Evening star., 1907-11-04
Princeton Jumps to the Front
for Foot Ball HOnors.
INDIANS STOPPED BY MUD
Lose Themselves When Their Chief
Asset, Speed, Is Taken Away.
BIG GAMES NEXT SATURDAY
National Leagues Fielding Aver
ages-Good Racing at Pimlico
This Week.
INDIANS STOPPED BY MUD
BIG GAMES NEXT SATURDAY

Once more the Princeton Tigers leao
IN the race for the gridiron championship
Of the east So thoroughly did the sons
of Old Nassau trounce the Indians on lfe
soaked field at the Polo GROUNDS,
Ney York Saturday that no one who
has followed the game this season can
deny the Tigers this distinction
What allied the Redskins Saturday no
one can tell Their play was slow and
stupid They lacked the nerve to essay
many tricks, while Princeton made two
big gains with the onsde kick and landed
q goal from the field. The Indians were
even weak IN tacklng. and they allowed
the youngsters from the Jersey college
TO outrun them and completely block them
on punts. There is little doubt that
Princeton would have won had 1t been
perfect Indian summer weather and the
field suitable for lightning play. The
red men were completely oitgene-aled.
Perhaps the aborgines had stage fright
In the presence of a metropolitan crowd
of 5000; perhaps the Importance of beat
Ing the Tigers unsettled their nerves: per
haps they tried so hard to make a bril-
liant showing that they made a botch of
their team work, and, lastly, the Indians
may be only fair-weathe- men.
If the Indians can only show to advan-
coaching system at Carlisle. A firstrate
team should be able to hold it's own in
any kind of going. AS for the Tigers, they
have now proven that they equally
great in the mud and on dry grass.
Coach Warner Puzzled.
After the game Coach Warner of Car
Isle was unable to explain the poor work
of his men. He ventured to suggest that
they might have slumped in their team
work Just as Princeton did when she was
beaten by Cornell at Ithaca October 70.
The fault might lie in the Indian charac-
ter. 1t will be recalled that last year,
after running up big scores against small
colleges and beating Pennsylvania "A to +.
the Indians lost TO Vanderbilt University
by to and Harvard outpiayed them
20 o. The Indians got going again, how
ever. and beat Minnesota Il to and the
University of Cincinnati Is to O.
This year the Tigers have checked the
victorious career of the Indians, but it
would not surprise the foot ball worla to
see the Carlisle men come back to their
Penn game form and give Harvard
terrible beating at Cambridge next Sat
Irday- Such feat is quite on the cards,
for Harvard was mighty lucky to beat
Brown University to > last Saturday.
and Brown is a team that Pennsylvania
whipped II to o October 10. The Cam
bridge students have good reason to fear
:he Indians and will put in hard weeks
prdctlCe preparing LOT the Teu IIlell
tricky style Of play.
A Line on Harvard.
If the weather is good next Saturday
The real power of the Crimson eleven may
De disclosed. Harvard showed that her
defense is In pretty good shape in the
Brown battle. and, what is more. the
game fight the Harvard men put up when
Brown had the ball within half foot of
he Cambridge goal proved conclusively
hat there is plenty of fight In the Har-
yard line. The Providence men only tai
led after six fierce plunges at the line,
offside play on the part of Harvard CIV
ng Brown that many chances. Then. the
way Harvard snatched the victory by
Icoring touchdown in the last half min
lte of play speaks we'll for Harvard's
chances against the Indians and Yale.
Harvard got this touchdown oy line plays
and well-executed forward pass. TIL
Indians will find the Harvard team not
only strong in the old style of play. but
accustomed to handling the ball when
tossed high in the air.
Harvard might have made stronger
showing against Brown on dry field, and
the same he said of Yales contest
with the Washington and Jefferson team.
Yale caught q Tartar in this eleven, being
unable to score in the first half. In fact,
The visiting team hammered the Yale line
pretty hard, The Els scored their first
goal IN the second half by splendid gains
through the line, and the second was
mostly due to line buckng, although the
touchdown was brought about by block
ing kick, after Yale had lost the bail on
The S-yard line in trying a forward pass.
Yale seems to be doing rather poorly with
:he passes this season, and the Ellis Will
have to lake big brace in this respect
before they tackle Princeton and Har
.ard
Pennsylvania defeated Lafayette, Is to
D. rather easily. Only once was the
Quakers' goal line really In danger. This
aas chee-ed the Quakers. and they now
have hopes of beating Cornell and M;chi-
gan. Next Saturday the Quakers will
:aCkle Icdn State, the team that beat
-,0rneN. 10 g, with two goals from the
ield by Torhis The Quakers will have
=, keep sharp eye on Vorhis Penn can
hardly exu!- however. over the victory
pver Lafay yctte which team was beaten
Il to by -lnnaI oils week ago.
Cornell Still in Form.
Cornell showed good reserve power
against the Western University of Penn
syl~ania Saturday. The visitors took
tie lead IN the first half by scoring a
touchdown after a tumble by Cornell on
.he la;ters I5-yard line. In the second
half the Ithacans made a fine brace and
swept the visitors up and down the fie!d.
scoring three touchdoWns. This shows
he Comedians have good staying power.
an asset they will need when they meet
he well-conditioned West Point cadets
Saturday.
Princeton will play Amherst this week.
II Will be stiff game. but the Tigers
should win without playing TO their limit
Or showing their hand too strongly.