The Washington herald., 1913-11-09

football games OF the season OF 1913.
The victors in the contests will be in
direct line for the premier honors of
year. The teams that find themselves
on the short side of the scores viii be
eliminated from further consideration
relative to the major honors.
All of the contests scheduled to take
place are sure to prove crucial tests and
the victors will deserve all of the spoils.
Seldom before have the eleYens repre5
senting the members of the Big Six
been able to enter the final battles with
states that give testimony Of their
superiority over their fellsy-footballists.
. All of the colleges that will met in
struggles Saturday are of championship
caliber and have deserved the distinction
of being classed as the logical leaders
OF the popular collegiate sport.
The game tradition focus eyes upon
is the annual battle between the mighty
Bulldog and the ferocious Tiger at Yale
field. This struggle should prove to be
one of the most interesting that has
ever been fought between these two old
time rivals.
Lack Team Work.
To date both teams have played what
is generally termed ''in and OUT ball.
Consistency in team play has been sadly
defense and the offense. The kicking
displayed by the respective toe-artists
of each eleven has been only mediocre.
Punts have lacked distance as well as
the necessary height to enable the ends
TO cover properly. The team that ex-
cells here is sure to be returned the
winner Of the contest. Judging from
ability displayed to date 1t is an even
break.
In the back field positions very little
separates the members of the two
squads. In Capt. ''Hobey' Baker, Click.
Marrit STREET.. and F. Trenokman, the
New Jersey college has a representative
corps All players have had about the
same experience and have all shown
more than average ability in their starts !
to date. Baker is the individual star.
and should prove very troublesome to the |
Eli ends in his running back Of all kicks |
At this style he has no peer on the grid |
iron today.
Have Good Defense.
No concern is felt in the New Haven |
camp because of lack Of back field ma
teriaL Ainsworth, Knowles, Wilson. |
Pumpelly, Cornell. and Guensney have |
all been tried and have not been found |
wanting. In fact, the ability Of these
men to play secondary defense is ac-
countable to a great extent for the con-
their eleven to prove stone wall on
defense.
At the quarter back position the /
Tigers, in stew Baker and Emmons,
look to have the call on anything that I
the Blue team coaches can possibly send |
upon the field The judgment shown
by the two generals in the early games
this season accounts to large extent
for the very creditable showing of their
team mates. Picking the spots to hurl
their plays at, as well as the necessary
amount of variances to make a success
full attack. have been two of the re-
Quirements where both of these men
have eSceIled.
In Cornish, the New Haven coaches
will start man who lacks a little Of
that confidence so necessary for quick
judgment at critical times Cornish's
ability to run with the ball himself will
no doubt Offset this slight disadvantage
Of judgment l.
FInnkers Are Good.
At the extremity positions Yale, in
Avery and Carter. has a pair of ends
that has shown real ability to follow
the ball at all times, as well as to keep
the opposing backs from boxing them.
In openfield tackling they will not be
found wanting.
In Hammond, Shea, Lamberton, and
Brown, the Orange and Black have a
quartet that has not displayed any
too much ability to keep the opposing
backs from circling them. Although
strong. husky, and fast, the Tiger ag-
gregation or end material has lacked a
little Of that football instinct that made
former Princetonian end men famous.
They do not follow tho ball as well as
they should.
Both Lines AcesHigh.
In the rush line both colleges are
equipped with the best material that
they have had in quite some time.
Princeton, in fact, has not been able to
boast of such abundance of aggressive
material in a great many years. They
will be able to send against the Bull
dogs a rush line that will average in
weight 195 pounds.
Semmons, Phillips and BaIlin are a
trio Of tackles that any team would be
glad to possess They are quick, hard
chargers who go through, find the play,
and get their bodies in front Of 1t as
only frst-class men can.
In Talbot and Warren they will be
called upon to make their best efforts ]
or their reputation will be short lived |
This pair are veterans who know the !
game from A to z and fight from start
to finish. Ii
At the guards. Yale. in Capt Ketcham,
Pendelton, or Madden, look to have a |
shade on their opponents Ketcham, on
defense, Is whole team in himself He
should prove to be a very hard man for ,
the Tigers to keep from getting into
their back field before the plays have ,
fairly started.
Longstretch. Gi1e, Swart, and Heynin- ,
ger will find their hands filed to
capacity If they expect TO make a credit ,
able showing against the Eli chargers. /
To Start in Center. II
At the pivot position Eddie Trenck-
man should prove a revelation. This
man played at tackle last year but the
Tiger coaches, in endeavoring 10 ]
strengthen their center, have decided
to start him at center. He is a wonder
fully man, who charges hard and fast.
His ability to diagnose a play quickly is |
sure to play an important part in his
teams defense. Caldwell or Maussing. 9
the Eli pair, will in all probabilities. 6
share the game and will find a worthy .
opponent in Trenckman.
Football Saturday Is not to be confined :
10 the college towns, for New York Is :
to be given real treat in the shape Of
the game that Is to be played by Pop" =
Redmen. and the Big Green !.
Mountain team from old Hanover. ~
This contest should prove one worth =
while, as both elevens excel at the omen
style game. as well as being both
squlpped with wonderful back fields.
Dartmouth, because of her wen earned
victory over Princeton. is to be taken
INTO consideration for the premier honors