The Washington herald., 1907-10-28

Princeton. considered as having one or
the fastest teams that has represented
the Tigers in years. was humbled by Cor
nell. while Pennsylvania. fresh from
clean-cut victory over the speedy Brown
eleven, was smothered by the Carlisle
Indians. and Yale bettered PrinceJon's
score against VIllanova, while Harvard
had the hardest sort Of task in el1ing
out a 70 victory over the Springfield
Training School. To Georgetown sympa-
thizers the overwhelming defeat at the
hands Of Fordham came as big disap
pointment.
Writing on the game at Ithaca, an ex-
pert in the New York Herald sizes up
the contest as follows: Cornell won the
game on sheer merit. her big rough ac-
tive line and her rugged backs turning
back the Princeton tide even after it had
swept over and submerged the Cornell
ends. In kicking Walder was superior TO
either Harlan or Mccormick, and although
Eddie Dillon cut down some of the
distance which the Ithaca punter gained,
the balance still lay with the Ithacans
Had II not been for O'Rourke's and
Thompson's covering of kicks it would
have been Cornell that suffered.
Use Open Plays.
Both eIevens made first downs with
open football, but Princeton's greatest
advances were in the middle territory and
Cornell checked up the Tiger attack when
Il drew near the ultimate chalk mask. The
Cornell attack was perhaps not quite so
varied as Princeton's best, but it had
more men in it and more power when
power was a supreme necessity And
the one forward pass on which CornelIs /
hopes depended, was cleanly and neatly
sandwiched in between two stirring tackle
smashes Of the old style type, and power
Princeton used peculiar on-side kick
that was not successful. The kicker boot
ed the leather low and fast almost along
the ground and sharply TO the right or
left But fast as the ends were they
could not keep pace with il, and dan
gerOus as ii looked it could not be made
10 count Both teams used the DELAYED
pass frequently and both gained with it.
but Corneus handling of this old but
always puZzling play was best done when /
the team marched down the field for a
touchdown, while PTincetOn's showed up
daZzlingly in midfed only.
Both back fields were fast, CorneIFs /
the more powerful Princeton's the more
crafty. At quarter back the Tigers out |
Classed the IthaCans. and the wonder is !
that the Cornell attack showed the steam
and drive It did, constantly hampered
as 1t was by the quarters slow work and
his uncertain generalship. In general, /
the Ithacans tackled poorly. especially !
in the second half, but the forwards from
tackle to tackle covered the plays so well
that they bore the runner TO earth BY
sheer strength and force of impact and
smothered him after he had been bOWIed
over"
Indians Fool Penn.
At Philadelphia it was a characteristic
Indian victory, for it was speed and
strategy, backed up by some excellent
individual performances, that caused the
downfall Of the big Pennsylvania team
which was quite confident Of going
through the season without being de-
feated
OF the work of the teams, the Phila-
celphia Record says. The entire Penn
sylvania team. with the exception Of two
or three men, played as if dazed They
seemed totally bewildered by the long
forward passes the Indian backs sent /
spinning through the air. They scarcely /
seemed 10 realize what was happening
in one Of these plays TIL an Indian had
recovered the ball for a long gain. Greene |
and Folwell were the TWO exceptions. /
They several times jumped in and re-
covered the ball ahead Of the Carlisle /
warrior. Rookie played a splendid game /
IN the line, but otherwise they we're out /
Classed. Regan showed the effects Of his
a0T- 1rru
speed. He should have been taken out
much sooner than he was.
a tumble by Hollenbeck early in the /
first half had much to do with the size
Of the score, even if not with the result /
Of the game. With the score 1 TO 0I
IN favor Of the Indians, as a result of /
goal from placement by Houser, and
the ball on Carlisles 10-yard line, Hol-
lenback lost the ball Big Bill" de
Clares that it was knocked out of his
hands by a sharp blow from an Indian.
and this is probably true but the fact
remains that he let the pigslln get away
from him, and Hendricks. who picked il /
up, ran loo yards for touchdown.
Runs Length of Field.
The race the full length OF the field /
was most exciting. Hendricks ran strong
" and had secured a few yards lead be-
fore the speedy Pennsylvania man real /
ized what had happened. Scarlet ORA
per. and Regan raced after him, but two or |
three other redskins. Just as fast as Hen
bricks. were on hand to block them off
and the Indian half back planted the ball
behind the goal posts. Mount Pleasant
kicked an easy goal, and the score was 10 /
TO O. and Pennsylvania spirit was broken. /
There was never any doubt as to the re-
suit Of the game after that, for the Indians
played harder than ever, while the Penn /
sylvania men knew that they We're licked. /
Had Hollenbeck not fumbled that time /
when Pennsylvania touchdown seemed /
Imminent, things might have been quite
different for Penn would have then taken
the lead: but il is doubtful if under any
circumstances they could have beaten the 1
Indians. playing the game the way they |
did"
The big shake-up which was made
after the West Point game, doubtless had /
much to do with the manner in which I
Yale thrashed VilanOva in the first game /
ever played between the two teams. It /
may be the last for the rough tactics of /
the Pennsylvanians We're so noticeable /
that the spectators hissed and according
10 reports from New Haven VilIanova
VIII be dropped from the schedule unless /
there is decided change in sentiment. /
Slugging and muckerism in football wins 1
few games and no friends. and it is /
about time that some Of the minor col /
leges. that are favored by good dates.
have learned the lesson.
Development at Harvard.
Springfield has been turning out strong /
teams for number Of years. and it is /
not surprising that Harvard should ex-
perience difficulty in winning 1t is now
evident that Harvard iS r,.a1-ircy No nor