Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-20
By EDWARD R. BUSHNELL

By EDWARD h. BUSHNELL
The new open game which Princeton
and Yale are teaching will get its most
thorough test on Saturday. when each
meets a team to beat which will require
all it knows of modern and ancient foot
ball. The Tigers play Dartmouth and Yale
plays Washington and Jefferson. Both
have old scores to settle for last year
Dartmouth beat Princeton. so, and
Washington and jefferson played Yale to
a scoreless tie.
These games should demonstrate be-
yond question whether or not the open
passing OF the Tigers and Ellis can do
al. the coaches predict for it. Both
teams will have to play football OF
championship caliber to win at all There
was no doubt last year that Dartmouth
was superior in men and team work TO
Princeton. while Yale men considered
themselves very lucky to escape without
a defeat from Washington and jefferson.
Both Dartmouth and Washington and
Jefferson are stronger this year than in
1913 which doesn't permit either Prince
ton or Yale to be particularly optimistic.
scoring value OF the wide open game
built upon a plentiful use OF the forward
pass. Princeton will meet It's strongest
antagonist to date in this Dartmouth
elsven. Dartmouth has the same back
field that smothered Princeton year
ago, but that game was played on
heavy field and the superiority Of Dart
mouths rushing game was a strong
factor in the Green's victory.
Both Princeton and Yale seem to
think that the passing game will be suf-
fcient To defeat their opponents. Both
have been working along much the same
lines in its development, each using Ca
madam rugby players to teach the pass
ing art The competition between Prince
ton and Yale in this respect is keen and
interesting. Princeton is counting a lot
on the coaching Of BUNNY" Ritter. OF
the 1904 team, who was one of the Ti-
gers greatest halfbacks. Since his grad
uation Ritter has been living in the Ca
madam Northwest There he couldn't
keep out Of football and decided 10 learn
the Canadian game, He made such
success OF it that he was made captain
Of the Regina Saskatchewan team.
which last year won the championship
OF the province Thus he knows the fine
points Of both games and should be able
10 teach them perfectly.
Another Tiger coach who can't be du-
plicated at Yale is Donald c. Herring,
who after playing the game at Prince
ton went 10 oxford as a Rhodes scholar,
and here he was so proficient that he
made the oxford rugby team. The ex-
tent TO which these men have grated
upon the merican game the passing
features ~ Canadian and English football
will be known IN the Dartmouth game.
This contest ought 10 he productive Of
the best football OF the day.
the coaching Of the imported Canadian
PLAYERS or TO the methods OF Frank
Hinkey is not yet evident, but the Ellis
are certainly playing more advanced foot
ball than any other team In the coun-
try. II may be that the Ellis will dis
pose OF Washington and jefferson more
easily than Harvard beat this same
eleven, Possibly the result will be much
the same as in the Notre Dame contest.
The Indiana eleven didn't live up to It's
reputation AZ all.
Meanwhile Pennsylvania Is preparing for
the Indians and the Quakers are not
Understanding this Indian eleven either,
II is evident that the Redmen are now
beginning 10 come. They always play
their best against Pennsylvania, and IN
spite Of their three successive defeats they
may be counted on 10 put up good
battle
Coach Brooke is trying a new method
IN the development OF the Pennsylvania
team this year. II is 10 give the team
only three scrimmages a week in ad-
dition TO the game. After each game the
men get a two days rest over Sunday
and Monday Then they are worked hard
the next three days with a scrimmage
against the freshmen on Thursday and
nothing but signal practice on Friday.
This. Brooke thinks, will put them In
rare hghting trim for every game.
The shift made in the team yesterday
By which Captain Journeay will play
centre will probably strengthen instead
OF weaken the team Journeay passed
the ball exceptionally well against the
Navy and he helped 10 back up all the
other positions at the same time. With
Journeay at center, Dorizas gets a po-
sltion al guard This man has learned
the game so thoroughly and plays II
gith 50 much enthusiasm that he ts