Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-12
Saturdays Gridiron Battles
Gave No Lines on Teams.
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CADETS SORE AT TIGERS
Cornell to Take Princeton's Place on
West Points Schedule.
THE PLAY WAS TOO ROUGH
Harvard and Quakers Have Improved
- -Yale's Retrograde Movement
Last Days of New York Races
CADETS SORE AT TIGERS
THE PLAY WAS TOO ROUGH

II Princeton can beat Dartmouth AZ to o.
Dartmouth can beat Amherst 4 to o, and
Yale can beat Amherst only 10 to o. what
chance has Yale against Princeton? On the
other hand. Princeton. outside OF two goals
from the field-which are unreliable things
TO trust in in reckoning chances for future
kames-did not do as well in the scoring
line against the Army as Yale did. Both
Harvard and Yale made q touchdown at
West Peint. which is more than Princeton
could do at least more than Princeton did
do II Princeton, satisfied with eight points,
did not disclose her hand appearances were
deceptive. The Tigers may have been mask
ing their strength. If so. they were capable
actors. They certainly gave splendid
Imitation Of a team trying its hardest.
The rough play which caused the disquali-
fcation OF two men In the West Point
Princeton game on Saturday Is apt to be at
tended with serious consequences. 1t can
be stated on good authority that the game
will be the last played by the two teams.
The West Point men feel keen the fact
that three Of their best men were put out
OF the game promptly by injuries sustained.
as they believe. unnecessarily. The game
was In. distinct contrast to the games with
Yale and Harvard. which were marked by
q cordial spirit If friendly rivalry. 1t was
not felt that Princeton lived up to the
spirit of the new rules or to the code that
had governed all contests at West Point
1t Is probable that the place made vacant on
West Points schedule will be occupied by
Cornell In future
All three of the men are in fair condi-
ticn. though Rodney Smith has come down
TO New York to have his knee treated by
electricity in order to be sure it is in shape
for the Annapolis game.
Tigers Are Kickers
Entering on the last week before the final
foot ball games to determine the relative
strength of the big teams. Saturdays re-
suits were confirmatory rather than en-
tightening of the impressions previously
formed. Princeton showed at West Point
that. while strong extensively and defen-
svely, she had been rather overrated than
underestimated, ESPECIALLY extensively. Her
strong point is her excellent kicking game,
and II is this and this alone that will pull
her through if she wins her game with
Yale. provided the Blue develops her real
strength.
Harvard showed to better advantage than
the Tiger in every way. Extensively defen-
sively. and In kicking. and her score rather
understated than overrated her ability. since
she played the Indians still lacking Capt
Fosters valuable assistance and with Lock-
WOOu. WHO Is nuCn INFERIOR ana rather
handicap to team development. in his place
There was nothing in the two games to al
ter the Impression that the Crimson is
really the strongest team of the year.
Yale's Weak Defense.
The most important development of the
day was the failure of Yale not in her
small score. but in the fact that Brown was
able to make lots of ground through her
defense The defense has all along been
Yale's strongest point, and those who wish
her we'll are fearful that the discoura ge-
ments she has recently met with have
tended 10 disorganize rather than weld her
team together If this is the case there are
troublous times ahead for the Blue With
Roome back in the team il is expected that
the Blues offense will be improved 100 per
cent and it should be. but her defense has
to stand solid for her to make the best of
her opportunities. and all other things have
TO work well. Tad Jones. too. showed fur
ther signs of weakness. that Yale today
is In most disCouraging position
PeunS showing against LAFAYETTE was
rather encouraging to her supporters than
otherwise IL showed that in Lawrence and
Hallenback she has probably solved her
problem-fnding satisfactory men for quar-
terback and fullback to develop her kick
ing game. IL she can fortify herself in this
department she can hold her own with any
OF the teams. Her chances against Mich
1gan are much improved by the unfortunate
accident to Curtis. the Michigan captain
who broke his leg in practice on Saturday
HIS loss Will be severe blow to Michigan
The middies We're lucky to pull through
their game on Saturday, while both Swarth-
more and Cornell did rather poorer work
than expected of them.