Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-27
Weather Condition Spells Good
FOOtbalI--iIarvard Shows Strong
Yale Weak on Defence Notes.

New York. oct &c Football played
under the weather conditions that
prevailed throughout the eastern
states. On Saturday, is of compare
lively little value for the purposes of
comparison W4en tie leading univer-
siiy eieyens arc inaer consideration.
Almost without exception. the games
we're played on rain-drenched grid
IRONS, which. in some eases. were lit
tie short of qaagmifes. II was one Of
tke worst days. from a football stand
point ihat las been encountered by
the teams Of this section in several
Years ard completely upset the care
fully planned gridiron campaign of
more than ono famous coach. AS Il
test Of the ability Of the leading eIeY-
ems under normal conditions, the days
play Was aboftive and the exhibitions
DISAPPOINTING. fnver7E1y those eievens
that showed Class a football under the
handicap of rain and mud demon
strated then rieht 10 honors that can
not be questioned.
by all the rules of football, il was
u day When Reiaht should have been
counted MS The margin Of victory, but
there was elafiug exceptions To this
eridron aSioHt partmouths defeat
IF Princeton rs u { 10 score was a
striking example Although pounds
Fighter. the Hanover combination com
pieteiv outIilayed the Tiger team and
the score fahs Ia shoW The superiori-
~ 81 the View Hampshire aggrega-
ton. Both extensively aud defensivcly.
the Green had the edge ON the Orange
and Black and there is no reason for
believing that upon dry field victory
would have swung the other way. The
Dartmouth PLAYERS never lost sight of
incl iuneine. STREET and his attack
WAS smotherea repeatedly without
cam Capt Hobby Baker could do
little in the way of open field run
ming, due To the shipper turf and the
taekling of his opponents, and with
these two TIGERS checked. the Prince
ton attaek vas reduced to nil.
Dartmouth an the other hand. was
quick to penetrate the weakness OF
ille center of the princeton line on de-
fence. something that had been sus-
pected, but moi proved, until Satur-
day. At the crucial moment n series
u Altit JULIE. AitlifhlJ 'tti 49,
To the point It touchdown appeared
assured although the manner of its
making WAS more sensational than
orthodox.
ON the theory that misery loves
company. Princeton and Yale hit ii
fraternal feeling. today, for the I'll 3
failed inst as dismally 10 distinguish
themselves against Washington ana
Jefferson as did Princeton against
Dartmouth. The Blue was outpiayea
in Offensive tactics and hut for ha-siles
Of The strong defence which has peeh
shown IL New Haven all season,
would have been scored upon ana
prebanlg defeated AS it was, thefe
was more honor for Washington anu
jefferson in thc non-score tie than lof
y ale. Fhe Rlue played snappiiy pii,
not brilliant football and tiie team
rather than individual players. WAS
The chief Weakness ap=
peared to he Tie ends.
The result verified the belief that
Yale has yet 10 develop an att'aeh
hat can win from her most fornlu-
able foe. in six James. The ELS, Wi'lie
not scored upon, have scored theiii-
selves. but ID points in 326 minutes
Of play, Al Tie present time, iaie
ana Princeton appear 10 be apou,
evenly matched, considered broaaiy'