The Washington times., 1907-11-16

Two of the most important games OF
ths present football season viii be
played this afternoon when Pennsyl-
vania meets the Michigan eleven, at
Ann Arbor. Mich, and Yale plays
Princeton, at New Haven, and seldom
has it been so hard to favor any OF
the teams in these contests.
The Pennsylvani Michigan affair VIII
bring one OF the best set OF players
the Quakers have ever possessed into
combat with a famous Yost machine.
undeniably strong, fast. and nervyi
whereas, In the East, Yale and Prince
ton will fight It out by using different
tactics 10 a great extent. the Blue fav-
oring the old style game. owing to the
wonderful men she has in her backheld.
while Princeton will be most apt TO
play forward passes and on-side kicks
from first to last. The two games viii
certainly afford a great test in new
football. for never have the four big
rivals been so closely matched.
Battle of the Giants.
At Ann Arbor it will truly be a battle
OF the giants. Michigans tremendous
line will outweigh the Pennsylvania
line six or seven pounds to the man. but
the Quaker backfield viii Offset that by
possessing Just about that much addi-
tionaI weight over the Michigan back
field. Naturally, the tendency Of the
two teams will be to play a line pIung-
ing game. yet each realizes the power
in the forwards OF the other, and that
to win out It will be necessary to resort
to all the strategy within Its power.
Neither team has. up 10 this time ex-
hibited anything startling in the way Of
forward passes and on-side kicks. as
beth have held their ideas upon these
points in check, preferring to spring
them today. In pUnung. Hollenbach.
Of Pennsylvania, should have a little
shade
u has been a difficult matter 10 OBJ
tain a line on the two elevens by means
OF comparative scores. as they have not
me any teams in common, so that the
cEOice of a winner lies entirely on a
comparative basis with this years work
and last years. Michigan has shown
much better form and more strength
and aggresslveness all this season. and
her attack has been more versatile than
it was a year ago. She has also proved
she is a dangerous foe, once in the enc
mys ground, by reason OF the place
kicking ability OF ''Octy'' Graham, her
sterling guard.
Michigan Lacks Experience.
This season Yost has tended to get
away from the Western idea Of building
up an offense around one man, as was
the case with his 1905 eleven, which
team depended entirely upon Garrels
TO carry the ball. do the kicking and
forward passing. Pennsylvania had but
10 watch Garrels to stop all Of Michi-
gan's plays. but this season she will
meet a more versatile attack. and one
in which Magofin. Allerdice, Loeu, and
Watkins will be equally strong, with
men ike RheinschIld and Hammond to
be used in carrying the ball from the
line positions So far, Yost has shown
few of his forward passes, but there
can be little doubt OF his having in
structed his team IN this style OF play
TO the best of mis- ability
Michigan viii be handicapped IN not
having met teams that have used the
new football to any extent, whereas
Pennsylvania has been greatly bene-
fitted by the defeat she had administered
to her by the Carlisle Indians. In this
game, the Quakers learned much OF the
forward pass, and the result was they
have built up a defense to meet it as 1t
is played IN the East. This game and
subsequent ones also taught the Quakers
much IN the way Of handling Il, and the