New-York tribune., 1911-01-16
COMMENT ON SPORTS
Princeton and Cornell Likely to
Meet on Gridiron.
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and Professional.
The football elevens OF Princeton ahO
Cornell will face each other on the grio-
iron next fall. This~statement may De Ioo
hold. and rather than that II snoulo De
misleading might say better that Ftlnce-
ton and Cornell are negotiating for game
which. from my information. is almost SUR
70 bs pIaved In the words Of the poeL-
90 It's a consummation devout'y 10 DC
wished" The secret has been jealousy
guarded. not even the faintest rumor nav
ing drifted out OF Princeton or lthaca.
Even the undergraduates, so l should
fudge, are IN the dark but l am convinced
that negotiations have reached a point
where little danger can now exist OF the
we'll laid plans OF the two managers going
aroiss. There IS the chance, Of course
that the choice OF a date may prove bar
~,e-. but this IS not likely II the mana
gers Of the eIevens are as earnest IN bring"
ing about a meeting rs I am Ted TO be-
lave. In al probability the game will De
scheduled for october Is, the week before
the Harvard game which. while not deh-
1itely announced. IS practically arranged
So- November 4 II the usual procedure
Is followed the Yale-Princeton game Will
be Mayed on November u. This means
that Princeton's game with Dartmouth,
which ! am informed there is no thought
Of giving up, will be scheduled for OCTOBER
Il with the Navy game. as announced
from Annapolis, on October q.
" present plans are carried out Princeton
-riu have wonderfully strong footoa!l
sehsdule. winding up as It will, with nVe
games against Dartmouth, the Navy, COR
nell. Harvard and Yale. OF course TINS
order may be changed, but that's how u
looks AZ present II, as am told. 1t only
~Arnains for the contract between Cornell
ana Princeton 10 be signed. II may be said
st this point that the annual game between
Princeton and Cornell was interrupted atter
rh, meeting on October 25, 1907 when the
Tigers were beaten at Ithaca in one OF the
hardest fought games ever played on Percy
Field, by the score Of TO .. Cornell hau
oeen beaten the week before by Pennsyl-
vania State, and Princeton was IN no way
prepared for the stunning surprise. Cor
rel scored first, thanks largely to the brill
fant plunging of Walders, and the soal
from, the touchdown was kicked. with de-
feat staring the Tigers in the face, Eddle
Dillon. one Of the best quarteTbacks ever
developed al Princeton. drove his team IKE
3. fury, and finally Booth. the big Princeton
guard, fell on the ball for touchdown al
rbe extreme corner Of the field after
,ount had been blocked on Cornelrs 20-yaro
line. The Try for goal failed from a DIM (,
cult angle, 50 that victory rested with the
men from Ithaca.
Much satisfaction was expressed by botn
princeton and Cornell when athletic reia-
lions we're resumed some time ago IN the
arrangement of two baseball games Tor the
coming season. The probable meeting d.
football will oe hailed, no doubt, with even
more satisfaction by the undergraduates OF
both institutions. II a dual regatta also IS
arranged relations viii be established OF
the closest and most cordial kind. Cornell
and princeton should be natural rivals, as
-rey are so well situated territorially. Fur
rrar than that, they can boast Of about the
-arne strength, as Cornell reached a point
saver9I wears ago when its athletic teams
we're worthy opponents for the best in the
rast or West II Is satisfying 10 he In a
.osition 10 applaud the effort being made
"a bring about the football meeting, and 1t
IS boped that nothing now viii stand in the
way.
Tho late z. r l7arnum has been outdone.
The greatest show on earth" was held in
Madison. Square Garden last week and VII!
9e continued this week along slightly DIFF
serent lines. II fairies peopled this mundane
spbere with all their mythical power no
greater transformation could have been
made Of the usual homely and common
oIace appearance OF the interior Of Mad
.son Square Garden. It was not only an
automobile show: II was a wonder show.
Thousands upon thousands hocked to the
big amphithea;re. and the brilliancy even
Of the National Horse Show was dmmed
by the lustrous scene OF splendor depicted.
This may sound exaggerated and over
drawn, but in point Of fact words fall 70
adequately express the exposition of a
remarkable Industry Alice could well af-
ford 10 make one more trip into Wonder
land by visiting Madison Square Garden IN
Automobile Show week.
The evolution OF the automobile may not
he complete, but II is hard to conceive 20
what further ends q modern motor car can
be carried. Not more than twelve years
ago the nrst horseless carriage was sub
1ect for ridcule, whereas now II IS a sub
5ect only for admiration. IN this compare.
uvely short space Of time a mere play
thing has been converted into o stern and
growing necessity. For once the mills OF
the gods did not grind slowly. and those
who give pause in this busting world
must needs wonder at It all. There were
evenings last week when moving about. |
much less examining the machines. was
welInigh impossible, and the story goes
that enough cars were sold 10 keep the |
manufacturers in a happy vein for days % |
come. The exhibition Of motor trucks this |
week will be not less interesting even II |
less attractive, TO the rank ana file than !
the show Of pleasure cars. The trucks |
have been neglected in the effort 70 supply |
The demand for touring and city cars, but !
10 IS safe 70 prophecy that heuceforth the J
building OF business vehicles will be the !
backbone Of the automobile industry.
The stewards Of tho Grand Circuit may ,
be congratulated for arranging the strong |
est schedule OF dates for trotting and pac- |
ing meetings In tho history OF the light |
harness turf IN this country, and whereas
followers Of the sport in this district are !
unaccounta5ly lukcwarm there is cause
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