Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-30

Now that the football season is
over there is sure to be, as usual. a
wholesale rating Of football teams
and football players. How the teams
figure after their season of work will
be a matter OF much disputed opin-
ion. of course, and it will be the same
case with the players. However, it
is moi quite so difficult to rate the
teams as to rate the players. although
even in this respect there is likely
to be some wide differences of opin-
ion There is one consolation,
though, in the fact that the best team
is easily arrived at. This honor goes
TO Harvard. which has produced a
most wonderful eleven this year. Its
record is clean. in that it has won
seven games and lost none, but the
Crimson on two occasions was tied
by Brown and by Penn State. Yes,
Harvard was the best team of the
season beyond a doubt, but after
Harvard, who'll come next?
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That's the question-who'n come |
next and next and next? Some Of |
the experts will tell you that Dart
mouth should be rated second, some |
will insist that Harvard's greatest |
rival for first honors was the Wash /
ington and jefferson team end not a
few will put the Army second. On
what we have observed and on infor-
nation obtained from various
sources, Washington and Jefferson
IS entitled to be the runner-up TO the
team. Then, we would say
comes in. Dartmouth, BY |
the way, played wonderful football,
her only defeat being at the hands
Of Princeton-a defeat, by the way,
that was on the fiuly order. Dart
mouth stands out strong beyond a
question of doubt, but Harvard
surely, and Washington and Jeffer-
son. whose only defeat was at the
hands of Harvard, seem to have
earned a higher rating.
But for her miserable showing
against Harvard, Yale might easily
be rated fourth. but in the course of
events we will have to give that
honor to the Army, whose record is
clean and whose playing was excep-
.ional Next TO the Army Yale seems
% fit in, though Cornell adherents will
feel that the Ithacans rate higher
han the Ellis. This will be a much
disputed selection, for Cornell GER
ainly showed great strength toward
he end OF the season, which should |
count most. But Yale goes ahead of
Cornell TO our way of thinking, all :
.hough we will not find any fault .
With others who place the teams !
otherwise.
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Now we come TO Princeton--the
much over-coached Princeton. The
Tigers are rated seventh, yet they
lad the material TO be rated right up
lear the top. Princeton is given her
ating here on what she did all sea- /
on. On what she did in the last
uarter against Yale she is entitled ]
0 a place alongside Of Harvard. The
tigers, after rather disappointing
esson, went into the game against ]
yale halfIblind, hut they came out of
! a much-admired team. However,
he best you can give them is seventh &
lace on the list. q
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Rutgers. though her record is not I
-ery aliuring, has played much bet I
er football than that selfsame !
'ecord shows. Her efforts against {
he wonderful Washington and JEFF /
erson team cannot be overlooked.
She played grand football and III
ating her above Brown and Lehigfl
md williams we do not believe we
ire giving her anything more than
he deserves.
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The ninth position goes TO Brown,
whose best game was a tie with Hsr-
ard, though Harvard was not out in
Ter full strength by any means.
Iehigh comes next, completing the
ist of the selections, which IS given
Is follows:
1. Harvard.
.. Washington and jefferson.
8. Dartmouth.
4. West Point.
). Yale.
6. Cornell.
Z. Princeton.
8. Rutgers.
9. Brown.
10. Lehigh.
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In order to give the readers OF the
Evening Star an opportunity to do
some voting on their own account,
the following table, showing how the
various colleges Jared on the seasons
work. is hereby appended:
Team. won.Lost. Tied.
...-..sss'.s''-
Dartmouth ........'.... y
Yale ...................
Cornell ......ss....s.s.s
West Point ............ u
...........ss''
w. and ). ..............lU
Rutgers .........'.s'.'.
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