Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

| have acted in bad faith
1t Is not unlikely that next year there will
| be some central body appointed by the rules
committee to take charge of the selection
Of officials and with power to enforce its
rulings and compel universities to accept its
appointments without question. To do this
the universities concerned would be obliged
to either organize an intercollegiate associa-
ton or else to delegate to the committee the
right to appoint their officials. Unless some
thing like this is done there is certain to be
more trouble than ever over officials next
year.
Victory Over the West
1t is seldom that the prestige of the west
In foot ball has received such a setback as
week ago, when two western teams the
pride of that section OF the country were
not only humbled. but literally smothered
by the representatives OF the "effete east"
The games in question were those between
the University of Pennsylvania and Michi-
gan at Philadelphia. and between Minne--
sofa and the Carlisle Indians at Mime
apolls. The score was the same in both
games-11 to in favor of the easterners.
Both of the eastern teams won because
they had more foot ball learning. and were
shifter. The statement that the west plays
faster and more versatile foot ball than
the east is certainly not true in these eases,
for 1t was the superiority of Penn and the
Indians in this very respect that won them
their games.
Ine most potent reason for the superior
fty of the east over the west in not only
foot ball, but other forms Of college sport
has been pretty generally overlooked. There
is much greater number of preparatory
schools which act feeders for the big
universities in the east than in the west.
In fact, the coaching and training which
the average foot ball players receive at
such schools as Mercersburg. Exeter. An
dover. Lawrenceville, and a host of others,
is equal to that secured by many western
collegians who have had little or no train
ing in their school days. 1t is small wonder
then that when these boys. fully developed
and coached, reach the freshman classes OF
the eastern universities they are better
equipped to play the game than their west
ern rivals.
Disappointing as were these two inter-
sectional games to the west they have I'M
doubtedly accomplished a great deal of
good to the game. Pennsylvania and Michi-
gan are already under contract to play
return game in Ann Arbor next year and IL
Is understood that the Indians and Mime
sofa will try conclusions once more With
these two games assured. there will be lots
of interest in the sport in 1907.
The success of both Michigan and Mime
sofa in getting games with eastern teams
has stirred up some Of their other western
rivals to make similar efforts to schedule
games with the east. Last spring, after the
Chicag Michigan game had been Cancelled,
Chicago tried to arrange game with Cor
nell, but after nearly all the arrangements
had been completed the deal fell through.
buI SHIcdSO Will not De Sdl1SneO untu she
has had an eastern game. and she will no
doubt be successful another year.
One of the most gratifying things about
the fntersectional meeting at Philadelphia
was the splendid feeling between Pennsyl-
vania and Michigan. The Quakers meant
this meeting to take the place of the Har-
ward game, which has never resulted in
anything but discord and trouble The
game itself was exceptionally clean &C
cording to the officials and the players and
the best of feeling existed between the
players.
The Yale-Princeton Surprise.
Next to the unexpected triumphs of Penn
sylvania and the Carlisle Indians over
their western rivals. the most surprising
results of last Saturdays games was the
tie, at 90, between Yale and Princeton.
On their seasons record Princeton was
counted on to win easily from the Ellis But
If the game could have been decided under
the rules Of 1896, Yale would probably have
won by at least two tOuchdowns. AS 1T
was, Yale would have won under the pres
ent rules had the game lasted five minutes
longer. The trouble with the Princeton
team was overcontidence and the mistake
of getting the team in condition too early
in the season. When the Tigers faced the
Ellis they were undoubtedly overturned,
and lacked the snap ana dash that charac-
terized their play against Dartmouth. While
the Tigers cannot now lay claim to the
championship. they have the satisfaction
of knowing that their team fought a Bet
ter fight during the entire season than has
any other Tiger eleven in recent years.