The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24
.YALE'S TITLE TO
HONORS CONCEDED |:
Defeat OF Princeton Was but
Triumph Of the Better Foot
ball Team.
ARMY AND NAVY GAME NEXT
Teams So Well Matched That
Football Law May Decide.
Other Sports.
ARMY AND NAVY GAME NEXT
ny MANHATTAN.

NEW YORK, November 2S.-Well
1 Yale beat Princeton, and no one who
saw that historic second half at New
Haven week ago to-day has any
doubt that had the game lasted longer
Yale's victory would have been more
declsive.
While Yale Is the champion for 1907
Princeton has no cause for shame. In
the first half she played rings around
Yale. and had either one OF two OF
Harlan's tries for field goals goite Just
a foot or two different 1t would have
been Princeton's game.
1t is easy, however. to say what
might have been; the fact remains that
the luurels belong to the sons OF Ell;
they won them fairly. and. therefore.
great Is Yale, and great Is Coz. who
may fairly claim to DO the best of all
the season OF 1907 football warriors!
The games OF the week have not
fonly demonstrated Yales superiority
In tho EAST. but have made 1t appa-
rent that the East is ahead OF the West
in footballs The victories OF Pennsyl-
lvania over Michigan and Of tho Car
Isle Indians over Minnesota make this
plain.
The two big games yet to be played
Army VS.. Navy and Pennsylvania VS.,
Cornell--are interesting, but they can
only affect the standing Of the clubs
involved.
Public Interest is centred most large.
~ In the Army Navy game.
This game always does appeal strong
ly to the public and with reason. There
are no more representative American
teams than those who wear Uncle SAINTS
uniform. On the dope. the Army has
the better team. Her team has aver
aged more points per game made. while
she has had fewer points made against
her; but on close analysis of the
work OF the two teams I am inclined
to believe 1t is anybody's game. and
football luck will decide tha victory.
One thing may be put down az certain:
1t will be battle for blood from start
to finish. The Admirals and Generals
are always keen for victory, and hoth-
ing which clean sport warrants will
be left undone to bring victory.
Princeton Stars Graduate.
Princeton Is to suffer by graduation
more than usual this year. Five of
her best football men are to go out
with the end OF the present term. They
are Captain Mccormick, at fullback;
wister and Brown. the star ends: Phil
lips, the centre. and --arlan, the kick
Ing halfback. There Is a big squad Of
good men to take the vacated positions
next year, and with Eddie Dillon to
lead them, the Tigers will make an
other try to down the Bulldog.
The senior class at Princeton will
graduate next spring without having
seen a Yale. team defeated in football
This IL the first TINE that such thing
i has hapnensd, $500. 3, Is
| The selecfton sofsS 70 i1Ian as captain OF
| next years team issa broper recogni.
tton of the worth of thisssterling play
Ter. Dillon has earned place with the
first rank OF Princeton's football stars
| In glancing over the football results
of the season there are some very GU
rious facts which show the fallacy oil
depending on football dope. For In
stance: Penn. State beat Cornell, Cor
nell beat Princeton, Princeton beat tho
Indians decisiyey, the Indians beat
Pennsylvania overwhelmingly. and
Pennsylvania beat Penn. State still
more overwhelmingly. How is mar
/ to figure on future games when such
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