Evening star., 1912-11-24
SEASON ENDS SOON
Foot Ball Nearly Over for
1912.
PRINCETON THE STRONGER
Tigers 0utplayed Yale and Deserved
to Win from the Dark
Blue.
PRINCETON THE STRONGER
BY EDWARD r. BUSHNELL.

ball game at Philadelphia Thanksgivins
day and the Army Navy battle on the
same field November 20 the foot ball
season OF 1912 will come TO an end. In
many respects it has been the most re-
markable foot ball season in good many
years and the most satisfactory from
the standpoint of good foot ball and few
injuries.
Franklin Field. the athletic grounds of
the University of Pennsylvania. will be
of the battles which are to be staged on
its gridirOn. The greatest advertisement
which Pennsylvania could have had was
the sensational manner in which the
team came back after four straight
defeats and beat Michigan and the In
dians on successive Saturdays. The
ArmyNavy game never fails to fill the
great amphitheater, no matter how poor
the two teams may have played. That
the management is confident of this is
shown by the fact that nearly 5000 ad-
ditional seats have been provided for
this game. making the seating capacity
of the field 10000. AS further precau-
ton to enable the management to take
care of all those privileged 20 apply, the
University of Pennsylvania has raised
the price of seats at its disposal, nearly
10000 in number, from $3.50 to s. apiece
All of the revenue derived from the sale of
these tickets will be applied to the phil
anthropic work of the Army and Navy.
Four weeks ago the game between
Pennsylvania and Cornell looked like a
very even affair, and 1t would not have
surprised any one then had Cornell been
the ultimate winner. OF course, Cornell
may win yet, but if the Ithacans do il
will be a more miraculous performance
than was Pennsylvania victory over
Michigan or the Indians. On paper it
looks bad for Cornell, because. while
Pennsylvania has been making phenOm-
email progress and is chuck full of con-
fidence and fight, the 1thacans have con-
tinued to receive their weekly beatings,
and if one may judge from the tenor of
the interviews given out by Coach
Sharpe the Ithacans hope for nothing
better than stand which Will keep the
score down.
In many respects Pennsylvania victory
over the Indians was more sensational
and more merftorious than the defeat OF
Michigan. Michigan came to Franklin
Field an unknown quantity and with the
unenviable record of having been beaten
1877 by Syracuse, a team which the week
before had been slaughtered by Prince
ton 60 Michigan showed against Penn
sylvania that her team was capable of
playing good foot BALL and it was a nOta-
BILE achievement for Pennsylvania to come
from the rear after giving Michigan
lead of y points and then to win out. 1t
was this victory which gave Pennsyl-
Yania the necessary confidence to Ileet
the Indians. When the Indians came to
Franklin Field their team was regarded
as one of the strongest the Red Men
ever developed, and likewise one of the
strongest teams in the whole east. No
one expected Pennsylvania to win.
That Pennsylvania was victorious was
due to combination of causes. The
first was defense more aggressive than
that of the Indians. Coupled with this
was keennesS in following the ball such
as no other team ever displayed in big
match. 1t is true that the Indians
fumbled. but much of their furnbling was
due to the ferocity of the Pennsylvania
defense The Quakers literally followed
the ball like hawks, and with hardly an
exception every time it was fumbled by
an Indian a Quaker recovered 1t, two of
these misplays resulting in touchdowns
Immediately. and two others giving Penn
Sylyania the ball within striking distance
of the Indian goal.
All told, the indians had stronger Of
fensive machine than Pennsylvania and
they carried the ball nearly twice as far
from Scrimmage as did the Quakers. But
Pennsylvania superior strength in other
departments of the game overcame this
advantage Pennsylvania. however, had
a powerful attack of her own and on one
occa sion carried the ball d distance of
eighty-five yards for well earned touch
down.
Physically there will not be much diff
ference between the Pennsylvania, and
Cornell teams. The Quakers have pos
sbly a more experienced eleven and more
confidence in it's ability to carry the ball.
Cornell has not beaten a first-cass team
this year, but has lost to elevens general
ly considered minor colleges. II DIR.
Sharpe has been correctly quoted in sew
eral papers, the published opinions credit
ed to him on the chances of the Cornell
team against Pennsylvania We're eX-
tremely unusual. According 20 these
dispatches he said that Cornell had no
chance to win from Pennsylvania. but
that the best thing they could hope for
this is what he thinks. it would seem to
be poor judgment for him to confess de-
feat to his team in advance of the game.
In view of the wonderful things which
Pennsylvania did when the eleven was
apparently down and OUT there is just
as much reason for Cornell to return to
firm as there was for Pennsylvania to
beat either Michigan or the Indians. The
only difference is that Pennsylvania is
accustomed to such reversals of form.
whereas Cornell's foot bail history does
not furnish any precedent for such
brace by the Ithacans. But if Cornell
vania out by an exhibition of good foot
ball it would be by far the best tonic
Cornell could have.
Cornell and Pennsylvania have been
meeting annually since 1873. IN the
eighteen games which have been played
Cornell has won but one. That was in
1901. when the score was 23 to &. Since
that time Cornell and Pennsylvania have
played a number of thrilling games, in
several of which Cornell had the superior
eleven physically, but was either too
poorly coached or lacked the spirit which
animated Pennsylvania
The full record of the games follows:
1S93-University of Pennsylvania, 80;
Cornell. 0.
1s9i-University of Pennsylvania, 6;
Cornell, =.
1S9-University of Pennsylvania, 46;
Cornell, ..
1S36-Uniyersity of Pennsylvania, :i2;
Cornell. 10.
1S97-University of Pennsylvania, 4,
Cornell. o.
1S9S-University Of Pennsylvania, II;
Cornell. q.
1S3-University of Pennsylvania, %;
Cornell. g.
1:0gEEniversity of Pennsylvania, -:
Cornell. O.
1gol-Cornell %; University of Penn
Sylvania. 6.
19Oo-University of Pennsylvania. Il;
Cornell, II.
1903-University of Pennsylvania, 30;
Cornell. 0.
19O4-University of Pennsylvania, 81;