New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-21
Opened Harvard Stadium
with a Victory and Now
It's Princeton.
TEAM SAID TO BE
IN FINE CONDITION
Michigan and Harvard in Same
Boat, with the Loss of Men
Who Counted Much.
By HERBERT.

BY HERBERT.
Dartmouth men are hugging foot,
ball bunch. They accept as gooo
omen the formal opening Of the ne"
Palmer Stadium at Princeton on sat
urdav for the YEARLY football game.
The Dartmouth eleven opened the
Harvard Stadium several years ago
and defeated Che Crimson by score
of II 20 0. Therein lies the bunch for
the game with the Tigers, row only
Four days OF.
Apart from omens. however, the men
from Hanover are counting on victory
and ere quite willing 20 back their
SeSm. A recent graduate, who played
on the eleven. said Yesterday that no
excuses would be offered II defeat
came their way, and added:
1--WE have quite as good a team y
not better than the one which beat
Princeton by score of TO year
ago, and n lot OF us will be dlsap-
pointed if we do not repeat the victory.
Captain Whitney, Curtis, Murdoch
and Ghee make up q backtield which
stands comparison with any, and Whit
ney is playing better than ever this
season. the cares Of the csptalncy not
weighing so heavily. as rs sometimes
The line. too. IS strong, aggressive
and well balanced. Spears, who in all
probability will play guard, is sur
prisingly fast for 4 man who weighs
242 pounds. and | will be surprised II
he does not show all-Americs calibre.
"The men are in fine condition.
Some Of the regulars did not play last
Saturday. but it was only because they
were not needed
The loss Of Hughitt. one of the bes.
Quarterbscks Of recent years. to Mich
igan will prove quite as damaging as
the loss OF Charley Brickley TO Har-
varc Host has now only two veterana
OF last wears strong eleven left--Cap-
tain RaynSford. who has been shifted
10 centre, and Lyons, al right end.
Larry Splawn, who kicked the goal
from the field which gave YoSt's men
victory over the Michigan Aggies last
Saturday. suffered a blow on the head
Just before the game ended which
caused some worry. He is sll right
again. however. Judged by the follow
ing telegram received IN this city yes
terday:
"Splawn all right. Watch him against
Syracuse and Harvard
"The Gothamite." little paper pub 4
lished by Michigan graduates in this I
city. of which there are eight hundred /
or more. has the following to say on 7
the loss Of Brickley to Harvard:
Michigan men have no desire to see /
q team representing their alma mater 3
PLAY an opposing team which is not .
able TO put forth its maximum strength. .
a great halfback apart from the won (
derful kicking powers which he pos /
sesses. Brckley has been the man /
about whom Harvard's grand football /.
team has been builded. His loss is .
heavy one. Harvard undergraduates 1
and alumni have our sympathy, and so ,
has Brickley. II certainly Is mighty 4
tough luck TO be chosen by ones team /
mates as their captain and then, /
through circumstances over which he /
had no control. TO be helpless to lead /
his team. It's hard
michigan wanted to meet Harvard /
at its best, because Michigan men sin I
cerely believe that their team has the /
power this year TO win the issue in
clean.cut fashion. Victory over team
weakened BY injuries brings no salts
faction because II does not decide SUI
periorty and that is what the VOL
verines, the champions Of the West,
want. It's West against the East-and
we were scheduled TO win against the
best Harvard had We are sorry that
things have happened as they have"
Brown and Pennsylvania State are
the only college elevens in the East of
real prominence which have not been
scored on this year. Tufts has rolled
up the biggest total, 1873 points, closely
followed by Washington and Jefferson,
with 16s. and Dartmouth, with l66.
Bill Morice has requested Harvard
not 10 sever athletic relations with
Washington and jefferson on his ac-
count because Of the unfortunate Pat
terson incident,
II was reported yesterday that Notre
Dame was penslized five yards twice
in the last few minutes Of the Yale
game on Saturday for speaking rough
" TO the officials. No announcement
OF this kind was made just after the
game.
II anybody wants to stay in New
Haven on the night OF November 20,
the evening before the Yale-Harvard
game, il is time 10 be up and doing
There are just about four rooms left
IN the various hostleries.
Gordon, right halfback at Brown.
may worry Cornell at the Polo Grounde
on Saturday. lie certainly can punt,
also dropkick.
Xavier Club Elects Officers.
At the twenty-ffth annual meeting