New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
DREAM POINTS TO YALE
But Dreams Go by Contraries,
Shout Princeton Men.
CRISIS FOR BLUE ELEVEN
Tigers Supremely Confident on
the Eve Of Struggle for
Football Glory.

II dreams go by contraries. as the old
saving IS, Princeton's football day has
come and Yale viii be beaten In their
i,early battle AT Princeton this afternoon
"A dream came TO me few nights ago
"a vivid, realistic dream-in which saw
Captain DAILY OF Yale plunge over the
sHrincetan goal line Tor a touchdown and
irsctory. The rattle OF the Yale cheers. the
scrash Of The Yale band brought me up sit
ting 70 reyile the little German band
hand its discordaut strains outside my win
dow. The cold. gray dawn Of the morning
after is as nothing 10 the warm, bright day
and its noises 20 the night worker trying
ITO get a little honest sleep. Anyway, /
dreamed that Yale won, and IL properly su-
tperstItious ! would accept the "hunch" and
openly predict a Yale victory to-day in
the lair OF the Tigers.
To be serious. Nale's chances are far
brighter than the trail Of two defeats-one
ks,v West Point and one by Brown-and
tie game with Vanderbilt would Indicate
The Yale team that 1 saw crushed by
tTlrown last saturday would make a Prince
i-on holiday this afternoon. The ends were
fhopelessly weak, the punting. forward
i passing and oslside kicking were haphazard:
frhe defence was ragged. the offence lacked
cohesive power. except at rare intervals.
lBut all this viii be changed for the bet
fser to-day. or at least so Il seems TO me
from what have been able 10 CLEAN from
those who are in close touch with the
team.
The eleven has been reorganized. Bilpat-
rick, the best end perhaps IN The country.
and two or three other first string men
have returned 20 the game; the crying ne
cessity for quick action aroused the
coaches; the urgent demand for sharp i'm
provement has inspired the players
different team-a far different team-win
face Princeton on Osborn Field this after
noon than faced Brown a week ago. This
IS not q dream; II Is plain reality.
one doubt creeps in, and Il hangs on the
iqueston Of concerted team effort. The
Yale coaches have been experimenting ell
the season. they were experimenting. with
out realizing 1t. perhaps. In the midst Of e
losing struggle with Brown. They knew
fun well the Importance Of drilling the
men together TO insure the finished, smooth
cunning machine. bat they faced unusual
conditions. 4 host OF more or less green
men. one looking about as strong as an
other reported for practice. Each one de-
nlanded a fair trial Time was wasted on
those who did not live up TO their prom
ise: minor injuries 10 leading candidates
further handicapped Ted Coy and his as
s'stants. Str0ut was a disappointment al
Quarterback against Brown. and Howe, a
clever field general. viii run the team. IT
may be hazardous 10 change generals on
the eve OF a battle. but desperate situ-
stions demand heroic measures.
Yale Team find ifSelf2
play as a team and not as individuals?
Can the decentralization Of the Brown game
be overcome and a netamorphosis worked?
These are the burning questions at New
Haven. Tie answer viii be written on the
Geld at Princeton this afternoon.
How different is the situation in the
home Of The Tigers. No big IF con-
fronts The graduates. undergraduates
players OF coaches. Confidence has been
fairly oozing out Of Princeton for ten days.
The confidence born OF deeds accomplished.
Seven games have been played; seven
Teams vanquished- 10 eleven has crossed
Ehe Princeton goal line; no eleven even has
scored 2 single point against the fighting
Tigers. New York University was beaten.
Lafayette was beaten, the Carlisle Ind
fans were beaten. Dartmouth was beaten
all strong elevens. TOO. The scores We're
rot big. two At least Of the games were
won only after bitter struggles. but the
ream in the building did all that was re-
auired, and 1t comes ND 10 the last all
important struggle at top form, so far as
can be judged.
Bin Roper and his assistants have
worked carefully and consistently with the
Yale game in mind. ii is safe TO assume
that something in the way OF new plays
and formations has been saved and that
H7r rrrT7 y. . 4I--
expressed. keane Fitzpatrick. one Of the
best trainers in The country. viii deliver
the men on the field in perfect physical
condition have seen evidences Of It with
my own eyes. The mistakes Of 1907 and
1905. when Yale pulled out victories only
in the second halves have not been re-
peated. No excuses can be made to-day on
the score of lack OF condition.
IN Pendleton Princeton can rightfuIIy
boast OF one Of the greatest backs in the
history Of football and Princeton men are
counting on Pondleton to-day as they
counted on the Poes Of old. 1t may not be
altogether fair 10 suggest that the Prince
ton eleven is onc-man team, although
some evidence along that line was fur
nished in the Dartmouth game: but without
Fendlcton Princeton's confidence would be
shaken and an injury 10 the feet haIfback
might spell disaster. This is not said 10
ciscredt the team as a whole or such
able backs as Captain Hart. Sparks. Bal
lou and Sawyer, among others but simply
10 explain what may be 4 structural weak
ness under certain conditions.
The Princeton eleven had no real ad-
vantage over dartmouth. IN spite Of the
fact that the score read 10 o. II was
not an altogether smooth running ma
chine ana ihere was room for much polish
ing. which cid not show against Holy Cross
las Saturday. The same loose handling OF
the ball against Yale would he fatal
Under the new rules one team must be
1uliy 20 per cent stronger than another 10
score by straight rushing, ana the Tigers