The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-28
Princeton Bows to Cornell
and Penn Is Overwhelmed
by Indians.
x y ALE alone of the big colleges was

W y ALE alone Of the big colleges was
consistent in Saturdays football.
N The Ellis walloped Villanova sound
ly. For three of the leaders the day
brought startling revulsions of feeling.
Princeton, dreaming only of the size of
her victory, sustained a singing defeat,
and Cornell. saddened by the outcome of
the State game. proved its nerve by rally
ing from the defeat, and downing one of
the best elevens In the country. Penn,
banking on great names to mean a great
team, suffered a crushing humiliation at
the hands of Carlisle. Harvard won a vic
tory that was only a step removed from
defeat-a 80 score over Springfield Train
ing School being a lame showing for a
team that must meet the Ellis. What,
then, will be the result Of the Princeton
Carlisle game TO be played at the Polo
Grounds: New York, next Saturday?
Cornells fine victory over the Tigers
came to the football world in general as
even a greater shock than the humiliation
of Pennsylvania at the hands of the In
dams. The reason for this is In the marked
difference In the athletic relationships ex-
listing between Cornell and Princeton and
that between Pennsylvania and Carlisle.
The Indians were never part OF a following
made up of lovers of good football and or.
the sporting public generally-that public
that rejoices in a spectacular victory or
a courageously played game by any instl-
tuition which, bound by no historic rivalrles,
finds its opponents where 1t may and deals
with them according to the needs of the
hour.
But CornelPs position in the athletic
world is naturally far different from that
of the plucky redskins, and the success
or failure of the Ithacans affects all other
colleges of equal rank in matters other
CLANS point Of view. Thereupon it easily
follows that Cornell's football future is a
matter of great interest to the college
football world.
The manner Of the Ithacans's triumph
over the orange and black demonstrated
moro forcibly than ever before that there
is a school of football up York state, a
system" III Il word, always to be reckoned
with. This system Is quite lacking In in
durable faults. and that is what makes il
a factor to be reclSoned with. 1t remains
to be seen II Cornell will go on aud eradi-
cato the few remaining faults in Its sys-
TEN. or will fall back again and continue
In the path of numerous defeats and semi
occasional victories.
oddly enough, Saturdays game was
more prolific in lessons for the victor than
for the Yanquished. Princeton's faults
were largely individual, the Tigers excel
lences almost solely those of a well-drilled
eleven showed that 1t had been finely
coached. but that certain of her men upon
whom 50 much work had been lavlshed,
were far from being apt pupils. 1t is not
intended by this to detract from the work
of their opponents, by whom they were
outplayed. These opponents, however,
showed faults tlHL ktDI Inpm from 1DinR
even more damage to Nassau.
Cornelfs theory Of offcnse and defense is
excellent. The plays are well devised. the
defensive system capably planned. There
is at present no more formidable formation
for tackle smashes. cross bucks and cross
bucks with the so-called snlit off. to be
found among the colleges. The formation
OF the interference, far end runs and far
dashes by the quarterback. e%yentuates In
o solid wall of interferers that would
puzzle any defensive end or back.
But. while the men find their places
quickly and the players fast, the opposing
end too often nails the runner, for the
simple reason that the interferers are lack
ing In certain elementary knowledge Of the
permitting the opposing end to hold them
off at arms length until he selects an
onening through which to make his tackle.
The individuals forming the interference
do not go into their opponents hard
enough and low enough. Nor is one Of the
men willing to put himself out of the in
reference in order to put the opposing
end out. Even if two men had TO be sac
fficed TO put the end out of the play.
there would be enough left to maintain n
very dangerous interference for the man
with the ball.
Brown and Wister. Of Princeton. nailed
their men again and again, when. lind the
interferera used better head work indi-
ViduallY, the scheme of the play was good
enough to yield a good adyauce II is
Just IN this fine individual coaching that
Cornell is lacking at present.
ZAEdIu- thtklltE III AiHdfb - u leki art
The men tackle high when they tackle al
all. But In preference they knock their
man off his feet through the sheer force
Of IMPACT and fail on him later. This
method shook MP the none too heavy
Princeton half backs so that II was Sue
c~essful. but against more rugged ground
gamers It is hardly as good az the old
fashioned, hard. diving tackle. Old foot
hall men were astonished when they
learned that the tackling dummy was
brought into use for the first time last
week. They were more astonished when
Cornell undergraduates told them that the
team had done ever so much poorer tack
ling against Pennsylvania State than
against Princeton.
Such are the fundamental faults in Cor
nelrs play which absolutely must be
%eradicated If the Cornell coaching system is
to line up to Its very great possibilities.
Cornell's may be forgiven some Of their
poor marks in the light Of the fact that
they are not varsity calibre naturally.
The same applies to Gardner, the Cornell
quarterback. who IS naturally a poor field
general and whose mark Is mediocre at
best.