New-York tribune., 1911-11-22
ON COLLEGE GR|uRONS
PendIeton and De Witt Talked OF
as Captain of Tigers.
DARK HORSE ALSO IN RACE
Foolish Question Raised of the
Legality of Touchdown
Made by White.

ton football eleven did not eject captain
for next year following the victory over
Yale a. New Haven last Saturday. The
formslity Will be observed the latter part
ct this week and the story goes that
"Tollv" Pendleton or De Witt. whose
purting was such a strong asset for the
Tigers this season. will get the honor.
Bluetnenthal. the clever centre rush, also
is mentioned SIS a dark horse.
The Tigers will lose three Of their strong
est PLAYERS by graduation next June in
Captain Eddie Hart. Sam White who did
so much 10 make victory possible over
Harvard and Yale by his keen following
Of the bail. and Duff. the dashng guard.
Wilson. the other guard will he at Prince
ton another year. but will not be eligible
FOR the eleven inasmuch az he played with
tho Lafayette team one season. -Four OF
the leading substitutes also will be grad
uated- Sawyer. a strong halfback: McCor-
mick who PLAYED for a time at guard in
tho Bar,a ard ana Dartmouth games; Wi
nants who also played against Dartmouth
and Parz.
The new captain and coaches. however
VIII have a strong nucleus fOr a good team.
with the backfold intact and four or i've
able forwards. or the backs De Witt
Pcndieton. Bake and Vaughan will re-
turn together with such forwards as Blue
thcnthal al centre. Brown at guard, Phil
lips al tackle and Hammond and Dunlap.
ends
\ question has been raised--a foolish
question. IL may be said-as 10 whether
or not the touchdown scored by White,
which gave Princeton victory over Yale
on SATURDAY, was legal under the rules.
The question is based on the fact that
Captain Howe brought White down with
diving tackle TWO or three yarus this
side of The goal line and that the latter
sld the remaining distance. Section IL OF
rule VI reads:
Whensany portion Of the person except
the hands and feeO OF the player carrying
the ball touches the ground when the
PLAYER IS IN the grasp OF an opponent the
nall IL dead.
Section Of rule VI, paragraph .. reads;
The referee shall blow his whistle OF de-
clare the ball dead when any portion of
his person Uhe ruuner's) except his hands
and feet touches the ground while he is i'm
the grasp OF an opponent
The question is not worth consideration
and should never have been raised mas
much II may be construed by some as "a
reflection on Billy Langford. the referee.
and as a reflection OH Yale's sportymanship.
White never was in the grasp of Howe, and
the progress Of the ball was never stopped.
Howe brought White down by a desperate
dive just after tho lu-yard line was passed,
but his hand slipped, and White went
Ilouehng along through the muddy turf
and over the goal line for a touchdown
that was fairly and cieanly made.
Two or three days ago in referring to
the leaders among 'ho drop ltickers This
year Keyes Of the Army team, was placed
third 10 Howe Of Ydic. and Butler. of Cor
nell Williams man calls attention to
the fact that Maggie Of the Purple eleven,
was entitled IN third place. as he had made
four drop kicks this year. one against New
York University. one against Cornell and
two against Wesleyan. The correction is
gladly made. The oversight was due to a
mistake in compiling the statistics.
That Harvard has no more than fight
ius chance against Yale on saturday and
that the undergraduates should not acquire
orcrconGdence through the CrimsOn'S vic
tory over Darmouth and Yalcs dcfea, hy
Princeton was the warning yesterday in
The Harvard Crimson.
10 is pointed out that Harvard went 20
Princeton after victory over Brown with
even more couGdcno- than when Yale met
tho Tigers last SATURDAY.. vet both met d@-
feat 70 is also urged that Yalc's defeat will
convert the Blue team from one that has
the ordinary confident belief i'm its ability
g. dcfcgt Harvard into u desperate fighting
machine that will seek not only 10 over
whcln Ilar,a ard, but TO turn whole sea-
son nom utter failure into partial sue
,eSs.
The Harvard athletic authorities arc maxi
iuc an effort to- stop acroplaning over the
stadium crowd dur'ng the Yale game.
big riplauc with two passengers. whirled
over tho crowd az Princeton. making many
shiycr al the thought Of sudden plunge
into 'ro stands There is no law in NIasya-
Chusetts regulating Jcroplaning. as is the
cas-. iu Connecticut
Under 'hc caption "a Post Morton"
"The lale Daily News SAYS cditorially
of tho Princeton game:
With an the generosity duo 10 generous
yictor No CONGRATULATE Princeton on her
merited Nc'orr That We were disap-
pointed gycs VitsuUt saving. We thought
ve nad tho better team and confidently cN-
tho team that PLAYED tho better more
Vdieawake game. Tho team that took adj
vsntegc OF, every misplay Of our clovcn.
and seized the one opportunity offered hoy
N score. There is some work I'm the finer
rudiments of football 30 be done bv the
Yelc team before the game with Harvard.
This done. We think We can beat Harvard.
for while little uut ont. We are not al al
discouraged by Trincetons victory.
"Thc Frncetonian" says cditorially ON
the same game.
It vas not what the papers would cal
clean cut decisive" victory. Yet when
two teams such as the Vale and Princes
ton teams of this season. face each other.
~ is IN, great unexpected that decides IN"
issue Princeton Won because the team
expected the unexpected, and when Tho
moment came the man was not found
wanting. Verify. eternal vigilance is the
pric" Oi victory II was. iu truth. a hGrd
game FOR Yale 90 lose. yet IL was no sur
prise 20 Princeton men TO witness the spirit
~ II "a R