New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-24
YALE'S ADVANCE SLOW
Game with Vanderbilt Not Pleas
ing TO Teams Friends.

Yale doesn't stand as irnprnssively usual
for superiority on the gridiron by anything
evidenced as Yet this year. Captain DAILY
hasn't coherent smooth running football
machine at his disposal. The team Ia sn t
got the punch. the power TO forge q swift,
sure attack when IL is needed. Apparently
IL hasn't much confidence in itself. either.
because its captain. who must be the Visi-
bic expression Of that sort of confidence,
chose four times against Vanderbilt 10 try
for goal after a free catch on the 20
yard line instead OF trying 10 rush the bail.
II IS impossible 10 conceive Of Ted Coy
making such a choice last year. even
against Harvard which had the stiffest
defence of all the teams Yale played in
1909, but DAILY knows the powers of his
own team.
While Yale hasn't prof1ted as much by
coaching in the last week as was 10 have
been hoped. there is time still for the
eleven to develop into winning one The
game with Colgate on Saturday will test
the ability Of the Blue fairly well, for that
eleven should be just about as good as
Vanderbilt.
Harvard ran into surprisingly stiff op-
position at the hands Of Brown. The
Providence team had been moderated after
its defeat by Pennsylvania, but proved
Just the sort of opponent Harvard needed.
With a fast, aggressive line against them
the Crimson forwards had TO do some real
work. and il probably did them world Of
good
Harvard has nothing but big games
from now on. West Point Cornell, Dart
mouth and Yale Will either kill Withington's
eleven altogether or prove it to be one Of
the best in many years.
Princeton has done just what has been
called for by every game this year. Against
Carlisle, always a formidable opponent,
and never more so than after a defeat lik :
the one at the hands OF Syracuse, Roper's
fast team demonstrated fits clean cut su-
periority. The Indians were helpless, m
able 10 threaten the Tiger goal line at any
time. and while Princeton scored only once
the cali Of time was responsible, in all prob
ability, for the loss OF two touchdowns.
while Pendleton fUmbled the slippery ball
once on the 2-yard line Roper looks TO
have first class team again, and IL must
be remembered that he had such elevens
three times, in 1906 1907 0and 1908, poor
physical condition being held accountable
for failure TO beat Yale each time. Keene
Fitzpatrick trains men on lines entirely
different from those chosen by Val Flood,
his predecessor.
Pennsylvania and Cornell did well on
Saturday against teams Of different cali
bre Pennsylvania's victory over Pennsyl-
vania State being indicative Of more
strength than that OF Cornell over Yer
mont. Development is apparent at Ithaca,
however, end every one knows that Penn
sylvania has a good team.
New York University and Stevens the
only local elevens this year. met Sat
urdsy, and New York without having
t. work very hard. New York took no
chances on the slippery field. while Stevens,
engaged in its most important game.
played as hard as the team could Stevens
has an excellent team, but IL could take
lessons from New York in following the
ball ability Of = marked order in that re-
spect giving New York two touchGovns
Scott ran the New York team with good
judgment and when Captain Galloway re-
turns 10 the game IL would seem the part
Of discretion 10 place him at halfback and
let another man call the signals.