs goal line. Mike
| Murphy being satisfied with their physical
| showing, sent the men to the locker room
\ and pitted the scrub eleven against the
| varsity subs. This proved a holly con-
| tested scrimmage. The scrub proved q
| hard proposition for the subs. and II was
| only with hard work that they succeeded
In scoring. Bemis. as usual. proved the