New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-27

favorable criticism. This Is most unfortu-
nate, coming, as it does, in a year when
Cornelrs chances looked particularly bright
for making the annual game on Thanks
giving Day something more than a feast
for Pennsylvania.
Dan Reed. head coach Of the Cornell
team, will deserve untold credit II he sue
ceeds in putting an eleven on the grldlroh
next Thursday strong enough 10 beat the
Quakers. II there is as much I'm the scath-
ing criticism of some of the players as Is
indicated on the surface, he has problem
10 solve which should not be required OF
any coach The criticism was so plainly
directed at Butler, among others, that 1t
looks almost as IL Mr.. Reed would do well
10 keen the quarterback. so clever as lie
IS out of the game or at least relieve him
of the command, and depend on OConnor'
Butler would be missed. no doubt His
drop kicking has been strong asset 10
Cornell this year. He has kicked no less
than seven goals from the field, and has
scored in this way q points of the 81 run
up by his team. 1t is not for an OUTSIDER
10 offer suggestions but II Butler Is the
target at which more than one Cornell
man has been shooting OF late there Is
reason for the coaches gOlnS 10 any eN-
IRENE. O'COnnor is an earnest, nara WORK
ing plaVer and while he may be less DrlIl-
iaDt than Butler and less effective in drop
kicking his value TO the team would pe
greater with the qualities mentioned IN the
all-impOrtant position AZ quarterDach' "HICH
carries with it the field leadership
Cornell has a stronger team than the
game with Chicago indicated In fact 1
do not hesitate to say from all have seen
and heard that Cornell would have one Of
the best teams ever developed at Ithaca II
all the players were awake to their respon-
sibilities. On a line through Michigan, II
is quite as strong as the Pennsylvania
eleven. but no stronger in my opinion, even
though Cornell earned victory over the
Wolverines by "A score of o TO q, whereas
the Ouakers were beaten by score or
IL to Q. The Cornell Daily sun IS rlsm!
i'm saving that a man is benlghted VINO VIII
2ttempt TO prove COrfellS power Tor ultl-
mate victory by a comparison of the scores
against Michigan All this means that the
team from Ithaca must put It's tull strength
i'm the field next Thursday If the long
string of defeats i'm Philadelphia is to be
sOftened by a victory. Two weeks ago L
vas willing to declare strongly for Cor
nell, but now-well, / have my doubts.
Another good game will be played on
Thanksgiving Day. when the Carlisle Ind
fans visit Brown at Providence, to square
accounts # possible for the defeat a year
ago Browns place I'm the ranking de-
pends largely upon the outcome Of this
KANE Only a year ago the eleven was the
most talked Of i'm the East because of its
crushing defeat OF Yale but this season,
after a good start with a victory over
Pennsylvania IL failed to approach the
standard of year ago. and consequently
must beat the Indians to hold a forward
placc on scores the chances look none too
bright. as Harvard defeated Brown by a
score of ~ To e. while the Indians de-
fCated the Crimson team made up largely
Of substitutes. by score of Is to 10. The
I Indians showed however, that they were
cusc a week ago last Saturday, 50 that
there is still hope for Brown.
/ The football championship Of the con
. ference colleges in the Middle West vii
ever he undecided Minnesota smothered
/ Chicago. Minnesota and Wisconsin played
TO tie and then. to complete the tangle
| Chicago defeated Wisconsin.
Seventy thousand persons saw two foot
ball games on Saturday; seventy thousand
more were unable to get tickets. Football
must be popular.
For real support real cheering. Uncle
ISams academies can have the blue rib
bon. Yale Harvard. Princeton and th'
other colleges and universities are far be
hind HERBERT.