New-York tribune., 1907-11-18

backed up by daring and power to a marked
degree, but TO give full credit to those who
served so well in a less spectacular way. Coy
and Jones deserve all praise. They played foot
ball of the best, but did every man il that
Yale team which turned defeat into victory.
Space Is lacking to do full justice to the other
games played Saturday. but word or two
must be said for Pennsylvania, which upheld
the honor Of the East against Michigan a
worthy foe. and for Dartmouth, which fairly
smothered Harvard and is unbeaten this year.
The Harvard eleven appears to be discouraged
and dsorganized, but it is far from weak
team, and Dartmouth must get credit accord
ingy. The Hanover eleven has had rather
easy schedule, but it has done all that has been
required and for this reason has earned for
ward place in the ranking for the season. 1t
begins to look as if Harvard would have the
most disastrous season in years There is still
the faint hope held out by the game with Yale.
but II would be a good team indeed that could
rise to such an occasion with only three or four
days TO bolster up the defence for the attack
II must meet. Pennsylvania must beat
Cornell to wipe out for good and all the defeat
by the Carlisle Indians This game which VIII
he played Thanksgiving Day, is invested
with more than usual interest, on 1t depends
TO a large extent the ranking of the two elevens.
The Quakers have good team and so has Cor
nell, and a battle royal is promised. If Cornell
wins she must be placed second only to Yale
and a slight notch above Princeton, for the rea-
that 1t would not be altogether fair to de-
prive Cornell of the credit of a victory over
the Tigers, even If that victory was by single
point and before Princeton, perhaps, had come
to her full strength. If Cornell is beaten Prince
ton and PennSylvan MIA will rank above her. The
Navy did not show much improvement and was
rather lucky TO beat Pennsylvania State, which
alone boasts a victory over Cornell; the Army
got some good practice for the game with An
napolis against Tufts while Cornell and the
Swarthmore and Minnesota, respectively.
The football season is drawing TO a close and
most Of the elevens will play their last games
Saturday. Chief interest naturally centres in
the meeting between Yale and Harvard, and the
game may be more of a contest than the recent
form of the teams would indicate. 1t is hoped
so. as monster crowd will turn out West Point
will get her last practice game against Syracuse
and Annapolis will have final trying out with
Virginia Poly for their annual struggle in Phila-
delphia on November 80. Other games of some
interest are Brown versus Amherst, New York
University versus Union, in this city; Carlisle
versus Chicago and Pennsylvania State versus
Virginia. Cornell and Pennsylvania will not play
again until they face each other on Franklin
Field week from Thursday.
In response to a number Of inquiries for a
ranking Of the various elevens to date would
place them follows: Yale, Cornell Princeton
Carlisle Indians, Pennsylvania, West Point An
napolis Dartmouth, Harvard Brown, Swarth-
more, Pennsylvania State, williams and Am
herst There may be some changes before the
season is over-there probably will be
The work of the officials in the Yale-Prince-
ton game on Saturday worthy of much
praise and mighty little unfavorable criticism.
Mike Thompson, Of Georgetown never had his
eyes off the ball. and proved as capable and
efficient usual in the capacity Of referee,
while w. R. Okeson. Of Lehigh, fulfilled his try
ing duties umpire without fear or favor. It
took courage TO penalize Yale on a touchdown
play, but he saw an infraction of the rules and
acted accordingly. He evidently did not see two
cases of hurdling the line punishment must
have been meted out HERBERT.