The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

Already referring TO the coming contest
Al New Haven as the Battle of the Boots.
50 certain are they that kicking, IN its
various football phases. is to be "a prime
factor in the struggle, that comparisons
between the spheroid hosting ability OF
the Ellis and the Tigers are already being
made
1t is conceded that not in several sea-
sons at least have the two rival universi-
ties been blessed with such "a promising
aggregation Of football material. The
Princeton eleven, as IL stands to-day, is a
better balanced, faster. and more skill
ful combination than that which played
the Bulldog to a standstH last autumn
in the Tigers lair The team OF 1906 was
conceded 20 be considerably above the
average in aH-around playing ability, and
II was severe disappointment TO the
supporters Of the eleven when It failed
to defeat the New Havenites in the MEM
orable no-score game last fall. Now,
however. the wise ones who have wit
messed the play Of the Tigers in the
games 10 date this season, say that the
1907 team is a better one than its prede-
cessors It is pointed out that one or two
weak spots in the Princeton line have
been strengthened. and that if they enter
the game on November &c i'm proper phys
icaI condition they will play better and
faster football than year ago.
Yale Well Supplied.
The Ellis. on the other hand, did not
wax enthusiastic over last years com
bination. as did the Tigers over theirs.
but this year the Bulldog is thoroughly
supplied with the material from which
10 select a hgh-class team TO face
Princeton and Harvard. One cause for
the satisfaction is the fact that the Yale
freshman players of a year ago are now
eligible for the varsity. The youngsters
who formed that team were admitted, on
all sides, to be of exceptional playing
calibe-. and the way in which they
walked through their opponents in the
short season fully demonstrated the cor
recuness Of statements
Some Of the players would have made
the varsity in their first year had not
the one-year residence rule prevented
them from trying for a varsity letter
while still members OF the freshman
tAeSS- All III all II dhpt14S ttidL MlitA
the Els and the Tigers line up next
month each combination viii be one that
will set new football standard AT their
respective universities.
This being the case. The coaches and
those players who nave made gTidi-on
history in the past are lOw figuring what
may be expected TO develop in the way
Of offensive and defensive tactics during
the seveu,y-minute battle 20 be waSed
on Yale Field. Apparently both teams
possess beef, Drawn. speed, and the cur
age necessary to put up right TUyal
struggle in the Els arena Victory.
therefore. may hang on some feature Of
the play which, as a rule is forced into
the background by the charging ard
tacLing Enesmen and the players in the
back field Those who have dgUrcI the
coming contest 10 be one Of 5Lis cnaIuc-
ter are firm in the belief tnat the Kick
ing OF the Tigers and Els star toe
artists will be the factor upon which
victory viii hinge.
Blow TO Yale.
They are. therefore. watching the
work of the punters. goal kickers. and
drop-kiCklng stars with far more than
usual interest Up to within a day or
two ago. the rival teams appeared to
be equally supplied with talent in
this direction. The unfortunate acci-
dent TO Wheaton. however, deprived
Yale Of a valuable asset In the kick
ing department Of the play and there
fore with Capt Mccormick to do the
punting and Harlan to try for field
goals, the Princeton stock is rated
higher than that Of the Blue. Realiz-
ing this. Walter Camp father OF Inter
collegiate football and gridiron ad-
ViseT-in-chief TO the Ellis, has selected
Half Back Bomar as the man upon
whom Yale must base her hopes IN The
kicking duel which most certainly viii
occur. While BOmar has not shown
In the past the ability that Wheaton
possessed, yet he demonstrated that
he was no mean artist in sending tie
spherOid hurting through the air for
long distances when punting. and
could kick goals from placement or
drop kick with more than average ac-
Curacy- Therefore, on his shoulders
viii fall the brunt of the play In this
particular line, and II will be a big
disappointment 10 the Blue if he does
not fully uphold his end Of the kick
ing argument with the Orange and
Black players from New Jersey.
What this viii mean can readily be
seen by watching the work of McCor-
mick in the games IN whicn Prince
ton viii figure before meeting Ya;e
The Tigers leader. as result OF con-
slant practice for the past three years
has developed into one of the best
kickeTs that Princeton has mad since
the days of De Witt His punts fire.
quently travel sixty ards with a spiral
motion which makes -he ball extreme
1y hard TO handle, even when the
catcher Is not worrying as 10 what
viii happen when the Tiger ends hit
him. The direction Of his drives is
also accurate. and IL there is a weak
spot In the defensive formation OF the
opponents back field. tha- is the point
where the ball is going 10 drop.
Can Kick Goals.
In addition, Mccormick is considerably
above the average in scoring goals fol- |
lowing touchdowns. Harlan. who can be
usually depended upon to boot the ball /
over the bar from either placement or |
drop-kick formation if called upon. forms |
with his leader a two-Taan kicking com
bination which is already giving The Yale
coaches considerable food for thought
The Bulldog has not forgotten the game /
Of 1893 when DeWitt's unerriag toe turn |
ed defeat into victory FOR the Tigers on |
the same field where the rivals are 10 /
play within the next few weeks. Those /
who saw the feat which save the game 10
Princeton IN the last few minutes of plav
realize fully the Importance Of having an
expert kicker at the disposal Of the eleven
when the battle wages hardest. II is a
tradition Of the Nassau institution that
once in a college generation the Orange
and Black triumphs over the Blue on the
football field