Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-11
YALE COMING SLOW
Disappointment Evidenced on
Poor Showing SO Far.
DISASTER TO ouAKERs
Worst Beating Ever Received by
Penn in Preliminary Game
Given by State.
By Edward r. Bushnell.

By Edward B. Bushnell.
While the Harvard and Primo eton foot
ball teams have been making splendid
progress to date. there is good deal Of
concern among Yale men over the poor
work of the Ellis. The result achieved
has been so far below what was expected
when the season opened that there are
some fears expressed that this season is
to be a repetition OF that OF a year ago
Yale men themselves have not decided
whether the difficulty is the fault Of poor
material or poor coaching
Because of the optimism which pre-
vailed at New Haven. Yale's disappoint-
ment over the defeat by West Point was
unusually keen. Yale men have always
been extremely proud of their record in
never having two disastrous seasons in
succession. The season of 1910 was about
the worst that Yale ever had. and the
predictions were freely made that this
years team would equal the record made
by that of 1909, captained by Edward II.
Coy. But the defeat by West Point made
1t impossible to achieve this. Now Yale
men are conc entrating all their efforts to
developing combination which will beat
Brown. Princeton and Harvard in the
three remaining games of the year. If
Yale should win these three games by de-
cisive scores there would be no DISPOSE
ton to deny her the intercollegiate cham
pionship of the year on the gridiron. Then
the defeat by West Point would be for
gotten.
Yale's next severe test will come when
her team lines UP against Brown next
Saturday. Yale men have not forgotten
their 30 defeat which the Prov dence
men handed them last year, and it is SAT
to say they will make as strenuous prep-
arations for the overthrow of Brown this
time as they will for Harvard and Prince
ton. Since Pennsylvania double defeat
by Brown and State College and Har-
wards rather one-sided victory over
Brown there is a disposition to consider
this Brown eleven overrated II that
turns out to be the case the Yale team
may win from Brown as decisively as did
Harvard.
Won't Underestimate Yale.
In spite Of Yale's one defeat and the
rather poor record the team made in
one or two other games the coaches
of Harvard and Princeton will not take
anything for granted concerning Yales
alleged weakness. They still remember
the wonderful reversal of form which
Yale made last year and will take no
chances Of overconfidence 1t will be
remembered that in 1910 Princeton came
up to the Yale game not only without
having been defeated, but without hav-
ing her goal line crossed. Yet Yale by
initiating a new play had Princeton on
the defensive almost from the start.
One week later. this same Yale team
held a Harvard eleven, % per cent its
superior phys cally, to 90 score.
This is not the first time that Yale
nj Itch d MI 10 ha N
impossibility. and both Harvard and
Princeton are probably much con-
cerned over Yale as though the Ellis had
been winning all their games by splenuid
be in getting together backfield which
can be kept intact. When the season
opened it looked as though Yale would
have an unusually good quartet in Capt.
Howe at quarterback, Philbin and Spald-
ing at halfback and Anderson at full
back. But every one of these men has
been injured at one time or another, and
since the beginning of the season Yale
has had to depend largely upon sub
stitute backfield. But if this quartet can
be gotten into shape for the Princeton
and Harvard games the Els will be 30
per cent stronger than they have given
evidence of SO far this year.
The work Of the Cornell eleven. partic-
ularly In the game against the Unlver-
sty Of Pittsburgh. indicates that the Ith-
acans are beginning to strike their stride.
Beginning next Saturday. Cornell starts
series of three games which Is likely
to be as severe as that of any team IN
the east. First the Ithacans meet Michi-
gan at Ithaca. and then one week later
they journey to Chicago. They end the
season on Franklin Field. Philadelphia.
with their annual game with Pennsylva-
MIA. All three of these games promise
to be unusually hard. and the Ithacans
will be fortunate If they do not sustain
more than one defeat.
1t will be the first meeting between
Cornell and Michigan Ever since Mich
igan broke away from the western con-
ference the Wolverines have been seeking
eastern opponents They have played Penn
sylvania every year since 1907. and twice
they have met Syracuse. 1t was a good
schedule has been criticised by some Cor
nell men as being too severe, but only
the playing Of the games will show the
truth Of this.
The feature of Cornells work which is
certain to be of most encourac ement to
the coaches is that the strong Pittsburgh.
team outweighing Cornell many pounds
per man. was outplayed by team con-
tanning several substitutes. AS matter
Of fact. Cornell men were rather expect
ing defeat at the hands of Pittsburgh. be-
cause the latter team Is one OF the strong
est among the minor colleses.
That defeat did not suggest so
much weakness on the part OF Pittsburgh
as lHcTedScu SliehStH vi tho poi " ~
nedd. The return to the game OF Quar-
terback Butler will add about % per
cent to the strength of the Ithacans. AS
a drop and place kicker there is not an
other man in the country who is the
equal Of Butler. and he has already
shown rare skill in directing team. Ii
the Cornell team now made up can De
kept intact there is trouble in store for all
three Of the big teams the Ithacans have
to meet.
good many college men, whether iden-
titled with Cornell or not, would be glad
to see the Ithacans complete one really
successful foot ball season. 1t would do
more to establish them on the gridiron
than anything else. Year after year
Cornell has started her season in promis- |
ing fashion, only to go to pieces at the
finish. These things have been most dis
couraging to the band of men that has
been trying to put foot ball on the same
high plane as rowing and track athletics.