The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-29
CORNELL EASILY Is
BEST IN EAST, WITH
PITTSBURG SECOND
Then Come Harvard, w. l. j..
Princeton, Penn State,
Syracuse and Rutgers.
NO ATTEMPT TO PICK
ALL EASTERN ELEVEN
~ WILLIAM =. HANNA.

Wy WILLIAM -.
The first ten football teams OF the
season just closed. the first ten OF the
Eastern group. are ranked as follows:
/. Cornell 9. Pittsburg 3. Harvard ;
4. Washington and Jefferson: b. Prince
ton 6, Penn State: Z. Syracuse; 3,
Rutgers: .. Dartmouth 10, Colgate.
Cornell is placed first and old a
clear title TO that exalted position. The
lthacans won every game they played.
won them decisivley and were n etrone
scoring team. Moreover. they were a
strong second half team. had the habtt or
coming hard in the second half when
they needed points. When they hAo
10 call ON their reserve they had more
10 call on than any other team.
The pittsburg eleven also won eight
uames and lost none and was a fast, well
rounded. hard hitting aggregation,
coached by one of the most efticient
coaches in the country. Glenn warner :
hut they are placed below Cornell Tor
Two reasons. Cornell has a victory over
the formidable Harvard eleven. when 10
n feather in anybody's cap ana an ,tem
which must he taken into consideration
and Cornell beat Penn "a to y. whereas
Pitt beat Penn IA to Z. Pitt. II Is true.
didn't pl,y the freshmen of It's squad
,r,,nst Penn, hut Penn was n stronger
tcam-bettcr than at any other tlmc
during the scason-when II faccu Ior-
nell than when Pitt was met.
Harvard comes third without doubt.
and wo aren't aware that Harvard Is
disputiug ,'ornells title. There are those
who SAY that on the day ne crimson
players smothered Yale they couid nave
beaten Cornell or Pitt. Maybe. and
.~ Harvard Uag n SDIen1l0
team that day, but rolled over a team
which by it's weakness made HarVaru
appear all the stronger.
WHY W. 4. j. II Fourth.
Washington and jefferson Is fourth
because Of eight victories and oniy one
defeat. and in IA schedule which inciuaeo
several opponents who were II test oi
ability. Fifth place goes to princeton.
who won six and lost two. True. Prince
Ton is placed over Yale. which team
defeated the Tigers. but because the
Yalcnsiane had one good day, ana that
against Princeton, is no REASON why
they should, with four victories and I'VE
defeats he nut above the Tigers, who.
The whole season considered, we're a
het,cr team. Penn State. rated SIKH.
a,sc won six and lost two. lnasmuch
"A Princeton was harder Tor ftarViATo
Than state was the Jerscyincn are listed
ahead of State.
Syracuse, Rutgers, Dartmouth n
Colgate compose the rest OF the iist ~
ten. Virginia, were 1t included IN inc
Eastern group. would be entitled TO a
berth among the first ten. "A new series
~ ten would have to be started 10 rate
Vale and Penn. Neither belonged IN ne
trs, tan. Defeats were too numerous.
,,ood days too few. Nevertheless tnc
,Juakera made "A big brace against Dart
mouth and scared Cornell. ana there ~
his 10 l.. said of Yale The fact should
IN, n. overlooked in handing out JeerS
and gibes to the Ellis, which we pesto"
20 readily on anybody who Is down.
that they played the game IN spor's-
maulike style and. with the aid OF Snev-
lin nut over the finest rally OF the
wear.
Tho writer ia not picking any All
America, all Eastern, all Manhattan, "a.
Corty-sccoud street oN any other KIM
~ an ALI" eleven this year. lie thInhs
u is timo that procedure was oeihs
bh-onu in the Junk heap. although we
nave fallen for it or, " a team 10 'o DC
p,cked. that Walter Camp, who origl-
waited the idea and who doubtless mas
Sid, sources OF information regarding
hIs selections. be delegated to do the
official piching. Anyway. there are no"
10 many or these teams '"a' Nv '
has heCom" worthless.
The writer has seen Oh; VI ...
his fal-ii"rVard; ,o'is,, 49,.
Yale, rutgers 'olgh'e' na'H., ".ny.
Navy ana feth, Inns - ~ al,
heing representative OF 'he r|ts.ei" ~ ~
FOR ANYBODY 10 presume ! y ne''C'
from tho iist ''i'heu' anu w U"n
duaiihed 10 pace on Nv, va" 'S''
kho"ll 10 10 o"'S " "N
>"'e"''"" =" ~
How do ve know Just which se,sc-
,ions To make from a list OF backs i'll
Guiding barrett, Naiian. Hastings. oil
ph.nt. D-rr. bergman and Watson? Es-
pecia'ly is some OF these were not seen
AZ al and some seen only once. Oil
phant's playIug against the Navy was
a. impressive for "a single game as any
thing seen this season, but would ii be
as good relatively against such teams
as AIahan and Barrett faced?