The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-02
TWO BIG TEAMS MEET
ON THE GRIDIR0N
Interest in Football Is Centered on the
Princeton Harvard Game at Cam
bridge This Afternoon.

bridge This Afternoon.
New York, Nov. 2.-The football in
terest centered to-day at Cambridge
where the clash between Princeton and
Harvard is regarded by many as the
leading match of the year. The calling
off of games at Yale, West Point and
Annapolis leaves only handful OF other
games worthy Of note on eastern grid.
| irons.
These include the games between
Pennsylvania state at Philadelphia, Cor
nell and Williams at Ithaca, Carlisle ami
Lehigh at South Bethlehem. Brown and
Vermont at Providence, Dartmouth and
Amherst at Hanover, Syracuse and
Rochester and Syracuse, Lafayette and
| Bucknell at Easton.
Both Princeton and Harvard Confident.
Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 2.Accommo
dations for 81 600 persons were provided
for this afternoons football game be
tween Harvard and Princeton. Both
teams We're in prime condition and each
was confident of victory.
The two universities resumed football
relations last year and Princeton won
on Osborn Field by a score of to g. The
score l6 years ago was l2 to and the
game was played on the same plot of
land in Brighton that will be the scene
of to-day's struggle.
The elevens will line up at their max
efra at az nf ka
son and without either having tasted de-
feat although both have been scored
upon.
Harvard will 90 into the game carry
ing trifie more weight, mainly behind
the line, but experts believe this nd
vantage may be nearly neutralized by
the speed of the Princeton forwards.
Harvard and Princeton each has rel;
able punters in Pelton and Brickley and
Dewitt and Waller, respectively all of
whom can boot the pigs<in so to 60
yards. The Princeton team arrived in
Greater Boston at $50 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. going to hotel in New
ton for the night
Why Games Were Cancelled.
New Haven, Conn, Nov. 2.-0rders to |
abandon football until next week were
issued at Yale by Captain Jesse Spald- |
ing and Head Coach Arthur Howe, out |
of respect to the memory Of Theodore |
York, the guard who died Wednesday !
night at the college inflrmary of double |
pneumonia. Practice was omitted yes
terday, and, after correspondence with !
Colgate. it was announced that the game |
scheduled for to-day would be cancelled |
West Point, n. Y, Nov. 2.-The foot |
ball game which was to have been play |
ed here to-day between the army and |
Holy Cross has been cancelled. Orders |
were received from the secretary of war
all duties at this post to-
day on account of the death of Vice
President Sherman and the football
game was called Off.
Annapolis, Md. Nov. 2.-After having
,aled off the football game scheduled TO I
De played here to-day, between Navy |,
md Western Reserve of Cleveland Ohio,
rs mark of respect to the memory of
Vice President Sherman, the naval acad-
'ry authorities permitted game TO he
'layed between the two yesterday after.
lOOn.
The game which was won by the
by score Of to 0 was an
unofficial" contest, and the members
# the brigade were not permitted TO
heer, appreciation and encouragement of
he team being restricted to handicap
ling. The only score was made in The
econd period. when after the teams had
'layed each other to a standstill. the
avy coaehes>placed Captain Rhodes at
uarter for the first time this season.
Ie soon hammered his way to the re- :
erves' lO-yard line whence he neroti- a
ted a pretty forward pass to ". Hairi- {
on who was tackled just over the goal q
me- This touchdown with Browns goal q
omprised the only scoring.
Tigers Are not Hopeful
Princeton. y. j.. Nov. 2.-Nearlv two.
birds of the Princeton undergraduate
ody left yesterday for Boston to vii. =
ess the Harvard Princeton football
anne The football squad. composed of
{ 30 men. got an early start for Au-
urndale. Macs. where they will remain i
ntil Just before the game. The under '
raduates' contingent. almost a thou 4
md strong. left by special train yestcr- 7
ay afternoon and took the Fall River
lat to Boston. }
Princeton men are hopeful but FAR "
ON confident concerning the outcome b
the contest. II j. the general belief v
nong the Nassau supporters that II "
rinceton wins IL viii be through the /
IPeriority Of her attacks rather than "
her defense. They are basing their 81
pes on the speed Of Captain Pendle- il
~. Waller. Dewitt and Stewart end "
chart Baker the fast set of Tiger "
lcks. who are expected, IL the line can n