Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-27
COACH BLAMES HIMSELF
FOR PRINCETON'S DEFEAT
Andrews Says That He Is
Only One Responsible for
Dartmouth's Victory.
BY II. c. BYRD.


even bet The games referred to are wit
the Indians. Virginia and Holy Cross.
The Indians come here this week, an
they are certain to bring along a power
full machine There has never been
} season, with one possible exception, i
late years when the Carlisle eleven wa
not wonderful offensive unit, and thi
year it appears to be very strong. It
resourcefuiness is we'll known and tina
it was able to outplay Pennsylvania /
| evidence enough of it's power on tn
defensive and offensive. 1t is probabl
that the team of this season is just al
strong as that which was brought dowr
in 1872.
Holy Cross always has good eleven
There is seldom a season when tn,
Worcester coliegians are not capable q
more than holding their own with eieven.
of much larger schools 1t will come here
Thanksgiving day with the intention OF
Establishing its claim to the champion
ship among the Catholic colleges of the
east. and it will not succumb easily
So tar this season Holy Cross has an ex-
lcellent record. although it has lost con-
sistently to the big elevens. 1t will prime
for the Georgetown game, and Will show
las the best of the New England second
larry colleges.
Georgetown will be against an easier
proposition when it meetss. Virginia
| than against either of the aforemen-
toned elevens. Virginia has not shown
anything wonderful here in the last
| of foot ball which could hardly cope
| with that in use on the Hilltop, even
| though it's material had been Of equal
caliber. The Blue and Gray, though,
will go against about the most capa BILE
eleven Virginia has brought up since
| 1909. It's work has been Of such char
| acter against the other elevens on it's
schedule that it would seem certain
| that the Orange and Blue will stand a
better chance of carrying off the
| honors this season, for the first time in
/ four years. Georgia was beaten by a
| margin of one touchdown. but whether
or not that team has real strength is
| a question. though 1T ought to be at
| least in the same class.
| The HilltopperS do not have an easy
| task before them. by any means. They
| must work, and mighty hard, IL they are
| to win the most important game of their
schedule and make the kind Of showing
in their two other big games that Is de-
envied because Of the work before them.
Georgetown will probably have one
| more easy game. that with West Virginia
| Wesleyan University November g. The
Hilltoppers are not likely to find it diff
cult going against the Methodists, the
latter not having shown more than ordi-
nary form so far.
/ The play of the Gallaudet eleven last
| Saturday must have been of a standard
| above that of recent years or above any
| thing 1t has shown in its previous games
of this season. The Kendall Greeners
beat Rock Hill far more decisively than
any of the other college teams in their
Il n la $prvr hi
ton College by. a margin of one point and
beat Catholic University IL to o. which.
in comparison to Galaudet's 40 to vic
tory. causes the latter to look mighty
strong. Gallaudet has team composed
of veterans. one that will do some good
work in any game in which it faces
teams in its class. In fact. there will be
few games in which the Kendall Greeners
will face other smaller teams in which
they will not have an excellent chance ia
win.
Besides the big game in this city this
week between the Indians and George
town, there will be another contest II
the south which will attract a grea
deal Of attention-that in which Virginia
and Vanderbilt will figure The orang,
and Blue undoubtedly has a fair chanc,
to win from the Nashville eleven. though
it went down to defeat last fall 1t seems
that Vanderbilt is not nearly as stronl
|
whole lot more powerful, If accounts o
its prowess are anywhere near true. II
1912 the Charlottesville aggregation hel,
Vanderbilt to 13-to-O score. and thel
the southerners were exceptionally
strong, winning nearly all their games
and giving Harvard a hard battle, ant
this season. when the former is nue.
more capable and the latter less SO, i
would appear that the game should b
very evenly contested. with Virgins
| hn a ohio 70 vx-fY.
Herbert, who writes foot ball for
New York paper. thinks very well Of tn
Dartmouth eleven. Its victory owe
Princeton seems to have placed It in
high position in his eyes. He does no
stint his praise Of the team and the play
ers. Here is what he has to say:
An analysis of the game, such as
was, leads me to express the opinion tina
on dry field Dartmouth would have wo
in even more decisive fashion. Fran
Cavanaugh has developed a we'll balance
team, with a varied offense. in whic
every man plays an important part. On
cannot go behind the fact that the eleve
carried the ball good 45 yards b
straight rushing for a touchdown agains
Princeton. indicating clearly scorin
bunch. The Tigers had three chances t
do the same thing, as told yesterday, bu
!. failed. Then, too. Dartmouth has
Curtis one of the best punters OF tn
halfback who seems sure OF a. place Q
the all-American team; in RED" Louder
an end who ranks near the top. and
) Chez and Lewellyn two quarterbacks 9
| unquestioned skill and shrewd general
kship I like that Dartmouth team In m
Yopinion, the victory over Princeton wa
well earned on the merits OF tn
; play, even though a mud strife. Tn
! eleven has now two weeks to get read
: for Pennsylvania, and, with confidenc
born of success, more honors seem !
store.
1t Is not often that a coach accepts tn
entire blame for teams defeat. and We
that Is just what Andrews OF Princeton
did after losing to Dartmouth. Here
the way in which he expressed himsel
in an interview:
mo man on the team can be blame
for the defeat: IL anybody was at faul
II was ! for sending the team out o.
such a field, knowing only shift forma
lions which will work on ordinarily we
fields. but are impossible in such muck
The men could not get set after the shift
The shift formations necessitate longe
pass from quarter to rusher. q fact whic
explains many of the fumbles and tn
reason for giving up the rushing game
The men could not be expected to hoi,
the ball under any such conditions. ar
making no excuses, for Dartmouth de
] served the gamA ] am conndeD1 now