New-York tribune., 1910-11-05
TEST FOR YALE ELEVEN
Ted Coy Thinks Brown Will Be
Beaten, but Others Doubt.
HARVARD TO FACE CORNELL
Ithacans May Tarnish Clean
Record of the Team from
Cambridge.
FOofbdU Games
on Card CO-ddy.


Yes" But there are others. even within
the confines Of New Haven. who are not so
sanEuine The mere winning aside how
., er an interesting, hard fought struggle
can be looked for On Yale Field this after
noon in a football game which will have
distinct bearing on the more important ones
10 follow between Yale and Princeton next
saturday and Yale and Harvard the fol-
loving week.
Because the struggle viii be a final test
Tor The Yale eleven before the Princeton
game. chief interest among lovers of foot
balI centres IN the meeting with Brown at
Eev Haven but other games are on the
programme which are sure TO provide keen
md exciting sport. harvard must take the
heId against Corne2 Pennsylvania viii line
DID against Lafayette 10 be wiped off the
football 1rap." according TO the men from
F.aston. while Princeton viii face Holy
Cross in q game that should not cause the
Tigers mach worry or uneasiness-
Brown suffered q crushing defeat al the
rands Of PENNSYLVANIA three weeks ago.
slie largely "a an epidemic Of fumbling and
loose playing but Brown gave Harvard
bitter fight in which the defeat by a score
Of l. To vas hardly q fair measure of
lie strength If the TWO elevens. Under the
circumstances Brown IS likely 10 bring out
The fuI strength of rhc Yale eleven and fur
r.ish a means for comparison with Harvard
that the critics and would-be prophets will
welcome Word comes from Providence
mat the Brown players are in me condition
and further advanced than when they faced
Harvard. so that in view Of Yales record
this year victory for Brown would not
come as a stunning surprise.
Yale has been building slowly this year,
with the Princeton and Harvard games as
The objective po.n;s. handicapped by
much green material, the coaches found Il
impossible 70 carry the men along as fast
as they desired, nur the time has now
come for u final accounting. and it is safe
70 assume that the Yale eleven viii not be
found wanting i VIII be weakened today
by the absence Of johnny Fitzpatrick. the
sreedy end but he may 20 N if his services
are needed, although every effort will be
made 10 save him Fol the Princeton game.
captain DalT has decided 10 play
tt Is quite possible that FIarvard's clean
record Of not being. scored on viii be tar
uished by Cornell. There is q vel defined
feeling among good football judges that
rro men from Ithaca are more to be feared
ibis year than Iasr when Harvard won by
q score OF Is 10 a. Cornell has not played
game IN two weeks because Of the can
eCllatiou "a the contest with Williams but
'sr team has made progress and II ap-
Iosrs TO b. remarkably strong in drop and
place kickers
While the Cornell team has weak spots
IN the line II car hardly be said that il is
d oHe-man team. although Buffers playing
sr G'larterback is hv far The best of the
lrdiTiG1aIs- He has the support moreover.
of two good halves. Robb and Bates and
their substitutes O-OGnnor and Nichols. are
far above the average Tn wing positions
are ~ last in good hands. Eyrich's work
r left eIG continues 10 be excellent, while
rae versatile Seagrave has ADAPTED himself
with rare ability 10 his new place Al right
end Miller is the likely man for centre.
although StimSou s work makes the de-
ci=iau difficult Neither Of them equals
SeasraV- at coHtre, but the change was
advisable, as Baker is TOD small for an end
and Pitcher Ri5I remain available to be
suHstituted for kicking purposes. although
his ankles are 700 weak for a prolonged
strain
Nunk tackle is beyond criticism. but
He as NOT an equal 10 balance him at
right tackle. Zeler and Delano are still
lighting Tor the place DeIano At present
"ppeaTlnE 10 have the call ZelIer how
ever VIII al least play part OF the Harvard
game Hale Viii play right guard but
-Aampalgn is being crowded by O'Rourke.
'.aaIHpaign has had more experience and
training. however, and ne will begin the
same against Harvard
New York University has no game sched-
.led to-day on account of the coming bat
tle with Trinity on Tuesday but followers
Of the sport here can cross the river 10
iioboken 20 see s-tes ems take the field
against Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute of
Troy II what promises 10 be d good game
Dartmouth VIII play Amherst at Hanover
the Springfield Training School will be ar
"a est Point while q good line may be fur
nIsnec between the Army and the Navy
teams. as the latter must play Lcbigh at
hnnapoiis- a team that the Army defeated
two weeks ago by a score Of 2S 10 0.
In view Of the nearness of the Election
Day game with Trinity. Olcott called the
New York University squad out for prac-
ice, IN spite OF the cold. driving rain. yes
teTdaT. The work consisted mainly Of for
ward passing and the recovery Of the bali
IN case Of tumble. This was made very
difficult because Il the slippery field and
act ball.
The backs prior to This work held kick
ug practice. Ellfe did remarkably veil.
punting for long distances with accuracy
and precision.