Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-26

AND HARVARD
BATTLE EAGERLY AWAITED
Game Scheduled for Next Saturday Promises be Repee
With Surprises-Four Teams Undefeated

| Army has had no opponents really
! worthy Of the name. On the other hand.
| Princeton's games with Bucknen SYRIA
| cuse, Lafayette and Dartmouth have
been exceedingly hard affairs, as each
of those teams has shown much onen-
slve and defensive strength.
Pittsburgh's victories over the Navy,
Indians and Cornell prove conclusively
that her eleven Is far from flash In
the pan. 1t is true that Pittsburgh has
| been scored on four of her Ave games,
but only twice has her goal line been
crossed
Princeton's victory over Dartmouth
was not unexpected, yet it would not
have been a surprise to have seen the
Big Green team leave Palmer stadium
with the Orange and Blacks scalp. AS
it was, Princeton won the game through
her ability to take advantage of her OPP
ponents' errors, rather than through in
herent ability on ofTense. To run UP is
points on a team which has the strength
of the Dartmouth eleven shows ability
somewhere along the line. Princeton has
always been quick TO seize an offered
opportunity, as those who remember Sam
White can testify. Hence, while her
victory was we'll deserved, Princeton did
not show up as well as the score would
Indicate, Dartmouths faulty work as
sisting more than anything else.
Though Princeton has won a large ma
jority of the games played against Dart
mouth In the past many times she has
been very fortunate. For instance In
1911. the Tigers came away with 80
victory. Those points were made on
fuke field goal. the ball striking the
ground before bounding over the cross
bar 1t was that play which caused
the rules to be changed, preventing
repetition or that undeserved goal.
YALE LOSES HOPE.
Yale has lost hope of a perfect season,
though she has by no means ceased to
believe that her chances against Prince
ton and Harvard are good. When the
Blue put up such a great battle against
Notre Dame a week ago last Saturday
winning from the Westerners % to O 1t
was generally believed that she would at
least have clean state when she met
Princeton, November IA. But the dope
was upset completely when Washington
and jefferson. coached by Bob Folwel,
lowered the colors of the New Haven
boys.
In that contest, which Yale lost 13 to I,
both teams played the new game" The
result did not show the Yale men up to
great disadvantage by any means. on
the contrary, the splendid performance of
W & j. indicated to Yale followers that
lutle Will llIpbdblN llOl ne iIblIltI game
this season in which the opposing eleven
will show such varied attack, combined
with such a powerful defense.
w. " ]. has been beaten but once this
year. Harvard got a lo-9 decision over
her on October 10. The record of Fol-
wells team for the season shows that
his men have scored Isl points to their
opponents Il.
The Cornell Brown game was played
true to form by both elevens 1t has
been the belief for some time that Brown
was weak on the defense. There was no
way to get a good idea OF her strength,
because until Saturday no opponent with
a strong offense had been met
Al Sharpe's men have developed a
splendid attack. but they did not have
to resort to any new football TO get
through the Brown defense.
II was with little difficulty that Cor
nell went through the Brown for four
touchdowns. The Ithacans, on their side,
also showed considerable weakness on the
defense. Brown made one touchdown and
gained many yards on straight plays.