Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-21
HOBBY BAKER PICKS
YALE. TEAM TO WIN
Captain Of Princeton Squad Be-
lieves Blue Will Triumph
orsts1e Over Crimson.
LATEST FOOTBALL, NEWS

Captain HOBBY. Baker, of Prince
ton, who had reason to become very
well acquainted with both the Yale
and Harvard football teams during
the past couple of weeks, says that
Yale has better team than Harvard,
which is quite the contrary to what
Coach Percy Haughton thinks.
hl The Tiger leader, in speaking about
Yale's chances against the Crimson
tomorrow, says, Irconsider the Yale
team. a much better balanced organi-
cation. OF course as a. whole, the
Harvard backfield is superior to
Yaie's backs, but In Wilson Yale has
a better back than any of the Har-
ward menu sfiacTRf ell cr&. -s
In any event, the two teams
should be we'll matched and will play
| a game which field goal will decide"
said Baker. Judging the teams as
we met them, the game should be ex-
tremely close. Yale has her kicks
covered much better than Harvard,
not only the ends, but he whole line
being down on the man with the
ball. In addition, allowing for differ
ent weather conditions, I believe that
Yale's lickers are better than any
Harvard has. Their punts are long
hand high enough to let the ends cover
them. On the defense the Yale line
was much harder for the Frfricetou
backfleld to pierce than the Harvard
line.' The gains on plunging were dis
appointing ~ 8n .4e
Philip M. Payson, 1916, of Portland.
Me-, was elected captain of the Will.
Jams football team for the 1914 season
yesterday, Payson has played a con-
sistent game at right halfback this
season, and made an excellent show
ing on the eleven last year. II
- 3s
w. Fl. Swarthout, rs, of Geneva.
N. Y, was elected captain, and e, l..
Parsons, is, of Binghamton. N. Y,
was elected manager of the Colgate
football team for next season. Swart-
out played star game this year at
fullback. -
b $ With oniyipne day more of practice
for this season. the, Carlisle Indian
'Yootbhir Squad t6shet through yester-
days practise, which included nearly
everything in the training category
except scrimmage. The. Redskins
are as At physically. as human beings
Sdii no AiduC, anu IH6Te 1dTUlY seems
to be a chance that Indifference or
carelessness can mar two eliminating
games of the. year against Syracuse
at Syracuse on Saturday and Brown
at Providence OH Thanksgivirig.
u IS alTtt 70. eaa ~ s1ifl.ls ssis So
unique distinction has come to
Captain Hobeys4 Baker and to G.. r.
Phillips, members of thisi years
PrinnatAn. fnnfho5I foor -
played against Yale four times in
football and they never have suffered
defeat. According to the records they
are the only ones that can boast of
this achievement. Some stars of the
past have beaten the Blue twice. but
never before has any one been IN
defeated by the New Hagen; eleven.
Baker ana Phillips played on their
sfreehIhep 4teatn. that won from the
Yale freshmen, two years ago they
were members of the championship
team that beat Yale, 6 to 3. and the
last two games have resulted in ties
Despite efforts to keep tickets for
the Harvard Yale football game next
Saturday out OF the hands of specu-
lators. pairs of seats are being sold
In Boston for $50, and higher when the
DuyeT looh5s WOrtu IL. seats In the
temporary stands at the end of the
stadium are selling at $40 pair. It
is claimed that Harvard undergradu-
ates who would be .b1aclxl,sted II the
sales were proved are demanding s25
a. seat to make the risk worth while
,3ftASf9t ~ ~ 81
There was plenty OF Havard money
offered yesterday at odds Of 10 TO 7, in
New York. bit there was little Yale
money in evidence. considering the
nearness of the game. For a time
odds of 10 to 8 prevailed, but no Yale
money was forthcoming at that fig
ure and the odds swung. back again
with Yale seeking 10 to 6. About S.
600 was wagered yesterday. of which
about $4,000 was placed at Schunms
-s4-7e
J There were several offers ranging
from $3.50 to 8 200 even that Harvard
would not score 5 points. and of this
5000 was taken. Like sums were Of
fered on the following freak bets:
That Yale would not make touch
down. that Harvard would kick the