New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-18

was closed. The defence was redsohdplS
strong. but not so compact as the Work
i'm practice indicated. The Tigers mace
one march of close TO forty yards winch
opeIIeu the way to HOBBY Bakers Sec
ono goal from the field, but this was que
largely to a twenty-yard run by dewitt
who found a big enough opening OH
tackle for a coach and four. There is no
question about the latent power and Ia
tent ability in the Yale eleven, put II
needs welding. Four or five days may De
all too short to polish off the rough
edges, but the team needed just that
game and its lessons, and 1 do not hesi-
tate 10 say that it will be much stronger
and more effective against Harvard al
though at this writing the crimson looms
like a 10 to 7 favorite.
1t is not altogether fair TO crlucise the
Yale team too harshly, as some oil the
weaknesses were emphasized oy the
strength and aggressiveness of the Tigers
I'm my opinion, the Princeton eleven was
fully 20 Der cent stronger than When II
faced Harvard and IN a measure de-
served the victory that was snatched
from its grasp in the last few minutes oi
play by Harold Pumpelly's remarKaOIe
coal from the field Princeton men nave
more reason to be proud OF their team
than a year ago, when the so-caileu
championship was won without the loss
Of a single game The Tigers knew more
football this season, the attack had more
=, one and variety ,One must needs al
mine the PLAYERS for their spirit ana
courage i'm rising above the dlsdpPolht-
ments Of a more or less crushing ueled'
ly Harvard and OF coming back against
Yale better and stronger than at an!
time this year. II is hardly necessary
however to applaud the Tigers for their
fight and courage as these qualities nave
come TO be characteristic OF teams Wear
ing the Orange and Black. Logan Gun
uingnam. the field coach, and his dsso-
ciatts are deserving of high praise, and
while the season may have been disap-
pointmeut, so far as results 80, Princeton
men have reason for much satisfaction
1t is still bit early 10 talk OF the All
America team. but as the Princeton
eleven played its last game on Saturday
! would suggest that five men, at least
are worthy OF consideration IN naming an
all-s,ar eleven. These players are 'Ho-
hey" Baker, dewitt, Captain Pendletoh'
stew" Baker and Shenk. The last two
named should be leading candidates for
quarterback and one guard. respectively.
Both were conspicuous on Saturday ana
Sheuk proved himself worthy successor
20 Joe Duff, who played such dashlng
game for the Tigers a year ago HOBBY
Bakers play was more brilliant than that
of S. Baker OF Shenk, but he VIII nave
lar more competition than the other two
10. a place with such men as Charley
l5ricklcy. Hardwick Wendell, Jim Thorpe,
Captain Spalding, dewitt and other men
10 he considered
The Pennsylvania eleven has fought its
way back to a place on the football map
in a way TO command respect and admira-
ton The early defeats practically have
been forgotten in the victories over Michi-
gan and the Carlisle Indians. A team that
can face defeat and win games in the last
quarter is built of stern stuff. Only a
week ago football critics whose opinions
are respected were saying that the Ind
ians knew more real football than any
team of the year and that their Interior
cnce and development OF the running
game were without equal and long step
in advance. Now. however, the Pennsyl-
vania eleven has beaten this team and
fairly COMPOUNDED those who saw in the
Indians the most finished football ma
chine Of the season. The Quakers have
only one more game to play, that with
Cornell on Thanksgiving Day.
IL seems that a reference l made a week
ago about some weakened followers
of Pennsylvania was misconstrued, and
am sorry 1t was inspired by hearing
three or four Pennsylvania men remark
that they would not go across the street.
much less 70 Philadelphia, to see this
years team play ] resented 1t, as l am a
great admirer of Captain Mercer and two
or three Of his players. Judging from a
number of letters / have received, how
ever. il seems that the phrase was ac-
cepted as a reflection on Pennsylvania
men as a whole, when it was intended
only as a Slap at those who deserved the
criticism.
Dartmouth did not beat Harvard, but
the team gave a thoroughly good account
of itself. and more than justified the con-
6dence | expressed after the victory over
Cornell. While the Princeton and Har-
ward games were lost, the eleven proved
its right 10 rank with the four or FIVE best
teams of the East.
II Is only fair TO Lafayette, which went
down before Brown on Saturday by a
score of 2l to Z. to say that minor injuries
had so incapacitated the players that only
four of the regulars started the game
Roth balfbacks. both ends, the right
tackle and Captain Benson, ct centre
the best defensive man on the eleven
were left in Easton. while Diamond, the
regular quarterback, did not start, ana
played only part Of the game
Judging from accounts from the west
Cornelps defeat by Michigan was not so
crushing as the score would Indicate III
fact. the score was tied at points each
when the odrth quarter began. There 10
still tine a.. the team to find itself be-
fore Thanksgiving Day, and on strlct
line through Michigan IL is not so far be-
hind Pennsylvania as to squash all nope
for Cornell men.