New-York tribune., 1908-11-23

or play Chicago has been rated by good critics
as the strongest team ir TIE middle West. II this
be the game is the more credit TO Cornell and
bespeaks strength that viii make the eleven q
worthy foe 10 Pennsylvania.
The Navy team finished it's prsiir1inarv season
on Saturday by defeating the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute by the score or IS TO : The game vas s
Disappointing in many respects-nnainly be
cause the Virginisns were able 20 carry the ball
for more than seventy yards through the Navy'o
line without once losing #. This would seem 70 be
an indication of overtrsinng the part o. the
uaidshtpmers. 7 hardly take It = sign of
fundamental weakness in the veteran line. which
has played consistently strong defensive game
throughout the season In the Villa Nova game on
Saturday the West Point eleven showed the best
form It has exhibited this year For the first time
during the season her offence got together and
showed sufficient power to make Il dangerous The
team hes been steadily developed with the one idea
Of beating the Navy and If IT succeeds IN doing
this every Army VIII count the season q sue
cess. The cadets were cheered by seeing Pullen
the giant tackle, in the game Moreover Pullen's
play proved that he IS in his oldtirne form. and
he will add much strength to the line both the
offence and defence. It will ne remembered that
after the Arny-Tale game of two years age Pulen,
then a pIebe, spoken Of ny many critics
All America tackle Injuries in the next game
however. kept him for practically the rest Of
the season and injuries last year also interfered
with his work. II is interesting to note that the
Army I'D practically big score against
Villa Nova as did the Navy
Ny tentative rating Of the Leading college football
teams last Monday acted 8 red rag 2 bull n
q number Of readers Of The Tribune who per
haps- had some leaning TO Pennsylvania. Cornell
Annapolis or Carlisle Following my custom
I did not the Indians. for the that
ditions Of eligibility different at Carlisle
and while these conditions are improved over
year ago the fact remains that the players not
limited. a most OF the leading colleges Of the
East Carlisle has good team this year. and de
serves = place doubt after Brown and above
Anna polls The Navy 4 strong well balanced
team, and behind Of the elevens placed
above it. but Just how the rating could be i'm
proved for the present at least is hard 70 tell al
though Of my readers thinks that the team
should be fourth 70 Yale. Harvard and Pernsyl-
vanis- The Cornell eleven has done everything
asked Of it this vear, and has been slowly but
surely working up n its chief goal. the Pennsyl-
vania game on Thursdzy when victory will placer
II where several Of its followers believe Il should
have been week ago. The chief plaint however,
was the rating Of Dartmouth above Pennsylvania
and this, Of course, IS purely matter Of opinion.
there is good line for comparison between
the Quakers and the teams of Yale. Harvard and
Dartmouth except through the Carlisle Indians.
Harvard by her victory over Yale on Saturday has
earned the undisputed title for 1903. remember
ing the scores. Harvard T. Carlisle o and Penn
svlvania 6. Carlisle 5.
II strikes nc that Yale Is doing more than any
other college At present to foster good fellowship
and the spirit OF true sporrsrnanshfp With her ath
letc rivals Sending the football used IN that tie
game 10 Brown. Offering the use OF Yale Field TO
the Harvard eleven Tor practice. and entertaining
the fur Princeton eleven tho side lines for Sat
u-day's game can only make for good
Johnson the Yale quarterback has been criticised
for not accepting TWO good chances to tie the score
IN the Harvard game late in the second half. One
chance came when Coy heeied a punt from behind
the Harvard goal line the 4-yaTd line which en-
titled Yale 70 free try al goal The other came
: few minutes later. when Johnson. 2 fake
placement kick formation, made that forward pass
70 Brides which vas declared illegal Those who
crcise the generalship of johnson must remember
that Yale wanyed to vsn the game, and the time
was short.
Percy d Haughton. head coach At Harvard for
the first time. Congratulated for building
I'd strong vel balanced team from LOT OF green
material As suggested n this column early in the
season ne had ore advantage IN beginning with
rev men as they lid not have II forget what some
body else had taught
Barring accidents. Yale and Hazard -1n taxa the
15 -,ex- season vu.-a practicable -ete-an teams
-1s- means some mighty good football t nav be
-e-aed that Yale vas beaten for the frst time on
SATURDAY since the revision Of the rules three years
ago-a pretty good record
COY ard Philbtr are talked or candidates for
-rA -spteincv OF Vale football eleven next year
There is -aorev IN football Vale recetpts for the
zeaeo- amount 70 about 50 Go. - which 81. oH'
came from rhe Harvard game and s25H0o from the
Princeton game.
ark o4 =-a-4 prevents publishing =e-en eight
an American teams submitted bv readers ~ The
Tribune Speaking Of aIl-Ar7ercan teams the men
rho Impressed me- IN -he game SATURDAY As be
ing candidates V-ere C@oebeI and t1drJs. guards.
P-idee tackle. Logan. end and Gov. fulLhack. or
- vale eleven srd No,1-se centre: Crowley. end,
Cutler Quarterback and White, KennsTd. Corbert
and Yer Wiebe raIfbacLs, IF the Harvard team I
vas rather disappointed with Fishs work at tackle
IL. ~1s,,e4 =-e11 hut did not shine. HERBERT.