New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-19

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Of 46 10 6, and in commenting on the
"My impression Of the Cornell e
power. which was only spasmodicall
was so weak that ! am not quite s
Judged from the way the line charg
backs kept on running with tackler
from results alone. Cornell has re-
Other good judges bear out this
less hesitancy by recalling the play
Thanksgiving Day and by rememb'
not cut in so heavily as to necessitat
DR.. Sharpe and his able assistants.
Dan Reed and Ray Van Orman. are
ever looking TO the future. so that the
first substitute. Of one year are ready
10 lump right in and fll vacancy o.
the next without affecting the genera
finish Of the team. At this early point
o. the season Cornell appears TO have
one OF the strongest elevens OF the
year, 30 that Harvard can count on
plenty Of action, no matter what the
result.
Il Ia tust possible that the apparent
,trength OF Cornell has been empha-
sized BY the weakness OF opponents,
but there 10 no gainsaying the fact that
the weight, speed and power have been
applied In a way 20 indicate, as Her
ring saws, real team. The outstand-
ing weakness last year was the lack
OF m adequate defence for the forward
pnss. This. IL would seem, has been
yemedied. and such being the case, II
will be a hard team 20 score against.
shelton IL one Of the leading ends
in the country. On his play Of last
year he has few, II any, equals.
OHenrn. Of course, was lost by gradua-
ton, but in lander and Eckley, Van
Orman has developed two others who
are almost sure 20 shine. Eckley seems
70 have a slight preference at the pres
ent. but lander IL sure 20 play part
Of the game against Harvard, barring
accidents.
rom tackle 20 tackle the eleven is
well fortified. Gillies and Jemeson ap-
pear 20 have the call as first string
tackles. but Welles and Bailey are such
capable substitutes that one or both
may eventually earn the places. An
d.rson, q veteran. and Miller have been
playing well as guards, while Cool, the
l60-pound centre, did not suffer much
in comparison with the great Journey
in the Pennsylvania game last fall, and
il is said that Cool ls even better this
year than last.
Shuler. Collyer and Hill were the first
string backs against Pennsylvania last
Thanksgiving Day, and while they have
been graduated their loss is hardly no
:icesble, so good as they were. Cap
tain Barrett. one of the greatest backs
in the history Of the game, is still az
quarter, while Collins. Mueller and
Shiverick, 20 say nothing OF Schllchter,
Hoffman. Lewis and Kleinert, make up
a set Of backs which will be hard 10
duplicate.
Collins. who played part Of the Penn
sylvania game last year, stood out with
nc lustre than any man except Bar
rett. He picked his openings with I'M
erring judgment, kept his feet well and
was fast as streak.
The loss OF Harry lie Gore to the
Yale eleven is serious one. His
speed in the backfeld was an asset
which cannot be overestimated. As 20
the baseball team, u is literally cut 10
p.eces by the disqualification Of five
men So does the evil Of summer
baseball" sometimes command its bit
ter toll.
The chance to beat Harvard is bright
er just now than az any time IN the last
three years, in view Of the fact that
the great machine so wonderfully CON
structed By Percy u. Haughton was
torn apart last June by the graduation
OF such men as Brickley, Bradlee, Hard
wick. Trumbull. Coolidge and Pennock.
Still. Haughton. like Or. Sharpe, is ever
looking forward. and consequently is
far better equipped with material FOR
reconstruction purposes than many i'm
agine. In the Carlisle game Of October
9 the Harvard defence was anything
but compact, and the Indians, although
badly beaten, gained far more ground
than the Crimson by straight rushing.
Against Virginia the defence showed
a decided improvement and a general
solidifyng Further advance, il would
seem, will have 20 be made. however.
along this line, else Barrett and the
other Cornell backs will work havoc.
Somebody offered the opinion at New
Haven on Saturday that stage fright
would be too great a handicap for Cor
nell 20 overcome in the Stadium. Il
strikes me that there are too many
veterans on the eleven for the men 10
ne hUectec IN tnlS way.
Let it be suggested. in passing. that
Connie Mack. with all his skill as a
manager. found his great baseball ship
OF 1918 and 1914 a mere drifting hulk
this year without such stars as Eddie
Collins, Baker, Barry. Bender and
Plank. Percy d. Haughton. with all mis-
planning and all his skill. may find win
ming his more important football game
without his stars an equally difficult
task.
Kendell, the negro halfback Of the
Springfield Y. VI. c. A. College. was
mildly hooted by good many in the
Bowl at New Haven on Saturday until
he picked the ball out Of the air from,
long forward pass for a clean gain
Of thirty-fve yards. After that he was
held IN more respect. Skill command,
quick recognition.
Neville. who made such a favorabl,
impression IN his first real trial ss ,
varsity halfbaek for Yale on Saturday
IL working his way through college an,
is decidedly popular with his sssoei
stes.
II Waite carried an extra tvent,
(De"N' VI =" nc "oHiu pc recOni
Mahan. He weighs less than l5
pounds. but Is so fast, 80 slippery ant
40 quick IN picking his openings tina
he makes up largely for his lack o
bulk. II strikes me that he would b,
the ideal quarterback. but no doubt III,
coaches have tried and possibly foun,
him wanting in that important posi-
tn.
Some Of these days all coaches will
realize that the chief qualifications 10,