The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-25
TWO BIG BATTLES
ARE ON IN EAST.
Yale Harvard and Columbia Penn
sylvania Games Desperate
Struggles for Mastery.
Journal Special Service.

New York, Nov. 25.-Two important gridiron
battles that practically mark the close of the
eastern football season Of 1905 are being fought
out this afternoon Yale and Harvard are oppo-
nents in their great annual struggle on Soldiers
field, while. In this city contest of hardly less
Importance Is being waged between Columba
and Pennsylvania at American League park
Both battles have direct bearing on the
championship of the year. Up to this time
Yale and Pennsylvania have been placed in the
top rank of football, but today each will have to
show their best efforts If they expect to retain
the coveted places that have been accorded
them.
The teams that each will meet are desperate
after a comparatively poor showing, and will
battle like dends to raise the colors that they
wear to the upper rungs Of the ladder that leads
to the championship in the football world. Harv-
ard is not conceded to have much Of a chance
to redeem herself against the Yale cohorts
flushed with the recent victory over Princeton
but Columbia is thought to have decidedly more
than fighting chance to whip the quakers.
Minor College Game.
OF the minor college struggles today that be-
tween Dartmouth and Brown will attract the
greatest attention. Both elevens have made
good showing this season, with the Hanover
players slightly In the lead thru their tie game
with Harvard last week. West Point lines her
forces up against the strong Syracuse eleven,
which has an enviable record for the season. It
Is possible that the soldier lads will again have
to taste the cup of defeat unless they play
football Of the highest order.
to Cambridge full Of confidence that they will
| be able to defeat the crimson by large score
The chances seem to favor something Of that
sort. Still in Yale.Harvard game, predic-
tion Is liable to GO astray. When the crimson
players line up against the rival wearers Of the
| blue they, as rule, put up q much harder
fight than In any other game Of the season.
This may be the case today, but even tho the
Harvard men do fight as they never did before,
| they will apparently have to face defeat when
| the Referees whistle sounds at the close of
| the contest .~.. .'
~-. Yale High Thruout Year.
! Yale all season has been playing a game of
the sort that wins, and as there has been no re-
port Of slumping New Haven institution it =
probable the men will show good form to-
morrow as they have in the previous games
The Yale attack is almost Irresistible, but on
the defense the New Haven players are not as
strong tho it will not be an easy matter to pen.
crate the forward line. The blue has concerted
team work while the crimson is prone to play a
sort of work will meet with little success
against Yale. The crimson is confident that
1t can carry of the honors, but just on what
grounds is hard to determine
/ The work up to the present time certainly
does not warrant any spirit Of arrogance in fac,
1t should tend to make the crimson little
wary about exploiting its ability. Yale has
reason, good and strong, for predicting ar
easy victory over the Harvard aggregation be
cause she earned the right by past performances
With the exception Of Forbes and Jones the
| 1a1e uen axe IN the plnk OF condition for the
struggle.
Hurley Lost to Harvard.
Forbes is troubled with a broken hand, but h,
will be able. to get in the lineup as he di,
against the tigers. His injury in that gam
made him rather weak on the Defense but O,
| the ofense he was source Of much strengt]
to the blue. Jones probably will get into th
contest for a few minutes at least, but Hutch
|. inson showed 80 strong in the game with Prince
{ ton that the chances of the eleven will not b
In any way handicapped by the absence o
JONES'
Harvard will be without the services of he
: captain, Dan Hurley. He is suffering from a,
! injury received in the game with the Indian
! ! and Will be unable to get into the contest fo
= = even a moment This viii not weaken the teal
: SO much physically as it will morally m
= doughty captain, who made the all America
team last year, has not been playing up to hi
r time form, and bis substitute, Wendell
probably will be able to give good account c
/. | himself -
Columbia and Pennsylvania will undoubtedl
| oner to the New York enthusiasts a game tha
! VIII be worth going a long way to see. Bot
elevens are fit for the struggle and each is d,
| term1ned that the victory shall 60 to its stant
ard. pennsylvania Is fighting to keep he
slate Clean while the collegians on Morningsid
Heights are ready to struggle for every ounc
| that Is In them to place the eleven among th
n foremost In the country. ..--