New-York tribune., 1908-10-12
ON COLLEGE GRIDIR0NS
IN SPORT GROWS
Yale Needs a Quarterbdck- Tigers
Lost U7ith0ut Dillon.

Midweek football games will be few and far
between from on. but the Saturday games
will grow in importance up to the championship
struggles in November. so that the outlook Is
bright and a general increase in interest as
sured Harvard Princeton and Cornell have
little TO fear in lining up against Springfield,
Swarthmore and Colgate, respectively. but there
is some cause for apprehension at Pennsyl-
vania and Yale. as both eevens viii be called
to show their full strength if Brown and
West Point are to be defeated. The Army
eleven has bly, made a stubborn fight
against Yale and while it does not appear to be
quite up TO its usual standard this year, or, bet
ter, perhaps not well advanced for this time
of the season. it is TO give the Blue some
thing more than a mere practice game. The
meeting comes at time In the schedule when
it is likely to do most good for both teams. The
preliminary work is to a large extent, and
the time has come for a development Of that
team play so necessary to success, and this can
be accomplished only by finding the weak
points West Point has learned to It's sorrow
that there is such thing as building up too
fast, and that a good showing against Yale,
Harvard or Princeton does not make up for the
loss OF the all-important game with the Navy.
There are two defeats in two years to be wiped
out, and West Point is working up to that game
this year. On line through Bowdoin, Brown
is quite as strong as, if not stronger than, Har-
ward. so that Pennsylvania is likely to find
worthy foenan Saturday
The games on Saturday showed that Yale and
Harvard had made slow but steady advance
from the week before; that Princeton had
pronted little by two games that were entirely
too easy to be of any value and that the team
was not as strong might be expected with So
many veterans back; that Pennsylvania has
much to do to build up the strong machine OF
year ago, and that Cornell needs lot more
work and a lot more coaching 10 hold her place
with the leading teams Yale did not show any
particular scoring ability although three touch
downs were made against Holy Cross but the
men worked together better and showed more
concerted strength than at any time this wear
The Blues goal line was never in danger due
more to a sturdy defence than to any undue
weakness in the Holy Cross attack OfensiveIy
however much Improvement must he made
Penalties against the visitors and KfIpatricks
clever handling of on-side kicks were largely ac-
countable for the scoring. Williams made five
hrst downs against Harvard. and the Crimson
packs were slow in starting and did not make
full use Of their opportunities: but with all it's
faults the team showed steady Improvement
For brief period in the second half the latent
strength of the attack was plainly in evidence
which was encouraging TO the coaches. The de-
renee must be strengthened, but It may be said
that Williams appears to have one Of the strong
est elevens in her history, and for that reason
Harvard's victory was the more credita BILE
Princeton is backward. but that tie game with
Lafayette came at a time when it is most likely
TO make for good There is such a thing as
having too easy a schedule. and in my opinion
this condition obtains at Princeton this year
The most glarng fault the inability Of the
backs to handle the ball cIeanly It was more
by good luck than good playing that the Tigers
did not suffer defeat Cornell showed flashes Of
brilllancy and stretches of Iooseness The SUBJ
situtes played better than the regulars Cap
tain Walder's appeal for more candidates indi-
Gates lack Of interest in the team that is most
surprising at Cornell. F'umbling of an almost
1nexcusable kind was responsible for PennsyI-
vania's close call
4aIe needs g quarterback and needs one