The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-16
ALL READY
FOR GREAT
STRUGGLE
Princeton and Yale Teams
Clash in Annual Game
at New Haven.

NEW HAVEN, Nov. 1e.--Yale and
L,Rfinceto.s 3ile hulldog and the tIger, clash
I in their annual gifdiron struggTs this afte r
noon. A haze overspread the sky this
morning and the Indications were that the
! weather conditions would be none toe
favorable. But it would take even more
than rain to dampen the spirit of the
thousands of grads and undergrads who
have hocked to the City of Elms to wit
ness this. the game of all games. The
city was astir with the dawn OF day and
everywhere are huttered the blue and the
orange and black.
The stands at Yale Field have been en-
Iarged this year, and seats have been pro-
vided for some $4,000 persons, 30 that a
huge throng will lcok down on what prom
ises to be one of the greatest struggles in
the history of the sport. Yale and Prince
ton always play to a crowded house, so to
speak, but the demand for tickets has been
such this year that there are not more than
half enough to go around, and hundreds
who would willingly pay ten times the
price of admission must content themselves
with hearing and reading about the hard
fought football battle.
Yale is slight favorite with those who
must wager, although the odds-S to in
favor of Yale-are hardly justified, and
most of the betting has been done ut even
49,
confident of victory. So far as can be
Judged, the advantage of playing on home
grounds Is about the only reasonable ex-
cuse for Yale being the favorite, as on
paper the teams appear to be remarkably
we'll matched and the game as open as any
which has ever been played between the
two eIevens If Yale has a slight advan-
tage from tackle to tackle, Princeton has
an advantage to offset this on the ends.
II Princeton has the advantage Of n vet
eran baclSfield, made up of brilliant, heady
players. Yale has a new one practically
speaking, which individually and collec-
lively is not likely to fall short of the high
standard set by Yale in other years. II
Yale has a brilliant punter in Coy, Prince
ton has a heady one In Harlan. If Prince
ton has wonderfully speedy back in lib
bott, Yale should have his equal in Bomar,
while Brides, If he plays in the baclxfield
for Yale and Coy should not be one whit
behind Mccormick in bucking the line.
although the Princeton captain has few
equals In this respect on the grldiron to-
day.
Princeton has shown the greater scoring
ability than Yale this year. as the various
games Indicate. and heads the leading
ele Jens IN the number of points made
against opponents. Yale, on the other
hand, has shown a more sturdy defense,
and is the only one of the big teams that
has not been scored on this season. This
has no particular bearing. however, on
the probable outcome of the game today,
as Princeton proved conclusively that the
defense Of the eleven was reasonably
strong in the Carlisle indian game,
whereas Yale does not lack strong Of
fense and the ability to score otherwise
four touchdowns would not have been pos
sible against the sturdy Brown eleven,
and without the use of the reserve plays
which have unquestionably been worked
up for the benefit of princeton.
AS a matter Of fact, both Yale and
Princeton have depended TO a large extent
on so-called straight football in their more
important games to date, fearing to show
up their pet formations and trick plays.
This lends greater difficulty to fair COM
parieon of the elevens and emphasizes the
futility of making a prediction which
would ca ry any weight. 1t is not likely
that the game today will be won by
straight football. The result will depend,
in all probability, on what the coaches
have been able to develop In the way OF
new formations and trick plays, In which
the forward pass and onsde kick will
figure. The team that can take advantage
of opportunities, the team that has the
more diversified and resourceful attack,
will win today's game. and II predic-
tlon ON this basis can be made It would
point to victory for Yale, as the ability
to do the right thing at the right time Is
characteristic of Yale elevens,
A year ago Yale developed the forward
pass and the plays made possible under
the revised rules to a higher point of per-
fection than any other Of the leading
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