The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-25
YALE AGAIN
EARNS TITLE
OF CHAMPION
Place Football Hon
OrS. Hinge on Outcome Of
Penn-CornelI Game.

Yale's title to the premier position In
football for 1907 was made secure when
Harvard was beaten on Soldiers Field last
Saturday. Some writer's on the college
game whose view seldom extends west of
the Hudson and Delaware Rivers early last
week parceled out the final positions of
the various elevens, taking 1t for granted
Yale would win from Harvard and ignor-
ing entirely the important contest that Is
yet to come on Thanksgiving Day, when
Penn and Cornell meet to. settle the argu-
ment as to which one ranks up on almost
equal terms with Yale. AS Yale has met
neither Penn nor Cornell, her superiority
over those teams is merely a matter of
guess, for comparative scores, as everyon
knows, afford a very unstable basis for
argument. But at that, few people will
dispute the assertion that, everything con-
sidered, Yale is entitled to the title of
football champion. Her record is a good
one and her eleven displayed power and
resourcefulness OF the very highest order.
But second place cannot be liked until
the winner of the Penn-Cornell game Is
known. If Cornell wins there is no pos
slble argument as to her right of way
over Princeton, whom she defeated. IL
Penn wins no big team can show a better
seasons slate thar the Quakers, with the
exception of Yale. Princeton has an equal
claim to second honors, having defeated
Carlisle, which, In turn, had swamped
Penn Yale failed to win from West Point
and Penn lost to the Indians. 1t was a
slump day for both teams, and, as Yale
did not play the redskins. there is no tell
ing what may have happened. Princeton
was fortunate In meeting Carlisle on a
rainy day, which effectually spoiled the
Indians'style of play and made them much
easier to defeat.
Notwithstanding Pennsylvania victory
over Michigan md the more recent de-
feat of Chicago by the Carlisle Indians, the
Western footballers are loath to admit the
superiority of the Eastern teams and the
system of playing and coaching. But the
successes achieved by Penn and the Indians
is certainly about as conclusive proof a:
one would wish. In both cases the West
ern teams were outplayed. Penn's 6 to
against Michigan does not trnely indicate
the relative strength of the two teams
Penn played all around Michigan.
The West was thoroughly beaten. Penn.
~sylvania, playing largely along the lines
of the old style game, outplayed Mich
IAN. There were many who saw thai
game who said that Pennsylvania would
not be- able to win from Chicago. Stagg's
team was touted as being proficient in &
hundred different plays made possible un.
der the new rules. Nothing could stant
against Chicago's system of playing anC
strength of her teams, especially her back
field. Despite all this, the Indians. VIII,
had been beaten by Princeton, came alon.
and trimmed Chicago at her own game
the new style of football. The Indians
forward passes and Houser's kicking did
most of the scoring for the red men, while
the Indians defense was proof against
the best attack that Chicago employed.
So this year the West must doff its car
to the East as 1t has had to do in the
past.