New-York tribune., 1910-11-07
ON COLLEGE GR|DIRONS
Yale Facing Hard Task on Eve
of Battle with Princeton.
BROWN ELEVEN A WONDER
Importance of Good Drop Kick
ers Emphasized in the Game
This Season.

This Season.
As was coming down from New Haven
on Saturday after seeing Brown crush
Vdle under a score Of u 70 Q. some friend
y fellow leaned over the back Of my seat
and said IN an awed voice: What Is me
matter win Yale begged the oUes-
zion. T. was 100 hard 10 enswer on hand,
and ID appears too hard 70 answer after
some sober thought. with the Princeton
and Harvard games a. hand, Yale Is fac
ing the most disastrous season IN the his
tory OF vale football The coaches have
not much time 70 work wonders; Two
days CT hard practice 81 the most IS all
that can be expected before the battle with
Princeton. The team may fnd itself and
save The situation. but al the present writ
sng il looks as II P-ince1on's day 10 cele-
braue had come, and that il would be well
Tor the Tigers 70 lay IN supply of fuel
FOR bonfire purposes. To say that I was
disappointed in the play Of the Yale eleven
on Saturday is putting il mildly. I mao
looked Tor Brown 10 make hard stub
born fight. but I had looked also for Yale
TO show decided Improvement and so Jus
-tfv my abiding faith IN Captain DAILY and
ms men, 70 say nothing Of the able coaches
VINO have had the team in charge. When
4. was all over the words Of q good Judge
who has watched the team grow came
back 10 me with striking force He said
''lf the Yale eleven plays to-day lmeaulng
Saturday, as II did on Tuesday in practice
81 viii beat Brown; + the Yale eleven
PLAYS to-day as II die on "Wednesday in
practice q vii be a happy day for Brown
men" Herein lies the secret, perhaps, OF
Eales complaint The men, by force OF
unusual conditions. have not played TO-
Eether long enough 10 be q unit. = properly
working machine They lack the ability
20 meet tnslInctively The situations that
arise. II The game runs smoothly they
play well, If not they are apt 10 go 10
pieces. Herein also lies Z hope for Yale
men Il The team finds itself against
Princeton or against Harvard there Is no
telling what a rleJamOruhosis may be
worked The men have enough football
knowledge snc enough football ability u
surprise SIS most enthusiastic followers II
and II Is q big #, they can be put 10 prac-
fice.
Il may not he generally known. but
Brown loIned Z rather select band IN beat
ing Yale or Saturday Harvard Princeton. !
Colun ola. West Point and Brown are The
only institutions that can boast victory
over 1he men IRON New Haven Just i've
No wonder there Is rejoicing 81 Providence
seeking 10 make - single excuse for Yale.
am firm II the conviction that the Brown
sesm on Saturday, playing as Il did with
rne EmootEness and precision Of a well
oiled machine. would have beaten any
eleven il the country. II was not only the
best team ever developed az Providence
1ut one of the best working teams ever
saw iu action It appeared TO do every
rhiuc right Il had everlasting snap and
\ dash IN char 1uz. II breaking through,
III r tacizliug- ir providing Interference for
" tue runner, ia rushing. IN open field run
uiuE r u1utiLg lu drop kicking. IL clean
handling uf IL ball and following ir
there sras hardly fault 70 md. Yale
suffered lU comparison bur whereas the
A4le team z= ir played on Saturday was
one cf The weakest II NOT the weakest.
that ever went 70 battle ia New Haven. 4
this weakness T-as masnihed q hundred .
fold hy the remarkable Strength OF Brown. .
Th1 rnen from Providence were wonder I
fully wen coached. and while me 'excep- .
-iouaI oppcr-uritIes-' q the game a. now
PLAYED under the new rules came their way,
e must ba said iu al fairness that they
were able Jo take tull advantage and make .
The most Of them one word more. and
yhts lz not meant tor q phophecy. Because .
Yale was weak last Saturday IS no reason .
why Yale v7lu be weak next Saturday. .
Wonders never cease"
s1-acEltnr ts sure 20 be The Tribune's .
ELl-arner3can Quarterback. as ne was last
season. He was Ihe equal OF Pendleton.
The Princeton star. IN epen neld running
or SATURDAY, ana LLs keen Judgment and .
asture generalshtp. 10 say nothing OF ms
clever drop kicking. did much 10 bring
-1c-C-v 10 his team. I would say . word.
also for NcEaE. the Brown captain. he
has ro equal Oh the griciron to-day in
placing his pGzzLng punJs. while he IS
hard. strong runner ana has the faculty ?
IL knowing Just the proper moment 70 for-
sake Hts interference and shift fo- him
self
Probably Harvard dispeHed AT West Point
any IMPRESSION thsr might have been
sIroad as 10 "a possible o-erra1ing Of the .
eleven. But The impressive victory over
cornell must have served TO convince even
the most s5eu4cal OF the power OF Captain
TErrninurur's team The game wcs plal ed
su6 won with substitute backs. q tribute
70 tHe excellence or the substitutes al Cam
bridge. There is tremendous driving power
fr the Harvard team. and every set OF
backs thar has been Used TINS year has
Developed *. Harvard is about the only
,1nl .f rhe bis teams thar has been able
L. do uu-h marching down The ne-d,'
Penus-Ivania's successes in that respect
having been due iu large measure 20 the
essi-r grasp of the opportunities Of the
nov rules 1v The Quaker coaches. Not that
Es~va~d cannon work the new rules TO ad-
-a.raEe Variety o. attack Is q potent
feature r. Earvarcs gains, ard one that
-he Yale defence VIII find i hard 70 meet
without z lot - stifening. The Harvard
sine Is nor as polished -e- rs IL ought 70
De Fisher au6 wilmington leave the right
si6e CT the line wei guarded. and Perkins
Is q Eood centre But AlinCt and Mckay
lave SCI u show the eC-ordluatlon of et-
fort required O. guards and tackles this
GEAR 5IcK4v is not al fault. he is a great
PLAYER - proved value but Ninot Is new
Is guard he Is improving fast, how
ever. and Viii probably justify las transfer
frlm the back feIl in she crucial tests
Win Dartmouth and Eale.
LafaEette went 20 Philadelphia OF SatUr~
T2-- 10 --g-iue pernsvlEauia of the football