New-York tribune., 1910-11-28

men. however, were Wei CtSCAcCr anu ~1iS"
z i0G Gf football
Cornell wound Up the season against
Pennsylvania IN a way 10 indicate great
premise for next year. Dan Reed. the head
coach. and his assistants developed a team
from e more or less lot Of green material
that was g credit 10 itself and Cornell AS
z matter OF fact e mighty small thing
would have turned the tide against Penn
gyEania last Thursday. and while the bet
ter team Won. al things considered. Cornell
showed strength enough 10 satisfy those
who do not demand a victory TO stamp a
team G success. Cornell viii lose only
three men by graduation Captain Simson
who. unfortunately. could not play the all
important game; Seagrave and Robb. It
is hoped under the circumstances that Dan
Reed VIII see his way clear 70 take Up his
work where he Left Of. next season
The other teams are mighty close to-
ge1her. Lafayette failed to make so good
z showing as was the case a year ago.
due perhaps TO the fact that the men were
slightly overturned toward the end OF the
season Most OF them looked a Bit drawn
IN the Pennsylvania game, Carlisle gets g
ranking this year for the reason that eligi-
biItty rules have been established az The
school. The Indians were weaker IN con-
sequence, but deserved even greater credit
than when they aroused more fear IN run
ming on the field New York University
1J.st failed 70 get a more forward position
for the lack Of what may be called final
punch The eleven played through q fairly
srtfF schedule with the luck of the game
breaking rather badly gr times IN z way
70 command the respect and admiration Of
its opponents.
Weeks and Munk viii be the only seniors
on The Cornell eleven next year, and one
OF the other may be elected captain but il
strikes ne that Butler, the clever, heady
quarterback, would be the ideal man for
the place. even though he has two more
years 70 play. EyTich. too. might well be
considered, as his dashtRg play OF Thurs
day marked him as a football genius. II
ny opinion, Eyrich ranks next 10 Kilpat-
rick, OF Yale. and Z. Smith. Of Harvard as
the best end 81 the East Butler, too has
earned a forward place among tAe leading
quarte-backs Of the season
There IS such a thing as being TOO coCr-
teous. and Il strikes me that Captain With
OF E1aTF&Iu UlN NGPLdlA Od4s OF
Yale. and the Yale eleven in z false posi-
ton by Offering 70 CenOuace all claim Oh
the bah used II the tie game AT New
Haven on November IS The Yale captain
did well 10 insist that its ownership must
- decided by the toss OF q coin Captain
TVf-hington meant well. no doubt but the
spirit Of magnani-niry and good Fellowship
has been sadly nisconsCued by many, who
have declared openly that Harvards disap-
poirunent IN not winning makes possession
OF the trophy a reproach- This is Unfair,
but the action OF Captain wilmington was
not well considered
A good football judge who kas seen most
Of che games this year, said 70 ms ysster-
day II talking OF the ranking: Put Ha--
ward arst, Brown second and the next eight
noses apart BY the next eight mean
YaIe. Princeton. Pennsylvania Annapolis,
West Point Lafayette, Dartmouth and
Cornell" He was not far wrong: the first
ten. n fact on their best form are mighty
close together
The TriI une's AD-Eastern football team
VII ke published mex: Sunday, following
the usual custom Of waiting = 1ew days. 50
that all evidence bearing On the selections
may DE properly weighed HERBERT.