The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-05
NOW FOR YALE
IS TIGERS
SLOGAN
Princeton Is Confident Of
Ability TO Defeat Blue
Eleven on Nov. 10

The most significant result of Prince
toms decisive victory over Carlisle is the
revival Of a strong feeling that the Tigers
will triumph over Yale at New Haven on
November 16. While defeat is never court
cd, the loss of the game to Cornell is con-
sidered one of the best things that could
have happened to the Orange and Black TO
bring the Tigers to a full realization of
their defects and the means by which they
could be remedied. Certain it is that
Princeton's stock has gone many points
higher in the football market, and up at
New Haven they are giving the Tigers
more consideration than at any time this
year.
The game played by Princeton against
the Indians was much like that they had
exhibited up to the time they fell before
the prowess of the Ithacans. In the con-
test at New York Old Nassau demonstrated
chat she was not lacking in proper mate
rial, and with this at the disposal of a
competent coaching staff there Is nothing
lacking at Princeton. The Tigers spirit is
proverbial. This was amply attested by
the manner in which they reconstructed
their style, team and play after the Cor
nell defeat, and out of the Princeton spirit
arose a great victory over Carlisle when
the general football public expect another
Tiger reverse.
L AititCNOl mas lOl DIoiNn IuG " "a
seasons running, and il defeated again
This year it will be the first time in the
history of college football that any un-
dergraduate at Princeton has passed
through his entire college course without
seeing the Tigers defeat Yale at least
once. At Nassau the coaches believe that
this is their year. They have the best
field of candidates they ever had. and
are making their supreme effort this year.
Yale generally has profited by the Prince
ton game, as they generally have come
out of it in good condition, and have been
able to defeat Harvard a week later, but
the Tigers have caused the Yale generals
more concern than usual this fall. On SAT-
urday Yale scored only twice on Washing
ton and Jefferson, a team which Princeton
ran through at will a short time ago. The
Blue, however, was about matched in
weight, and a slippery field caused the
game to be turned into a pushing contest
in which Yale had the better of it.,
although ten yards was too much to gain
consistently.
Yale wants a dry day for this weeks
game with Brown, for 1t will be the last
tryout the Blue will have before meeting
Princeton. For a week the team has been
developing its open game, having strongly
organized its straight offense. There was
no hance to try out the new formations
against Washington and Jefferson. The
Yale men who saw Brown play at Cam
bridge went away feeling that Harvard
had been lucky to beat a team whose
strength lay really in its speedy end at
tack. They We're impressed, however, by
the strength of Browns middle line, and
especially of the tackle, Kirlcy and
Hazard. Brown will meet a more versatile
line attack at New Haven than at Cam
bridge, and will be lucky to recover the
ball as often on Yale field as they did at
the stadium.
The much talked of weakness in the
Princeton line from tackle to tackle was
not apparent on Saturday, and Booth, in
particular, attracted attention for his
breaking through, sharp tackling and
speed In getting down the field under
punts. Phillips, at centre, made two or
three bad passes, but on the whole his
work in this line was good, and he clearly
outplayed Little Boy. Buckingham was
not found wanting at tackle, and is likely
TO hold the place. while MacFayden and
Waller played well and consistently, even
If they did not shine. On the ends and in
the back field Princeton has nothing to
fear unless, perchance. Captain McCor-
mick should be injured before the all i'm
portant game with Yale. This brilliant,
plunging fuIlback is a host in himself
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of an opponents goal line. and Princeton
is hacking in a good or even fair substi-
tute for him,
Dillon, at quarterback, showed once
more that he has few equals in running
back the ball in a broken field, and his
generalship was quite up to the standard.
He slows up at times in getting his plays
started, but on the whole drives his team
well. He showed to far better advantage
than Mount Pleasant, a clever quarter
back. and need only fear Tad Jones, of
Yale. for a place ON the All-American
eleven. Tibbot' found himself on Satur-
day. and hereafter should have first call
over Read Mt right halfback His playing
u revelation not-only on the offense,
where he has always been strong, but OH
the defense. where heretofore he has
hardly been mp TO the required standard.
Harlan played his usual fast. heady
game. Some of his punts lacked distance.
but they were SO well placed that IL made
little or no difference. Brown appeared
to outplay Wister on the end, but the lat
Ter Is one of the surest handlers of tbs
forward pass on the gridiron and he had
no opportunity to shine In this respect o.
Saturday, as Princeton did not use thi
play in a single instance. Princeton has 9
strong team. and pretty close to a cham
pionship team, judging from its play on
Saturday"