South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-25
INITIAL REAL
TEST OF big
SIX MEMBERS
Princeton, Dartmouth and
Pennsylvania Have Hard
Games = HanoverianS and
Tigers Most important.

NEW YORK. oct. 25.-FootbaH
games which viii demonstrate the
real caliber Of several of the big east
ern varsity elevens are scheduled 10
be played Saturday. In at least two
cases II will be possible 10 tell by
nightfall whether members Of the So
called big six" class measure up 10
the plans accorded them by their Op-
timistic adherents.
Prime etOn. Dartmouth and Pennsyl-
vania are the universities whose eieN-
ems step on the testing scales Saturday
and victories. If such be their por-
ton. VIII have TO be we'll earned and
their ranking status fixed for a few
weeks at least. The southern section
OF the eastern division Of varsity foot
ball is 10 be pre-eminent. since Dart
mouth plays Princeton at Princeton.
y ]. and the Carlisle Indians invade
Franklin field, Philadelphia to meet
the University OF Pennsylvania team.
OF these two games the Princeton
DartmC nth COntest'is the more i'm
pOrtant since neither eleven has yet
met defeat and each has future games
TO play with combinations already
making gridiTOn history for 1913.
Dartmouth Has Good Record.
Dartmouth goes to Princeton with
strong but rather light combination
and a record that is the best made
games the HanOveTians have rolled
up 1852 points. In line plunging. for
ward passing. and end runs Dart
mouth is both strong and consistent
but has shown nothing exceptional in
either goal or field goal kicking.
Princeton in an equal number Of
games. has fallen 2S points short Of
Dartmouth's record and Of her 124
points 81 were secured in the game
against Fordham. To date the
Princeton team appears TO be a more
or less q a two man scoring ma
chine. since STREET. and II. Baker have
collected &C OF the los points scored
by touchdowns. Undoubtedly Coach
Eavanaugh has given instructions that
these two players be covered at all
times during the game and their per
fOrmances against team Of the high
caliber of Dartmouth will be awaited
with interest.
Snow is Power.
Should Snow play at fullback for
any considerable period Dartmouth's
chances Of victory Will be considerably
improved. AS a ground gamer and
defensive back ne is the equal of any
Princeton player in Saturdays line
up. Dartmouth is particularly fortu-
nate I'm the possession of excellent
substitute material, her second string
players being almost equal in ability
against the Tigers An added feature
is the confidence which prevails
among the squad and their Supporters.
Were the services of Ambrose left
halfback. assured, Dartmouth would
enter the game confident that it was
10 produce "a conquest for the green.
TIE date these two colleges have played
nine games OF which Princeton has
won six. Dartmouth two. while that
of 1909 was a tie at six 20 six.
The game between Pennsylvania
and the Carlisle Indians is expected TO
produce "A sensational type of play.
During recent years this annual game
has been filed with thrilling runs,
passes and kicks. and frequently end
ed in score upset. that left shrewd !
followers of football aghast. On gen
eral form this autumn the Quakers
appear to have the advantage. In
der the coaching Of George BrOOkes
the Pennsylvania team has been com
ing fast. In five games 124 points
have been collected TO six for OppOn
ents and the red and blue has vet TO
lower its colors before "A competitor.
In Marshall. Young. Avery and Minds
the Quakers have a remarkably fast
and well balanced backteld. These
four players have scored 109 of the