Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-04

A study of recent big gridiron con-
tests gives considerable food for reflec-
ton.
Yale beat Princeton by line plunging
and clearly proved her superiority over
the Tigers, but it is not even to be
taken for granted that victory would
go to the other elevens which won IL
they should meet the same opponents
again.
Pennsylvania scored her only touch
down against Michigan as a result of
a juggled onside kick; Dartmouth beat
Harvard by a score that seemed over
whelming at FIRST glance, but which
came from two blocked punts, re-
covered onside kick and a goal from
placement; Annapolis defeated Penn
State in the last thirty seconds OF
play through q mucIed punt. and Car
Isle made her two touchdowns against
Minnesota on forward passes and
tricks. F5 rlEt
Even the losers scored In similar
manner. Princeton's total came as a
result Of poorly directed onside kick
and goal from placement; Penn State
secured goal Nom the field against
the Navy. and Minnesota Tailed with a
goal from the field on the fourth play
of her game and tumble. All such
are part of the present game. and one
side has the same right to benefit by
ttem as the other. but their frequency
has caused much criticism on the new
! rules, t14
| The solons have allowed the element
of luck to enter into the control of a
game that in the past was won almost
Invariably on its merits. Even parlor
games of chess and checkers are free
/ from chance, and why should not the
/ greatest of all college sports beg' was
the way one critic put it. 1t was not
the wall Of a man in the hour of de
feat. but the general conclusion drawn
by those who have the game at heart
and who went over in detail the play
Of the different teams. s.
+. In the Michigan game both Penn
and the Wolverines battled between
the twenty yard line, each repeatedly
losing the ball. Each crossed the 9th
eris goal line only to have the referee
disallow the touchdowns because OF
illegalities In the play. Had not Scar
lett or some other player stepped foo
too far In one direction Penn would
have been given the touchdown ant
won by margin of twelve points. Or
the other hand, If Michigan player
had not committed some infraction o.
the rules the westerners would hav'
at least tied Penn Then. If the Jug
gled ball had happened to fall into al
Ann Arbor players hands Michigan
would have won by either six or tweiv'
points and shut out Pennsy. 81
The game at Cambridge was evel
more glaring with proof that some
thing is radically wrong.
In the first ten minutes of play HaT
ward had the ball within six yards 9
Dartmouth's goal three times only t
lose 1t on fumbles. Later the Crimsol
held for down two yards from thei
own goal. Haryard's strength seeme
certain to win out. though the hal
ended without score on either side
but the Crimson players were doome
to be swept OF their feet not by mus
cdlar strength. but by a tide Of Ill FOL
tune that set In against them.
Early in the second half Glaz
: blocked one of Burr's punts. and th
ball went twisting through the air.
, fell into the arms OF Kennedy. VII
was the most surprised OF any OF th
players, and all he had TO do was rul
Then came Glaze's field goal risk
thing to attempt at hast Dartmouth
had ten points and was beating Ha
ward.