New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-02
Reiter and Ready Insist
That Cahall Ranks with
Best of All Time.
BARRETT LIKELY TO
BE CORNELL CAPTAIN
Alec Wilson May Be Man to Put
Yale on Top of Football
Heap Once More.
By HERBERT.


ii. K. Reiter, professor Of physical
education at Lehigh University. and
}. T. Ready, head coach of the foot
ball eleven, think w. C. Cahall. the
brilliant halfback, is deserving of a
place on the All-American team this
year Professor Reiter was a star half
back on the Princeton eleven in 1898
and 1899, and is qualified TO express
an opinion, more particularly as since
then he has coached at Princeton, Wes-
leyan and Lehigh.
Ready PLAYED tackle and guard on
the Dartmouth teams of 1902 and 1903
and is close student Of the game.
Both expressed the opinion at South
Bethlehem two or three days ago that
Cahall, for all-around efficiency, has
had few if any equals in the history OF
the sport.
Professor Reiter said: "CahalPs
performances this fall have aroused
widespread interest. Here is man
/ who is proficient in the punting game,
his spirals averaging forty yards and
being timed beautifully for his ends.
Here is a man whose drop kicking,
now that his tutor Brickley, of Har-
ward, is out of the game, stands in a
/ class by itself.
"Cahalls success in receiving passes
| has made him a dangerous man in an
open field due TO his ability to get
under way. The success of a defensive
back in an open field depends not only
on his tackling, but on having the
] taly In a
/ number of games Cahall has been the
only man between the goal and the
runner. Here his work has been spec
| tacular."
! Professor Reiter went on to say that
in carrying the ball Cahall has been
/ a sure ground gamer because of his
/ speed and his side stepping, and
| added:
"As a field general he has proved
| himself heady and alert, and when
called upon to direct the team has
shown exceptional ability. | would
venture TO say that in looking over tn,
past decade of football history Cahall
| has had few equals for all-round eff
/ cheney"
! Referring to Cahalls record of ten
| field goals in seven games. Ready COM
pared him with Brickley, and maintained
that the Lehigh man is more dangerous
than the Harvard captain outside OF
the 35-yard line, and is quite as &C
curate in the shorter range. He said
further:
along with his drop kicking and
punting ability Cahall possesses the
essentials of first class back. He is
one of the best open field runners IN
the East to-day. While not a boring
lack, he is a man who sees his opening
and hits it like a rife shot. In his end
running he shows the same ability"
Ready comented upon CahslFs &C
crrate and skilful forward passing for
Lehigh this fall. He praised his de-
fensive work and referred 70 the fleet-
ness that has caused him to oyertake
the runner. "He has a natural ability
at diving tackles. As a defensive back
against forward passing he is one OF
the best" m
Ready summed up as follows: I'm
view Of CGhall's remarkable drop KICK
ing and punting, his ability to advance
the ball and his defensive powers, | DO
not hesitate to say that he Is one OF
the best all around backs ! have seen
in the East in years
Cahall's great achievement OF ten
field goals out of fourteen attempts
leads the entire country this fall by
a margin of four; Lamb, Of Penn state,
is second. with six placement goals
Cahalls goals, all made by drop kicS'
include one of forty-seven yards
against Penn State, and another OF
thirty-one yards against Yale. His ten
kicks averaged more than thirty yarus'
The Lehigh team this season RANKS
well. having lost only TO fale. VIC
tories were scored over Penn state tne
Carlisle Indians, Lafayette rranhlin
and Marshall. Muhlenberg. Carnegie
Tech. Johns Hopkins and Villanoya.
Barrett. the Cornell quarterbacS. VINO
was such a power for good on the team
this wear, is almost sure 10 be elected
CAPTAIN for next season within the next
few DAYS. The honor is deserved.
The Cornell team will not be hard
hit next June, although four or hNe
of the regulars. including Phililpp,'
O'Hearn and Colyer will be graduated
Most of the forwards will return. wniie
Collins. who. next to Barrett, was tns
star of the backfeld against Pennsyi-
vania last Thursday, and kleinert, tnee
young giant who learned his too'psI'
az Poly Prep, also VIII De -;
Cornell was strong in substitutes thiS
season. DIR. Sharpe ever has his eye 70
the future.
Ned Harris. tackle, and I'd kusseI.
guard, are the leading candidates To-
captain of the Pennsylvania eleVei
next year. The job will carry unusas s
responsibility. The Undergraduate
are clamoring for winner
In speaking Of the election OF acc
Wilson ms leader Of the Blue tolees
-rcxt fall. a Yale man said yesterday;
"Wilson is the right man N INC
right spot Tire foundation has been
laid for really great team; ana ~
= good wager right nov, that oo'n
Princeton and Harvard will be hekeu'
rs we'll to be optimistic. but us
long long way to next November
Rob Folwell has decided to stay W.
Washington and Jefferson for another
year in spite of tempting oner 70
chanqe. Wilmer G.. Crowell also mas
bcen retained By Lafayette, at an al
vsnce in salary, il is said
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