Evening star., 1915-11-08
BY H. C. BYRD.

Cornell, proVlded IT hnlSheS the re-
: naming part of the season as well as
: 1t has that which is past, probably will
be proclaimed intercollegiate foot ball
champion. The Ithacans are near the
title. and it is difficult to foresee any
thing which can keep them from being
awarded the honor.
There are just two elevens which
{ might put in a claim as rivals to Cor
nell for the place at the top of tha
heap, but neither of these play as many
{ strong elevens as the Ithacans, and
neither has a victory over Harvard
; which is bound to be rated second, at
. least, if it defeats Yale, as seems prob
able. The University of Pittsburgh and
Colgate are powerful combinations, but
. one cannot give either preference over
Cornell.
Cornell's record is brilliant, and it
. has been developed along solid lines so
as to be at its best for its big contests.
Gettysburg was trounced by margin
of only two touchdowns in the first
game of the year, but after that the
:, Ithacans began to Wallop the secondary
combinations decsively until they met
Harvard, and then its defense was
strong enonsh to prevent its goal line
being crossed and its offenSe sufficiently
versatile and powerful to get ten points.
After two weeks, during which the
Virginia Polys were beaten, the Itha
cans went to Ann Arbor and gave
, Michigan real trouncing, "a to 7. 1t
probably is the biggest and best ma
chine that has ever worn the maroon, and
AL Sharpe is to be congratulated on build
4 ing such a powerful and successful
eleven.
1 Unless something unexpected hap
i pens, Cornell is going to finish its sea-
son without a defeat. The Ithacans
have to play Washington and Lee this
week. and then rest until their game
/ Thank sgiving day with the University
of Pennsylvania. Unless Penn is u
! whole lot stronger Turkey day than it
has been at any previous time this sea
son. the Ithacans have little to fear.
I Washington and Lee probably Will put
4 up good. hard game, which will do
nothing more in all likelihood than
i give Cornell a severe workout.
Il 1t is much to be regretted that the
| schedules this year do not include
games between Colgate, Princeton,
/ Harvard. Pittsburgh and Cornell. A
/ series in which these elevens could
take part undoubtedly would produce
some brilliant foot ball, and it is un-
| fortunate that they do not play, be-
cause a more direct comparison on the
i teams for the final ranking could there
! by be obtained.
Princeton has lost to Harvard again.
That is discouraging to the followers
! more SO than the loss of the game last
| season, because a week ago it looked
very much as If the Tigers had the edge
on the Crimson. However, there is one
cause for satisfaction. which is that
there was plenty of evidence that the
Tigers have started building on sound
basis. and that it will be a long time
before any eleven is going to have
trings easy against them.
| There is not much to say an after
math to the Princeton contest. other
than to express surprise at Princeton's
failure at the kicking game. Tibbott
| more than made good dropkicker,
scoring all six of the Tigers points in
| that way, but it was in punting that
! the failure was most noticeable A
| week ago it was thought that was one
| department in which Princeton would
have the advantage. 1t was not figured
! that any Crimson booter would be able
| to drive the ball farther than briggs,
who was rated as one of the best in
! college ranks. The opposite proved
true though, and Mahan of Harvard
had the best of the argument, gaining
| an average of five six yards at least
| upon every exchange.
| Princeton had a strong rushing team
but it seems to have made the mistake
of attempting to rush the ball too much
| in its own territory 1t is very difficult
for any eleven to attempt to drive the
ball down the field to it's opponents
goal line from its own % 80 yard
| line, and 1t is seldom that such a course
good Teason for so doing, but the fact
that Harvard was able to close up and
stop the onrush soon the ball
was down in it's territory any consid-
| cradle distance seems to be evidence
| that the attack lost it's punch before
lit could carry out the design for which
| 1t was intended Any eleven that wastes
| it's strength driving against it's oppo-
lnents line in its own territory is sell
dom going to have the power and
freshness to force the ball across the
goal when it gets the chance.
| Princeton had better not figure on any
sinecure with Yale, either. The Tigers
do not seem to play as well against the
teams from New Haven and ambridge
i as in contests with other elevens, and
| they will have to hike well in order to
ldefeat the Dark Blue. The Bulldog has
strength and always is hard TO" Prince
ton to defeat, no matter what tn" cir
lcumstances. Perhaps il is because the
playa ars are overanxious and fan to do
las well as they really can.
The North Carolina Agricultural and
| Mechanical College comes here this
| week for it's annual game with George
| town. The Raleigh combination is
COACHED by Jack Hegarty. former
| Blue and Gray player, and that 1t is
! strong is shown by the fact that it has
! defeated the Navy.
A great deal of interest is being
shown in Georgetown and A. and M.
! because both have defeated the Navy.
\ Each of these eleVenS is strong and the