Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-16
SMALL COLLEGES
FORMIDABLE FOES
To BIG FIVE :
Modern Style Of Play Gives In
stitutions Of Small Enroll
ment Chance Against Uni
versities,

New York Get ta Another DOM
onftrailon Of the fact that football az
played by the teams Of eastern rol.
iegea. large and small Is rapidly
reaching q plane Of equality was Civ
cd IN the eridifun hattlce last sntur-
day.
I That none Of the so-euiled Gig
Five university eleycns Is safe from
defeat IN the early season gamca
lanninst teams from Institutions of far
less student enrolment IL accepted as
a football truiem and the task Of ar
ranging schedules inNiring mhr0kcn
strings % victories up to The day "
championship contests has reached
formidable proportions. Time wua
when It WAS considered u disgrace for
II hig college team to bc scored upon
previous 20 the inter University con-
tests of late November
Against this tradition the results "
Saturdays games stand out az re-
marknblc proof Of the advancement
made Va the modern system Of play.
Pittsburgh defeated the Navy wash
ington and Jefferson came within twoy
points Of accomplishing the Same feat
against Harvard, Princeton was
tested TO the limit by Syracuse. l.n-
i0Netfe held pennsslvania to q score
less tic Amherst did likewise against
Drown ANA the Army Dartmouth ana
Yale all found their opponents of the
das too skilled aud powerful to per
NIT Of the usual early season grid
iron experimenting,
A jolt for Harvard
Judging from the results Of The gem (
etal game played To date. the adyant- |
aee OF larger squads OF candidates
from which to select team is the
deciding factor when the major and
minor college teams meet on the foot
han field
Tint WASHINGTON and Jefferson
would eive Harvard a hard strugglo /
for honors was generally expected.
hui that the combination from the
smut Pennsylvania town would act
nally cntplay and lend the Crimson
machine for three periods. even
though that machine had second
string backhcld IN the game. was a.
SHOCK Of huge proportions to Han
ward supporters.
Il has been said az the Cambridge
eleven that perfect defense for the
open game had been perfected. (.
Washington and JcNcrsons play
quickly proved the contrary and the
Crimson machine had 10 resort TO
the old-fpshicned rushing same tol
seueegc out victory hv one point
IN tho closing minutes of play Had
the Nisltcrs had an attack which In
claaed this system ~ advancing the
result mlaht haNe been even more
surprising
Princeton Mas Lucky.
Princeton was even more lucky
than Howard for thr Cambridge
team showcd winning punch IN the
closns period whereas the rigers
were compieleiy pnlnlas al all
through the game and WON on their
opponents errors ~ judement and
careless handling sc the ball
princeton trained apparently
against the open game. WAS unable
t. check the sktHulN mixed running
and pass attack of Syracuse KEEN
following ~ the bah ana the ability
to profit by the fumblinp Of syracuse
were the redeemlng features Of the
Tigers play.
Yale and Cornell. gave the best eN-
hibiuon Of speed. strength and team
Work The Ellis. outplaSed IN the
first period by Lehigh, the conquer
ers Of the Carlisle indians. turned.
and with splendid revival 1f the
old Yale lghtlae spirit. completely
routed the visiting team m the nnsif
half
Carlisle Shadow Of Former self
cornell. after being defeated by
EiItahnrch and Cnlnuin IaYnnh on