New-York tribune., 1907-11-11

last year. and It proved hard for the lighter Brown
men, worn out by the hard task their schedule i'm
posed on them, TO stop the play when II was aimed
the tackles. But time did Yale tear the
Brown team to pieces for big gains. once in a
while there gain of ten or fifteen yards but
as rule Yale had TO bore IN two or tnree tunes lot
her distance when the ball was being rushed.
Despite the difference in the scores of the Har-
ward Brown and Yale-Brown games. and the de-
feat of Harvard by the Indians, members of the
Brown team were by no means willing to admit that
the Blue would have easy time with the Crimson
on November 23. They said that they We're not IN
good condition when they faced Yale, and, whlle
not offering excuses, plainly felt that Yale would
have had harder time in winning If the game mad
been played before the Harvard contest That
game cost Brown the services of Swayne the only
end at Providence fit to act as a running mate to
Pryor. who decidedly outclassed Alcott OF yale
The general opinion of the Brown men seemed to
be that Harvard had little the better of the line
from tackle TO tackle little the worst of 1t at the
ends, and about an even break in the backiieid'
with decided advantage lying IN Burrs punthe:
At that they forecast Yale victory but by small
score.
One interesting thing in Yales play on Saturday
the defence against the forward pass when
Brown used several times. Princeton met X IN lhe
Carlisle game by concentrating on the man who
was TO receive the toss neglecting the man making
the pass while Yale concentrated on the man max
ing the pass. The throw spoiled only once
Fumbling bad pass rendered the play fruitlesS
other occasions 1t looks from this as if Prince
ton had devised the better defence for the danger
Gus forward pass. Tho exposition of this will be
not the least interesting feature of the Yale-Prnce
ton game Saturday.
Cornell defeated the Army on Saturday because
the West Point team had adequate defence for
the forward pass. which the Ithacans used TO ad-
vantage. even though the play was executed in
rather haphazard way. Further than that Cornell
showed resourcefulness in varying the style of
offence and thus catching the Army team, which
had been counting a rushing game. unprepared
The elevens We're fairly well matched the whole
but the better team won. and Cornell more than
held the proud place she won by defeating Prince
ton and will probably go 10 Philadelphia favorite
DaT0FC xa1nIa fn- ThniV on
Thanksgiving Day. Pennsylvania overwhelmed
Pennsylvania State. which conquered Cornell
earlier in the season. but Cornell learned lesson
from that defeat. and has advanced by leaps and
bounds since. The Cornell ends Watson and Van
Ornan. clearly outpayed their opponents Sat
urday. although they slow times in cover
ing punts. ] am still of the opinion however, that
what weakness there is in remarkably strong
and well balanced team Hes at the ends and at
quarter back. At the start of the game West
Point showed decided tendency tumble, and
did not handle the ball at all cleany during any
part of the contest Nor did the Army follow the
ball closely Cornell. Toward the end of the
game when the ithaca team got its offence going
# showed splendid power, and its play explains
why the Tigers found it impossible to check them
Cornell also developed remarkable interference for
end runs Her backs started fast, interference
was formed quickly, and. best Of all. the Cornell
backs followed their interference. Gardner slowed
his team up times and lacked quick decision IN
giving his signals but he showed an abihty TO vary
his plays that distinctly dsconcerting TO West
Point McCallie and ORourke earned more fame
and are leading candidates for Al-American team
honors
It was a case Of too much OBrien for the Navy
team on Saturday. This clever drop kicker OF the
6warthmore team made fewer than three goals
from the field and he will be menace to Cornell
next Saturday. The Army stock went up in the
crushing defeat Of Annapolis. but It might not be
well for the cadets to bank too strongly on beat
ing the midshipmen IN their annual game on No
venber 80. The Navy team weakened by the
absence of some of its regular players Satur-
day, and, further than that, the defeat will arouse
the fighting blood OF men who never know when
they beaten.
Harlan. the clever Princeton back. seems 10 be
of the 1ily Of Poe. He kicked two goals from
the field against Amherst Saturday, and may
prove to be the thorn in the side Of Yale before
another week has rolled around. The Tigers, by
the way. slowed up against Amherst, but the team
quite enough to win and without the services
OF Mccormick. its great line buckng captain. Nc
Cormick needed rest, and defeat would have been
more acceptable than the loss Of this player in the
Yale game. Like Coy, OF Yale. Mccormick is an
important part OF Princeton's scheme of attack,
and the big back will be needed If the Tigers get
within striking distance OF the Yale goal line.
Yale is now the only team Of the leading elevens
in the East which has not been defeated this sea
son. Cornell beat Princeton and lost in turn 10
Penn. State; Pennsylvania and Harvard both lost
the Indians, and the redskins succumbed 20
Princeton: Harvard beat Annapolis. as did Swarth-
more, and West Point has tasted defeat at the
hands OF Cornell. HERBERT.