The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-01
IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
INDIANS FIGURE IN SIZING UP
SECTIONAL STRENGTH.
play Minnesota When Michigan Meets Penn
syIVanIa -PrlncetOn-COrnell Scores In
Connection with Yale-PrInceton Re-
suits Practice Of the College Teams.

suit -PractIce Of n College Teams.
Until the best team in the East meets the
best one In the West the question OF superior
iy between the two sections cannot be de-
Cided in the most satisfactory way, but such
All arrangement is impracticable. From the
standpoint OF sectional rivalry IL " unfor-
tunate that Pennsylvania ls not doing better
this year and will not 20 against the Mlchl-
ganders with the reputation OF being one OF
the best teams vi the season in the East. It's
difficult 10 see how IL can earn that reputation
now. though the Quakers still have u chance
to redeem themselves. II Pennsylvania is
beaten by the Michigan men it will be con-
tended that the latter did not beat the best
In the East. and IL Pennsy lvania downs Mich
igan there may be room for ground for the
assertion that Michigan wa not the strongest
combination in the OCcident. Both ChicaRo
and Minnesota are in the race for first place
among the Western universities. As between
them, the question Of superiority will be- set
tied. for they play each other. but neither EN-
counters Michigan. The nearest Chicago
and Michigan come to u direct clash il in
directly. They play one team In common
the tniversitS of Illinois eleven.
As "A matter OF fact the showing of the
Carlisle Indians In the West viii have an
important bearing in sizing up the sectional
question. The Indians are to play Minne-
sofa OIL November IL, anu Nv the tlHlc tluI
game is over Chicago will have played Minne-
sofa and illinois. and Michigan will have
wrestied with Pennsylvania. The latter game
also is on November IL, 30 that that date
viii be a momentous one In afording oppor-
%tunitles to compare the two sections. IL
will be a roundabout means OF baslng con-
illusions at the best. but the only means.
The followers of football will be involved
up TO their ears in the comparative showing
Of Pennsylvania and Minnesota against the
Indians. and Chicago and Michlsan against
syiyania and Michigan against each other.
and Chicago and Illinois against each other.
Then again Harvard. who has, q chance
the Indians, who play Minnesota. who play
Chicago, who play Illinois. who have been
BEATEN : o. by Nh Mi CHI az ,bI There aeasoN WA 9ar De Sn q exb nHe
accountant, Others would better keep of.
lest they wind up in a padded cell.
W, II. Lewis OF Harvard. who has seen
Carlisle play, says the redskins are a whirl-
wind team this year and are. making the
most OF the new conditions. Wonder q any
TO the coaching OF Carl Flanders Of Yale?
10 was in the interim bet ween their defeat
by Pennsylvania State and their defeat Of
Pennsylvania that Flanders went to Carlisle
10 coach, Flanders was centre at Yale last
year when the Ellis began to set the pace
in getting away from the hammer and tongs
football which was the fashion and to open
up the game, and he IL conversant with the
Ell policy Of a fast, diversified and watchful
game. III his coaching has had anything TO
do with waking the Indians up he may come
in handy in assisting his alma mater.
The work Of the Tigers against Cornell
was encouraging, but thoughtful students
Of the game at Old Nassau were not carried
away with the idea that in itself it argued
a victory C,r oyer oronS AZ rho oC eGde a1d s9 ,hrSr to
the line. says the. Daily PrincttORidn, leaves
little, doubt that the university team has not
yet developed a defence which will he power
full enough to check lale on the nth of No.
yember. Only three weeks OF the present
football season remain. Three weeks IN
viii go down in the annals as one OF Prince
tons greatest teams. The team needs the
support OF the, undergraduates at this critical
period, and win or lose on November II let
II not be said OF any of the men in the uni
yersity that they have not contributed thei
Satuelay was poor, partly due to the fact
that the men were scattered, but this is no
Princeton was outoheered by Cornell and
there was less feTvor in the cheering than
New Workers are accustomed to hea ring
from Pp5in Set96S oS 9 Snye NEW f1Tk S5ss VINO mo
doubt that the cheering on that occasion
will be fully up to the mark.
From 1891 to 1905 inclusive Princeton and
Cornell have met fourteen times. OF the
FIVE victories which Princeton has won from
Yale in that length Of time two came after
close games between Princeton and Cornell,
whilethe three others followed games in which
the Tigers beat the Ithacans by overwhelm-
ing scores. In 1893 Princeton beat Cornell,
I6 to 0, and beat Yale, 0 to o. In 1898 Prince
ton beat Cornell. 81 to 0, and beat Yale, "a
TO q. In 1898 the figures were: Princeton, 0;
the scores were: Cornell. s.; Princeton. O.,
and Princeton, IL, lale, 10. In 1903 Prince
ton beat Cornell. ~ 10 0, and beat Yale. IL
In 1891 Princeton beat Cornell, 6 to 0, and
was beaten by Yale; in 1894 Princeton beat
Cornell. II to 0. and succumbed TO Yale; in
isgj the score was Princeton, 4: Cornell. 5,
and Yale beat Princeton; in 1897 Princeton
trimmed Cornell, 10 TO 0. and lost to Yale; in
1900 Cornell beat Princeton, II 10 U, and Yale
beat Princeton, in 1901 the score was Prince
ton, s: Cornell, 0. and Yale beat Princeton; in
1902 Yale beat Princeton after Princeton had
drubbed Cornell, 10 10 o: in 1904 Princeton won
from Cornell, rs to @, and lost to Yale; in 1905
Princeton won from Cornell by a score of 10 TO .
S Hea sU Therefore re hee Princeton has not aoT' Won from
Yale when the formers games with Cornell
were at all close. II the Tigers follow their
IA 10 5 victory over Cornell this year with a
defeat of Yale II will be a departure from the
rule. Every rule has It's exceptions. say the
Tigers,
There is a nephew Of Mike Murphy on the
Yale freshman team. He is a rafting good
football, player and might have made ne
eleven. He seems 10 have inherited some Of
Mikes spripting ability. for he ran gS yards
for a touchdown against the varsity the other
day. Young Murphy comes from Exeter,
where he was a high stand man in his studies.
New York University's football team has
been hard Of work the last three days in
preparation for the game with Rutgers on
elect ion day. The game with Stevens brought
out the weak points OF the team and Head
Coach Church has been trying to remedy the
defects. The ends, Bernstein, Arnolt. Fonsor
and hayden, were put through the %stHrest
interference and running down under punts.
The tackles were drilled In breaking through
the line and blocking their men. The new
forward pass was then tried. together with
a DELAYED pass. which IL expected TO work
vol against Rutgers. Ghe varsity lined up
against the scrub and a hard twenty minute
scrimma1e was INDUCED In, the varsity scor-
ing twice.
The Fordham eleven stopped hard practice
Yesterday afternoon after lining up AGAINST
the scrubs in two brisk fifteen minute periods.
THE varsity showed that they were up TO the
high form they struck last Saturday and
scored IN the first half almost at will. In the
second half the sub backteld was put in. the
varsity backs shifting 10 the second eleven d.
Even then the scrubs were unable to score
against the varsity's fine defence. Fitz-
patrick, the old Georgetown star. proved a
tower Of siren 9Th mt right guard. The right
side OF the line. IN fact, with ClOnGhen at
WeireJer gave way TO Mccarthy at left end
and played a fast game for the second team
Conpy dropkicked "A field goal from the rs
yard line. Coach ninth who took In the
Princeton-Cornell game on Saturday, IL Civ
ing more attention than ever to the forward
pass, which he thinks will be of big service
10 FOrdham In her game on Saturday against
HOLY Cross. YhiS IL Eordhlm's biggest game
OF the year and the New York boys plan to
or a game. Tn team az II lined MP against
Nar,Innd in the frat half ia the fAstpsL COm-