Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20
CORNELL FEARS
BATTLE WITH
HARVARD TEAM
Ithacans Have Had Easy
T / m e in Preliminary
Games-Face Real Test
YALE is NOT WORRIED
By ROBERT w. MAXWELL

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Three teams will face critical tests next
Saturday and m the results OF the games
to be played will hinge the success or
failure OF the 1915 football season. The
time has come for the coaches to get re-
suits from their early season tutoring
and the weekend battles will bring Joy
or gloom to the various camps
Cornell will go to Harvard, Dartmouth
will play Princeton, and Penn takes on
Pittsburgh. Yale clashes with Washing
ton and Jefferson. but the ELI coaches
do not fear the result
By far the most important battle will
be between Harvard and Cornell. The
Ithacans have been hailed as the great
est team In the world and great things
are expected of II. Harvard. on the other
hand, has been coming along nicely and
now IL in mid-season form. II will be
wonderful game, but as far as we can
see, the odds are on the Crimson.
Cornell has played several games, but
as yet has not been tried out by a good,
strong opponent Gettysburg, Williams
and Bucknell we're defeated by huge
scores, but the attack and defense OF
Doctor Sharpe's warriors has not been
given a thorough test. Any team looks
good against a weaker opponent. and this
has been the case at Cornell all season.
and White will have a chance to demon
strate their prowess. and the demonstra-
tion is likely to be rather strenuous.
The Crimson has played hard games
with the Massachusetts "Aggies," car
lisle and the University of Virginia. The
players have been under fire and know
how to act in a hard game. They showed
their strength on the defensesin the Vir-
ginia battle, and their offense was not
used to its full extent because of Captain
Mahan's ability to kick goals from the
field. Then again" Harvard knows that
a hard struggle is confronting her and
preparations have been made for the
fight.
1t is the same in the Dartmouth Prince
ton game The big Green team has run
Through a flock of weaker opponents,
scored heavily against all of them and
showed that their plays could gain
ground. These performances are likely
to give the players too much confidence,
however, and may work with reverse
English next Saturday. A team must
be up against 1t a couple of times be-
fore its real strength is known. Dart
mouth has had things too easy and the
effects probably will be felt in the week
end matinee.
Princeton is ready to take them on as
they come. Having ruined the hopes OF
Georgetown, Rutgers, Syracuse and La
fayette in succession. Dartmouth does
not seem so formidable as she did last
year The Tigers are in wonderful shape
and Speedy Rush has team that can
give any of the big ones a hard tussle.
The players have been worked up for
this game and there is no reason why
another victory should not perch on the
Tiger banner.
Washington ana Jefferson has not
shown anything startling this year, and
unless a big Improvement is made, Yale
should have little trouble in winning the
game There is one thing about the
Ellis that has been overlooked thus far.
The defense has been growing stronger
all season, and the offense is said to be
working better than ever before. The
lateral passing game has been laid aside
for a time and straight football now is
used. The team will be weakened by
the loss of Legore, but it must be
membered that the coaches have had him
on the sidelines the greater part OF the
season and a substitute has been trained
to take his place.