The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-17


Penn. vs. Michigan, at Philadelphia.
Carlisle vs. Minnesota. at Minneapolis.
Army vs.. Bucknell, at West Point.
Navy VS. North Carolina, at Annapolis.
Cornell vs.. swathmore, at Ithaca.
Harvard 1910 vs. Yale 1910, at New
Haven.
Vanderbilt vs. Tech, at Atlanta.
Alabama vs. Auburn at Birmingham.
Cambridge, Mass, November 16.-eSpe-
cial lin the history of football there has
probably never been day when big
teams were pitted against smaller eleV-
ems, that was so remarkable for small
scores as was last Saturday. Not de-
cisive victory was gained by the heavier
teams. although all won except Penn
sylvania; and in some cases, though de-
feated the lighter fellows put up the
better game. Look at the scores: Haf-
yard D. Carlisle 0; Yale 5, Brown o;
Princeton s, West Point 0; PennsylVa-
mia, 0. Lafayette, 0; Dartmouth 4, AM
! herst, 0. In the five leading games, only
% points were made by the ten teams in
Volved.
This clearly shows what the new rules
mean when teams of nearly equal
! strength get together But scoring power
can well be given up for another result
of far more importance-the neutral zone,
the forward pass and the 10-yard rule
have given the "23' to mere beef and
have made the snappy, medium weight
| team the equal of it's heavier rivals. This
| fact has been clearly demonstrated by
| Brown, Carlisle and West Point
Take look at the records OF these
teams. on successive Saturdays, Brown
has played Harvard and Yale, and, though
defeated both times, clearly outpolnted
| her opponents. The Indians. after scalp
| ing the Quakers, came along and gave
| the Crimson the game of its life, not
| withstanding the fact that they were out
weighed about fifteen pounds per man.
! This game was one of the prettlest con-
tests ever player in the stadium Inc
| tremendous crowd OF $4,000, which filled
| every seat in the vast enclosure, was
kept standing half the time by the spec
! taeular plays that were pulled OH time
after time. The game was puntlng
duel between Burr and Mt. Pleasant, in
| which the Redskn, through having the
wind in his favaor, came out a little
| ahead There were nearly fifty puntS
made during the game and as the skill
| fully executed spirals would rise up into
! the sunlight above the top of the sta
dunn the great crowd would rise breath
1 less to its feet to watch the handling
of the punt. Those West Pointers are
certainly getting training for soldiers
Think of their having taken on Harvard
Yale and Princeton in three consecutive
Saturdays and held each of them as they
have done.
Today Will Be Great Day.
Tomorrow will be about the greatest
day of the season. for besides being the
date of the Yale-Princeton contest 1t Will
see the east and west clash for the first
time in a number of years. Pennsylvania
will meet Hurry-up Yost's wooley west
erners at Philadelphia, and the Indians
will make raid on Minnesota in Mime
| apols The outcome of these games no
one cares to try to predict. 1t Is
pity, however. that while the east and
west are meeting. the former should not
have one of it's strongest representatives
| in the field There are half dozen teams
that could better afford to tackle the
husllies from Michigan than the Quakers
| But good luck to them; they are the
only fasteners that have had the nerve
| to stake their reputation on a contest
| with Yost's machine. If Pennsy wins
she will set at rest the talk about the
superiority of the west, while If she
to her string already long Harvard
meets Dartmouth Saturday. For three
years the boys from the Green noun
tains have either tied or defeated the
Crimson This gives Harvard heavy
score to pay off and she expects TO do
IT, too. The development of the team
will be about complete and great work is
looked for by the supporters of the Grim
son.
Princeton Is Mecca.
But the mecca of football enthusiasts
tomorrow will be Princeton, where the
Tiger and the Bulldog meet in the first
real championship game of the season.
| That the game will be battle royal no
one can doubt, for the Blue is the bitter
est foe of the Orange and Black, and
at the same time the former has
| wholesome respect for the boys from the
state of Grover Cleveland and big mos
auitoes For the first time since big De-
| Witt. the famous drop kicker lead his 1903
| team to victory over the Blue. Princeton
is a favorte With her excellent record
behind her the supporters of old Nassau
are in high hopes of a victory. The great
fear is that she rounded into champion
| ship form too early and has therefore
become stale The showing made against
Dartmouth and West Point might indi-
cate this, but not necessarily so. 1t is
true that Princeton made her only points
on drop and placement kicks. but time
and again her backs ploughed through the
Army line which had held Yale so well
a week before; moreover the Cadets who
had put the pgskin over the Yale goal
could make but little impression on the
defense of the Tigers.
Has Team of Veterans.
| Princeton has a team of veterans this
year who have so far made n splendid
record in both offense and defense. The
line with Cooney and Dillon in the pivoted
tackle positions is strong and fast. while
in the back field is to be found the
greatest quartette on any team in the
east. Eddie Dillon at quarter is considered
one of the best generals in the game; a
present however. he is lame and 1t is pos
slble he will not get in the game. Nc
Cormick at full. and Harlan and Rulon-
| Miller beside him are a splendid trio.
| Besides having a great rushing ability.
they are strong in the kicking depart
ment Mccormick being a wonderful
| punter and Harlan about the most eff
fective of this seasons drop kickers. All
in all, the Tigers look good Yale, though
| always to be feared is not looking so
| powerful this year. 1t has taken longer to
pick the team and bring it into shape
| than ever before: and still, if one may
| judge by the game with Brown. it is not
in shape yet In the first half the lighter
| fellows from Providence gained by rush
inc III Yards n the E,lis less than rbat