Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-13
THREE FOOTBALL
GAMES WILL GRIP
INTEREST SATURDAY
Dartmouth and Penn Clash
on Franklin Field Big
Green Team Is Strong Fa-
vorite.
IL rnwARp n. pusHNELL

by EDWARD n. BUSHNELL
Football interest will BE- divided be-
tween three big games tomorrow They
are Pennsylvania VS.. Dartmouth, at
Franklin Field; Princeton VS.. Yale, at
Princeton. and Cornell VS.. Michigan, at
Ann Arbor. Each fight will have some
thing OF the tragic element in II, Penn
sylvania will make one final effort to save
something from the wreck of this season
By defeating Dartmouth. Princeton ends
an unsatisfactory season and viii at
tempt to raise her final rating by We
tory over Yale, and with the fefvent hope
thai Yale will be able to overcome H9r-
vafd a week later. Out at Ann Arbor
Aflchleae VIII try desperately 70 MAIN
tain the reputation her team made IN
the Harvard and Pennsylvania games by
winning decisively from Cornell.
N the Middle West. chicago andl Illinois
bath updefcated to date, will meet in. game
which is likely to decide the Western cham
pionship. ,,......e.,.h
ehme nrst It is difficult to see how based
upon what the two teams have done TINS yasi yesri
tho Quakers can be anything but SECOND
choice. al the same time, Pennsylvania should
not be counted down and out because OF w. tne
overwhelming detcnt pN NlCHlbhHs
meas OF the Pennsylvania secondary defenso,
~ .rnst they had been taught to do. 1t is
hardly thinlabe that this weakness can be
repeated tomorrow. at least to the extent
The result will depend very much on the
new men in this quartet have chance to dls-
tineuIsh themselves Neither Moffett, at fun
thoyfuiI confidence OF the coaches at any pre-
vlcis time this season. They are getting
had counted failed TO come UP to expectations.
What the coaches want most OF them now II
snd ieST seio ao G break down
forward-passing game.
DARTMOUTH HAS EDGE
In each OF the four estentiRl parts Of the
eHense, running rushing, forward passing and
punting. Dartmouth seems 10 have the advnn-
tase. For the running attack, Ghee, Curtis
amt whitney are superior to the Quakers,
while whitney. as line plunger, is Of
the bost men in the country. though Moffet
may be surprise here, Pennsylvana's for
Nard passing game Will be handicapped by
the use of two backs and possibly two
new ends whereas Dartmouth has the same
combination that has been used all season.
this season, but without Tucker there is no
ASSURANCE that Pennsylvania will do any bet
The one point on which Pennsylyanas
sufer from comparison with that of Dart
mouth. The success Of Whltney's rushes
usually depends upon the support his line
wards should outplay the Dartmouth line
y ,aey might & break up DnTtm1uth rushing at
fense for end runs and forward passes might
suppossd Upon some such break as thIs,
with Matthews in reserve a drop kicker,
VIII asPehsa fenhsyNania ll chanSes for VIC
but5stranger things have happened even in the
Most football critics who have been watch
mg. Prineeton and yale this year believe that
many can give a reason for the faith that is
"A Them. They simply haven't confidence In
AZ che besinning of the season. when Yale
hrahds OF open football, one OF the '' Princeton
Coaches made the prediction that the Yale
os soSSa e Of the SEASON OF wine ihs
Shs nfsrsnee that 99sh 5sams mould
ground against Harvard with any sort of an
but even yale has not yet shown any ground
gaining ability like that with which Harvard
swamped Princeton.
YALE's ADVANTAGE.
just now II looks as though both teams
would cut loose with all they have OF open
football. And in this kind OF attack It is
believed that Yale has built upon a sounder
basis than Princeton. Yale has class
Of opponents this year quite uniformly
strong as Princeton. yet only once has Yale
espton was aa the 'uP %asSinsioa ana Jefferson enc
t ~ sni1h sys 5,t sGS % end teSm Ys won o
Taie's attack promises TO be OF a dual nature,
which Yale has used effsctivey, and this. COM com
binad with a good forward passing game ought
has good llne.plunging attack for variation,
the Ellis should be mighty strong extensively.
stroag defense but Harvard made i look
pret1 weak. Against Princeton the Harvard
nearly all Of the plays aimed between the
from her own ten-yard line over the Princeton
Foel without losing ne 6aI: every otaer team
consistently BY rushing, so Yale ought to do
iikewise; ,. , =,
Priheeton's big games Il has seemed to lack dl-
recton and sustained power, There are flashes
ming and even the plunsing. bur 4 doesn I
suck tagethsr Asaiast asFsafa: FIlneeI1n n
twice so there was little opportunity Tor the
YsIe plays Is sure 10 give Princeton more OF
an opportunity 20 secure posssssion q ne ball.
come
IrHAcANs TEAM STRONG.
Il viii require cornelfs game against MIGHT
IAN 10 enable one 10 properly estimate the
1trenTth Of Cornell this year The hhaeans
kars made A most unusual record TO date,
The seeson started disastrously for them. WIKI
stesessive defeats at the hands OF Pittsburgh
aa oS5&i S65lrsin9 u pros4sss and. judged ' y eo@
paratlvo scores. looks 20 be not only the
3, ~ hest n the entire East. The team De,
ran 10 come after the Colgate defeat, and II
ne ass s bsates IS % I. and the Providence msn
MADE their only score against the Cornell sub
shoaFh weakened By the absence Of veterans
10 14-6 score. the comparative score arFu
raIeate after beating Cornell T-3 wai
auampsd By Yale. aI-4
Dartmouth Gets Ovation
HANOVER. n H., Nov. l8.-One Of III,