Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-06
MANY CALL HARVARD CHAMPS
Seemed to Have the Best Record on
Eastern Gridirons.
WAS UNABLE TO BEAT YALE
while No Exact Championship Map
he Awarded, Harvard Has inside
CInim-YaIe Surprised Its
own Supporters.


Not a Bit uninteresting is some OF the
discussion which has taken place in regard
TO the foot ball championship OF the year
quite generally there Is disposition to
give II 70 Harvard and yet there are some
doubling Thomases who are inclined to
dissent from that opinion. because Harvard
was unable to beat Yale 1t Is their con-
tention thar 20 be awarded the champion
ship Harvard should have shown ability to
score on Yale.
On the other hand they race a rather
knotty problem wher they essay to name
a team which should be declared the cham
plon aggregation OF the season. IL Harvard
is not to be awarded the title.
Another interesting situation which enters
into the discussion is whether a foot ball
championship may he awarded, on methods
similar to those which prevail in most
sports.
In the latter case the point made Is this:
Are the preliminary games which lead up
to the two major contests Of the season to
be considered as vital to the determination
OF championship class?
Take It for granted that Yale mostly
centers its ambitions on defeating Prince
ton and Harvard, that Harvard mostly
centers It's attack on Yale and that
Princeton is concerned most Of all in beat
Ing Yale. and the real motive for foot ball
il plainly stated
Can he Forgotten.
II is true that Yale Harvard or. Princeton
may not relish defeat at the hands of an
eleven from some other college or uni
verslty than these three but such a defeat
never carries with it into the heritage Of
years that sting that comes when one Of
the three loses to one of the others i'm
the schedule for the foot ball season
History in the sport is made at Prince
ton. as Princeton succeeds or fails against
Yale; at Harvard as the crimson is success
ful against Yale and at Yale as the Ellis
triumph over Princeton and Harvard.
That being the case. it is evident that
the inspiration which is injected into the
contests among these three universities is
not always so conspicuous when other uni
versiues are being played. 1t is quite
natural that such is the case. All foot ball
in all three institutions leads up to the
grand climax and on that the student body
pins its hopes and the players their repu-
tations
II the games which are played during the
year We're to be adjusted strictly on per-
centage basis. as they are in the major and
minor base ball leagues, Harvard certainly
would fly any foot ball pennant which
might have been offered in 1910.
on the other hand. as Harvard. in the
final contest of the season. that of more
importance to Harvard and of more
importance in HARVARD eyes than any other
was unable to score; although strong
enough TO prevent It's dearest rival from
making a point, there are some who think
that Yale should snare with Harvard the
glory of the fail campaign.
Probably in the opinion OF most foot ball
men Yale does share that honor rather
thoroughly. The team Of 1910 will be one
which viii long be remembered at Yale
not so much for its victories as for the
remarkable stand that It made in the face
OF predicted defeat
Championship DiffIcuIt to Award.
To he thoroughly accurate. II is doubtful
II any foot bail championship may be
awarded in any year no matter what the
conditions may be.
There is not a complete exchange OF
games by which the true measurement OF
championship values should be adjusted
To win a championship literally. a team
competing should win in a round robir
series by which teams are compared team
for team. and not by a crippled comparison
In which two teams competing together
may not play a single Identical rival during
he year.
II is not very probable that we shall evei
have a perfect foot ball championship con
test For that reason II there are any whC
choose TO claim championship for Har
ward they seem to be justified in express
ing Il as their personal opinion.
quite as true the other side is as mucl
entitled to airy opinion Il may hold as I,
the legality OF the title. On that basil
everybody may be happy.