Evening journal., 1914-12-30
Harvard LED ALL
RIVALS ON GRIDIRON
Cornell Made Good Record
During Year, Scoring
Many Points
NEW FIELDS FOR
TWO BIG ELEVENS

Harvard again showed the way in
football in 1914, the Crimson captur-
ing premier football honors for the
third successive year Coach Haugh-
IONS pupils went through the season
rndcfeated and piled up big point
total Tie Crimson came up TO the
final games of the season IN good
condition save for the loss Of Capt
Brickley. When the Harvard leader
wos forced TO undergo an operation
some football students feared the
Crimson would feel his loss to the
extent OF failing IN the games with
Princeton and Yale
nut such was net the case. Coach
Haughton and his assistants had
mcn other than Brickloy who were
capable Of big things on the gridiron.
Tho veteran Crimson team showed
this in the game with Princeton and
Yale
Alumni at Princeton were dissatis-
fed With the record Of the orange
and Black team, with the result that
p change is likely in the coaching
system. Frank Hinkey in his first
year at New Haven, while he did not
turn out championship team, made
a record that pleased many followers
of the fortunes Of the Ellis. who see
IN him the man to lift the Blue out Of
a football slump. They look to him
10 do far better things another year
Cornell uncovered an eleven in 1914
that for all around power was one of
the best that has ever represented
the Ithacans. The team was one Of
the biggest scorers Of the year and
finished It's season by routing the
University Of Pennsylvania. This
was the second consecutive defeat for
the Quakers at the hands of up
Staters, something which has caused
Cornell men TO believe the lthacans
will soon take their place with the
best elevens in the country and hold
It.
Washington and Jefferson and the
University of Pittsburgh turned out
strong teams that made great rec
ords. and but for certain conditions
would probably have been given more
consideration by the experts The
Army had it's usual strong eleven and
gained a brilliant victory over the
Navy in the annual game on Frank
lin Field.
The Western elcvcns which invaded
the East in 1914, did not show to great
advantage. The University of Michigan
had a disastrous trip. winding up in the
East with the game against Harvard
in which. by the way, the Wolverines
PLAYED one of the best games of the sea.
son. Injuries 60 stars hurt the chances
of "Huuy Up" Nost's men, many eN'
perts thought
Notre Dame made great record IN
1918. but last season il was different
story. Yale and West Point trouncc,
the lndianians Il was a poor year fol
football at the University of Pennsyl
vania, but several Of the so-cellcd small
~ colleges turned out teams that woul,
hive been n credit to larger institutions
Rutgers was the most prominent IN tlh
respect.
l'ordham and New York Univcrsit!
represent the Greater City ON the grid
IRON with rather mediocre teams. Tn
most important aspect of the football
situation TO develop in New York il
1914 was the agitation 60 revive foot
,all as Columbia ntcrcass game
we're held on Nlornmgsidc Heights, AM
considerable agitation was stirred uI
Tor The revival of the sport Many Co
lmbia men helicvc il is only question
If time before the gridiron sport vii
again take its place in the athleti
schedules Of the Blue and White
Football had. its most prosperous sea
.on in 1914. Record crowds attende
he games. the gathering at The opcnin
,f the new Yale Bowl being a recor
onc for an athletic event in this couu
try. This new athletic plant AZ Ne'
Haven is one Of the biggest in th
world and cost fortune 60 build.
Princeton. too, dedicated a new stad
um during the year The Tigers atl
etic plant also cost fortune and is
model Of its kind. With the compile
ton Of the Yale Bowl and the erectio
IF the Palmer Stadium at Princeton
Yale, Princeton and Harvard all hay
athletic plants that combined are wort
several millions OF dollars