The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-05
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
BEING SIZED UP
Yale, Carlisle, and University of Penn
sylvania Are Placed in the Lead
ing Positions.

New York, Nov. 4.--Although the big
games of the gridiron season are yet to
come, followers OF the autumn sport the
country over are already figuring out
the relative strength of the leading
teams The ranking Of the different
combinations at this stage Of the season
is undoubtedly mas&er Of opinion, and
already the ratings show a great differ
ence. The favorite method Of classifying
the different eleyens appears to be a
division into four groups. In the first
group Yale, Pennsylvania and Carlisle
are found being judged by the majority
of most of the gridiron enthusiasts as
being Of about equal strength. Yale has
done nothing so far this season to war
rant her being placed in class by her.
self, as the Blue has in reality played
but two hard games, namely Syracuse
and West Point. The Bulldog downed
these teams, but only after stubborn
struggles, as the SO and Go scores,
respectively, indicate.
Both these elevens held Princeton to
seoreless battles, and as consequence
the New Havenites are rated higher than
the Tiger. A noticeable fact in both
Yale's and Princeton's contests with the
Army is that the Blue seized her one
opportunity to score successfully, while
the Orange and Black fell down on three
excellent chances. Princeton may attri.
butte the latter fact to the absence OF
Capt Dillon from the lineup when the
scoring opportunities presented them
selves, but nevertheless the Bulldog,
when he scented victory, would not be
denied and displayed an impetuosity Of
attack that far exceeded Princeton's
Pennsylvania has demonstrated her
class in convincing manner by reason
of chr decisive victories over Penn. State,
Brown and a tie game with Carlisle The
lied and Blues tie score with the Indians
was possible the most pleasing result
to the Quaker coaches, for it is an unde-
niable fact that the tribesmen have the
Indian" sign on their palefaee adverse.
ries. No matter how good Pennsylvania
may be, it is an acknowledge fact that
the Carlisle game is the most dreaded
of the whole schedule. Carlisle each sea.
son has an undeniably great team and is
possibly the quickest combination on the
gridiron to size up an opponents strength
and weakness and to sahpe its game &C
cordingly. This characteristic it clearly
demonstrated in Saturdays game with
the Navy. Finding that rushing attack
did not gain against the strong Navy
defence, the crafty redskins relied upon
the clever toe Of formerly hidden star,
Balenti, to win the contest
Harvard. Princeton and the Navy are
in the second division, with the Tigers |
the dark horse Of the trio. |
The Crimson has failed to defeat anv
team Of class, with the possible excep-
tion of Brown, and engaged in a tie game |
with the Navy. The middies have not |
lpayed the hard contests that the Grim |
son has, but are ranked on a par with |
the Johnnies by reason of their tie game |
with the latter. Princeton is undoubted- |
~ the unknown quantity of the Big |
Five. The Tigers have failed to score |
in their matches with Lafayette, syria
ouse and West Point. but, nevertheless
the impression win not down that Coach |
Roper is lying low and that reiuye-
mated Nassau team win face Yale on |
Nov. IA.
Cornell Syracuse, and the Army are
rating apepars to be a fair selection.
Syracuse and the Cadets both made ex-
,ellent showings against Yale and
while the Ithacans, by reason
If their excellent exhibition against Penn.
state, are entitled TO be classed with the
lther members Of the group. The last
division is composed Of Dartmouth Penn.
Stae, Lafayette and Brown. All Of these
cams have shown their superiority over
he remainder OF the smaller college eley
ms in the contests played this fan and
ave at one time or another caused great Il
reuble for their larger opponents
Dartmouth, however is excepted from
his last statement, as the Green and
White has yet to line up against the
ASS A combination. Dartmouth PLAYS
Princeton in this city on Saturday, and
N excellent opportunity of judging the
Iusky Hanoyerians win be presented for
he first time this year
Two weeks from Saturday and the
hove rating may possibly be changed.
nd in all probability the standings at
he end Of the season viii vary widely.
5 iii s a well known fact that different
elections are invariably to be found re-
orded at the end Of every gridiron sea
on.