Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-06
Experts Predict a Brilliant and
Hard.FOught Battle at
Cambridge.
TEAMS ARE WELL MATCHED
Both Elevens in Tiptop Shape
for Tomorrow's Chief Grid
iron Tussle.

When two football teams meet be-
fore. a large crowd, with a keen rivalry
as an added incentive, and the record
on the whole showing the teams e
be. pretty evenly matched a brilliant
contest may be expected. That is just
what is lookd for tomorrow afternoon
up IN Cambridge, Mass. just a short
distance away from the place where
q -eertain bunch OF high-strune
patriots had a tea party some few
years ago and more recently a band
Of Braves, under George Stallings,
knocked the props under some more
tirng-worn precedents.
The last time the Tiger went up to
this staid old New England village.
where the classic buildings Of Fair
Harvard grace the landscape, said
tiger was shorn Of his claws and his
hide was left behind to decorate the
trophy room of the Harvard Hall of
Athletic Achievements. Worse still,
this same Harvard bunch invaded the
quiet little Jersey town in which
woodrow Wilson had his throne be-
fore taking the executive seat at the
great white Wigwam. and last year
these same Haryardites repeated the
dose. II was q great battle, in which
Brickleys terrible toe triumphed over
the Tigers after Princeton had fought
vaiiantly for every inch of the way.
The score could hardly have been
closer without it being a iluke victory
for Harvard Won by a score of 80.
Tomorrow Princeton's gridiron pres
tiee is at stake. Three defeats in q
row on the gridiron, and from the
Crimson football eleven, would be an
Unprecedented occurrence in the an
nAls of the foremost college athletic
pastime.
A Little Glance nj the Records
4 little sojourn into the records Of
the two teams for the season shows
that Princeton, on the whole, has
been more consistent than Harvard
vet Harvard has been less lucky than
the Orange and Black in the matter
of injuries. Harvard's red cross list
at times was truly appalling, but her
hardest blow was the loss of Captain
Charles Briekley. who suffered an at.
tack of appendicitis that necessitated
an operation. It is Whispered in some
circles that If necessary, the great
Brickley will be given a chance,
should the issue become desperate, to
JOuL the plSShlAi OAEI l4iE GiUSSbriis 81
far as his chances of getting in the
regular lineup is concerned, they are
considered practically nil.
Princeton has not team that has
shown any wonderful power in pill
ing up points. Its defense was not
perfect against Williams last week,
but that may have been due to the
fact that some of the players were
little overturned and just a wee bit
stale Tomorrow this same Prince
ton team will be on edge with big
stakes set on the issue, and no team
from Old Nassau has ever failed TO
respond under similar conditions.
Failed to Shine Against Michigan.
Harvards showing against Michi-
gan last week was below par. True
the Harvard team won by a score
Of to 0, but luck played a promi-
nent role in the performance. Maui
betschs wonderful way of catapault-
ing himself through the Harvard |
line will long be remembered.
Still Harvard made no excuses |