The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-11-16
CAMPS FORECAST
ON TODAY'S GAME
Noted Critic Predicts One of Greatest
Battles in Football
History.

| The Princeton-Yale game has been led
| up to by such a series of events as can
not help lending an additional element of
| interest TO the contest which always proves
! one of the most spectacular Of the season,
writes Walter Camp Yale's chief advisory
coach Princeton started out with a rush
that easily made her the favorlte in the
early season play. Yale was far more
backward and tie game with West Point
made the followers of the Blue doubtful.
Just as the general public mind had reach
ed the conclusion that Princeton was 60
| ing to be unbeatable the Orange and
Black me- defeat at the hands Of Cornell,
a shock as great to football followers as
can well be imagined, especially as Cor
nell had been beaten the week before by
Penn State.
While everyone was trying ~readjust
his views. and the Indian was looming
large upon the horizon as in view of
Princeton's defeat by Cornell and Penn
sylvanla's defeat at the hands of the In
dans, was only natural Princeton met
the Indians. and not only never let them
get near scoring, but scored sixteen points
and held the command of the game easily
from the first five or ten minutes. Once
more Princeton's stock went up with a
bound and the defeat by Cornell was put
in the background as a momentary slump.
Especially was this true when Yale was
unable to score more than eleven points
against Washington and Jefferson whom
Princeton had defeated some forty points
little while before.
Last Saturday, however, came still an
other Kaleidoscope shift OF view, for while
Yale was expected to catch tartar at the
hands of Brown, who had held Harvard to
the closest kind of a match, the Saturday
before, and while Princeton was expected
to run up a big score against Amherst, who
had been beaten by Dartmouth, 1t turned
out that Princeton made the weaker show
ing, only getting over Amherst's line once
although Harlan kicked two pretty field
goals, while Yale crossed Browns line
, four times
! Princeton Is Very Fast.
, That is the situation today. Princeton
has a wonderfully fast team. Yale has a
{ slower one, but in sporadic instances have
, exhibited terrific power. Harlan is the best
drop kicker ON the two teams, and what
Is a far greater asset ii has been found
, that he can get the ball over in a game,
a thing which many drop kickers and ex-
cellent ones, too, seem unable to do. That
is an element to be reckoned with for
eight of Princeton's points against Amherst
came in that way. Harlan also put very
pretty one over the Indians's goal. Yale
has nothing to match this with.
4ale's defense has proven as usual,
sturdy and strong, and their slate up-to-
date is a clean one. Their men are evil
IDENTIFY coming, while Princeton reached
the acme of cohesion a couple of weeks
ago. The question is can the latter hold
that form or have they gone back.
Dillon has proved II terror at running
back kicks, but Jones and Coy are botn
first class men in this respect in kick
ing Coy has an advantage In distance,
Dut Harlan has a very treacherous low
Kick from formation over the line which
bothered the Indians greatly and is liable
to result in troubling the Yale backs.
Princeton has some very strong plays
in delayed passes and cross shoots on
and outside tackle while the dives through
centre either by Mccormick or by McCor-
mick holding the runner were very effec-
tive against the Indians and have been
against everybody Princeton has met
Unless the middle of Yaes line Improves
in stopping these they Will assuredly make
ground
Princeton has one all-American star end
of last year in Wister and one of the best
while Brown has played so close to Wis
ter's standard that 1t is a generally ac-
cepted fact that Princetcns ends as stated
by the teams that have met both teams,
are superior to the Yale ends. For all thar
the Yale ends have not been found want
i ing yet and should render good account
OF themselves today.
i In tackles, ON the other hama. Yale has
4 in Biglow an All-American tackle OF last
year and one who has well earned his
right. Paige, the other Yale tackle, has
been off so much this year that he is not
coming up to form Foster, the other Yale
man for the position, is one Of the best
men on the gridiron at diagnosing play
and following the ball, and while not of
| the weight Of Paige has not been seriously
troubled by anything that has come against
him.
This year in the centre Princeton has
in Phillips the better OF experience and
weight, but Congdon. Of Yale, has earned
his way through long school.
Back Of the line both teams have stars,
ana more than that have good under
studies so that nothing is wanting there
on either side to complete a grand match.
Princeton has the better of the on-side
! kick and nobody has had chance to see
very much Of what either could do at for
/ ward passes, but Princetons defense to
/ these has been thoroughly tried out and
| found stronger than Yale's.
/ That sums up the situation, and when
/ two hrst-cass teams as nearly equal as
4 these two meet one or the other must
/ crack and tumble or mun may lead to
/ its undoing. But | do not look to see
either fail to come back after this thing
has happened and the team that leads will
have to aght to the last whistle to hold
the lead.
wet day and a greasy field and bail,
! the play will favor Princeton as already
shown in their matches. Yale found It
very difficult to work under these condi-
tions in The WashngtonJefferson game,
while Princeton. against the Indians, seem
ed TO revel in the heavy going.