New-York tribune., 1911-11-06
ON COLLEGE GR|D|RONS.
Princeton Shows No Attack
Worthy of the Name.
GLOOM CLEARS AT YALE
Harvard. as Well as the Tigers,
Needs Much Polishing for
Games to Come.


Yale men can look out from the gloom
thst has been lowering over New Haven
and see light in two big games TO come,
unless Princeton and Harvard do ? lot OF
polishing AVID play better football than
thcy did on Saturday Princeton beat Har-
ward and deserves all credit for a sturdy
dcfcrce and tho keen alertness in follow
ing the hall which madc it possible to take
advantage Of opportunities that presented
hut Harvard had the better balanced team.
the more varied and cohesive attack. In
looking forward il is natural 10 suggest
that Vale will have harder time In beat
Ing Harvard than In vanquishing Prince
ton. Both eevens should profit by tho
game The Tigers must develop an attack:
they had none worthy Of the name ON
Saturday. and IL IS hardly reasonable 70
believe that much IN this respect was be
ing covered UP. Harvards defence was
wonderfully strong. and Princeton made q
woful effort to break IT down by any
thing except punting and one or two on
side kicks. The Crimson eleven. too.
showed weakness. The punting was below
the standsrd-the generalship questionable.
Potter was sadly missed at quarterback
The game itself was typical of new foot
iall-wide open. loose, h2phazard and fuil
of unexpected and uuiocked-for happenings.
One 'ff' crowded on another IF IN a way
70 puzzle and amusc. once more il was en-
phasized. and all too strongly. that scoring
rlsvs are few and far between when two
teams are reasonably well matched. The
forward pass is a scoring play but a
mighty uncertain one. and the fact stands
out boldly that the rule makers, in trying
TO bring about a safer and saner game.
have built up a defence out OF all proper
tion 10 the attack. This is not new. IL
has been said before, but It will bear re-
peating When 50 much is left 10 chance,
the tactical beauties of the game are lost.
Much could be written about the game
and its bearing on the future, but in d
measure it would be only a repetition Of
Sol Metzger's careful and comprehensive
analysis in yesterdays Tribune. ! would
say a word, however. for Duff. Captain
Hart, Bluethenthal and White. of Prince
ton. and for Smith. Captain Fisher, Hitch
cock Wendell and O'Brien, OF Harvard.
So far as I could see. they stood out above
their fellows. Duff is a leading candidate
FOR one Of the All-America guards, and
Bluethenthal seems sure of place al
centre. Hart was o marvel in getting
down the field under punts, In following the
hall and in tackiing White gave indica-
tions Of being the first real end az Prince
ton since the days Of Davis and Henry.
Fisher while not a showy player. was a
most effective and steady one. Wendell was
the same great line plunger, and Smith the
same accomplished end as q year ago.
Hitchcock and O'Bren stood up well under
fire, ana viii bear watching.
Harvard suffered a erievous loss in Car
5incy at right tackle, who broke his arm,
srd iho Al-Amorica team lost one of its
rr-ltcst stars.
Fred DAILY. captain of the Yale eleven
les, year is slowly but surely making his
presence felt at Williams, where he is
mou'l.na a. green, inexperienced squad into
q G-htuc team Cornell. which IS Cradu-
ally working mp 10 a finished machine was
put O. the test and driven ont to the last
ounce u beat Williams by a single point
cog Saturday.
Yale men were as thick as crows in
cornheld at Princeton on Saturday, and it
IS long years since such glowing chance
which later must be beaten to make the
football season at New Haven a success.
In talking with one who has been watch
ing closely the work of the Yale team
was struck with the confidence he dis
played as 10 the outcome Of the game with
Princeton on November IS and with Har-
ward on November %. This confidence was
based not so much on what has been done
tn irna hut yh bp
the long list Of players who have been suf-
ferlng from injuries recover in time for
the coaches 10 put on the finishing touches.
In talking with another Yale man a to-
tally opposite impression was given. lie
was so pessimistic that one could imagine
only doleful defeat for the Blue eleven at
the hands Of Brown Princeton and Har-
ward. Such an unhappy situation for Yale
is possible but hardly probable. although
81 must be said that in spite OF the new
rules which are supposed 10 lessen tho
hazards and make the game safer and
saner. injuries. largely Of a minor nature.
fortunately. have proved a distinct handi-
cap in bringing the team along TO its
proper point Of development
From what little I have seen Of the
eleven 1t strikes me that the line will be
patrick will be sadly missed at one end.
The backs, however. will have TO improve
10 a marked degree If the standard of re-
cent years is 10 be maintained. Exception,
Of course, must be made so far as Captain
Howe at quarterback is concerned, as he
has few If any equals in that all-important
position, but the others need a lot Of
coaching and too much hard work for
their physical welfare TO approach Wendell.
Campbell and Huntington OF Harvard, or
Pendleton. Baker, De Witt and Vaughn, of
Princeton. At the present time Walter
Camp. jr., Freeman and Spalding are the
PLAYERS who seem TO have the call at New
Haven. They are more consistent in any
case than the others who have been tried
out. and, barring accidents. Of which Yale
has had more than its full share. should
be the ones 10 start the big games. If
Wendell and Campbell and Pendleton are
20 be stopped. however, the secondary line
Of defence must be strengthened 10
marked degree Fred DAILY and Jack
Field the present head coach. set a stand
ard at New Haven last year I'm this re-
spect that will be hard 10 approach, but
this secondary line should be no whit less
powerful If the Princeton and Harvard
backs are 10 be held off.
Progress was made last week in spite Of
reports 10 the contrary from New Haven,
and unless all signs fail the team will be
better prepared to meet Brown on Satur-
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