The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-26
PRINCETON BOBS UP
IN FOOTBALL WHIRL
However, Nobody Leads to Any
Pronounced Extent in the
Campaign.
CORNELLIANS GOING FAST

season The end OF the season, 90 far
such teams as Harvard. Yale, Prince
ton, Penn, Cornell. the Army and the
Navy are concerned. Is the tirne at which
to Judge them. for their whole seasons
aim Is 30 reach top form for their last
game or two. Therefore defeat for Yale by
Washington and Jefferson and narrow
escape from defeat for Harvard at the
hands OF Penn state will not cause more
than passing pang mt New Haven and
Cambridge. They won't cause rejoicing.
but they won't cause deep distress un-
less they disclose vital weakness for COM
ing games, which probably isn't the case.
In tho light Of what happened Saturday
II is plain that pretty nearly any team
could go against w. and J. or Penn
state with an even chance Of oeinB
beaten. not only in mld2eason but per-
haps later. With Franklin and Marshall
downing Penn. w. and J. trimming Yale |
and penn State playing Harvard 10 |
standstiil. these Pennsylvania teams are /
disturbing element along the Atlantic |
seaboard this fall Which but adds to
the gaycty OF the pigskn season.
In the case OF Harvard and Pom |
state there isn't any question that the !
Crimson IL rs per cent weaker than
II would be with Mahnn. Pennpck-than
whom there ID no better linesman playing
this season-LOgan and Hafdwick In
the game Nevertheless, having men
temporarily out OF commission is a part
OF every season. and It looks as II It
was n considerable cry from tho first
string array at Cambridge 20 the suo-
stitutes Things aren't what they have
/ been for the last year or two at Harvard
| when scores ara 10 to .. 10 TO and l3
To 10 on succeeding Saturdays.
Evidently. however, Penn State played
n lot of first class football. which, Incl
dentally. is nothing new for that insu-
] ttVfAF AM h., faa y1fQ ahnx
| ing In preceding games, being against
| opponents of greatly different calibre
from Harvard. had given little line on
| its ability. II was big feat TO make
such n change In the calibro OF tho oppo-
sition and do so we'll.
The Yale team that met Washington
ard Jefferson represented Yale's full in
divldual strength except that Capt. Tai
bot didn't play; and that Is not cond-
ton. in view OF the hard and stylish
work done by w. and j.. which ma
terally affected the outcome All there
- TO IT, W and J. being a first class
team, is that that aggregation played
better football.
TIL direct cause OF Yale's undoing was
forward passes, now an integral part OF
attack and "a much 20 be defended
against rushing Tho Els for several
seasons have had such a lesson handed
TO thcm--hy Brown, by Colgate by w
and ]. Again the Yale cffaroe was
better than the defence The defence
was weaker against W. and J. than
against Notre Dame. not in itself. but be-
cause its opponents attack was stronger.
and II surely appears that Yale has much
20 do In bracng the defence before
meeting Princeton and Harvard.
Judging entirely on what they have
produced for the public gaze Yale has n
better offence than Princeton Princeton
tho better defence Saturdays results
contained more satisfaction for Princeton
than for Harvard and Yale. and the lat
est whlrl Of the Eridlron wheel brings Mas
sau along as candidate for eventual
supremacy, though not to any pronounced
extent. Last week II was Yale. now II
p is Princeton.
, Prlnceton's line Just now is PLAYING
better from end TO end than Yale's or
TTsrvards. Except IN admirable defence
I tho back field doesn't give the impress
sion Of all around proficiency Of Yale's
r or OF Harvards first string hack field
The back field material mt both OF the
, latter camps looks better, though this
does not apply to generalship. Prince
tons line impresses as having the greater
s soidity for one reason because Of better
I work on tho ends.
|, The Princeton team, with It's offence
vet 10 be coordinated and QulclSened
has been going along with steadiness
: and striking feature of the Jerseymen':
l performance against Dartmouth was tn,
e way the men senscd plays by the Other
n side. the spirited quick activity will
which not one or two hut most Of tn,
s mon solved tho PLAYS directly involving
= them. Vigilance and ready grasp by TIL
3 team In general went with scr!mmnge de
{ fence. The rushing or trying to rusi
v (and the Tigers, such were the develop
rnents OF tho game. weren't forced TO ex
tenslve rushing), the play Of the forwards
and the backs too for that matter. ddn'
Is stand out as II did In defence.
The running game on the Princeton
% side was largely In allegiance, so 10 speak
10 Ghee Of Dartmouth, az an open fel
l. runner outshone anybody on IN
i home sido. and ne often hand'cappe
y himself by indecision after catchin
y punts, which same IS a widespread fault
! No IIohey Baker was In evidence 10
" Princeton, but as slippery and accu
! rate runner Tihhott shows promise. II
ought TO- for his brother had TO an un
al usual degree the intuitive knack Of In
r slant precision in taking his route,
* The Dartmouth team, though sufferin
from mistakes in Judgment as well n
J. manual. played with no end Of plucl
=, :" 1t came back with two touchdowns afte
IT, Princeton had made two. II retaliate
Is, with sufficient spirit 10 work itself int
n position so that victory wasn't heyon
reach, and that after the Tigers ha
thirteen points before tho Hanover peopl
he laN any. ne newest UT ftNlN'u 'IN
lie the lateral pass was tried three time
ne once nv Dartmouth, twice by Princeton
ST II was executed once by Princeton q
nj definitely as any one has executed II.
In sign mayhap that II will he part OF II
ne Tiger repertoire II added It's thrill to
No play appeals more to tho stands
,e makes football more attractive and is
s snappy diversion from the great amour
tS Of get no where rushing which tho gan
az contains. by way of contrasts--actio
- VIZ. inactlon-the several times seen trio
Os Of letting punted ball strike tho groun
y hop along and como to n dead stop,
~ happened in tho Palmer stadium. stoC
"a out. and whatever the reasons theref'
30 looked pretty Nat.
Coming down from ithaca to tho Pc
Grounds, the Comedians gave splend
-, account Of themselves, They had
va strong, we'll organized running gam
w There has been a big change In Corn'
~. fortunes. After being beaten . 10
w pittsburg and TO 3 by Colgate the II
~, acans rally and win successive victori
w from Carlisle Buckne!l and Brown
~. respective scores ~ 81 to o, 4s 10 al
ls' 2S 10 T. with Carlisle and Brown I
az ciuded In the list q total OF OF points
,er three games means considerable scoril
"e power. At this stage Cornell towo
above her chief rival. Pennsylvania, r