New-York tribune., 1910-10-31

ception of Corbett, the Harvard star mas
no equal as an open field runner. He ap-
pears to be such a willing worker. such
constant force that it is just possible too
much is required. Still Roper. who has
SET his heart on developing a team 10
beat Yale. and Fitzpatrick, who is
wizard as a trainer Of men. can be De
pended on to watch closely the player VINO
is the keynote of the attack and the hope
Of all Princeton.
The game furnished a striking illustra-
ton Of what has been accomplished In re
vising the code. and ! was not surprised
TO hear Roper express himself SO strongly
IN favor Of the new rules. which make Tor
a less exhsusting struggle and a Hess dan
rerous sport.
Harvard SO clearly cutHlayed the Army
eleven on Saturday. an eleven which beat
Yale two weeks ago hv score Of to s.
that many critics can see only one re
suit of the Harvard-Tale game on No
ver7her IL The men from Cambridge
made oS2 wards by rushing to y for the
Army. and fourteen first downs by
rushing to only one for the Army THESE
figures are significant and speak Tor
themselves A good judge who saw the
game expressed the opinion that Har-
wards team is machine. with no man
standing out with the possible exception
of Corhe-t This no doubt is the secret
of Harvard's strength. Hyatt the Army
quarterback MAS missed on SATURDAY.
The team lacked the snap and dash IL
| showed against Yale.
When Yale and Brown clash at New
Haven on Saturday the critics will hnd an
ornorrunitv 10 compare the Blue eleven
with Harvard which found some trouble IN
! defeating the men from Providence week
ago Saturday by A score Of y to Q. FUR
ther than that. the Yale team will have It's
/ last hard test before the Princeton game
! the following Saturday. and on its showing
/ against Brown viii come the last chance
for the critics to pass Judgment In trying
/ 70 fathom the outcome Of the struggle
which has ever been ranked in the Tore
/ front Of the football season A feeIlhg
appears to he more or less general that the
J Yale eleven is lacking this year in those
qualities which go To make M champion
shin team. but while there is no reason Tor
Yale men 10 feel optimistic concerning the
outcome Of the Princeton and Harvard
! games. there Is no particular reason to reel
/ gloomy and depressed. THE team is in the
! hands Of capable coaches, the material Tor
| building while not so strong in recent
Years aprears 20 he quite strong enough,
and the spirit has not changed one whit
The. defeat of Yale by West Point was
/ chastering. il opened the eyes of players
and coaches to what must he dsne The
tie game with Vanderbilt University was
/ fairly satisfying, If as The Yale Daily
! News'' said. the Southern eleven was the
/ hest team Yale has faced this year The
/ defeat Of Colgate on Saturday was encoIr-
/ aging. as the men appeared 10 find them
! selves by putting some Of their teachings
/ into practice Yale viii be ready for Prince
/ ton and Harvard else ! do not know Ted
Coy. George Foster Sanford and some Of
the other coaches who are working so hard
to turn out a winning team.
1 While chief interest will centre perhaps
in the Yale Brown game because of its
1 bearing on even more important ones to
follow. there will be other taking struggles
on SATURDAY.. as Harvard must face Cornell
and Pennsvlvania must take the field
against the wonderfully confident Lafay-
! cite eleven. which held Princeton 10 a score
| Of 3 To q Cornell has been building slowly.
hut to all appearances surely, in an effort
to round out a season with long looked
! for and keenly anticipated victory over
! PENNSYLVANIA but the team also will be
ready for Harvard 10 wipe out. if possible.
\ the defeat at IS to q last year. I have not
| seen the Cornell team this season, but a
! friend Of mine in whose football judgment
! I have much confidence tells me that if
the Ithacans are able 70 put their full
! strength in the field Harvard may get a
distinct surprise. This may add spice TO a
game which week or so ago looked more
or less easy for the Crimson. The Lafay-
cite undergraduates are so enthusiastic
over their eleven that they do not hesitate
to predict that Pennsylvania viii he wiped
of the football map. Viewed from a dis
tance. the Qu; crs are much too strong and
versatile To be easily swept aside, and vic
tory FOR Pennsylvania looks far more prob
able.
Princeton should not have much difficulty
in beating Holy Cross. the game being little
b. more than a good finishing for the fight
with Yale on the following Saturday. Dart
mouth. too. can be expected to beat Am
herst. while the Navy eleven must score
a decisive victory over Lehgh if the Army
is 10 be beaten at the end of the season 4
week ago West Point defeated Lehigh by a
score OF IS TO O.
The Amherst Student said a few days
ago:
The conditions which at present prevail
I al football practice are particularly gra ii
flying Never. within the memory of the
present senior class at least. has there
been squad Of forty more men re
porting for daily work. Such a state OF
! affairs means that the varsity is obtain
/ ing the hard SCrimmageS that il needs and
! which Will do much to further its develop
/ ment.
J There is a reason beyond even the much
desired and no doubt increased loyalty TO
the eleven. Football under the new rules
is less eXhausting and less exacting. The
undergraduates of most colleges are will
ing 10 make sorle sacrifices. hut they also
want some fun. There is good exercise
! and good fun in the new game without the
many attendant discomforts. If not evils.
Of year age. Amherst is not alone in
response 70 the continued call for candi-
dates In some cases it has been neces-
/ Sary 20 cut the squads and 10 discoura ge
! toe many men reporting for daily practice.
! Dartmouth has d team that Dartmouth
! men can he proud Of. 1t was no disgrace
| tc be beaten by Princeton on Saturday and
! the way the men fought back TO even the
! score was 70 be admired. Il was worthy of
better results. Dartmouth will rank higfl
| hen the season is over. and Harvard must
beware HERBERT