New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-27
ALL GLORY AND HONOR
TO DARTMOUTH TEAM
Princeton Coaches UnStinted
in PraiSe-StudentS Feel
Loss of Phillips.
lRy telegraph to The Tribune.

Princeton, y. j., oct. 26.-"All glory
and honor to Dartmouth for a well de-
served victory" is the only sentiment in
the aftermath of Princeton's defeat yes
terday at the hands Of the Green team.
Both Andrews, the Tigers head field
coach, and Keene Fitzpatrick, their
trainer. made it perfectly plain that they
would countenance no excuses as coming
from them, for they both emphasized the
feeling that Dartmouth had won only
what they had earned.
Among the students there Is a little of
the usual what might have been feel
ing. The excuses spring up naturally.
They all admit the superiority of the
Hanover men under the conditions that
existed, but could not help bringing up
the actual fact that Phillips was the life
of the left side OF the line and that he
who did his best.
one Of the sorest points is that Prince
ton was made entirely dependent upon
its weakest feature. punting, while Dart
mouth had a chance To emphasize their
strongest player. There Is prevalent
feeling Of discomfort because the Tigers
were powerless to show their real
strength.
The two new men who were used for
the first time yesterday both received
nothing but commentator from the
coaches. although they admit that they
wish Phillips had been playing. Both
Gle and Semmens have won places on
the team, out Phillips will be ready for
work again this week and Semmens VIII
be pushed back into a guard position.
Andrews issued statement tonight.
placing all the blame for defeat upon
his own shoulders, "A thing that had not
occurred TO the undergraduates, but he
intimated that some changes would re-
suit
NO man on the team can be blamed
for the defeat" he said. IF anybody was
at fdr.t IL was I for sending the team
out On such a field. knowing only SHIFT
formations which will work on ordinarily
wet fields. but are impossible in such
muck The men could not get set after
the shift The shift formations necessi-
tate longer pass from quarter To rusher'
A fact which explains many of the
fumbles and the reason for giving up
the rushing game. The men could not
be expected TO hold the bail under any
such conditions. am making no eX-
cuses. for Dartmouth deserved the game.
1 am confident. however, that Princeton
will fight all the harder after the defeat
Kecne Fitzpatrick said: I'VE can make
no excuses at all. Dartmouth deserved
the game ami won IL by superior playing.
/ never have seen worse field I'm all my
twenty-four years OF football experience.
The Yale field two years ago, on which
HOBBY Baker did such good work, was
less Of "A handicap To good playing be-
cause Of its comparatively sandy top,
while this was greasy clay.
II weighed one of the Jerseys taken on
"A player at the end Of the first half and
il tipped the scales at seven pounds And
the entire suits must have weighed be-
tween twenty and twenty-five pounds.
No man can he blamed for fumbling
under such conditions. To me- Whitney s
clean handling of the ball under the diff
ficulties that prevailed was even more
praiseworthy than his ground gaining.
All my men are In good condition"