The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-31
Result Will Give Line on COm-
parative Strength of Tigers
and Yale.

All the larger colleges ave picked
out hard football games for their teams
today with the exception of Yale n
Pennsylvania, and even Penn may
have a harder game at Pittsburg with
tho Carnegie Techs than Is anticipated.
Yale meets the Massachusetts Aggles
and looks for a push over.
The real battles will be on he United
States grounds at West Point and An
napolis. Princeton will try out her
team against the Cadets, and this game
will be a real tussle for h Tigers.
Princeton has been taking things pretty
easy this year,, working up slowly
very slowly-so that there will be no
chance of having the team on fine edge
before the game with Yale, as was the
case last year. But the Jerseymen will
have to be pretty good today to get
off with anything better than a tie
Score. West Point has been playing a
rugged game all season, and Yale only
got away with a 6 to 0 score. Since
that time the Army has been busy de-
veloping a strong offense while waiting
for the Princeton Tigers, who have
shown a strong defense in all their
games.
What Princeton will be able to do re-
mains tt be seen, but a Princeton VIC
tory may be looked for. Since the 90
game with Syracuse the Tigers have
been drilled in secret practise, and de-
termined efforts have been made to
beat the team into shape. Dillon Is
back in the game, and his presence is
expected to put a whole lot of life into
the team. Besides DILLON is a resource
full field general and car be counted
upon to take every advantage of his
opportunities. AS this game will give
a line upon the possibilities of the
Princeton team, 1t is the most interest
ing on the schedule for today.
Indians Meet Navy.
Next comes the INTERCHANGEABLE
game. The dope returns the Indians
the victors in one of the fastest games
of the season. Both teams are capable
of playing up-to-date football at a mid
season clip. The Indians showed some
Of their speed against Pennsylvania
and the Middies showed something of
what they are capable in the game with
Harvard. The Middies have the advan-
tage of playing on their own grounds,
but as the Indians are so accustomed
to playing away from home and under
all kinds of conditions this will not be
a handicap to them.
In none OF the larger games this year
has new football played much of a
part. Forward passes seem to have
been held In reserve, and even the pos
sibilities of the onside kick have not
b. en- brought very prominently to the
fore. The teams have been fighting
along the lines of straight football with
two In view; one, in order to
perfect the teams in that kind of work
as a foundation for the more open
game, and the other, so as not to give
to their opponents a demonstration OF
what the team may do in the big game
of the year.
But the Indians and the Middies have
both shown a disposition to delve right
into ''new football" &c something OF
the sensational kind of playing may be
looked for today at Annapolis. The
Middies are In prime condition for the
game, but 1t Is doubtful IL they pos
sess all the strength of the redmen.
The natural advantages Of the game
are with the Indians, and should the
Navy be able to win 1t VIII give the
West Pointers the scare of their lives