New-York tribune., 1914-11-13
WILLIAMS TEAM
PICKED TO BEAT
AMHERST ELEVEN
Record of Season Points
That Way, but Result Is
Not Copper Riveted.
EACH TEAM BOASTS
OF THREE STARS
How the Players Measure Up Tor
SD Game Between the Old
Rivals Tomorrow.

33d Game Between the Olu
Rivals Tomorrow.
BY HERBERT.
II the Williams College football
eleven won every game on its sehedule
and the Amherst team lost every game
against practically the same oppo-
nents. Williams would still hold Am
herst in high respect. and vice versa
when ID came down 70 their yearly
meeting. which is so generally regard
ed as the most important Of the small
er college games in New England
These elevens will clash tomorrow
al Amherst. and one Of my purposes
in visiting the rival camps last week
was to gam II possible more intimate
acQuaintance with the players ana
rbcir qualifications with this particular
game IN view. What | saw and heard
did not altogether confirm the marked
superioritv Of the Williams team as
indicated by the scores against teams
plaved I'm common, which read as iol-
Amherst. Is: Wesl,. an, 0; Williams,
90; Wesleyan. :; Amherst. 0; TRINITY
q: Williams. 2l; Trinity. IS; Spring
field Training School. 20; Amherst, o.
Williams. l.; Springfield Training
School. Is: Dartmouth, 80; Amherst,
q: Dartmouth. 81; Williams, 3.
These scores point to clean CUT
victory for Williams tomorrow, and II
looks Just like the place 70 do Nttle
predicting. with the c snce OF gaining
some honor in ones own country, but
the confidence fund in Amherst last
Friday was almost infectious, which
leads me 20 suggest even in picking
Williams that its often darkest just
before dawn and that this topsy-turvy
wear may have one more favorite 10
topple and dsappoint.
Strange 10 say. ,rhat appears 10 be
the greatest strength Of the two teams
lies practically in the same positions
Zach has star in the backtield IN
Toolan and Rider; each has capable
punter I'm Eells and Ashley; each has
brilliant end i'm Lsplante and Swasey.
In each case. however. Williams seems
10 hold q slight advantage. as Toolan,
Fells and Laplante are Of all-Amerlca
calibre. whereas the same can hardly
be said Of the Amherst trio, so good as
they are. TOolan Is one OF the pest run
ners in a broken field seen this season.
Like Tack" Hardwick, OF Harvard, ne
Is one OF luOSt AdANs -
ers who can punt. pass, skirt the ends
or hit the line with almost equal facli-
ity. His one fault. perhaps, lies in an
inability TO furnish the best kind OF
interference. Rider. OF Amherst, also
has all the qualities that 90 10 make
up good back. but has not stood out
quite so conspicuously this year.
Eells is one Of the best punters
have seen this season. He gets an
amazing drive TO the ball and most
puzzing spiral Every once in while
one slips off his foot, but, on the whole,
he has been remarkably consistent and
can average close 10 fifty yards. lie
also is a finished guard. and because
of his alertness in deciding when q
play has developed has been useful in
tackling out on thu ends. Not once
this year has he been fooled into leav-
ing his position open to assault. Ash
lev, who does the punting for Amherst,
plavs at fullback. He is fast, willing
and reliable, and can be used in both
skirting the ends and plunglng. His
only outstanding fault appears 10 be
slOwness in starting.
Fred DAILY, the Williams coach, con-
siders Laplante one of the best ends
he has ever seen. lie weighs only 155
pounds and is rather short and stocky
lNDt not usually coNEAb III al tiiNf
but Laplante has every quality that
a good end ought to have and is par
ticularly apt in. diagnosing plays and
in handling the ball from forward
pass. Swasey, the Amherst end, is the
kind of d man who takes things easy
in practice but is apt 10 shine IN
game. He is the man who stopped
Toolan last year when Amherst won
by score Of L. to 0. and he promises
TO do the same tomorrow. He has
thorough knowledge of footabl, can
run a hundred yards in 10 2-5 seconds
and altogether is most valuable
man.
Fred Daily. the former Yale captain,
has worked wonders in developing the
Williams team as a team. The tie
game with Princeton proved that.
Further, he has built up some excel
lent players from material that while
promising was far from first class.
Drscoll at right guard, is fast enough
for a back, and can be stamped relia-
bic even If not brilliant. He Is the
happy, singing kind, and does much
TO keep his mates cheerful and en-
COuraged. Furness. who is likely 20
play centre, is reliable, keen at fol-
lowing the ball and has the faculty for
sensing plays His passing, too, is rea-
sonably steady. Garfield and Brown,
the first string tackles, weigh about
159 pounds each. Both are good
fighters and aggressive, and the for
mer is one Of those hard workers who
is likely to make himself conspicuous
when least expected. Brown is the
player who broke through in the
Princeton game and threw the runner
II
down when the Tigers were on the
Williams 1-yard line with what
looked like a sure touchdown in sight.
Hubbel. 1t left end, is the steady
sort and almost sure to play his part
we'll
The backfeld. in addition to Toolan,
will be made up in all probability OF
Captain Peyson, an inspiring leader
and a dependable player. who has been
handicapped this season by a bad thigh;
De Windt, a clever drop kicker, or
Jones, both Of whom are clever field
generals, and Tomkins, who has been
aptly described as a snow plough, be
cause Of his plunging ability, and who
ranks high as a defensive player. Over
ton also is sure TO be used in some
part of the game, even if he does not
start. lie is the strong man of the
college and good all around player,
both extensively and defensively.
Tom Riley, who was largely respon-
sible for the University of Maine win
ming the state championship three
wears out Of four, has had much build
inc TO do at Amherst lie has decided
20 start Bill Tow. a former High School
of Commerce player, at quarterback, in
spite Of the fact that he weighs only