New-York tribune., 1906-12-03

| and barely earned a victory in the last minute
Of play. 1t had gone back little when Prince
ton decisive victory the following week
| and 1t did not improve again appreciably An
| nepolis. like Yale, worked from the beginning of
| the season with one object in view-the gradual
development Of the team to its full power for
| the game 1t wanted most to win. The eleven
| showed latent strength and ability way back
| on October 13. when 1t held Princeton to 3
| to score and that strength and ability were de-
| veloped in way crown the season with sue
cess and to bring victory over the Army after
| five long years Of earnest striving. The victory
was cleanly earned and we'll deserved. Annapo-
| lis had finished eleven. well coached in the
plays made possible under the new code, well
Versed in football knowledge we'll handled by an
able field general and we'll trained to a high
point of physical excellence. Great credit is due
the team as whole for it's play as a team Lieu
tenant Paul Dashell. the head coach. and Nc
Masters, the trainer. 1t was no disgrace for
west Point to be defeated by an eleven which
was unquestionably the best ever developed at
annapolis. by an eleven which, Judging by its
play on Saturday. must be ranked fourth ouly
10 1ale princeton and Harvard. If any one
player on that clever Navy team deserves more
than another, a niche in the football hall IF
Tame al Annapolis, that player is Dasue the
speedy brilliant, ever present end
PENNSYLVANIA deserves high praise for the O to
game against Cornell Thanksgiving Day
Inc stand that her eleven made in the last few
minutes of play inside of the 5-yard line with
defeat staring her in the face will long he ra
membered as an achievement as remarkable as
IL was brilliant That desperate and successful
oeIelce proved the courage and spirit of the men
ana gave the team standing that the earlier
games had not foreshadowed The Ouakers
wound up a more less unsuccessful season
with game that made the eleven loved of all
PENNSYLVANIA men. Cornell had one Of the best
teams ever developed at Ithaca a team that in
the opinion of the writer was one of the best Of
the season. 1t failed al the time when most
hy- hat
of judgment in directing the last two or three
plays. which stood between tie game and vic
tory. 1t Is not fair to condemn a team for the
mistake of an Individual. and Cornell won a
victory over Pennsylvania as Yale did over
Princeton, in substance. if not in fact
OF the fourteen Harvard men who PLAYED in
the Yale game this year nine will he eligible
for next years football team Considering this
fact and the large number of other men avail.
able. the indications that from the point Of
view of material Harvard will start the season
In a promising condition. Were 1t not for the
new eligibility rule debarrng graduate students
the university squad might not lose single
man. but as it is the following seven men will be
graduated: Captain H Foster. jr.. s Fraser y
l.. Hall. H f" kersburg, P. c. Lockwood, g G.
Osborne and W. Pierce. The places vacated by
these men will he hard TO hn from the material
at hand. especially In the case of the tackles and
guard. For Fosters position Glider Mason and
half-back Apollonio will be tried out at full
back. Apollono made strong bid for full
back this year, and was regular man for the
post until his leg was injured Inches and
Hoare were the first substitutes for tackle this
year. but neither of them is in the same class
with either Osborne Pierce. Nevertheless
both Will be strong candidates for the eleven
of 1907 but IL is more than likely that of
the heavier men, such Brock. Warren Rob
inson, may fill In. Gilmore. Warren and Brock
will try for Kersburgs position. OF the ends.
Brown and Pierce. the freshmen, and kennard
a,,1 nrr hA al. oil
guard Burr is as sure OF his place on the team
If he We're captain. Parker has played centre
for the last three seasons, and Ii Will take a
better player than any man on the Harvard
squad In the season tust past to beat him out
for the position another year. Dill Starr is the
most likely man for right end. For quarterback
Newhall is the best man In sight at present.
His substitute. however, Will be a hard position
to fill. Hall Will be lost and the rest of the